Charity collectors ringing doorbell after 8.15pm...Acceptable or not??

[Elderflower14]

I live with my Mum and got home today after 3 days away.
Doorbell rang at 8.15pm. We both went to the door. Asked who it was. He said he was collecting for GOSH...We said no thanks and it was too late to be ringing bells.
Mum is in her 80s. She would have been scared if that had been last night. Lots of my FB friends have grumbled too.
In context I think GOSH are a fab charity just not keen on people ringing the bell on a dark evening.

That would irritate me as well I think.

I had a Yodel guy turn up at 10.40pm last week. I was stunned. Id been feeling a bit under the weather so was in bed and asleep when he started knocking. He told me he still had several deliveries that night suspect he pissed a few people off.

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They aren't charity workers. They are employed by a company hired by the charity. They don't give a toss what charity it is they are collecting for. They earn thier money by signing up people the more they get the more they earn. The wages are minimum and commission based. They are pushed to use any means possible to get a signature. (Although companies deny this there is plenty of undercover footage to prove thier methods are bad)
Don't feel guilty.

Absolutely not, I hate cold callers anyway, and don't engage with them.

Unless I am expecting someone, I don't answer my door from 6.30pm until 8.30am.

I had some guy knock in the middle of the day trying to get me to set up a DD for blood cancer. No thanks- I am old enough to choose which charities I support and plenty are cancer related. Not that I need to justify myself to him.

Then the same guy two hours later. Do they seriously not keep a list of who they've bothered already?

I also get loads of junk mail including those "charity" clothes bags which turn up at least 3 times a week. Should I get one of those signs saying no junk mail or cold callers? Does anyone take any notice of those or would I be making myself look miserable for no reason?

Thanks Willow My DP says the same as you and thankfully now I can just shut the door over. So many times before that I was cornered then just cancelled the Direct Debit They rely on people not wanting to shut the door over on them after they have just gave you a speech about hungry children etc.

There's no way I'd give to someone calling house to house regardless, but doing it this late would have me complaining to the charity about hiring the sort of contractors who do this.

I agree 8.30 is too late.

We get a lot of charity bags through the door. Whenever we fill them with clothes the charity never collects them.

I cancelled my existing DD in support of a charity after one knocked on our door after 8pm and woke my kids up.

I emailed the charity and told them why. Then asked them WTF I was being door stepped when I already supported them. Never got a reply.

I had this with Water Aid, knocked the door at 9pm! I emailed to complain and was told they're allowed to knock until 9pm (which is ridiculous imo) but they did say they could remove me from the list of houses to knock at and I've had no trouble since so it's worth a grumbly email

what happens if you give them a load of random numbers when they ask for bank details and scribble Marge Simpson in kids handwriting instead of your signature.

GOSH aren't responding on Twitter.... 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔

I hate door knockers at any time but once its gone dark there is not a chance I'd answer.
Complete stranger knock on door - grrrr
Complete stranger disturbs tea / bath- Go Away !
Complete stranger wants my bank details FUCK RIGHT OFF .

For them that get the plastic bags shoved through the door , check the small print.
Very little of the money raised goes to the charitys ( something I learnt thanks to MN thread last week )
I checked the last one I got , they donate £75 per TON of stuff they collect.
It's much better to take it to a charity shop.

I never put clothes in those bags MOST are a scam. I was also annoyed at Air Ambulance at shops and dog and cat charities at various home improvement type exhibitions. They all only want you to sign DD, they don't have a collection box so you can't make a one off donation

I think door-to-door is too intrusive. I would never give at the door, and I would make a note not to support them in the future.

I used to work in the charity sector, and IME the very corporate aggressive charities are less focussed on the charitable objects than the less aggressive ones. There’s a balance to be struck culture wise, and door-to-door isn’t part of that.

I agree, I don’t think anyone should be knocking after 7pm unless they are an expected visitor.

I once had a knock at the door at 2am, I absolutely crapped it because I was home alone at the time. I always left the hallway light on downstairs to hopefully deter burglars (police officer friend advised it) so I’m assuming the person thought I was awake. It had snowed badly and they got their car stuck so I assume they were knocking to ask for my assistance, there’s no way I was going out there at 2am in the snow!

I don't think they should be allowed to door knock for donations at any time

This. Sadly they are exempt from the laws about cold calling. They shouldn't be.

I had a guy come to the door doing dds for ‘a children’s charity’. I explained I didn’t want to sign up to anything at the doorstep and it wasn’t a good time anyway as I had a newborn (a week or so old) crying - he then asked if I was married so he could come back when my husband was in looked at my ring finger and said ‘oh yes you are with a rock like that’.
I felt the implication was that I should be donating to charity if I could afford an engagement ring. He was really aggressive and rude. For the record it is not ‘a rock’ but a normal ring.
Just wish I could remember which charity it was - didn’t pay attention in my sleep deprived state. Really hate the doorstepping approach.

It is awful. I had one guy recently come by three times in one evening - I had quietly looked out the window (without being seen) and ignored the door each time, he just didn't give up. This was all up until about 9. I had two others on the same evening as well (one of them being GOSH actually) and I'm pregnant with awful pelvic girdle pain so getting up and down is not easy!

I was recently given the advice to just say I only give to charities directly as I don't want the contractors' commission to come out of my donation - apparently that is rather effective! I am going to say that next time for sure. (Or possibly lose my shit if they wake up my newborn :))