Chuggers in ASDA but never M&S or Waitrose

lucy03

My local Tesco Express had 'chuggers' in who stood near the till. They were calling people over after they had paid and the stand looked quite official as if it was some offer Tesco were running. They then tried to get customers to sign up for a charitable donation to a disabled charity (I didn't see which one).

I personally thought it was a little inappropriate as it was quite a hard sell from what I could see. I found it a long way away from collectors just standing with buckets asking for direct donations.

Hoof_Hearted

I think "chuggers" is the old term for these people. I believe they are now called "chunts".

w211

mjm3346 wrote: »

but never seen them in Harrods food hall.

There's sometimes animal activists outside the store though, campaigning against fur being sold inside the store.

Alikay

My children did loads of bag packing days at Asda when they were younger with Scouts, cadets and childrens football club. The community groups got a a few hundred pounds each time, and generally people were friendly and encouraging to the children doing the packing. It also raised awareness of the groups and quite a few new members joined the clubs after each session.

Asda seem to be more supportive of local communities than the other supermarkets and often have things going on like carol singing, collections, raffles and a thing where you get tokens to pop in a box for a choice of local charities which Asda later convert to cash. Morrisons and Sainsburys run a few events in our area but a lot less than Asda.

knightstyle

Chuggers means LIARS! They all say they are not on commission. But they are paid handsomly for doing this.
You sign a Direct Debit to the charity and after the first three payments the charity pays the fundraisers around £150.
So if you DD for £3 as they ask your first 4 years payments are waisted!
Contact the charity direct and make a DD to avoid these leeches.

ThumbRemote

knightstyle wrote: »

Chuggers means LIARS! They all say they are not on commission. But they are paid handsomly for doing this.

Really? All of them say they are not on commission? You've asked every single one?

Pollycat

Spank wrote: »

Really? because according to another post of yours you say

"I am liquid with over £100K in the bank.

I live off the interest but would like more.

How can I get a credit card without a job?

Thanks,"

James.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/6834101#Comment_6834101


I wouldn't say that's not much money

In fairness to the OP, that post was way back in 2007 when interest rates were high.
After the financial crash a couple of years later, the OP would not be getting anywhere near as much interest to live off from his £100K.

However, the OP's first post is unclear exactly who he means by 'chuggers'.
I would not call the young people who offer to pack your bags at the till 'chuggers'.

I have no idea why the OP feels he has to 'endure' chuggers in his local Asda.
Why can't he simply say 'No thank you'?

It's all a rant in a teacup imho.

Azari

robatwork wrote: »

Aggressive chuggers do annoy me for about 3.14 seconds - I just smile at them but don't engage.

I'm not as laid back as you.

They annoy me for a good 0.00159 seconds longer.

peachyprice

*JayBee* wrote: »

Why can't the chuggers annoy the toffs in Waitrose and M&S or are they banned in case they offend the self-proclaimed middleclass?

*JayBee* wrote: »

Thanks toffs, for your answers.

Still, why don't the chuggers go to people who can afford to donate, such as yourselves in the posh shops.

I'm surprised you even manage to shuffle around Asda with the weight of that huge chip on your shoulder.

LilElvis

Just a quick question OP.

If you shop in Asda rather than Waitrose or M&S how do you know that the latter two shops don't have charity collectors? Surely you would only know that this was the case by going to those shops too. Or have you been to these stores 'undercover', disguised in a tweed jacket and cravat so that you blend in with the toffs, to test your theory?