Ohhh.. thats very unfair. I think even my mom tried sponsporing with ISKCON, but they too never shared much information about the student being sponsored. It becomes so difficult to trust in such a case..

True that mate..

World Vision India..I had sponsored a 5 year old girl there and I kept on religiously paying for good one year – but later I felt I was cheated, they never even let me meet the girl.. :(

Good post Viinay.

Vinay i doubt they even care about credibility….

Indeed Kokila.. And such things should backfire or else these people will never learn..

In retrospect, I guess even I would have done that Parul. Or maybe if I knew who sent it, maybe, only maybe send them a letter saying how it makes people feel, just in case they are doing it innocently.. It is a much better thing to do to it on our own. That way atleast we get the satisfaction of contributing to the society. You never know how low these fellows would sink..
Bad experience with WWI – world watch institute? I’m sorry to hear that. .What happened there?

True Maniparna, I think it was a way for the company to make sure that people open the letters. Amidst all those plain or colorful letters, this certainly stands out since it is real people and real emotions. But it is a horrible thing to misuse and manipulate emotions of people just to reach their own twisted gains. I mean there is a certain line in businesses and the moment they cross it, all is really gone no matter what the intention was..

Unfortunately yes Tara.. You really can’t trust anyone, esp when these businesses use a social cause just to reach their own twisted goals and milestones. It is such a shame that materialistic gain is overtaking the sensitivity of people and understanding how it makes someone else feel. This one was sheer blackmail and nothing else.. Even I am quite reluctant with beggars cos I really don’t know who the genuine ones are anymore.. It all seems fake and too organized for me..

Same here Saru.. I was quite shocked to see this.. It was more of a transition, at first I thought it was clever and then I thought it was cheap.. really cheap..

True Lance.. Somehow these businesses seem to miss the big picture of ethics and the longevity and I feel that they actually take the feelings of people for granted. It seems like a victimless crime but they really lose their credibility in doing so..