To the people that donÌ¢âÂã¢t think these Ì¢âÂÒpink promotionsÌ¢âÂå are doing any good for breast cancer: I agree with you that breast cancer is being employed as a cheap means of gaining sympathy and is used by most companies as nothing more than a marketing strategy for their other crap products (a lot like selling promotional items at a loss, except most places are actually making profits off of these Ì¢âÂÒcharityÌ¢âÂå promotions). I used to denounce these companies, too, but the reality is that most people have no interest/desire to care about breast cancer research unless they or someone close to them has suffered from it. IÌ¢âÂã¢d probably be guilty of the same thingÌ¢âÂå_ the only reason I even found this page is because I was searching for info about complications I had from a removal of a malignant node (you can see for yourself what happenedÌ¢âÂå_ bad breast reconstruction pics, but make sure you didnÌ¢âÂã¢t just eat). As shady as these companies are, with most giving maybe a penny to actual breast cancer research off of every pink nic nac they sell, the reality is that their Ì¢âÂÒcontribution,Ì¢âÂå as disingenuous as it is, is better than nothing at all. If it wasnÌ¢âÂã¢t for greedy, shady corporations trying to exploit pplÌ¢âÂã¢s emotions, I donÌ¢âÂã¢t see any other way that we can raise awareness and garner support for this cause. And letÌ¢âÂã¢s face it, interest groups donÌ¢âÂã¢t work when the only money coming in is from the small group of ppl that are actually motivated enough to join. People just simply donÌ¢âÂã¢t care unless itÌ¢âÂã¢s affecting them directlyÌ¢âÂå_
To the people that donÌ¢âÂã¢t think these Ì¢âÂÒpink promotionsÌ¢âÂå are doing any good for breast cancer: I agree with you that breast cancer is being employed as a cheap means of gaining sympathy and is used by most companies as nothing more than a marketing strategy for their other crap products (a lot like selling promotional items at a loss, except most places are actually making profits off of these Ì¢âÂÒcharityÌ¢âÂå promotions). I used to denounce these companies, too, but the reality is that most people have no interest/desire to care about breast cancer research unless they or someone close to them has suffered from it. IÌ¢âÂã¢d probably be guilty of the same thingÌ¢âÂå_ the only reason I even found this page is because I was searching for info about complications I had from a removal of a malignant node (you can see for yourself what happenedÌ¢âÂå_ bad breast reconstruction pics, but make sure you didnÌ¢âÂã¢t just eat). As shady as these companies are, with most giving maybe a penny to actual breast cancer research off of every pink nic nac they sell, the reality is that their Ì¢âÂÒcontribution,Ì¢âÂå as disingenuous as it is, is better than nothing at all. If it wasnÌ¢âÂã¢t for greedy, shady corporations trying to exploit pplÌ¢âÂã¢s emotions, I donÌ¢âÂã¢t see any other way that we can raise awareness and garner support for this cause. And letÌ¢âÂã¢s face it, interest groups donÌ¢âÂã¢t work when the only money coming in is from the small group of ppl that are actually motivated enough to join. People just simply donÌ¢âÂã¢t care unless itÌ¢âÂã¢s affecting them directlyÌ¢âÂå_