Editing Box Tops for Education

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{{InfoboxCompany
| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
| Type = Subsidiary
| Founded = 1996
| Industry = Fundraising
| Official Website = https://boxtops4education.com/s/
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'''[[wikipedia:Box Tops for Education|Box Tops for Education]]''' is a school fundraising program founded by General Mills in 1996.<ref name="GMBlog">{{Cite web|url=https:/www.generalmills.com/news/stories/big-change-for-box-tops|title=Big change for Box Tops|date=2019-07-24|access-date=2025-04-21|work=General Mills|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228131439/https://www.generalmills.com/news/stories/big-change-for-box-tops|archive-date=2024-12-28|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the program transitioned from cutting the logos from products to digitally scanning receipts, with all previous box tops being made nonredeemable.<ref name="today">{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/parents/there-s-whole-new-way-collect-box-tops-education-t159507|title=There's a whole new way to collect Box Tops for Education|first=Kerry|last=Breen|work=Today|date=2019-07-24|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521181827/https://www.today.com/parents/there-s-whole-new-way-collect-box-tops-education-t159507|archive-date=2024-05-21|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Consumer-impact summary==
{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
* User freedom
* User privacy
* Business model
* Market control}}

====Freedom====
====Privacy====
====Business model====
When redeeming a digital Box Top, General Mills donates $0.10 per eligible product to schools of the donator's choice. This can cause an increase in the sale of General Mills products if the consumer wishes to indirectly support local schools.

==Incidents==
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===Transition to digital redemption (''2019'')===
{{Main|Box Tops transition to digital redemption}}
On July 24, 2019, the program transitioned from cutting the logos from products to digitally scanning receipts in order to "modernize the program for the next generation of participants".<ref name="GMBlog" /> To redeem box tops on eligible products, parents must download the "Box Tops" app on their phone and scan their receipt within 2 weeks of purchase.<ref name="today" /> For many, this can be seen as a privacy concern, as the full receipt must be scanned and sent to servers, which can contain location information, payment method, and other items purchased.<ref name="atlantic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/04/box-tops-education-struggles-after-switch-app/618532/|title=Box Tops for Education Struggles After Switch to an App|first=Lora|last=Kelley|work=The Atlantic|date=2021-04-16|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325021815/https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/04/box-tops-education-struggles-after-switch-app/618532/|archive-date=2025-03-25|url-status=live}}</ref> Many also believed the app takes the participation away from kids and find the new process confusing, with school Box Top coordinators seeing a decrease in participation after the app's introduction, primarily with grandparents and workers at local businesses.<ref name="atlantic" /> 

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