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

It does it on the tills at the pub I work at - I cancel it off before asking people to pay. It’s a pain in the backside and gets confusing especially for elderly people

I say no every time, I give to charities of my choice when I choose to.

I've tended towards the view that the important part of giving to charity is that a worthwhile cause is supported, not that a massive shop gets publicity and good PR for passing on the 20ps that others have donated.

The houses aren't fully funded from the donations at the tills, McDonald's also donate from their profits.

Why do you think people's lives are so empty that they have nothing better to occupy their minds than observing and judging whether the people in front of them in the checkout line decided for or against spending an extra 20p?

And even in the million to one chance that they were tutting, why would the alleged judgement of people you don't know from Adam bother you in the slightest?

'Feeling really guilty' is a Them problem that they should address.

People who hand over money when they can barely afford to feed themselves need to give their heads a wobble. Nobody is forcing them to do anything. Common sense is a useful trait to muster up.

I hate it. It sours the transaction

Me too! A friend stayed in one when her child was really sick and I know how valuable having that facility is for families so this is one I always say yes to.

I totally understand your point OP, but I suppose this is just the modern equivalent of having a collection box next to the till, where you'd drop in some of your change. It's just a bit more in your face as no one would ever have asked you to put the money in the box, you'd just see it and drop in some coins if you were in the mood.

Usually when this comes up the staff seem to automatically press no themselves, if not I don’t feel bad pressing no but I’ve never had someone actually ask me, they have just let me read it myself.

I tell them to do one, although politely. I donate a lot, and buy from charity shops quite often anyway, so I can do without their manipulative scrounging.

It’s embarrassing because there’s usually someone standing in the queue behind you,observing and judging you. There have been periods of my life where I was counting every penny to get by. During a cost of living crisis there will be many in that situation. To put people in that awkward position is actually quite cruel.
Just to be clear; I currently donate monthly to 3 charities and I’d happily give more when I can. It’s the method employed by these retailers which I find objectionable.

I find it annoying and no I don’t donate.
I will donate as and when I see fit.
The charities I want to donate to, I research first.
It must be a pain for the cashier having to repeat themselves endlessly, I feel sorry for them.

It doesn’t cost virtually nothing if you visit several shops and go frequently. It actually adds up. People often don’t like to click no as they feel really guilty so it’s a bit of a charity mugging, rather than a willing donation in many cases. I once went through the finances of a struggling relative - 3 charity direct debits that they just couldn’t afford but had trouble saying no. Relative also gave to people wanting money on entering the supermarket. This is a person who couldn’t afford to eat properly!

Yeah that's us too here with McDonalds, their foundation is one of the few (like Barrattstown over here too) that I fully support & round up when the opportunity arises but the constant rounding up requests gets old very quickly @ThingsgetbetterwithalittlebitofRazzmatazz

God are you always thus vitriolic to strangers on Internet forums?

I totally agree and also every coffee place now has would you like to add a tip on the card machine.
Hate it
Also hate all the upselling at the till as well.
I'm very grumpy these days!

Oh the humanity! Just click “No”, how long does that take? 2 seconds out of your fucking pathetic life?

The whole point of this is that it costs virtually nothing to an individual, but to the charity it adds up to a windfall. And lots of companies offer to do the same (except round the pennies down) with your pay cheque. Same principle.

I always say no. I will choose which charities I donate to thanks. Shopping is expensive enough already and work also hits me every month for charity and food bank.

Exactly

The tipping culture in the US is utterly out of control. Unrelated to this whole thread but they simply need to pay their staff a living wage.

Yeah, think it was whs, who started this shite

So in the U.K. McDonalds serves about 4 million people every day. Their charity is the Ronald McDonald Houses at hospitals - an amazing resource if you ever have a child in hospital long term.

If everyone donated just 1p that’s £40,000 per day. Over 364 days that’s £14.56m per year. That’s STILL not enough to cover running costs.

I am all for it so long as people know where the money is going and how it will be used. Random amounts to random charities - no thanks!!!!!

You don't have to do it every time. Sometimes it's only 25p. I always donate at McDonald's as they have their own Ronald McDonald house which accommodation for families with children in hospital long term.

I stayed in 1 of those accomotios when my own cousin was fighting for his life. He sadly didn't pull through. But it makes so much difference to parents when family members can stay over to support them or just give them a much needed break.

I really resent it. I already pay monthly to 2 charities. I ALWAYS choose no and I don't feel bad about it. I think its cheeky.

I get asked if I'd like to buy a raffle ticket for 1.00 everytime I go into our local charity shop. Sometimes I say yes . Frequently I say no thank you, not today, but thank you for asking . If they judge me I don't give a toss.