Subj : Miss Amazon Smile? This Chrome extension makes online shopping fe
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 05 2023 12:00:04

Miss Amazon Smile? This Chrome extension makes online shopping feel good again

Date:
Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:46:50 +0000

Description:
Amazon might have ditched its Smile program, but Shop for a Cause lets you 
save, spend and share

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Gladly, the company behind the Google Chrome browser extension Tab for a 
Cause , has released a new tool to help shoppers save money while giving back 
to charity; Shop for a Cause . 

Across over 10,000 partner stores, Gladlys newest browser extension will 
offer a charitable donation of up to 5% to its charity partners  all the 
while scouring the web for the best coupon codes to keep the cost of your 
order low. Better yet, the service is completely free, meaning users can 
spend, save and share at ease. 

Shop for a Cause is already available for download on Google Chrome and 
Microsoft Edge , and will alert you whenever youre shopping on one of Gladlys 
partner sites, letting you know at checkout what percentage of your purchase 
will go to charity and any savings Gladly has applied to your basket. Amazon 
frowns 

This comes in direct response to the closure of the Amazon Smile program in 
January this year when Amazon announced that it would be scrapping its 
charitable donation service in favor of other programs [Amazon] knows will 
have more impact. 

While Amazon stated the program had not grown to create the impact the 
company had hoped for, Amazon Smiles absence is notable on Amazon, especially 
for those who may have ethical and moral concerns when shopping online theyre 
seeking to counterbalance. 

Amazon Smile raised over $450m for non-profits over its 10-year tenure, and 
while this seemingly wasnt enough for the company to stand by the program, 
its no small amount. (Image credit: Gladly) 

While Shop for a Cause isnt currently eligible for use on Amazon, its 
selection of 10,000+ stores presents an accessible means for online shoppers 
to make a positive contribution. With Americans alone spending nearly 
spending $1tn in online shopping every year, Shop for a Cause has the 
potential to make a huge difference for its partner charities. Try being kind 

By just opening tabs, Tab for a Cause users raised over $1.5m in the 10 years 
since the extension launched, with the community growing every day  a success 
story the company hopes to replicate in its latest browser extension. 

In a statement, Alex Groth, CEO of Gladly says small acts of kindness in 
using the Tab and Shop for a Cause browser extensions have the potential to 
grow to be a huge force for good. 

"With Shop for a Cause, we hope to make it easier for people to give back and 
make a difference in the world, one purchase at a time." 

You can download the Shop for a Cause and Tab for a Cause browser extensions 
through Gladlys site today. The extensions work together, too, so you can 
effectively double your efforts by using both next time you shop.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/miss-amazon-smile-this-chrome-extension-makes-o
nline-shopping-feel-good-again


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