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  • Posts: 34,815 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »

    As I understand it, it's 20% off anything in the store day of when you get vaccinated there, right? I think Psychgrrl was thinking it was 20% the cost of the vaccination.

    I think more recently it may be $5 off a $20 purchase, but if I recall correctly from the last time I got a vax at CVS, the coupon was good until an expiration date ways out, not just on the day of the vaccination, and there were some limitations on what you could purchase and apply it (I think exclusions might be lottery tickets, gift cards, maybe alcoholic bevs, . . . but that's a guess, based on other coupons from CVS). The vaccination itself is advertised as "free*" and the asterisk is if you have insurance that covers it, i.e., no co-pay.
  • Posts: 3,177 Member


    Ive been vaccinated on company time, on wages, as has my husband - that is not unusual when the vaccines are supplied on site

    Many companies cover the cost of the actual vaccines (flu vaccine) - either through a contract with an external provider or reimbursing receipts - but the vaccines are not compulsory unless relevant to the job

    But nowhere pays you extra wages if you are vaccinated - either it is a requirement of the job or it isnt - and it can only be a requirement if it is relevant to the job - eg health care, child care.
    A steelworks or burger place would not be able to enforce it.
    But a steelworks can enforce mandatory drug testing - because they operate heavy machinery and it is relevant to the job - that is the bottom line with anything mandatory.

    I was vaccinated on company time, too. But my work arranged for the vaccination, so that made sense. Our campus is offering transportation to students who cannot afford to get to the vaccination sites on their own. While the vaccination is free, the Uber ride there and back (twice) isn't. And most of our students don't have cars. And the bus system doesn't help right now.
  • Posts: 3,177 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »

    As I understand it, it's 20% off anything in the store day of when you get vaccinated there, right? I think Psychgrrl was thinking it was 20% the cost of the vaccination.

    I totally was! :p
  • Posts: 3,177 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »

    Actually, now that I think of it, our office building does an annual flu vaccine event (couple of days) and I think they usually give out donuts. I've never gotten the shot there, and to be honest I've been pretty bad about getting the flu shot since I've never gotten the flu and even the very mild inconvenience seemed not worth it (I have gotten it when I happened to be at a doctors during the relevant time and was offered it. This year changed that for me (I got it this year, at a Walgreens), and I will get it in the future.

    I was, too. Until my mom's assisted living home had a bad flu outbreak about five years ago. They stopped letting people visit without being vaccinated. And then work required it this year. And they brought the clinic to campus. Made it even more convenient. But with COVID, i think my motivation was a little different this year, too. Even with the requirement. No snackies, though. :)
  • Posts: 34,815 Member


    Ive been vaccinated on company time, on wages, as has my husband - that is not unusual when the vaccines are supplied on site

    Many companies cover the cost of the actual vaccines (flu vaccine) - either through a contract with an external provider or reimbursing receipts - but the vaccines are not compulsory unless relevant to the job

    But nowhere pays you extra wages if you are vaccinated - either it is a requirement of the job or it isnt - and it can only be a requirement if it is relevant to the job - eg health care, child care.
    A steelworks or burger place would not be able to enforce it.
    But a steelworks can enforce mandatory drug testing - because they operate heavy machinery and it is relevant to the job - that is the bottom line with anything mandatory.

    That's not what I was meaning to say. Yes, that has happened here, too: Hospital workers typically got vaccinated at their worksite, during working hours.

    It has also been the case here that some companies told salaried workers they could schedule a vaccination appointment (wherever they were getting the vaccination, like health department, pharmacy, mass vax event, etc.), then go to that appointment during working hours, without using sick time or vacation time or other types of leave during that time. In effect, they were being paid during their vaccination appointment. The local restaurant that gave their hourly employees $100 (net of regular withholdings) were intending to do the same kind of thing, let their employees get a vaccine during work time, offsite. They made it a generous flat amount rather than requiring people to clock in or otherwise report the actual amount of time during which they were getting vaccinated.
  • Posts: 10,109 Member
    Psychgrrl wrote: »

    Not sure where you are, but there are lots of free or “small donation” flu shot clinics in the US. I didn’t realize people would need a 20% off coupon for a flu shot.

    If you don't have CVS in your area, you may not realize that their "generosity" in giving out coupons is the butt of jokes, mostly focused on the three- or four-foot long receipt that they hand you, most of which consists of coupons.
  • Posts: 10,109 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    Me at my first dose appt when they told me to go into an area where the nurses are for my 15 minute hostage situation: Any donuts or cookies?

    Just bottles of water at mine.
  • Posts: 9,313 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »

    That's not what I was meaning to say. Yes, that has happened here, too: Hospital workers typically got vaccinated at their worksite, during working hours.

    It has also been the case here that some companies told salaried workers they could schedule a vaccination appointment (wherever they were getting the vaccination, like health department, pharmacy, mass vax event, etc.), then go to that appointment during working hours, without using sick time or vacation time or other types of leave during that time. In effect, they were being paid during their vaccination appointment. The local restaurant that gave their hourly employees $100 (net of regular withholdings) were intending to do the same kind of thing, let their employees get a vaccine during work time, offsite. They made it a generous flat amount rather than requiring people to clock in or otherwise report the actual amount of time during which they were getting vaccinated.


    I guess it depends on how they word it then - if it is more like a reimbursement of your time/ travel costs etc and we are rounding that generously to flat pay of $100 per person rather than requiring you to log the exact time or provide petrol or taxi receipts - then, yes would be reasonable and acceptable here too.

    If they word it as bribing employees to be vaccinated, then no.

    I realise that may seem semantics and equates to the same thing really - but how you present something often does affect people's response to it or it's public acceptability.
  • Posts: 7,777 Member

    Just bottles of water at mine.

    I'm not even sure we had that but not a big deal. I was thinking of this thread when I was at the appt so said it jokingly.
  • Posts: 10,008 Member
    None of this here. But I'm currently trying to find work. There are lots of interesting consultancy jobs around, often just for 6-12 months. But my application gets turned down because I'm not vaccinated yet. Why is that an issue? Being in Europe the market for my profession is small. I'd need to look abroad. No company in another country would hire a consultant urgently who first has to isolate in a hotel for 10-14 days, or would not be able to get into that country at all.

    According to government information it will take at least 2 more months before I get the first vaccination dose. It's a total unorganized mess here. But with a bit of luck I'll be able to jump the queue: I've taken on a side gig as vaccination giver. And those people get the leftovers at the end of the day. But apart from that i won't be sitting at home browsing job boards every day, and will be able to get out and talk to people. Win win.
  • Posts: 28 Member
    It's disgusting. Celebrities and companies need to stay in their lane.
  • Posts: 28 Member

    Krispy Kreme is literally providing donuts. Nothing could be more in their lane than providing donuts to people.

    Disagree. Vax has nothing to do with their lane unless they're injecting donuts with jelly or chocolate.
  • Posts: 7,777 Member
    Busy911 wrote: »

    Disagree. Vax has nothing to do with their lane unless they're injecting donuts with jelly or chocolate.

    Uh, ever heard of a jelly donut?
  • Posts: 28 Member
    glassyo wrote: »

    Uh, ever heard of a jelly donut?

    er?
  • Posts: 28 Member

    They're part of the overall society that has been ravaged by this disease. No reasonable person could be surprised that they consider helping reduce COVID rates to be in their interest.

    Not sure PR stunts qualify someone as 'reasonable' or 'helping'.
  • Posts: 25,763 Member
    Busy911 wrote: »

    Not sure PR stunts qualify someone as 'reasonable' or 'helping'.

    So if it's just a stunt that won't do anything either way, what's the problem? What disgusts you about it?
  • Posts: 28 Member

    So if it's just a stunt that won't do anything either way, what's the problem? What disgusts you about it?

    The fact that it is a virtue signaling stunt disgusts me and the fact, as I've already stated, that I believe celebrities, corporations etc need to sell their brand/products and not their ideas which seeks to persuade and/or exploit public opinion on social matters for profit.
  • Posts: 9,313 Member
    I'm not sure about Busy 911 - but speaking for myself, I wouldnt say I am het up or offended or outraged - but for reasons listed upthread, I dont agree with it.
  • Posts: 9,313 Member
    glassyo wrote: »

    Uh, ever heard of a jelly donut?


    Possibly not.

    Depending what country you are in - jelly means different things.

    To those of us not in US, this would be a jam donut.

  • Posts: 7,887 Member
    I'm not sure about Busy 911 - but speaking for myself, I wouldnt say I am het up or offended or outraged - but for reasons listed upthread, I dont agree with it.

    I get the sense the two of you disagree with it for quite different reasons, however.
  • Posts: 25,763 Member
    I'm not sure about Busy 911 - but speaking for myself, I wouldnt say I am het up or offended or outraged - but for reasons listed upthread, I dont agree with it.

    That was for the specific person who said this disgusted them. I didn't think you seemed offended or worked up at all, sorry.
  • Posts: 7,777 Member


    Possibly not.

    Depending what country you are in - jelly means different things.

    To those of us not in US, this would be a jam donut.

    True but considering I was responding to a quote about injecting a donut with jelly...

    C'mon, it's right there! :)
  • Posts: 7,887 Member
    Exactly!
  • Posts: 693 Member
    edited May 2021
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »

    Totally disagree. A $3 or so drink, doughnut etc is not going to do one thing change anyone's mind about getting a vaccine.

    So somebody actually disagreed with this idea... that didn't age well. Just a sampling:

    Bud, beer, donuts, baseball, and savings bonds, Sam Adams, state, city, and county governments kicking in whatever, etc., etc.,

    Like the poster up-thread said... WE. WANT. THIS. OVER!

  • Posts: 2,500 Member
    YellowD0gs wrote: »

    So somebody actually disagreed with this idea... that didn't age well. Just a sampling:

    Bud, beer, donuts, baseball, and savings bonds, Sam Adams, state, city, and county governments kicking in whatever, etc., etc.,

    Like the poster up-thread said... WE. WANT. THIS. OVER!

    And if anyone thinks these giveaways are the difference maker in someone getting vaxed I have some nice ocean view property in Iowa for sale cheap. They'd make a perfect buyer.
  • Posts: 34,815 Member
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »

    And if anyone thinks these giveaways are the difference maker in someone getting vaxed I have some nice ocean view property in Iowa for sale cheap. They'd make a perfect buyer.

    Agreed.

    But still:

    I know that there a people who object to this kind of promotion simply because they find it somehow unseemly, for reasons having nothing to do with supporting the vaccination or not.

    However, it amuses me to see some people, a subset of the anti-vaccine contingent, who oppose these promotions because it's *so unfair* that their choice not to be vaccinated has actual consequences, even when the consequences are so absolutely trivial as not getting a free donut quite as often.

    Prediction: There will be disagrees to this, for many reasons. 😉😆

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