Public picks up slack from cancelled Presidential Office gift box orders
Public picks up slack from cancelled Presidential Office gift box orders
2026-08-25
Budget cuts from opposition party politicians have left the Presidential Office so cash-strapped that it ended up cancelling an order of 15,000 gift boxes that would’ve been full of tasty Mid-Autumn Festival treats. The cancelation was devastating news to the 37 sheltered workshops that were set to benefit from this big order. But, where there’s a will there’s a way, as members of the public have stepped up by placing gift box orders with disadvantaged groups.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival occurring on Sept. 25 this year, many people and companies are gearing up for the holiday by buying gift boxes with mooncakes and other tasty treats.
A company famed for its biscuit gift boxes, Yu Jan Shin, recently received an apologetic message from a client. It said “We are deeply sorry to inform you that our company has decided to cancel its original order with you to instead place an order with a sheltered workshop.” It turns out, that the Presidential Office had originally ordered 15,000 Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes made by 37 sheltered workshops in Taiwan. However, this big order was ultimately cancelled due to the Presidential Office’s state affairs budget being slashed. That’s why everyday citizens and companies have stepped in to pick up the gift box orders from disadvantaged groups instead of regular shops.
Member of public
Upset at budget cut
The budget shouldn’t have been cut. To be honest, life is really quite difficult for disadvantaged groups; and then when you cancel orders you had placed with regular businesses, then that makes things difficult for them as well.
Member of public
Wouldn’t change plans
I wouldn’t cancel my order, because say if I were to first place an order with a store, then I wouldn’t go ahead and cancel my original order.
Member of public
Would change plans
Let the politicians play politics. At the end of the day, disadvantaged groups need support. I would cancel my original order. If I needed to place an order this year, then I would buy directly from disadvantaged groups.
Yu Jan Shin publicly voiced support for people who had cancelled orders with them, saying that they are fully behind people who have switched to sheltered workshops to help disadvantaged groups. The Presidential Office’s original order would’ve accounted for around half of these disadvantaged groups’ sales, meaning these groups wouldn’t have been able to offset this suddenly cancelled order.
Yan Chiu-wen
St. Coletta Catholic Training Center for Special Needs
In all honesty, after the Presidential Office cancelled their order, it truly gave us a lot of pressure when it comes to this year’s operations. Each order recognizes and is an important show of support for people with mental or physical disabilities.
Sheltered workshops employ disabled people who want to work but would struggle to find gainful employment. The cancelled order from the Presidential Office may’ve been a temporary blow, yet all these sudden orders from everyday people show that society wants to support disadvantaged groups.
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總統府預算遭刪! 顧客改訂庇護工場力挺 餅店大氣:認同
2026-08-25
中秋節即將到來，總統府，原本向全台37家庇護工場及身障團體採購1萬5千盒的中秋禮盒，因國務機要預算遭藍白凍刪，訂單被迫取消，卻意外掀起民眾轉單，改為支持弱勢團體。台中當事餅店業者也大方回應，表示認同民眾取消，因為都是在幫助弱勢。
中秋節要到了，不少民眾或是公司行號，來採買中秋禮盒，準備送禮。
不過近期，有民眾發文寫下"對不起了，裕珍馨，公司把訂單改成庇護工場你們訂單被取消非常抱歉"，引發討論。因為，總統府原本向全台37家庇護工場、身障團體，訂購1萬5千盒中秋禮盒，卻因為國務機要預算被刪除，導致這筆訂單被迫取消。消息一出，許多民眾和企業為了助弱勢，取消原本向一般業者訂購的禮盒，轉而向弱勢團體下單。
[[民眾]]
“預算不應該被刪除，說真的弱勢團體他們就是有一定的難度，你取消其他業者訂單，那他們也會很困擾。”
[[民眾]]
“我不會，因為假如我已經先跟前面業者買了，我就不會去取消原本(訂單)的動作。”
[[民眾]]
“政治歸政治，弱勢本來就需要支持，如果是我，我會(取消原本訂單)，如果我今年需要訂，我就直接跟他們(弱勢團體)訂了。”
餅店業者也大氣回應，認同民眾改訂庇護工場的禮盒，說大家都是在幫助不同的弱勢。而總統府取消的訂單，有的佔了弱勢團體中秋禮盒一半左右，突然取消，讓許多弱勢團體，措手不及。
[[立達啟能訓練中心公關專員 顏秋文]]
“其實他們取消訂單以後，我們確實今年整體營運上壓力都上來了，而且對我們來說，這不只是一筆訂單，這是一份對心智障礙者重要的支持跟肯定。”
庇護工場，是為有就業意願、但就業能力不足的身障人士，所設的友善職場。雖然總統府的訂單取消，卻意外收到，社會大眾愛心訂單。
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