24-01-2016, 02:28 PM
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It is difficult to avoid them as they are on every corner and fronting stores as wellThey used to be moved on by the Police like Hawkers were.
Most people who can afford it give to their favourite Charity
I contribute to two by D/D, but frequently get request to increase my contribution as well.
Charities pay huge sums to Call Centres to target people, and to day in' Mail On Sunday' there is a two-page spread about the underhanded tricks one Company M & R Marketing Liverpool, get up to to squeeze money out of poor people who can ill afford it
M & R Marketing are now in liquidation.
This was meant to go in To tell The Truth'
Can it be moved please?
24-01-2016, 02:52 PM
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It depends who the big issue seller is I know a couple of them who are genuinely in need (mental health problems mean they will never be got to work) so I help them, others I don't as I am getting a bit wiser to who they really are.
24-01-2016, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by graculus
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It's the chuggers in the street I avoid.
Too right, graculus. Does anyone ever ask for any credentials before they put their hand in their pocket? NO.
I do not like tins rattled under my nose when I am out. I will give to who I want, when I want, and object to feeling obliged to.
24-01-2016, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Azure
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It is difficult to avoid them as they are on every corner and fronting stores as wellThey used to be moved on by the Police like Hawkers were.
Most people who can afford it give to their favourite Charity
I contribute to two by D/D, but frequently get request to increase my contribution as well.
I would never give them my bank details.
My friend pays an animal charity D/D and they are forever on the phone trying to make her increase her donations. Bloomin' cheek!
Why can't they just be grateful that people offer a regular payment?
She has now told them if they keep on pestering her she will stop the D/D altogether. They are both foolish, and greedy to upset regular givers in this way IMO.
They'd do better to cut the Executives wages and put half of that money in their collection tins - then keep asking them for a bit more.
24-01-2016, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Suzuki Sue
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I give to charities in other ways. At the moment i've given about £300 in quality goods as i'm moving house and i'm still bagging stuff up for them so i think it's better than a few pence in a box... Also a few years back i gave about 20 bags of clothing..I think that should keep the shops open for a while longer and the poorer people to buy cheaper things, and let the charity earn a few bob thats my view...
I have also given some of my own unwanted items to local charity shops, as I feel that more people benefit then.
I usually ignore the buckets, I have to admit, but may have popped in the odd £1 coin.
24-01-2016, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Hanfonius
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Usually, I will side-step for those collectors outside of a supermarket.I would stop for the Sally Army, boy scouts or girl guides.
Living in a small village, the one thing I absolutely detest are the envelopes pushed through my letter box saying somebody will come back for my contribution. A couple of years ago, the lady actually told me that I had given three pounds the previous year. How did she know unless she had marked my envelope, and checked it out when she had gone home? ....and then recorded it!
I never donate to a collector in a shopping mall.
I only donate to certain charities of my choice TBH.
24-01-2016, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by APRICOT
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That is appalling IMO about the envelope collector Hanifonius.I only donate to certain charities of my choice TBH.
I get the Sally Army, Air Ambulance, British Heart Foundation and NSPCC encelopes come through my door.
The Sally Army has got a very pleasant cafe/restaurant down in the town, next to their charity shop. I often meet friends there for lunch.
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