Chuggers in Morrisons

Azari

Irn-Bru-Kid wrote: »

There was one in town yesterday who was walking towards people asking them for a 'group hug'. All bright, bubbly and completely sickening.

Its the American approach to things that winds me up. Perfect strangers asking you how you are and telling you to have a good day. Its beyond fake. The reality is they don't give a rats hairy !!!! how I am today, and I most certainly couldn't care less if they lived or died.

Harsh...but true

Perhaps the best response would be to give them a detailed description about a set of medical and financial problems and then ask them if they can spare you a tenner.

paddyrg

Irn-Bru-Kid wrote: »

There was one in town yesterday who was walking towards people asking them for a 'group hug'. All bright, bubbly and completely sickening.

If ever there was a perfect cover for a pickpocket...

SHIPSHAPE

arcon5 wrote: »

If they did go away when you said 'no', you wouldn't have to repeat yourself, would you.

I don't always have to repeat myself, maybe the odd time or two.

In any case, it's hardly a bother.

I fail to see what you lot are moaning about, you're damned lucky if this type of thing troubles you most.

Good grief.

Irn-Bru-Kid

SHIPSHAPE wrote: »

I don't always have to repeat myself, maybe the odd time or two.

In any case, it's hardly a bother.

I fail to see what you lot are moaning about, you're damned lucky if this type of thing troubles you most.

Good grief.

I didn't notice your earlier comment with regards to Morrisons. I was ambushed as I was trying to navigate out the first door. It was all 'how are you today' and 'if I could just have a few minutes of your time'.

They were not sitting around and they didn't ask for a donation. They were bobbing up and down like a couple of spotty arsed teenagers on cheap speed, hassling the life out of every other customer who was either entering or leaving the store.

They need to buy a suit, get a real job and get down on their hands and knees and beg their mothers forgiveness for the disappointment they have turned out to be.

And I can assure you, I have much better things to worry about. I posted this in the praise, VENT, warnings category...Its all in the title

jc808

Irn-Bru-Kid wrote: »

I didn't notice your earlier comment with regards to Morrisons. I was ambushed as I was trying to navigate out the first door. It was all 'how are you today' and 'if I could just have a few minutes of your time'.

They were not sitting around and they didn't ask for a donation. They were bobbing up and down like a couple of spotty arsed teenagers on cheap speed, hassling the life out of every other customer who was either entering or leaving the store.

They need to buy a suit, get a real job and get down on their hands and knees and beg their mothers forgiveness for the disappointment they have turned out to be.

And I can assure you, I have much better things to worry about. I posted this in the praise, VENT, warnings category...Its all in the title

lololololololol

Pollycat

I am bloody furious!

Yesterday evening (around 7pm), my OH was putting out the bins for our next-door-neighbour (then he would do ours) and 3 door-to-door chuggers representing Greenpeace came down the road.

One came down our path but before he could knock, my OH said 'we're not interested'.

The chugger then said 'aren't you interested in the environment' and my OH repeated that he wasn't interested.

At that point, one of the other 2 said 'C'mon, he's not interested 'cos we's black'.

!!!!!!?

Did I mention they were all black?
No, I didn't - because it didn't matter what colour skin they had or what religion they were or what they were intending having for dinner - because we're not bloody interested.

Neither my OH or I are racist and this suggestion that my OH was racist riled me up so much that I went outside to confront them about it.

I hate it when people play the 'racist card'.

Anyway, this guy denied he'd said that.
If my OH said he did say it - then he did say it.

We had quite a ding-dong in the street and I asked to see his ID/authorisation card and he refused.
By this time, the other 2 guys had come back and one said he was the manager/team leader.
I asked to see his ID/authorisation card and he refused too.
I said it didn't matter because I'd seen the guy's name so could name him in the complaint I intended to make.

The first guy then started banging on about how hard it was to get a job and didn't I appreciate it that he was trying not to live off the state and I said I wasn't interested in his circumstances, just the racist jibe he'd made.

The manager/team leader eventually gave me a card with the first guy's name and a telephone number on.

We walked off in opposite directions and the first guy shouted back 'you are racist, man'.

Anyway, I'm going to ring the number to complain and also email Greenpeace to make a complaint.

I will never, ever donate to Greenpeace again and any chugger that crosses my path from now on, regardless of the charity, will get a short, sharp 'No' instead of the usually polite 'No, sorry' that I usually give.

LouLou

This is old news (if you live in Glasgow) but our council had a crackdown on chuggers a few months ago. Wonder if other areas will follow suit.

"GLASGOW City Council will more closely regulate Glasgow street fundraisers next month by decreasing the days and locations the collectors can operate in order to prevent aggressive fundraising.

....THE rules will restrict the street fundraisers, often known as “charity muggers” or “chuggers” to six city centre sites from which only five collectors can operate at any given time. Each site can host only one charity two days a week in the city centre."

http://thecardonaldcourier.com/2012/03/19/council-crackdown-on-chuggers-in-bid-to-prevent-aggressive-fundraising/

qetu1357

TheHolly wrote: »

I bet they're paying Morrissons to allow them to work in the shop.

That's even less money going to the charity.

Not true.

They will have permission from Morissions but won't be paying Morissions any money.

Sheldon_Cooper

I wonder how the chuggers pick their locations.

It's years since I've been troubled by one.

qetu1357

Sheldon_Cooper wrote: »

I wonder how the chuggers pick their locations.

It's years since I've been troubled by one.

They pick their locations based on a) whether they get permission from the council/store and b) whether the area has a good record on producing donations.