Door to door charity fundraising...

kathy206

WhiteHorse wrote: »

Yes, I've had a few aggressively blocking my way. I just grimace at them and for some reason they think better of it.

I had my front teeth knocked out years ago. Look a right bruiser sometimes ...

There were some REALLY aggressive chuggers in our town centre a few months back that quite literally blocking people's way, grabbing people by the arm and harassing them down the street, until my friend and I told one particularly odious prat that if he didn't get out of our fcuking way we'd call the police. HATE this type of charity collection:mad::mad:
DH also has a particular facial expression that can curdle milk which is useful in such circumstances:p:rotfl:The fact that he is 6ft 2 and built like a brick lavvy also helps:D

kathy206

Poppycat wrote: »

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

Oh we had the guilt trip laid on us a few weeks back with the door step chuggers "all your neighbours have signed up you're the only one in the street not to :rotfl::cool:" Like I care !!!!!!- caught them out when I asked if the house across the way had signed up- "oh yes, they were one of the first!" Lying fcukers -the previous occupant had been dead for over a year and the house was empty:mad: Cue door being slammed in their faces:mad:

I know not all charity collectors are like this but JEEZ!!!

BLT_2

tesphen wrote: »

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.

First of all, we're not going door to door to guilt trip you or force you into signing up. Some people are simply not aware of the work we do and we're just on the street to explain what we the charity stand for and promote. We're only taking up two minutes of your time to do so. Its really not that much of an effort to give up two minutes just to listen to what we have to say, even if you're not in a position to make a donation with us. I mean, how do you even know you want to give if you don't even know who we are?

As for not wanting to give your bank details, all we need to make a direct debit, because we are a charity and different rules apply to us, is your bank account number and sort code. They're written on the bottom of every cheque you right for God's sake! If you went down to the bank with just your bank account number and sort code to get some money out they'd laugh you out of the place.

And whats all this crap about us getting paid £300 to £400 a week? We get paid about £7 an hour. We're not paid on commision, because that'd encourage hard selling which we don't practice. We work because we care about the charity. If we were interested in making £300 to £400 a week we'd go work in sales. And none of your money goes towards our wages. Your money goes straight to the charity, we're paid by gift aid.

So there are the facts, just so you know them. And please don't tell us to f off because it won't discourage us, we'll just be stood at the bottom of the road having a good laugh about the ignorant git we've just had at the door.

Yep and I'll be sitting on my couch watching TV and drinking a hot coffee while laughing about the dumbass chugger who was stupid enough to knock on my door :rotfl:

Enfieldian

As the government are in the process of making clamping and towing illegal on private land, could they not make the act of chugging illegal?

Alternatively they could make it legal to punch a chugger in the mouth if he/she/it gets in your way.

I know which I would prefer though, would really start looking forward to those shopping trips in the Town centre......

madfrenchgirl

marleyboy wrote: »

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.

LOL, now they will ask you to give your time and racketeer your friends on top of it (see my previous post).

Pollycat

Is it just me or does anybody else agree that the charities who actually use some of their funds to pay chuggers to generate more funds are more at fault than the chuggers themselves?

If the charities didn't think that this method works, they wouldn't use chuggers and the chuggers would be out of a job.

Personally, as someone who donates (small amounts) each month to 5 charities chosen for personal reasons, I'm pretty apalled to learn that they may be using my donations to PAY people to stand in town centres or door-knock.

Maybe time for a rethink on the charity donation front for me.

geordieracer

Pollycat wrote: »

Is it just me or does anybody else agree that the charities who actually use some of their funds to pay chuggers to generate more funds are more at fault than the chuggers themselves?

If the charities didn't think that this method works, they wouldn't use chuggers and the chuggers would be out of a job.

Personally, as someone who donates (small amounts) each month to 5 charities chosen for personal reasons, I'm pretty apalled to learn that they may be using my donations to PAY people to stand in town centres or door-knock.

Maybe time for a rethink on the charity donation front for me.

thats why i dont understand tesphen trying so hard to justify what he does. If he really wanted to save lives and do some good for charity he would do the chugging for no pay what so ever or maybe a slice from greggs at lunch.

NeverInDebt

Yea money is he/she motive

If they so concerned why not get sponsorship and jump off a plane (I'll leave the rest to you if you think they should have a parachute)

geordieracer wrote: »

thats why i dont understand tesphen trying so hard to justify what he does. If he really wanted to save lives and do some good for charity he would do the chugging for no pay what so ever or maybe a slice from greggs at lunch.

callum9999

Pollycat wrote: »

Is it just me or does anybody else agree that the charities who actually use some of their funds to pay chuggers to generate more funds are more at fault than the chuggers themselves?

If the charities didn't think that this method works, they wouldn't use chuggers and the chuggers would be out of a job.

Personally, as someone who donates (small amounts) each month to 5 charities chosen for personal reasons, I'm pretty apalled to learn that they may be using my donations to PAY people to stand in town centres or door-knock.

Maybe time for a rethink on the charity donation front for me.

The charities get more than they give - hence why these people exist. Apparently they are better off doing this than tv advertisements etc.

I went on the training for a job with one of them (don't judge, I was desperate!) and knowing the amounts of money they make, there is no way I'd donate that way. The people going street to street aren't making good money, but there are people going up the chain taking bigger and bigger cuts. It's basically like a pyramid scheme. At the top you get a "manager" who is basically just there for motivation and not a lot else, but they get huge amounts of money.

I guess they justify it to themselves as cost-effectiveness, but there is no way I could make a living by effectively taking money from dying people etc. (depending on which charity it is obviously).

One thing that did surprise me is the amount of people who gave money over with questioning it. I shadowed a supervisor doing it (in 4 hours he didn't sign up a single person for the monthly plan....) but several people just handed over money (only small amounts like $5 - $10 but still handed it over) to a man with no ID who just keeps it in his pocket and doesn't record it. I hope he gave it in but I wouldn't count on it.

pjjafc

tesphen wrote: »

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.

First of all, we're not going door to door to guilt trip you or force you into signing up. Some people are simply not aware of the work we do and we're just on the street to explain what we the charity stand for and promote. We're only taking up two minutes of your time to do so. Its really not that much of an effort to give up two minutes just to listen to what we have to say, even if you're not in a position to make a donation with us. I mean, how do you even know you want to give if you don't even know who we are?

As for not wanting to give your bank details, all we need to make a direct debit, because we are a charity and different rules apply to us, is your bank account number and sort code. They're written on the bottom of every cheque you right for God's sake! If you went down to the bank with just your bank account number and sort code to get some money out they'd laugh you out of the place.

And whats all this crap about us getting paid £300 to £400 a week? We get paid about £7 an hour. We're not paid on commision, because that'd encourage hard selling which we don't practice. We work because we care about the charity. If we were interested in making £300 to £400 a week we'd go work in sales. And none of your money goes towards our wages. Your money goes straight to the charity, we're paid by gift aid.

So there are the facts, just so you know them. And please don't tell us to f off because it won't discourage us, we'll just be stood at the bottom of the road having a good laugh about the ignorant git we've just had at the door.

As far as I am concerned if you walk onto my land and ask me to hand over bank details I will tell you to F off regardless of what you are collecting for.