Poll of the Day > This 19 y/o Girl owes $200,000 to CHARITY after PROMISING!! Should she???

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19 y/o Danni Messina, a student at Washington State University took to social media with a charitable idea in mind...but that completely backfired after her goal went above her expectations..

She posted on Twitter to pledge 50 cents for every retweet and 25 cents for every "favourite" she got and promised to take that money and donate it to St.Jude Children's Research Hospital in Seattle!!

She said "This time of year is about giving, this year, i am giving back to St Jude & the families who are supported by their amazing services"

But that campaign went viral and she got 200,000 retweets and more than 450,000 favourites in 3 DAYS...which means she now owes 200,000 smackers!!

She said "I was originally planning on donating personally $1000"

She thought the campaign would just attract a handful of interactions from friends and followers but by the next day it spread like wildfire forcing her to CALL OFF THE DRIVE!!

She said "Wowza, ok. so we are stopping it here"

In the end, it was 200,304 retweets and 464,151 likes..

But despite ending it and calling it off, she's determined to keep her promise and has set up a GoFundMe page to ask for assistance..

Danni said "I tweeted because i had absolutely no idea there would be that much support around the idea. So, unfortunately, i don't have the funds to support this, but here is a link to donate to one of the best hospitals there is"

She has since raised 11,050 from 775 donors and set the goal to 50,000.

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

Do you think Danni should be obligated to donate 200,000??

Danni -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/11/29/15/46CE1B5900000578-0-image-m-3_1511967826656.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/11/29/17/46CE1B3D00000578-5129193-The_campaign_quickly_turned_into_a_viral_phenomenon_garnering_ov-a-1_1511977827901.jpg

Hospital -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/11/29/16/46CE209D00000578-5129193-image-a-1_1511972502150.jpg
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Full Throttle posted...

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

Trolling at its finest.
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I don't think this is her fault tbh. She didn't know it would get that attention. I don't think ANYONE would.
Besides, most people donate zero dollars to charity. She's still above most others.
*Points to Duckbear*
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Full Throttle posted...

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

Trolling at its finest.

This.
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Someone who retweeted should sue her lol

She gets to work for that charity for a looong time as far as I'm concerned. Teach the bitch a lesson for talking out of her ass.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Full Throttle posted...

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

Trolling at its finest.

I mean, it's like... sooooooooo much effort involved to re-tweet and fav a post! So much so that I'm too tired to even properly spell out "favorite," let alone use it in a way that grammatically correct! She needs to honor her 100% legally non-binding twitter commitment, it's not fair if she doesn't, you guys!

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Full Throttle posted...

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

Trolling at its finest.

To be fair, she *did* promise and it's not like she placed a cap on it. It's one of those "be careful what you wish for" moments.
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How do you "owe" money to charity? I thought donating to charity is voluntary?
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Never bet more than you're willing to lose.
She obviously can't pay but it's a good lesson for her to think things through a little better.
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That's it I'm taking my retweet and favorite back! That will show her

But yeah, she should definitely honor her pledge. Now she just looks like an idiot.
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Yopster posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Full Throttle posted...

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

Trolling at its finest.

This.

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Legally she isn't obligated to donate.

Clearly she doesn't have 200k so personally I think she should make a budget a donate what she can over a period of time until she has donated 200k
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Full Throttle posted...

Should Danni be obligated to donate 200,000??

Nope. She cancelled the agreement and didn't profit off it. She also set up a GoFundMe page that she will use to donate so chances are those who took part in this "promise" will donate with that link anyway.
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Shes just not too bright, but her heart was in the right place. This is why you say up to a maximum of...
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Shes just not too bright, but her heart was in the right place. This is why you say up to a maximum of...

I agree. She's at least trying. More than most people. The "up to a maximum of..." would have been a good idea.
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Full Throttle posted...

However some peple are stating she should HONOUR her deal because the users made the effort to retweet and fav her post...

"Effort." Riiiight...
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RFC22 posted...

How do you "owe" money to charity? I thought donating to charity is voluntary?

Once you make a commitment, you kinda do owe it.
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there has to be a cap to her donation, explicitly stated or not. obviously she can't donate millions of dollars.
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Absolutely not, she is an individual, not a company. She had no clue how far her thing would spread, if she had a lawyer she would have known to put (up to X) but she doesn't. Because she is just a person.

Anyone who expects her to is insane. People don't just have 200k, who the fuck thinks 25-50 cents will add up to 200k?

Sahuagin posted...

there has to be a cap to her donation, explicitly stated or not. obviously she can't donate millions of dollars.

BlackScythe0 posted...

Absolutely not, she is an individual, not a company. She had no clue how far her thing would spread, if she had a lawyer she would have known to put (up to X) but she doesn't. Because she is just a person.

Anyone who expects her to is insane. People don't just have 200k, who the fuck thinks 25-50 cents will add up to 200k?

This, she had $1,000 put aside to donate. Who honestly thinks they would have had to donate $200,000. That is a ridiculous amount of people. She didn't put a cap because she thought it wouldn't go over $1,000. Probably was gonna donate the whole $1,000 anyways. I would have expected like $100 at max.
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Zeus posted...

RFC22 posted...

How do you "owe" money to charity? I thought donating to charity is voluntary?

Once you make a commitment, you kinda do owe it.

You're a buffoon, ok?
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Doesn't matter whether or not she promised. She can't pay that much. Maybe she should've stated a maximum amount, but if she doesn't have $200,000, she doesn't have $200,000.
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Reminds me of that cringy episode of The Office.

Scott's Tots.
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BlackScythe0 posted...

Absolutely not, she is an individual, not a company. She had no clue how far her thing would spread, if she had a lawyer she would have known to put (up to X) but she doesn't. Because she is just a person.

Anyone who expects her to is insane. People don't just have 200k, who the fuck thinks 25-50 cents will add up to 200k?

I liked the suggestion that she do a payment plan which would eventually reach $200k.
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Zeus posted...

BlackScythe0 posted...

Absolutely not, she is an individual, not a company. She had no clue how far her thing would spread, if she had a lawyer she would have known to put (up to X) but she doesn't. Because she is just a person.

Anyone who expects her to is insane. People don't just have 200k, who the fuck thinks 25-50 cents will add up to 200k?

I liked the suggestion that she do a payment plan which would eventually reach $200k.

No that is stupid.

Bigger welcher than Erik.
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I think the GoFundMe is good. If people really want to help, donate. I mean, it's a little harder than retweeting and fav-ing a tweet, and cost something, but whatever...
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