Dealing with chuggers at the front door

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I know the cost of living crisis is beginning to bite but it is annoying that charities are now sending people door to door to try and pressure people into direct debits so I have come up with a solution, tell them you already have one. They have no where to go and you aren’t being rude. How do you deal with them?

I tell them I don't give to charity, then shut the door.

That doesn’t stop them (I’ve tried it)

Just say I'm sorry I'm not interested, thank you goodbye, shut the door. No need to do anything else or feel guilty.

I just say "no thanks" while closing the door. Don't engage if they say anything else, don't feel pressure to continue the conversion or reopen the door. Unless they say something rude or derogatory, then I fling the door open wide and say "what the fuck did you say?"

I tell them that prostitution is a more honest profession than chugging.

I also ask them how much of the Money is going to the charity and how much to them and the company they work for,

I say "no thank you" and shut the door. If that's perceived as rude I honestly don't care.

Ring doorbell and then don't answer when you see its charity muggers

'No thanks.' Shuts door.

I used to be judgemental of those who claimed to never answer the door but after a couple of bloody chuggers I'm with them.

I tell them upfront that I never commit to anything on the doorstep on principle. Then I say goodbye and close the door.

Polite, but I make it clear that there is no fucking way I am going to be pressured.

I just shut the door saying no thanks

I have the sign from this page on my door:

www.moneysavingexpert.com/mobiles/no-more-junk/

I used to get loads, since putting this up about 5 years ago I've only had 1 unsolicited knock on the door (my ones actually outdated to the one on there now, but still seems to work!)

Just say no.

Charities still need money to provide services and this kind of fundraising reaches a lot of people who don't engage otherwise.

OP - if you're not able to say no without feeling 'rude', you may want to work on your confidence and assertiveness.

It is okay to want to decide for yourself who to donate to, rather than being pressured on the doorstep. It's not rude to tell someone that you think doorstep pressure is an inappropriate way to fundraise.

See I've really cut back on giving to charities because I don't like how they behave and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.

It's absolutely not rude to say a firm but polite 'no, thank you'

Why would it be rude ?

Interesting the suggestion that a criminal offence could be committed if they persist or return.

Perhaps the law could make it an offence that if the charity does anything where you are asked to provide any personal details or enter into any commitment, they lose charitable status.

TBH I am annoyed that I answered as we have gates but I was expecting a delivery so pushed the buzzer. I guess I didn’t want to let them in just to tell them to just bog off. I will do from now on tho

It does state further down the page

"It may be a criminal offence for traders (not charities or religious groups) to ignore cold calling signs under the regulations on our sign."

So that bit doesn't actually apply to chuggers, but does still keep them away.

Although I don't think there's anything wrong with them requesting supporters sign up to a monthly comitment - it's the knocking on doors/approaching people on the street part I object to!

I tell them that whilst I'd love to help, I already donate as much as I can to my existing charitable causes, and financially we just aren't in a position to do anymore than that, but wish them the best of luck.

Never had an issue with them being rude, they usually thank me for my time and move on.

I want to say,,,, "My sort code is 364758 my account number is 383883843" just give a load of made up numbers how the fuck can they make you prove that is your account number or not?

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I NEVER open my front door unless I peek out the upstairs window first...

Chuggers, Jehovah's witnesses, Canvassers... Non merci, I open door to expected people and Postman/woman and deliveries.. No one else.

I still feel a bit bad because I was confronted by a chugger on my doorstep one jght who when I said I wasn't interested asked me "but don't your care about children dying?" I replied "Not really" and shut the door .

Obviously I do care but she wound me up. I wonder how many times she used that line with better results. Goodness knows what she thought of me!

No need to even say ''Bog off''...Just don't engage or open gates.
Easy.

‘I wouldn’t give money to any charity that utilises chuggers, cheers.’
’I don’t conduct financial transactions on my doorstep. Don’t call again.’