What is Caphalon thinking? I will BAN them
I was in the store Bed, Bath and Beyond today, and was shocked to see that Caphalon is now selling kitchen utensils and bakeware in light pink silicon and handles, very similar to the Cook for the Cure products sold by KitchenAid that donate part of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Research.
However, the Caphalon pink products DO NOT donate to any breast cancer research. They are the same color and look very similar to the KitchenAid products which do do donate. I found this really underhanded of Caphalon. I can't believe they would basically use the exact color as Cook for the Cure products with out being in a partnership of some type of breast cancer funding. I don't think I would be quite as repulsed by Caphalon if they had used a different color then the Cook for the Cure products. It seems that Caphalon wants to take away from the Cook for the Cure product sales, which is understandable but it seems like a slimely way to do it. I know it took me awhile to figure out that they did not have a partnership with any breast cancer research, at first glance I figured they were the Cook for the Cure products.
Right now I don't think that I would even consider buying any Caphalon products because of this.
I was wondering if you had heard any backlash or information about the new Caphalon products?
I am really disgusted by Caphalon right now.
Lizz
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I own many Caphalon pots/pans and am disappointed to read that they don't 'give back' to what would seem a 'cause' they are promoting or involved in. I'll have to check this out and perhaps write to the company and express my dismay.
Janis L -
i'm sorry, but since when did breast cancer own the color pink? calphalon has a full line of colors in their textile line, and the pink accents are used on their baking line.
personally, i'm sick and tired of companies manipulating people into buying things because they're pink. buying me a pink teddybear isn't going to cure cancer, and the pennies that are contributed to some organization when you buy that teddybear (until they reach their cap for contributions, and then not even pennies go there), will not take care of the chemicals used to make that teddy bear, the people that worked in a sweatshop to make the bear, or the landfill space that the bear will take up when i finally get rid of it.
calphalon has made no misrepresentations, or alleged to be doing any fund raising whatsoever. -
Many cookware and appliance companies have large assortment of colors available in their line. While we are so sensative to "pink" as our color in my pre bc life I would only have looked at that pink and wondered who in the world would want a pink kitchen. I don't think any of these companies are trying to be underhanded, they are just reponding to customer demand. Oh, by the way, I am a manager in a Home Department for a National retailer and have seen colors come and go again and again, it is not the first fun of pink, nor will it be the last. Kitchenaid had many colors in their line before they partnered with Cook for the Cure including Red which is the Aids color...should we boycot them as they are not part of "project red"? Really ladies, lets keep some perspective.
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