Should charities use chuggers?

Skint1

I don't see any difference between chuggers and beggars/drug addicts who sit next to cash machines. Except the beggars/drug addicts are more honest.

Former_MSE_Archna

Poll Title: Poll Started 13 June 2006: Should charities use chuggers? Walk down most high streets and some, mostly student types, in a bib ask if you'd like to set up a Direct Debit for a charity. These are chuggers, usually employed by commercial companies to sell charity donations to the public. It's suggested sometimes the whole first years payments goes in commission to the chugging company. Which of these is nearest your view?

B. Not on. Charities shouldn't encourage moral hassling by commission hungry staff.
90.5% (1908 Votes)
C. No better way. I don't like it but people wouldn't give otherwise.
6.9% (147 Votes)
A. Good stuff. It encourages charity donations, so it's fine.
2.4% (51 Votes)

Total Votes: 2107

Capyboppy

Becki stated that she was paid £9 an hour. I nearly fell off my chair as that is more than some skilled workers.

Another thing that gets me is the ads that say, "Give just £3 a month to blah blah charity." It seems nothing less is good enough. I wanted to support a particular charity but couldn't afford this being on income support. I e-mailed the relevent section and stated I wanted to help support them, gave them my circumstances and offered to pay £1 a month by Direct Debit. I had no reply despite e-mailing them twice. Thankfully to redeem my self confidence in charities, I support another one to the tune of an average of £10-15 a year, usually in amounts of three to five pounds when I can afford it. This is gratefully received and I have had two letters off them expressing their thanks and understanding of my situation. If only they were all like that. I am sure more people would give if they didn't have the heavy handed approach. I wonder how many of us have walked away from the "tin shakers" because of that very reason, they shake it under your nose, sometimes stepping right out onto the pavement in front of you (which is illegal). Or alternatively, given to a "tin shaker" because they weren't actually shaking their tin, so deserved something putting in. Not the best way to give I know but this is the way the heavy handidness has driven us to.

deefin

i was appreached by a very persistent chugger myself not so long ago , collecting for ms ..( of which i am a sufferer ) .. i politely explained that beiung a sufferer mnyself and in disabiliy benefits i couldnt afford to help . where uopn i was verbaly abused ( he said as a sufferer myself i shoudl support this charity anyway , but in a rather nasty way) . i just replied , that as he was collecting to hel p sufferes of ms ., they should be helping me.. and i definately couldnt afford to give to a charity as im try ing to save for a working wheelchair for myself .,
i now take my i pod with me to town , on or off i just pretend i cant hear them talking to me