VENT: Chuggers/Charity collectors in the street/On street salesmen

mrcow

They never bother me. Probably because I've got a certain "shove off" look about me.

I certainly wouldn't put up with anyone shouting about not caring about disabled kids to me in the street. Especially when I knew that they were blatantly profiteering off the back of hard earned charity donations. They wouldn't last five seconds before they regretted ever meeting me.

robpw2

i tend to avoid them at all costs and they tend to not pick on me as im disabled (walk with a stick) maybe they are afraid ill hit them with it but occasionally you get some smart alec who will deliberatly block your path and the one time this girl did it she said we collecting for the disabled as if that would make me stop and sign up , i just looked her and said thats nice when will i get my money and then just walked round her and on my way .

kitschkitty

Once when my mum and I were out shopping a chugger approached us and I politely said no, then he said something rude to/about me! :eek: My mum had a go at him for me - so it's not always shoppers who are rude some chuggers are really awful.

Searcher

mrcow wrote: »

They never bother me. Probably because I've got a certain "shove off" look about me.

I must have the same look
I don't even speak to them, just a slight smile and a shake of the head usually does the trick.

z1985m

When we were about 16 we were shopping in princess street and a big issue man asked my friend to purchase the mag. she said no thanks and he shouted at her something in the lines of 'f***ing fat cow"

lovely.

Torby

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

I get sick and tired of these chuggers so I will engage them in discussion, take an interest in their charity, act really keen and then either give them bogus bank details or tell them as a bankrupt I have no bank account.

I use that one when I get stopped at the airport by the numpties wanting to sign me up for a credit card....it's wonderful how the word "bankrupt" has magical properties...

preable

frivolous_fay wrote: »

A couple of my proudest moments... and I'm a timid type really, I don't like being rude to people but chuggers get right on my wick.

St Albans
Me: clocking a chugger, I walk a huge circle so he can't get close.
Chugger: calls out to me
Me: 'Can't you see I'm avoiding you?'

St Johns Wood (Narrow pavement, hard to avoid them)
Me and unknown woman, walking almost side by side - avoid chugger in the middle of the pavement by walking either side.
Me: 'They're a menace aren't they?'
Chugger: oy!

Chuggers STOP SHOPPING BEING FUN. I see a chugger in my lunchbreak, I feel like going back to work early. I feel like writing to the council about it because the last time the continental market was in town, the place was swarming with clipboards, and frankly I didn't want to go near the stalls.

If I see a collector with a tin, I put money in it on principle just because they're not trying to sign me up to a direct debit.

Lol the continetel market was in doncaster over the weekend hahaha they were out in force

Lip_Stick

I hate Chuggers. Now that I have a wee one who needs a lot of attention I can't put on headphones and ignore the rest of the population. The last time I got pestered badly I told him I was bankrupt so didn't have a bank account (a lie but it worked). They've recently made an appearance now it's spring/summer, and I saw one young lad giving his details over while his friend stood behind the pair of them and laughed at how stupid his friend was being.

The best way, apparently is to say 'No' showing the chugger the palm of your hand in a '!!!! off' kind of way!

PopeSock

I've always found 'no thanks' works. If it doesn't, switching to having a face like thunder and shouting 'I don't care' could be a second option. What bugs me is them wearing jackets with the cause on them when in fact the cause is probably getting very little of the money they make.

Evilm

I've had the same problem with charity collectors. Actually had one say "it will only take a minute" and run after me when I had said "sorry, I'm in a rush" to him and then about half an hour later another from the same charity, when I said that i was on my way to an appointment "just quickly, if you could be anywhere where would it be" and try to step in front of me to waylay me! I said "as far away from you as possible, this is the second time today someone from your charity couldn't take no for an answer" and walked off.

Its not that I don't like charities, I'm happy to donate but tele adverts and street collectors really annoy me!