Anyone else fed up of the constant charity doorstep callers knocking on their door? Had 4 in the last week, even one just after 9pm. Charity should be a choice and not have it rammed down your throat to donate. Wonder how many of the vulnerable give in and do it Sent from my SM-G800F using Forum Runner
Annoying isn't it we get them all time always say same scripted things like 'all your neighbours have been very genourous and I'm sure we can count on you for a small payment(direct debit each month).
We must not get them in cudeth. Cannot remember last time we had one. We just get jehovah's witnesses every now and then
25 quid a direct debit. When I did it we tended to go to areas that were less affluent as they were more generous. Only ever seen them a couple of times in barnsley. Attempted to gain access to block of flats where I live. **** off worked.
Is it actually true that the poorer people tend to be more generous with charity? I know that at meadowhell the posh end with debenhams and marks and Spencer is charity collector free but the poor end durectly outside sports direct and poundland constantly has charity collectors there
I live in cudworth, and they're a pain. Cancer research came calling after 9pm last week. Told em to bugger off.
The last lot that came calling were collecting for the local nursing home.....told them to call back later and id contribute towards it.........the collector got a right shock when she came back and found both my mother and father sat in the front garden with their cases packed ready
On the subject of charities I went to Wickes on Sunday to pick up a few bits for some DIY, went to the till to pay and was asked if I wanted to add 50p to my bill which would go to charity. I have money deducted from my salary every month that goes to charities close to me and I do that through choice. It seems that everywhere you go there are people trying to get money of you for charity and they seem to be getting more and more persistent and aggressive.
Yes i agree it was every sunday in cudworth at one point...... infact A few weeks ago me and the mrs had a blazing row and she stormed off out of the back door just as i was putting out our full english breakfast with freshly ground coffee ... As she stormed out the heavens opened and we had a cloud burst i thought that serves you right get wet you bitch...sorry i digest... At the same time a knock came at the front door, upon answering it, there stood a man ( jehovahs witness ) soaked to the skin, in my own admission i was a tad sharp with my attitude towards him, snapping what do you want, ...then cutting the man off mid sentence before he could answer fully may i give you this said the man and reached out with a booklet, hastely i snached it off him muttering im busy, its okay he replied i just wanted to explain some thing to you ....i slammed the door shut in his face....walked back into the house for my breakfast at that point i thought to hell with it theres a full breakfast going to waste here dont ask me why but i went back to the door and shouted the bloke back..... i said im sorry for the bad attitude me and the wife have just had a major bust up, guess you took the brunt of it, i continued and explained id just been putting breakfast out when it had kicked off, i said he was more than welcome to come in and have some breakfast and chat. the guy was very gratefull adding hed got up late that morning and had skipped breakfast so not to be late at his church So we sit down for breakfast and the bloke tucks in so says i what was it you wanted to explain to me fFcuk knows says the bloke ive never got passed ......can i explain something to you
I can honestly say I've never had this before, not really. I too pay monies directly out of my wages every month to select charities, Cancer Research, NSPCC, RSPCA. Not a lot mind you, but over the years I bet it adds up. I do though get the odd religious caller. Thing like this that winds me up the most, are the charity collection bags - I must get 3 or 4 a week, often the same charity name on them. Do they think I throw away my clothes after wearing em the once? Saying that, with my 'fashion sense' that'd probably be a good idea. Or them Betterware folk who have me searching the basterd house for their brochure that I've no recollection of (A) asking for or (B) seeing in my house. "we posted one here" "you can't have, we don't use owt like that" "no, we definitely did, it's marked down here..." "well I can't find it, probably binned it" "can you just ask your wife to see if she's got it?" "can you just **** off? and stop posting the ******* things"
I did a job related to this early on this summer. (I'm a recent graduate and the job title was "graduate marketing assistant" but it was far from that) My job was to basically sign people up who qualified for free eye tests. And yeah, mentioning about neighbours taking part is one of the techniques they have. Other ones include mentioning a low price for greed, using a restricted timeframe (this job was "our optician is only in the local area next Monday and Tuesday" for example) The job was full on commission and some of the people who were really experienced in it were pulling in £100 a day but it wasn't for me and I soon quit.
From the work I did yes. Ten hours a day suited and booted through dumps like manor top. Did it for five days. I was loaded. I was getting five a day. Most charities are near enough border line scams thsse days especially the bigger more well known organisations As jesse j once said its all about the money money money...
When people try to capture you in the street it can be quite fun. One of the tricks to get your attention is to offer something that you will grab, it's like fishing because the theory is once you grab hold, the person offering doesn't let go and your caught. I once took a young girl 30 - 40 yards before I let go.
