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USM

More shockingly, what kind of Neanderthal eats dinner with the TV on?!

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USM wrote: »

More shockingly, what kind of Neanderthal eats dinner with the TV on?!

And on a commercial channel at that!

Bogof_Babe

USM wrote: »

More shockingly, what kind of Neanderthal eats dinner with the TV on?!

People on their own, with no-one to share sparkling stimulating conversation with?

Kim_kim

pelirocco wrote: »

Hand on heart can you honestly say if you have money to spend on extra food , drink or stuff is your need greater then the people being helped by those charities

People don't need to search their soul & give any excess money they have to charity.
If they wish to contribute to charity then that's great, if they want to save it for a rainy day or spend it enjoying life, that'd their choice too.

I will never give to charities that use chuggers, send people knocking on my door or ringing my phone.
I'm not convinced glossy tv ads are what donators intended the charity to spend their money on either......

pollypenny

I understand where the OP is coming from. Charities used to appeal for any donation. Now many of their newspaper appeals give tick boxes for £25, £50. And upwards!

What happened to appreciating the 'widow's mite'?

Pollycat

As there are so many of these adverts, all showing calculatedly shocking scenes, I wonder if we're becoming inured to them so they just wash over you?

I have a number of charities that I've been donating to by DD for many years, they are all close to my heart for various reasons and if I had any spare cash it would go to one of them instead of to one of the many adverts asking for money.

I must admit, I too wondered where the £19 donation request on the Salvation Army advert came from.

Poppie68

It's most probably a case of wanting to ask for £20 but if the knock it down to £19 people will think they are getting a bargain... so to speak.

I personally think some of these charity ads are a disgrace and misleading...they are never upfront about admin costs or how much of your money goes on the actual project....
I've given to the Sally Army once or twice in the past....but after watching a documentary that was aired a few months ago regarding new recruits and the college's I was seriously put off by how preachy and righteous some of them seemed and that was to other Sally army members... Oh and I often wondered if these colleges and the family accommodation is funded in full/partly or not at all by donations?

lovinituk

Very first world problem!

"My dinner was ruined by having to watch footage of some ghastly unfortunates!"

"Dear Santa, I would like new batteries for my TV remote so I can switch off those horrible adverts of sick/poor/homeless/hungry/mistreated people who are spoiling my dinner"

"Jeeves... change the channel at once!"

Kaye1

I give to the Salvation Army each year. Reason?


1. I am lucky enough to have my family around me. Some don't have anyone.


2. They seem to be the only charity who don't keep asking. No follow up emails, texts, letters or calls asking for more.
I gave some via text to Unicef recently and they just kept calling and calling. It was the first time I have given via text but I won't do it again. Sometimes I had 3-4 missed calls from them a day.

MothballsWallet

Actually, OP, the Salvation Army's ad does say "or whatever you can spare" (unlike the rest of the charities that advertise).