Do charity chuggers have to be so aggressive and sarcastic?
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Err.. that does not sound like a chugger. I would have reported him to the police to be honest.I had one couple years ago knock on the door trying to sell contents insurance asking if I had iPads etcafter I'd told him I wasn't interested.. He asked to come in and use the loo...
Well dodgy, had his little hi vis vest and Id.
I, like many, simply attempt to avoid saves them getting upset when I decline. I have "my charities" which are close to my heart for whatever reason and I give to them when I can (No direct debits) but I'm afraid I cannot give to all.
Most of the time any interaction is straight forward - No, I'm really not interested and on my way I go.
Even if they come to my door it's the same, although my wife on more than one occasion has said "That charity? Oh I already give to them via Direct Debit".
On a couple of occasions in the street I've had a response similar to "Oh, so you don't care about starving kids in such and such country" or "the welfare of these things doesn't concern you then?"
On both occasions I've quite loudly told the person to whom I'm chatting not to be so bloody stupid. How dare they accuse me of having no care about those less fortunate than myself and the reason I am saying no is because I simply cannot afford to give to every single charity.
Once others start to watch and listen to our conversation they usually very quickly stop their assault and I'm on my way.
Most of the time any interaction is straight forward - No, I'm really not interested and on my way I go.
Even if they come to my door it's the same, although my wife on more than one occasion has said "That charity? Oh I already give to them via Direct Debit".
On a couple of occasions in the street I've had a response similar to "Oh, so you don't care about starving kids in such and such country" or "the welfare of these things doesn't concern you then?"
On both occasions I've quite loudly told the person to whom I'm chatting not to be so bloody stupid. How dare they accuse me of having no care about those less fortunate than myself and the reason I am saying no is because I simply cannot afford to give to every single charity.
Once others start to watch and listen to our conversation they usually very quickly stop their assault and I'm on my way.
I remember getting roped into a conversation with one hippy back in my student days. It was fine listening to him talk about the charity, but as soon as he started asking for my card details to set up a direct debit, i told him i didn't have a card on me and i'd set one up online.
Now i just tell them to sling it, i have a couple of D/D's that i set up personally, i don't need some hippy in the street without a real job telling me who to donate to.
Now i just tell them to sling it, i have a couple of D/D's that i set up personally, i don't need some hippy in the street without a real job telling me who to donate to.
They have the air ambulance at my local Waitrose
For when people see their bill at the till?
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In case the fugu in their meal deal was not cut correctly
The local Morrisons usually has a couple of old dears collecting for Dogs Trust. Being greeted with the above smile on my way out would creep me out a bit.
Had some god botherers come to the door a while ago. I was in the shower and my eldest said "My dad's in the shower" to which the lady replied "I suppose a young girl like you hasn't thought of the important things in life yet" sadly my daughter wasn't quick enough with something like "Well, I have a 563 streak on my Snapchat!"