Door to door charity fundraising...

Googlewhacker

tesphen wrote: »

I would refuse.

So why would you refuse the donation, as it is going to a good cause anyway?

pjcox2005

A lot of abuse given in the direction of chuggers.

Fair enough it can be a bit annoying if in a hurry, and for some they may already have set up their own donations, but a quick question...

Why do you think that charities turn to this as a way of collecting?

I'd suggest it's because:

1) They are seen as successful and increase the charities revenue.

2) People don't donate enough for them to carry out work unless pushed/asked.

Let's face it if people were more charitable in general, then we would probably have less chuggers.

I'm not saying all people should be charitable, I'm just not agreeing with others that they should be got rid off as they clearly do help the charity (and I would imagine often the employing firm as well).

marleyboy

Wintermute wrote: »

"Sorry, no thanks!", "no, thank you, I'm really not interested" or "sorry, I'm already donating as much as I can afford to various charities" said firmly, but politely with a smile seem to do the trick for me. If I'm not busy or in a rush and they still want to tell me about their charity without expecting a donation I'll listen as their just doing their job and a lot of these charities are worthy causes.

If I'm in a rush and there's charity workers on the street I'll pick up my pace a little, normally if you look like your in a rush they wont hassle you and when they do one of the above lines usually works. Sometimes they will follow you for a few meters, but they're not stupid, if you show you're not interested they'll quickly realise it and go onto somebody else. There's no need to be rude to them, they're just doing their jobs and most of them are working for good causes, you expect to do your job without verbal abuse so let them do theirs.

Saying that the minute they bring religion into their cause they've lost me, if they tell me to do the Christian thing, threaten me with damnation, ask me to say Gouranga or in anyway try and force their religion down my throat all bets are off and any charity associated with a religion wont be getting money from me.

As for people coming to your door, I've noticed them recently, but I've put that down to me being off work for a few weeks before I start my new job, it's the first time I've really been at home during the day for about 3 and a half years. I've had a few people come to the door with charity boxes, my reply is always the same, "sorry I have no cash", I don't generally cary cash and I'm not about to go spend 5 minutes searching my house for loose change.

If a charity is wanting cash there and then I'll sometimes donate (depends on the charity and if I have any on me), but rattling your charity box directly at me will just !!!! me off, I know you're there, I can usually see what your collecting for, making rattling noises hasn't impressed me since I stopped wearing nappies! Still, I'd sooner donate cash than sign up for a DD.

People really need to lighten up, do people really think there would be people getting paid at least £7 an hour to stand on the streets if charities weren't making money from it? They make plenty of money from this, sure the companies are too, but they're getting donations they wouldn't otherwise be getting so the money they're bring to the charities ARE benifiting them. A lot of the people that come to your door asking for money are unpaid volunteers trying to help on their own time, but obviously a lot of people are too busy posting her to give them a minute of their time even if they're not willing to donate.

You're well within your rights to say no to them, but be polite! In my experience they'll accept your answer and move on, but they have a right to work without getting verbal abuse from people who think they're better than them simply because they have "real" jobs.

Lots of people have posted about this quote, maybe I misread it, but the first time I read it, I took the meaning as he'll laugh about the people that's rude to him which is fair enough, I've worked in a customer facing roll and I've had people call me then shout and swear at me and tell me to f off, after a while you end up joking and laughing with your collegues about these customers as that's about all you can do.

I've never worked on the streets, cold called, worked door to door or worked for a charity, but I've had my sure of rude and verbally abusive customers. People really need to get over themselves if they think it's okay to tell people to f off just because they knocked on their door or asked them something on the street. These people are making an honest living and a large amount of the profit they generate is going to a good cause, the majority of us can't say the same.

Sorry but when it comes to "two minutes of my time" its MY TIME, and I dont want to waste MY TIME saying "No Thank You" over and over again, in my own home.

I already donate to charity (OF MY CHOICE), so dont feel the need to be reminded there are other charities, I have nothing against anyone standing on a street corner rattling a tin, I might even drop a few coppers in there myself, but I am STRICTLY against the idea of someone thinking it is ok to knock on my door and beg.

mereso when it comes to people having a laugh at others who are quite fed up of giving up two minutes of their time to every chugger knocking on their door, then "f off" would be the least of their troubles.

I have no issue with someone on the street representing a charity, people can see them and dont need to be stopped in their tracks whilst going about their own business, if they want to donate, they will stop and approach them NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND!

I have had the emotional blackmail routine at my door AND on the street, I have been stopped in my tracks and asked to sign up, I have also stopped feeding the baby, or ran from the shower, just to say "No thanks", quite frankly, not only dont I need it, I dont want it.

I had a sign over my door "No Charities, Salesmen or Canvassers PLEASE!" but still they think "oh but maybe they dont mean me", but I do!

Its one thing to say "no thank you" on the street, but entirely another to be asked why, moreso when it comes to door to door, I am against the very idea. To such a degree, were the charity I already donate to, made the fateful mistake of sending someone to my door to ask, I would scrub them off.

You say its only two minutes, your in no position to say what I can do with them, especially in my own home.

I liken it to Carol Singers with a credit card reader.
Penny for the guy with a minimum payment of £10 per Month.
Trick or Treat with monthly instalments.

There is absolutely NO reason to approach anybody, they can see you stood there, bearing your charitable organization, if they are interested, they will approach you, if not they will walk on by, and stopping them just to be sure, is not really going to make them change their minds.

People do not want nor need charities to come knocking on their door to make donations, they know such charities exist, they either contribute to them or they dont, its really as simple as that.

Chuggers may well have a right to work, but I have never given them any right to knock on my door or use up my two minutes.

geordieracer

Originally Posted by tesphen
Some of you people are so rude! I myself am a chugger and proud of the work I do saving lives every single day. Some of you clearly don't understand what you're banging on about, so I thought I'd go to the trouble of registering and explaining for you.

Im sorry tesphen but you do not save peoples lives every day,In fact i doubt if you have ever saved anybodies life.. Have you ever looked into a mans eyes whilst he is having cardiac arrest and your doing your damnedest to save him before the ambulance gets there? I have and its not nice but i know that that is saving someone's life - not by knocking on a door begging for money.

Dreamnine

pjcox2005 wrote: »

A lot of abuse given in the direction of chuggers.

Fair enough it can be a bit annoying if in a hurry, and for some they may already have set up their own donations, but a quick question...

Why do you think that charities turn to this as a way of collecting?

I'd suggest it's because:

1) They are seen as successful and increase the charities revenue.

2) People don't donate enough for them to carry out work unless pushed/asked.

Let's face it if people were more charitable in general, then we would probably have less chuggers.

I'm not saying all people should be charitable, I'm just not agreeing with others that they should be got rid off as they clearly do help the charity (and I would imagine often the employing firm as well).

I already give to charities by donating to - and buying from - charity shops.

Chuggers are scum - I have more respect for Big Issue sellers and beggars; they, at least, are honest.

bosseyed

tesphen wrote:

I love having a laugh with my teamsters at ignorant idiots like yourself after I ring your doorbell

Teamsters? :rotfl: Jesus. I've just had a terrifying image of you all stood in a circle wih your tabards and clipboards all holding hands shouting 'GooooOOOOOO TEAMSTERS!" and then wittering off down the pavements to pester people on their lunch breaks.

"Well done Teamsters, that was an A+++ Teamy day today - Janine, thats 40 Teamster happy points for you, careful Richmond shes now challenging you for the 'TEAMSTER NIFTY GIFTY COLLEAGUE OF THE MONTH' clip on badge and velour tabard teamster sport set, GOOOOOOOOO TEAMSTERS"

Chuggers. Leave me alone. Also Jehovahs. I had a man at the door the other morning, smartly dressed, wife smartly dressed, smartly dressed child in tow asking me if I had thought about my happiness lately. I certainly had and it didn't involve Jesus or the Lord.

marleyboy

bosseyed wrote: »

Teamsters? :rotfl: Jesus. I've just had a terrifying image of you all stood in a circle wih your tabards and clipboards all holding hands shouting 'GooooOOOOOO TEAMSTERS!"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T:T

marleyboy

Googlewhacker wrote: »

So why would you refuse the donation, as it is going to a good cause anyway?

Good point, I am reminded of the phrase Beggars can't be choosers.

Remember the good old days, when you would get an Oxfam paper envelope posted through your door, with the phrase "anything you can spare, as every penny helps"??, whatever happened to being grateful.

lincroft1710

ivylinn wrote: »

Yes, I have also noticed that some of the collections are businesses with no registered charity number, I will not donate to them.

I got a charity bag, put my clothing donation and in left it outside on the day stated.
It was repeatedly not collected and the donation got transferred from charity bag to charity bag.
Shelter was the only one that bothered to come back to collect it.

Apart from one occasion, the bags here have always been collected.

After a few weeks bag free, 2 bags (Sal Army Clothing Collection and World UK Trading Ltd collecting clothes on behalf E Anglian Air Ambulance Charity). Plus on a separate visit Sal Army Annual Appeal donation envelope. Sal Army do seem to be getting greedy, the secondhand books in their shop are very highly priced, even higher than Oxfam.

Poppycat

I hate them coming round they always make you feel guilty and why should you. I dont have a extragant lifestyle so most of my money goes on bills, food, mortgage very little is left for luxuries. I know I can be grateful for of at least a home, health etc but that said I dont like being made to feel bad nor want unwanted callers, and why should you have to avoid them in high street, this pratice of getting people to pay via DD at home, or high street should stop