Chuggers

Becles

Are chuggers allowed to follow you?

I was in Newcastle city centre yesterday and had just walked up Grey Street heading towards Northumberland Street. As I was passing Monument Mall, a Red Cross chugger approached me. I was walking quickly and I apologised and said I couldn't stop as I was in a hurry. He started asking me if I was ok, and if I was going to the pubs that evening and I said no and repeated I was in a hurry.

He said "oh well I'll just walk with you" and continued by my side blethering on about the Red Cross. I kept saying I wasn't interested and he just matched my pace and kept walking with me.

In the end I had to say quite loudly and forcefully "please leave me alone" to get rid of him.

Are they allowed to follow you like that when you have said you are not interested?

I was thinking of complaining to the Red Cross as I felt very uncomfortable by him, and I wouldn't like him to pressure someone more vunerable like that.

thescouselander

I don't think this allowed and I'm pretty sure there are laws against aggressive collecting. I'm sure the Red Cross wouldn't condone this sort of thing - might be worth contacting them if you think its worth it.

Jomo

Some of them are cheeky so and so's...liars as well, especially those working for the Red Cross!

Some of them a quite rude as well once you have displayed your non interest. I hate chuggers but unfortunately they are a part of my life since I work in the city. I suppose I could go to great lengths to avoid them but instead I have perfected a few tactics in order to get passed them without too much hassle!

go_cat

Jomo wrote: »

I have perfected a few tactics in order to get passed them without too much hassle!

Would you like to share these tatics as these people drive me to distraction as have to walk past them to work most days :mad:

I tend to know walk past them with my phone clued to my ear

Jomo

go_cat wrote: »

Would you like to share these tatics as these people drive me to distraction as have to walk past them to work most days :mad:

I tend to know walk past them with my phone clued to my ear

I can't teach you anything, you have the right idea already

Works everytime for me!

Deep_In_Debt

go_cat wrote: »

Would you like to share these tatics as these people drive me to distraction as have to walk past them to work most days :mad:

I tend to know walk past them with my phone clued to my ear

I do the same, just pretend I'm on the phone and have no eye contact with them.

Proc

"Have you considered a proper job?" normally works for me.

Norant

These people are the blight of high streets up and down the country,the problem is that they spread themselves all along the high street so you manage to say no to one of them knowing full well that twenty steps down the road you are going to hit into another one that is going to try and persuade you aswell.

The British red cross and other charities that use these people would be appauled im sure if they knew how they go about there business,they are a menace to the high street and should be banned from using these type of tactics.

Jomo

Norant wrote: »

These people are the blight of high streets up and down the country,the problem is that they spread themselves all along the high street so you manage to say no to one of them knowing full well that twenty steps down the road you are going to hit into another one that is going to try and persuade you aswell.

The British red cross and other charities that use these people would be appauled im sure if they knew how they go about there business,they are a menace to the high street and should be banned from using these type of tactics.

The Red Cross have started to annoy people in their own homes now, not just in the high street!!

Spartacus_Mills

I engage them, chat to them, tell them I am interested and then when it comes to signing up break the bad news that I am a bankrupt and have no access to banking to them. Of course that is not true but I figure if they want to waste my time I will waste theirs :rotfl:

MothballsWallet

The strange thing is, I just keep walking, putting them on the real life version of ignore.

Cruel, yes, but they're the ones who want to interrupt my day and take some of my precious time away from me.