Hope that works out ok, askye

now that I have eaten all the takeout (well, not quite all, I got some grocery type stuff and a Brandied Cherries Alexander that I am about to savor) NO REGERTS. Full disclosure - I am willing to spend money I don't have on groceries in a day or two. Hooray credit.

Also, am finally watching Into the Spiderverse. I would say "why didn't you tell me?" except I know everyone told me, but still! OMG so good

Also, am finally watching Into the Spiderverse. I would say "why didn't you tell me?" except I know everyone told me, but still! OMG so good

RIGHT?!?

IT JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER

We got Covid money and I have no idea why or how; I thought we would be making too much money, but maybe the overseas taxes made everything confusing? Wife and I have not had the spoons to converse about what to do with it. If I were in the country, I would buy things with long supply chains, order food thrice a week with 60% tips, etc, but when I do that in Brazil it doesn't really help in the US. Since that's not really possible, my instinct is to donate a big chunk of it.

Brazil could probably use the help, too? Donating is always good if it's practical for you. Well, not always, but you know. And speaking as someone who is a cog in a supply chain, that's a very thoughtful approach.

Yeah, I'm sure it would go far in Brazil.

I'm torn on ordering things--like REI is still selling, and shipping, and I'm tempted to order some stuff. But then I went to Sierra Trading Post and they were like "for the safety of our workers you can browse but you can't order" and I'm like "hmm, fair point..." Am I being the asshole having some poorly paid REI warehouse worker ship me a sleeping bag that is utterly non-essential?

I think that's why I'm so into tipping random bartenders and etc -- I'm glad they aren't working!

Brazil could probably use the help, too?

Yes they could, and I'm using my Brazilian-made money to do that!

But I feel a little bit "the money came from the US for the purpose of improving the US and helping people in the US" about this. Plus, even though it would buy me WAY more Brazilian money than a month ago (don't talk about it, my paid-in-Brazilian-moneys salary has essentially dropped 30% if I think of it in dollars...) it feels weird to ship money from there to here; I'm usually doing the opposite.

Am I being the asshole having some poorly paid REI warehouse worker ship me a sleeping bag that is utterly non-essential?

I think a lot of warehouse workers are happy to have the still functioning job. Quite unlikely that your sleeping bag order will be the straw that breaks the back there.

REI pays pretty well? Or they did when I worked for them, which was a while ago But we got benefits when we were part-time - maybe poke around their website, shoot an email off to a contact point asking about their workers welfare? If you are a co-op member, you're an owner, so asking is legit

I hope to god our warehouse workers are getting bonuses and stuff. I know they're getting their temperature checked and provided masks and whatnot, but I don't know that they are getting paid what they should. I hope so. We're a closely held corporation, there's not much actual information that is publicly available. But I do know that increased volume of orders meant bringing back furloughed workers.