Posted on 09/12/2005 7:13:41 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
Edited on 09/12/2005 7:48:29 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Some of the Red Cross charity debit cards, issued to Hurricane Katrina victims to buy essentials in their time of need, have been used to buy designer handbags.
A spokesman for the Louis Vuitton shop in Atlanta, Georgia, has revealed that some customers have used the cards, which carry a value up to £1,000, to buy coveted fashion items.
"We have seen three cards," he said. "There's nothing legally that prevents us from accepting them. Morally, it's wrong."
We all knew this was going to happen...
Very possible that these cards were being used by opportunistic disaster "volunteers."
I sell insurance and I had someone last week buying a Harley using the debit card for a downpayment and for first month of insurance.
Some leftist will soon be blaming Bush for this.
Does this really surprise anyone? Many of us predicted this when the program was announced.
Well we know Rebelbase won't be
The airport's re-opened.
Should be worth it to fly in and pick up one of these.
"'There is nothing legally that prevents us from accepting them. But morally, it is wrong.'"
Don't tell the "victims" about the morality of buying the items that are needed to get them through this! (BARF!)
Me! Me! Mine! Mine! Y'all been opressin' me so much that I thought dat I be derservin' of dis here hand bag. If y'all don be likin' it... Tell Jessie or the good Rev Al.
The looting continues...
I just want the debit card.
Never liked the LV stuff.
The line forms on the LEFT.
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