Would you like to round up to £1? No I fucking wouldnt.

Yeah, bloody Oxfam scum gouging you out of 1p!

Yes, I prefer to give charity directly, not via supermarkets.

Whose to say their systems/staff are even adept at separating the charitable donations from the cost of the shopping. I certainly wouldn't trust them.

I work in a related industry, things like this often go wrong.

They remove the donations from their profits because it isn’t Tescos money. By collecting the donations they don’t get any extra profit. When they donate all the money raised to the charity its comes of what would be the profits before the company’s tax is calculated.

It used to be 1 or 2p, the charities were doing really well out of it, i didn't mind that...then they got greedy and now no one likes it.

Do you think “older people” (how much older?) suddenly become incapable of saying no or differentiating between buttons? I’m so sick of this ageist crap on MN.

I hate it! It should be banned as I bet lots of older people feel obliged or end up pressing the wrong buttons.

I say i cant see i dont have my glasses on i just want to pay or i have said i just want to bloody pay, i was asked to leave a tip in Boots and id spent £1.25!

No one needs to feel guilty if they say no or press the no thanks button.

The retailer doesn’t care whether or not you donate. They are giving you the option. The shop assistant especially doesn’t care.

McDonald’s makes extortionate profits. It would be spare change for them to build those places.

It’s shameful they ask working people to donate. They’d be the last ‘charity’ I’d donate to.

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but I've tended to the view that the important part of giving to charity is that a worthwhile cause is supported, not that my name gets publicity about the 20p I've donated.

I always decline and don't feel one iota of guilt. I give regularly to my chosen charities and won't be guilt tripped. One advantage of getting older I suppose.

It's annoying constantly being asked.

Absolutely. You're made to feel mean if you say no, and I think the shops rely on that to guilt-trip you into agreeing.

If I buy something and I'm asked to round up the payment, I say "I'd rather not, because it isn't my money. I'm buying this for someone else."

All the questions and button pressing drives me mad. I just want to buy my milk and get out.
i donate generously to charities of my choosing out of household budget not my grocery budget .

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And I will choose my own charities to donate to thanks, not the ones where only 2p in the pound goes to the actual cause!

Yes, I am sick of companies doing this, especially supermarkets.

Oh I just had this today, in Uniqlo - it popped up on the self service screen. I was particularly irritated by the choice of options increasing from I think £1 down to £5, with the ‘not now’ option tucked at the bottom of the screen just below the £5. Not only in a darker colour so hard to make out if your eyes aren’t sharp, but also placed so that those of us with fat / clumsy fingers are at risk of hitting the £5 by mistake!

I'm not sure where anyone is getting the idea that it is any kind of tax break for the company. It isn't. I work at a retailer. We do round up at the tills from time to time. Every penny goes to the charity and they make HUGE amounts from it so I do it every single time I'm asked, because I know how much that money means to the charities it goes to. If you don't want to donate, just say (or press) no. It's not hard.

I say no, I don't care what people (or a machine!) think of me. I have my selected charities that I donate to via GAYE and I am a member of a few other charities like my local wildlife trust.

I also might not like the retailer's chosen charity anyway. Not all charities are good causes for all people.

It’s even worse when they ask you at the till and you say no. I do donate to charities so I’m not donating more at the till. Still makes me feel ashamed when I say no.

at coop you have to press how your service was at the manned checkout,
i wonder what the check out operator would do if you put the angry face

YANBU. Superdrug are particularly bad for this.

I donate to charities of my choosing.
This grinds my gears. Holland and Barrett, Superdrug, I’m looking at you.
I don’t want to donate, I don’t want countless emails, I just want to buy my items and go,

The one that ticks me off is companies and chuggers unwilling to take a small cash donation and wanting me to set up a direct debit by giving me their bank details. Like Im going to give away such sensitive information to some random who stops me in the street or knocks at my door. Yeah, right!

I always say NO loudly with the biggest smile. I already do 12 charities a month on standing order !

Never give anything to so called charity. They are businesses and in a lot of cases criminal enterprises.