Bigbusiness said:
I do think using the Children's Unit at Milton Keynes Hospital in this way is in bad taste. I hope you or your company make regular large donations to them. If not, you have gone down in my estimation. If someone wants to give to charity, that is their own choice, it shouldn't be used in this manner.
Yes I do donate personally and 8% of our company profit is donated to charity. I made a suggestion not a demand (that's why I didn't suggest an amount - nil is a perfectly valid amount).
Given your earlier posting I don't see how we can go down much more in your estimation, but that is perhaps me being defensive.
There was no intent to "using" anyone or anything, but basically we cannot win here can we? It was a level playing field (I offered the other chap a choice to nominate his charity - just as I did you yesterday).
So let's be fair again. The charity idea has clearly insulted the "senior" members here. I now repeat my offer and I will donate £100 to a charity of the guys choice if he apologises for saying we do not trade - because we do . He can do this with or without making a phone call. The charity can be named or un-named.
I HOPE this is seen as being fair. PLEASE comeone tell me what else I can do? I'm trying to set the record straight and nothing else. One simply cannot win if the people attacking us have an attitude that is is so uncompromising and cynical.
Your move gentlemen.
All I want is an apology for a personal attack that is unfounded and untrue. Say what you want about the company / product etc. but don't say we don't trade.
One is opinion (perfectly valid) and one is untrue (and shoudl be corrected IMHO). Whats so wrong in asking for a correction to be made? I apologised when I was in the wrong, why shouldn't someone else? Just my opinion of course ......