Tacoma bloodmobile offers beer to blood donors

This morning as I read my morning news, I found something a little shocking. Yet at the same time interesting. The Associated Press reports,

TACOMA, Wash. -- A Tacoma-based blood center offers donors a deal: Give a pint of blood, get a pint of beer.

Cascade Regional Blood Services says the promotion has worked so well at six Tacoma pubs and breweries, it's expanding its "Give blood, get beer" offer to its bloodmobile for pubs in Federal Way and Steilacoom.

Cascade's director of donor resources, Dan Schmitt, says it's a fun way to get more donors, and it's good for the restaurants as well.

The News Tribune of Tacoma reports donors who are at least 21 years old are given a coupon for a free pint of beer. The pub must wait at least four hours after the blood drive ends before donors can cash in on their free pint.

I mean, really? Come on! You have to be kidding me. I like a nice drink from time to time, but giving out free drinks as an incentive to give blood? You might as well say, "hey, thanks for the blood donation, now get drunk so you can go drink and drive." Is that pretty absurd? Why would anyone think that was a good idea?


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