Door to door charity fundraising...

solodanceparty

BLT wrote: »

Im sick of getting crappy bags through the door asking me to fill them with clothes and household goods.

The last one was the best, on the letter attached it stated, 'we are not a charity; we sell on second hand clothes to support those who cannot afford to buy new ones'

In essence a bunch of boot fair scammers

I use them as bin bags, they're quite thick.

solodanceparty

I really hate when I'm in a rush, or even when I'm just doing a bit of shopping - when someone from a charity comes up to me to tell me to sign a direct debit form to donate.

1. Why the hell would they think I'd trust them with my bank details.
2. I donate clothes to charity shops (in fact I need to go through my things) and they're all clean and in good condition. So after working 37 hours a week, if I want to treat myself to a little shop at M&S, I don't think I should be made to feel bad for this. And they have a way to make you almost feel responsible for the people/animals. Like, if you don't donate, you hate children and animals and want to them all to suffer and burn in hell. I do things for people in my own way. I bought on of the big issue sellers lunch. I asked him if he was hungry and wanted a steak beak from Greggs and he said yes, so I got him one of those and a coke. He practically inhaled it and insisted I have a free big issue. I also donated food and personal hygeine things to people who were collecting for the troops. So I'm not all that bad!

bargainbetty

Chuggers are always met with a polite 'no thanks', I tend to save the bags up and use them for delivering my own donations (I just turn them inside out to hide the logos). Doorstep chuggers are met with an explanation of identity theft and a polite request to leave.

The worst one we have is the local nuns. We have a mission nearby, and they come to our offices asking for donations - for years the admin team would give them money just because they were too scared to refuse, because the nuns would start giving them the guilt trips. The staff would then claim the money back from petty cash!

This year, I dealt with it. I politely informed the nuns that our firm did not make corporate donations any more, but we would put up a notice so that individuals could donate if they chose to. The next day, they came back asking if we had done the collection 'as promised'. I explained again that we did not promise a collection - we had put up a notice. We would not promote one charity over another. The nun looked me up and down and said I wasn't very Christian if I wouldn't give money to poor children.

I told her I was an atheist who gave money directly via the NSPCC and Oxfam, and didn't feel the recent revalations about the Catholic Church's treatment of 'poor children' showed much 'Christian' charity either. She hasn't come back.

I'm going to hell, apparently.

chomsky_2

bargainbetty wrote: »

Chuggers are always met with a polite 'no thanks', I tend to save the bags up and use them for delivering my own donations (I just turn them inside out to hide the logos). Doorstep chuggers are met with an explanation of identity theft and a polite request to leave.

The worst one we have is the local nuns. We have a mission nearby, and they come to our offices asking for donations - for years the admin team would give them money just because they were too scared to refuse, because the nuns would start giving them the guilt trips. The staff would then claim the money back from petty cash!

This year, I dealt with it. I politely informed the nuns that our firm did not make corporate donations any more, but we would put up a notice so that individuals could donate if they chose to. The next day, they came back asking if we had done the collection 'as promised'. I explained again that we did not promise a collection - we had put up a notice. We would not promote one charity over another. The nun looked me up and down and said I wasn't very Christian if I wouldn't give money to poor children.

I told her I was an atheist who gave money directly via the NSPCC and Oxfam, and didn't feel the recent revalations about the Catholic Church's treatment of 'poor children' showed much 'Christian' charity either. She hasn't come back.

I'm going to hell, apparently.

Fantastic response! This made me laugh out loud at work! :rotfl:

I give to charities that have a personal significance to me and hate being stooped in the street and given a guilt trip!

Amanita_2

gemstars wrote: »

Good. I could probably start a vent/rant on here about shop volunteers who are more of a hindrance than anything else - she sounds like one of those! :mad:

Yes I no longer donate to Sue Ryder after meeting one paticularly "pleasant" individual. I did complain to Sue Ryder. Obviously she was more important than my gift aided donations.

No matter - I now support our local hospice charity shop instead.

robchap_2

i was down seeing my father a few years ago just after the tsunami my dad donates to a lot of places but he hates being bugged
anyway there was a knock at the door he opened it and a guy put a bucket right in his face and said ''i am collecting for the tsunami'' in a very rude manner
my dad just looked the guy up and down the then shouted you sick or something !!! DON'T YOU THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH !!!!ING WATER !!!!! and slammed the door.
i looked out of the window at this guy he stood there for about 2 mins in shock before walking off he went next door and did not put his bucket in there faces

aloise

robchap wrote: »

i was down seeing my father a few years ago just after the tsunami my dad donates to a lot of places but he hates being bugged
anyway there was a knock at the door he opened it and a guy put a bucket right in his face and said ''i am collecting for the tsunami'' in a very rude manner
my dad just looked the guy up and down the then shouted you sick or something !!! DON'T YOU THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH !!!!ING WATER !!!!! and slammed the door.
i looked out of the window at this guy he stood there for about 2 mins in shock before walking off he went next door and did not put his bucket in there faces

That is hilerious,good for him. Couldn't stop laughing.:T:T:T

lincroft1710

Has anybody calculated just how much it would cost if they gave just "£2 (or £3) a month to each of the charities which advertise on TV.

Pollycat

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Has anybody calculated just how much it would cost if they gave just "£2 (or £3) a month to each of the charities which advertise on TV.

I think the worst adverts are the ones that say 'give just x pence per day'.
Just add THAT up. :eek:

emerald_starcat

Pollycat wrote: »

I think the worst adverts are the ones that say 'give just x pence per day'.
Just add THAT up. :eek:

Reminds me of not so long ago when a chugger from the red cross knocked at the door. After asking if I was over 18 (yes I'm 26), he started talking to me like I had said I was 6 not 26. Basically telling me about the red cross, then he got to the 'hard sell' - "So 20p a day out of your daily budget would not be a problem". Well I said money is quite tight at the moment. He was like you don't have to pay anything today, all you have to do is fill out all the forms then you will start donating in 6 weeks.
Well I just said to him "I don't want to sign anything or commit to anything", and before I knew it the gate had shut and he was walking up next doors drive. How rude!