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And yes, public donations are often a PR exercise, but that doesn't mean that all of them are PR exercises. Andertons could easily have just bunged £20k (or whatever the second-hand value of those guitars is...doubt it's much more than that) at a charity and called it quits; the raffle approach meant that they could get a lot more to the charity, and that necessitates it being a public affair.
And anyway, the notion that it's impossible for a company to do anything genuinely charitable just because it's publicised is rubbish, really. It's not a zero-sum game; the charity doesn't get any less out of it just because the company gets some kudos at the same time.
Using this as an excuse for bashing Lee Anderton is...just silly.
EDIT: As for the idea that he's getting it deducted on his taxes and just getting the public to put up the money...no. The company is giving away the guitars, and the money is (I believe) going straight to the charity. Even if it was deductible on the taxes, the company would be making a significant loss on it anyway.
It really does amuse me that some people are so desperate to malign Lee Anderton and his company that they'll manage to find something bad in raising £100k for a good cause, all because they don't like the way he makes videos. It's hilarious and sad at the same time.
GAK I’ve only had one experience of and that was positive. They price matched a vela for me and everything else was fine.
Neither come close to Coda/Peach personal service of course
They all died a week later.