to vow never to collect for Christian Aid ever again.

[bogwobbit]

Nothing to do with the charity, which I think is an excellent one, but jeez people in this country are soooooooo miserable.
I can understand why people for various reasons can't or don't want to give to a specific charity and I can appreciate (especially after reading some other threads on this topic and by the way yes, all you people who complain about people daring to knock on your door collecting for charity, are unreasonable and imho quite selfish) that not everyone likes to be asked on their doorstep (very nicely in my case) if they would like to donate but why do people have to be so rude and smug and downright horrible about it. It's almost as though NOT giving to charity is some kind of positive personality trait. Funnily enough the nicest, most generous ones are the little old ladies who quite possibly can least afford it.

So after spending five hours of my time, trudging through the rain and the hail and the wind in freezing temperatures after a full day at work, never again!! Rant over but jeez, another nail in the coffin, for my faith in humanity :)

I don't mind admitting I had to google it!

actually I'd quite like a custard cream? creme? creme anglais?

Phew!

Charity chugging, cold calling and religious proselytising are not welcome on my doorstep (or my phone). So depending on the day I've had and how many other interruptions I've had, you may well get the cats bum face at my door as well

nice spelling q
but you missed an apostrophe, would you like to share a nice secular pink wafer

I want one for not even knowing what it means. I'll take a jammy dodger please.

In the shape of Jesus if poss.

I think I love you pickled
here, have poulay's, I haven't even nibbled it

transubstantiation of the jammy dodger

I am very careful about the charities I give to, and I would not choose to support Christian Aid. Partly because I am an atheist and partly because I think that their aid work in Africa is misguided at best.

I also do not like being disturbed at home.

ninah That depends - are you otherwise selling something?

Actually as a result of my poor quality iPad typing, I think I shall give myself a and should probably now lay off the

Well Hopefully - that's all well and good. So long as you can live with yourself contributing to the Fall. Of. Society.

IAmBooyhoo - sometimes rudeness is not necessarily in the words but in the way they're delivered so please don't tell me I'm imagining rudeness just because someone didn't shout "fuck off" or threaten to thump me. And until you've got the gift of mind reading please don't think you have a clue as to what my reasons for doing the CA collection were.

Your comment i think it was down to her sense of entitlement and assumption that simply because she was acting on behalf of a charity that people should be falling over themselves to give their time and money to her. like she's some effing saint. is not only offensive but the biggest load of codswallop I've heard in a long time.
I don't see how I was rude. Angry possibly, but not rude. Lots of people are miserable it's a fact. And yes, in my opinion, some people are selfish. It's an opinion - get over it. Being rude is telling someone to get lost or slamming a door in their face or some of the comments that you've made.
LRDtheFeministDragon - read the thread! I did not portray everyone else as meanies and myself as a saint. Nor did I assume to know what their finances and circumstances were. Get your facts right. I also object to your assumption that I demonstrably have the time and money to spend it knocking on doors. I don't - although I'm certainly not going to try to justify my circumstances on here.
Anyway, I'm off to bed now - it's been a long and not very nice day and I'm afraid the majority of mumsnetters who posted on this thread have done nothing to restore my faith in humanity but hey ho I suppose that's what you expect when you ask if you're being unreasonable :)

Can I have a jammy dodger too? Shaped like the 3 wise men preferably!

Nor did I assume to know what their finances and circumstances were. I'm sorry, but you did. You specifically referred to an allegedly well paid colleague with a child who refused to sponser you. Despite you apparently putting him in such an awkward position that he had to make a lame joke about it from the sounds of things

I can't remember who mentioned it up thread but, seriously, OP I do wonder about your perception of events and whether this has contributed to the whole issue?

Why do you think their work is "misguided" Hopefully?

May I have a biscuit too

Maybe selling holy snacks is the way forward.

Pickled - you could be on to something. I'm much more likely to react positively to a charity biscuit seller. Whatever time of the day I'm approached!

Right, I'll volunteer next year and offer biscuits at each house :o

trestle - just lay a path of kitkats and I'll come to you !

That saves any uncharitable misunderstandings and me slamming the door in your face!!

My Church stopped doorstep collections when the new Vicar came a few years ago, because he doesn't agree with disturbing people in their own homes. Instead we organise events that raise money for the charity, ie auction of promises, meal, quiz night, barn dance. People always seem more than happy to pay for a ticket for these events, all proceeds to CA, of course! I assume that is because, unlike door to door collections, they choose to be there, and feel they are getting something for their money!

all you people who complain about people daring to knock on your door collecting for charity, are unreasonable and imho quite selfish

Really? Unreasonable & selfish because I don't want to be pestered in my own home to give money to various charities? Wow!

I am never rude when people knock, but I never give, because if I want to give to charity I do so in my own time when I am ready. No because a door knocker thinks I should. To be fair, you just can't get away from it these days. We get several phone calls a week from people wanting donations, I am fed up with it.

When someone knocks on my door it means a painfull walk. When I get there I am not happy to see someone collecting for charity. I don't have the money to spare, I used to do voluntry work for a couple oof charities when I could.

I remember one charity worker and when I went to the door the conversation was something like this

Have you heard of X Y Z charity
yes, my mum has cancer (before I could say which charity was offering support she interupted with)
Oh well that's good isn't it?

I shut the door on her - she probably has no idea why I was so rude.