Chugger on my doorstep

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I live rurally in the middle of a golf course and I've just had knock at my door. Thinking it was probably a delivery for a neighbour I opened it to a Great Ormond Street chugger on my doorstep. Is this a thing now or have I just been lucky to escape them so far? When I asked what he wanted he said "a cup of tea would be nice". I shut the door in his face .

What?!! It's bad enough that they stand in front of you on street without coming to your door too. Thankfully haven't experienced this.
I did encounter a persistent chugger in the street once who kept moving into my path and as I rushed past yelled at me 'Don't you like animals woman?' I yelled back 'only to eat' and didn't hear his response.

One of the worst things about living in central London is how often people knock on the door to ask for money.

We get them knocking on the door, from time to time and I always say that I don't give my details to callers. I had one last year, who came when I was cooking dinner; thinking it was a delivery, I answered.

I said, 'Sorry, no, I'm in the middle of cooking," and tried to close the door. He put his hand on the door and said something like, "But this is vital."

I shouted, "Get off my path and don't come back!"

I had this, I was just about holding it together not long after my baby boy had died shortly after birth. I think I literally said "I'm planning my baby's funeral..." He had the good grace to look ashamed.

You have been lucky to avoid them so far. I seem to be living in the epicentre of where the chuggers/utility & internet providers/Jehovah's Witnesses converge. it drives me nuts.

I was in the middle of a massive family situation and I got a children’s charity hammering at my door. After completely refusing several time to accept my polite refusal I shouted ‘I don’t like children'

i was worrying for the next few hours the police were going to turn up at my door

Charity collectors rarely call at ours but the local Jehovahs Witness posts letters through doors now.

I had a GOSH chugger this week, but to be fair he was very polite. I told him I was about to eat my tea and he said he'd come back in an hour - and he did.

what did annoy me was that in the hour I'd looked at what they were collecting for and decided that I'd give a fiver a month. When he came back I said that straight away and he said 'sorry, can only do £10 a month at the door, and showed me on his iPad that he was telling the truth! Not exactly a good way to get any money off me.

I had a GOSH one the other day, I just looked at her and said I don’t give money at the door thank you and she smiled and said okay have a nice evening. Can’t stand chuggers. Amnesty ones once laughed at me tripping and having a bad fall right near them in a town centre and then started their chugging pitch. Tossers.

We used to get Jehovah’s Witness people. I told them I was Buddhist and they looked horrified and stopped coming. I suspect catholic would work as well.

I would almost vote on this single issue! Have absolutely no issue handing over cash as a one off but find pressure to sign up to a direct debit on the spot absolutely outrageous as a business model (I have a few carefully selected DDs and have much respect for the charity sector in general I just don’t like this footpath pressure for a financial commitment!). I only fell for it once when I was a poor student and it was £10 a month I definitely couldn’t afford!

I just firmly say I'm not interested (if I even answer the door) and close the door.

I got one guy once who wanted to fix something on my roof, and I said, no, it's fine. So he had another go, saying that he could tarmac my drive. I just said, I would love to, but I haven't got the money. He slunk off!!

Chuggers aren't interested in donations, they only want to sign you up for a direct debit. I always interrupt their set speech with 'there's no way I will hand over my bank details to a complete stranger and cold caller'.

I had someone say that they weren’t asking for personal details, just account number and sort code. I was so bemused that I laughed and asked how on Earth she considered them not personal? She had a real strop and said that banks send them through the post so I should be happy to pass them to her, and I pointed out that they were sent in a sealed envelope and I really wasn’t going to give them to a random stranger, no matter how good the cause. She tried to argue which only made me more convinced to never donate to that charity again.

I had one the other day
Was laid on the sofa,massive headache and was waiting for the painkillers to kick in
Knock at the door-some bloke telling me about a local charity
I told him I already support them-i buy a lot from the shops and donate back 3/4 times a year
He asked for my bank details,I refused and he was polite but pissed off with me
He said he'd come back at a later date when' my husband is about' (good luck with that mate-dp is tighter than a ducks arse) but so far nothing
Still pissed off-it's like they want their pound of flesh and a bit more
Shame really as I now refuse to shop at his charity and will donate to another one

I had Jehovah's Witnesses turn up once. But their timing was rubbish, I had Covid & the moment I told them they stepped back, threw a card in my direction & ran.

I used to have a direct debit to the National Deaf Children. I packed it in 2 years ago, as they kept phoning, emailing and texting, to ask for an increase and one off specials.

I emailed to complain, explaining that I didn't want two emails, a text and a phone call in a single day, when I'd explained that I was struggling with my bills. I got a call and he went into a spiel about how important it was that I gave more, I told him to remove my contact details and I called the bank to cancel the DD.

The next day, I got emails and a phone call. I sent one final, long email, explains exactly why I had cancelled, then marked them as Spam. I told matey on the phone that I had told them explicitly not to call and any more and I would report them.

I now only give to bucket an tin collectors and go to charity shops.

I have actually emailed VSOS as they have now knocked on my door 3 x today! Keep getting the ring notifications to late to tell them to do one

I just say "no thank you" and close the door.

If they approach me in the street I say "no thank you" and keep walking.

I thought that a 'chugger' was someone being sick! I was imagining a drink man throwing up over your doorstep.

VSOS came back to me after i emailed saying knocking on my door 3 times in a day is ridiculous, apparently the companies they employ to door knock will try 3 times through the day in the hope you will eventually be in or available. So chugger are not directly employed by the charity but a 3rd party who is obviously making money out of this.

I had a Save the Children one jam the front door with his foot once. I screamed at him I was calling the police. I called the charity who apologised but still. Fucking entitled prick. Any charity that tries these tactics, I stop supporting and tell them why.

We get them regularly. I find it very intrusive as I work from home. I ignore the door, but they often keep coming back.

Charity workers have always knocked on doors. How rude you are to shut the door like that. I just say sorry not today if I can’t help.

Never heard the word chugger. Chugging a pint is the only context I’ve heard .