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gadget88
gadget88 Posts: 584 Forumite
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edited 17 June at 3:23PM in Consumer rights
My wife was pressured into signing up to a charity lottery direct debit in a shopping mall. The leaflets mentions gamble aware and she’s already signed up to GameStop what would happen would they refuse this? I felt very bad as I got annoyed with charity worker but they are very pressuring has anybody else experienced this before and don’t these people work on commission? The charity in question we have a one off donation to two weeks ago. I’m not a fan of these lotteries? I phoned up to complain as we do like to give to charity but not in a pressured way in a mall? They don’t have these charity tins for one off donations anymore?

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  • Exodi
    Exodi Posts: 3,919 Forumite
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    edited 17 June at 3:32PM
    Sorry what's the question? This sounds like a rant and may be better placed in the Praise/Vent/Warnings board.

    Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but surely you could just ask them to cancel the direct debit or do it yourself with your bank?

    Out of interest, did your wife mention she was signed up to GamStop? (not that's its relevant as it doesn't cover lotteries and she can still buy 100 national lottery tickets every week if she so desires, it only applies if they offer instant win games).
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  • gadget88
    gadget88 Posts: 584 Forumite
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    Exodi said:
    Sorry what's the question? This sounds like a rant and may be better placed in the Praise/Vent/Warnings board.

    Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but surely you could just ask them to cancel the direct debit or do it yourself with your bank?

    Out of interest, did your wife mention she was signed up to GamStop? (not that's its relevant as it doesn't cover lotteries and she can still buy 100 national lottery tickets every week if she so desires, it only applies if they offer instant win games).
    No she never mentioned it but I think it’s a direct debit lottery 
  • Exodi
    Exodi Posts: 3,919 Forumite
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    gadget88 said:
    Exodi said:
    Sorry what's the question? This sounds like a rant and may be better placed in the Praise/Vent/Warnings board.

    Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but surely you could just ask them to cancel the direct debit or do it yourself with your bank?

    Out of interest, did your wife mention she was signed up to GamStop? (not that's its relevant as it doesn't cover lotteries and she can still buy 100 national lottery tickets every week if she so desires, it only applies if they offer instant win games).
    No she never mentioned it but I think it’s a direct debit lottery 
    Then I'm not sure what you expect, and as I said above, lottery draws aren't covered by GamStop.

    I'd get the DD cancelled and move on. To be blunt, I wouldn't shunt all the blame on them for this.
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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 20,384 Forumite
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    Keep walking & say no thanks to all of these people.
    No pressure at all then.
    Life in the slow lane
  • TELLIT01
    TELLIT01 Posts: 17,986 Forumite
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    Yes these 'Chuggers' can be persistent, but just walk away.  That's what I always do.

    Slight variation on the theme of charity donations, but we were on holiday last week and were walking past an RNLI station.  There were two ladies standing outside who asked us about donating.  We said we would speak to them on the way back, which we did.  I asked where the collection box was and the pretty cold response was a head shrug and "It's over there".  'Over there' was tucked away almost out of sight.  She then said "We really want people to sign up for regular donations".  I said I never do that, and was pretty well ignore after that.  I've never experienced that attitude from RNLI in the past.
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