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Pink products and where the donations end up

These days more and more pink products show up on the market. At the website called think before you pink you can find an array of items, some listed here, that are being sold in 2006. You can find out where your donations are going. The website also gives tips on asking questions before purchasing pink merchandise you might think is going toward breast cancer organizations. Some companies might want to cash in on breast cancer awareness month and can fool customers into thinking the money is going for a good cause. Here are some products and the donations that are being made to breast cancer organizations.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation:

  • Cartier's LOVE charity bracelets. For each purchase Cartier donates $100. Price $475.
  • Stila Cosmetics breast cancer awareness pocket palette. Stila will donate 100% of the net profits of each purchase. Price $36.
  • Evelyn Lauder's book In Great Taste. All of the royalties will be donated. Price $29.95.
  • Estee Lauder's Pure Color Crystal Lipstick. Estee Lauder will donate $100,000 from the sales. Price $22.
  • Coach's Multi-Jewel key Fob. Coach will donate 20% of sales. Price $58.
  • Mamma Mia!'s breast cancer charity tee. All profits from sales will be donated. Price $25.
  • Ann McAlpin's pink 3-in-1 microfiber travel towel. McAlphin's will donate 30% of net profits. Price$29.95
  • Salton's chocolate treat maker will donate 10% of the promotional retail price. Price $19.99.
  • b.sweets chocolate Rx collection. b.sweets will donate 20% of every 12oz box purchased online. Price $24.95.
  • Shed Rain's breast cancer awareness umbrella will donate 5% of the net sale price. Price $12.50.
  • HoMedics and Linens-N-Thing's mini massager. They will jointly donate $100,000 from the sales. Price $9.99.
  • Conair's mini pink hairdryer and hair straightener. Conair will donate 15% of net sales. Price from $19.99 to $24.99.
  • K2 Phat Luv Skies for women. K2 donates $100,000 annually from sales. Price $700.00.
  • Women's Healing Formula's Yogi Tea. Women's Healing will donate 10% of net profits from sales. Price varies.
  • LF Stores "power me know" tee. 100% of net proceeds are donated. Price $36.00.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation:

  • BMW's The Ultimate Drive will donate $1 for every mile you test drive a BMW.
  • Kitchen Aid's pink products will donate up to $50 per product purchased. Price $14.99-$279.99.
  • New Balance's Lace up for the Cure Collection. New Balance will donate $5 of every purchase of $25 or more from May first to November thirtieth 2006. Price from $25.
  • Chapstick will donate 20 cents for every pink pack sold. Price $1.79.
  • Pier 1 Imports Komen Candle. Pier 1 will donate 25% of proceeds. Price $14.
  • Skymall.com's Komen tote bag. Skymall will donate 10% of sales. Price $129.95.
  • Notecards by Mer greeting cards. Notecards by Mer will donate $1 per box. Price $21.
  • Lean Cuisine's specially marked packaged products. Lean Cuisine will donate 10 cents per box. Price from $2.
  • Oreck Vacuum Cleaner Special Edition Ultra Vacuum. Oreck will donate $50 for every trial.
  • Qwest and Sanyo phones will donate 10% of all sales of pink cell phones in the month of October. Maximum of 100,000 donation. Price from $79.99.
  • Pepsi will display the Susan G Komen logo on their Diet Pepsi products and also donate $100,000. Price varies.

The Young Survival Coalition:

  • Notecards by Mer greeting cards. Notecards by Mer will donate $1 per box. Price $21.
  • Hershey's Pink York Pepperment Patties, Nuggets, and Kisses. Hershey's will donate $250,000.

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