Re: Another sale, another good cause

On 18/07/2025 21:32, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 Sure, we SAY it's because we want to give to charity and support a
good cause, but let's be honest: it's just a chance to get cheaper
games. ;-)
 But c'mon, you can't argue with this one! ;-)
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45565804/sale/Wish200WeekCharitySale
  I'm having a real hard time with this sale, though, but only because I
already HAVE pretty much all the games on the list. Well, except for
the fishing ones. Still... dying kids' last wish; I suppose that
justifies adding a few more games to the library.
 (Or I could just give the same amount I'd spend to the charity
directly*... but then The Number wouldn't get any larger. ;-)
 

The two problems I have are that it's not clear how much of the money goes to the charity in question and I assume there's no option to use Gift Aid which allows a charity to also claim back the tax (charity donations are tax deductible) which mean an extra 25%.
Now that doesn't mean I'm against the event as it will raise money but if my motivation was to support them I'd donate to them directly.