Charities knocking on your door. what do you do?

Nodiggidy123 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:06

ive just had someone from save the children knocking on my door asking if i would like to pledge 2 squid a month etc.

anyway i politely said no thanks and shut the door.

anyway the mrs has then proceeded to tell me how incredibly rude i am for doing it!

what would you guys do?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:08

Tell them to "**** off" usually. In a nice way. Like I'll smile while saying it.

It's not rude, they're the ones interupting you, not the other way round. Besides you can give to charities directly online and then they dont have to pay these people a tenner an hour to wander round knocking on people doors.

Deiwos · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:08

If I want to donate to charity, I choose the charity and donate online etc. I don't want some grubby, poor student in the street acting all jolly and running across the street to ask me if I want to donate money. If they have the nerve to come to my doorstep to do it, then they can handle a polite sod off too.

Teknobry · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:09

Lie and tell her i'm already signed up to 3 other charities.

Yes, i've done this and yes i'm going to hell :-(

lol

Kutter · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:10

whats funny is they expect you to give your bank account details to someone who just randomly knocks on your door.

vincent1989 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:11

ask them to look at what part of brighton they're in and then ask if they think i look like i've got enough money to give it away to someone else.

Glaucus · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:11

Just say you are not interested.

No idea why people have to be rude to people these days for the hell of it. If they start being pushy then that's different. But the vast majority aren't. If you just say you aren't interested they leave. Just like most religious groups that come to the door.

Nodiggidy123 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:11

perhaps i should have smashed her pasty. but the missus is downstairs.

Andelusion · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:13

You did nothing wrong. They're disturbing you, it makes me angry when they approach me in the street/knock on the door, if I want to donate to a charity then I'll decide myself.

My brother was in the garden last week repairing something and told a window salesman to **** off

ElectroBlaster · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:13

Hmmm these charities usually have a shop or two dotted about the high street so coming and knocking on your door is a bit cheeky imho!

We have had a few knocking on the door but they are never rude or pushy.

arknor · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:14

doofski said:
whats funny is they expect you to give your bank account details to someone who just randomly knocks on your door.

yea they wont give you the form and let you fill it in , i humoured one once with fake details and he wanted to fill everything in , i told him to give it me and i would post it off later.

he wouldnt have it and expected me to give him everything basicly needed to steal someones identity

Nate75 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:14

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Tell them to "**** off" usually. In a nice way. Like I'll smile while saying it.

lol

Swifty55 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:14

I had this lass who came to my door for cancer research and asked if I would like to donate £2 a month. I told her not interested and then she came out with "what, you're not interested in saving lives?" to my reply "no, unless it's mine or someones I care about". Should have seen her face!

J86 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:14

"Thank you, but not interested".

meghatronic · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:15

AcidHell2 said:
Just say you are not interested.

No idea why people have to be rude to people these days for the hell of it. If they start being pushy then that's different. But the vast majority aren't. If you just say you aren't interested they leave. Just like most religious groups that come to the door.

Exactly. Similarly, on the phone I politely decline - even if they've interrupted a meal.

KNiVES · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:18

Sorry, I'm not interested at the moment. Best of luck to you though.

However if it's Jehovah's Witnesses;

**** OFF! *slams door*

Kutter · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:19

we are all being told repeatedly about ID theft. Then well known charities, more than likely use agency people to collect peoples bank account details. I've had the blind charity and cancer research round lately. It was funny how it was the same guy that knocked on the door, but with a different ID and tabbard.

KNiVES · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:20

doofski said:
we are all being told repeatedly about ID theft. Then well known charities, more than likely use agency people to collect peoples bank account details. I've had the blind charity and cancer research round lately. It was funny how it was the same guy that knocked on the door, but with a different ID and tabbard.

Did you report him to the police? I would have !

Nodiggidy123 · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:20

meghatronic said:
Exactly. Similarly, on the phone I politely decline - even if they've interrupted a meal.

thats where i differ. i put them through to tone

trent · 23 Feb 2010 at 19:20

doofski said:
we are all being told repeatedly about ID theft. Then well known charities, more than likely use agency people to collect peoples bank account details. I've had the blind charity and cancer research round lately. It was funny how it was the same guy that knocked on the door, but with a different ID and tabbard.

Some charities may outsource there solicitation to another company, which generates the receipts on behalf of the charities.