In what we’re sure is a totally scientific and methodically taken poll, the District scored a 91 percent in honesty ratings by Bethesda firm Honest Tea. The good news? We did better than New York and L.A. The bad news? Those are the only cities we beat.
In a 12-city contest, D.C. came in with the bottom tier when Honest Tea decided to set up unmanned pop-up stores stocked with beverages and a pay-box with a sign that asked folks to leave $1 for drinks on the honor system. The stores also had a hidden camera.
You gotta admit — stealing a drink called Honest Tea is pretty ironic. Or hilarious, depending on your sense of humor. In any case, here are the results:
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City |
Percentage |
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Chicago |
99 |
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Boston |
97 |
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Seattle |
97 |
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Dallas |
97 |
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Atlanta |
96 |
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Philadelphia |
96 |
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Cincinnati |
95 |
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San Francisco |
93 |
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Miami |
92 |
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Washington, D.C. |
91 |
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Los Angeles |
88 |
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New York |
86 |
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Honest Tea is donating all of the approximately $5,000 collected to three nonprofit organizations. The company has said it plans to match the funds collected, bringing the total donated to $10,000. Consumers will be able to weigh in on which nonprofit partner they think should receive the $5,000 collected during the experiment. The choices are: Share Our Strength, a childhood hunger nonprofit; City Year, which helps at-risk students get back on track; and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which seeks to create a network of trails from former rail lines.
