Charitable

Do good by doing what you already do. Visit Amazon normally in the UK or US, and some money will go to charity.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-04-24
Users: 16
Rating: 5.00 (5)
Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2020-03-25)
Creation date: 2020-03-25
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • notifications
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
Size: 345.09K

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Extension summary

A lot of people are unaware that Amazon allows charities to generate an affiliate link, which means the charity can earn a minimum of 5% for any order made after visiting their special referral link (in the UK). Those who are, like me, often tend to forget to actually visit the links regardless. For US visitors, it will redirect to smile when it is able to.

I decided to make this add-on to take the hassle out of it. When you visit Amazon the normal way, e.g. by Google search or typing 'amazon.co.uk' or 'amazon.com' into your address bar, this add-on will notice and automatically redirect you to a random selection of the following charities' affiliate links:

In tumultuous times, where people are shopping more & more online, I think this is a nice way to try to have a positive impact. I have some updates I shall make if people start to use this more--like checking how much will go to charity as you shop, and intercepting all requests to Amazon so even if you visit via a search result you will be routed via a charity's affiliate link in the background first.

A friend of mine uses this for all of the business' purchases and estimated that $20,000 or so was donated in ONE YEAR!

  • RNLI
  • Macmillan
  • OCD-UK
  • Allergy UK
  • Beanstalk
  • Saint Francis Hospice
  • Hospice Aid UK
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User reviews

What can I say, love it! So nice to be able to give to charity every time I'm shopping at Amazon (which I am doing more and more thanks to COVID19!)
by Mr G, 2020-03-26

This is a great add-on!
by A Google user, 2019-03-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Charitable is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Charitable if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Charitable may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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