to vow never to collect for Christian Aid ever again.

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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 :)

Just remembered someone calling at the door when I was about 10

My mum answere the door to

I'm collecting on behalve of national children's homes

Before she had chance to get any further my mum pushed me and my brother out the door, said 'here you are' and closed the door.

We get plenty of Islamic tin rattlers in my area.

sassh

I had a doorstep "Save the Children" collector a few years back.

I said no. At that moment in time, I had just had someone on the phone, had a crying child at my feet, I'd booked a holiday an hour earlier for the wrong year (don't ask) and couldn't get back in touch with the airline to correct my mistake, I was heavily pregnant, headachy, tired and the doorbell went.

After I said no the collector said huffily "you obviously don't care about children". LOL I chased him up my path and then quickly called my neighbours to make sure they said no too!

I don't get anyone at my door. Its the phone calls! I donated a bit of money by texts a few months ago to christian aid. Ever since then its been constant texts and phone calls. I would give the monthly amount if I could but I can't just now and being harassed won't change that. Got the number saved as DO NOT ANSWER Lost trust in this charity. Will donate to another in future.

Zombie thread

I only donate to secular charities.

RE: being asked at work. The problem is that often isn't the only time you've been asked that week. I had so many friends and family members doing runs, that in the end I had to be a stop to it and keep to the charities of my choice, and that was without work colleagues or strangers joining in.

It can be awkward, when someone is saying what's £2 to you? Well, it's never just £2.

Also had similar experiences from national charities of donating then being harassed. Had an appalling guilt-tripping phone call from Shelter after a donation. I wrote an email to head office and said if I got another phone call like that ever again I would withdraw my regular support and never donate again. Haven't had one since.

My grandad (in his 90s) donated to another national charity during a specific appeal and was inundated with not only letters and phone calls - but other charities. It was like they'd sold his details that he'd made a donation, so try him!

This kind of crap, as well as being harassed at the door puts people off big time. I despise the direct debit at the door ones. The police spend so much time educating people to never give their information away, and charities think it's appropriate to come and ask for your financial details to be given to a total stranger with no proof they're from the charity? I said to one I'd donate online instead and he got huffy, which made me doubt he cared about the charity at all.

I'm never rude (unless they are pushy and also rude) but I only ever give to charity collectors on the street who are known to me, will accept one off cash donations and do not try to sign you up for a direct debit.

Another bloody zombie thread.

I give to several charities on a regular basis. I do it quietly, I don't honk on about it. I was actually CHASED DOWN THE STREET by a chugger once, and that's one of the many reasons I'll never, ever give money to those people. They're paid quite well to legally harass passers-by.

The only time I'll cough up in the street is for the Poppy Appeal.

I don't mind the way Christian Aid collect. With envelopes through the door, if I have some spare money they can have it. Only a couple of pounds, but I'm happy to give it. What I object to is anyone wanting my bank details. I really don't know how much is going to go into my bank every month, so I don't want the worry of adding to the money going out.

I was in the UK over Christmas for the first time in a while, and I was amazed by how many of the adverts on TV were for charities. There were often two or three in the same commercial break.

No way would I be polite to someone bothering me at home. If I can get on the "don't call at in future" list, so much the better. And chuggers can fuck off too, although I've nothing against the people who just stand with their tins, and might occasionally chuck them some money. In general, though, I spend my charity budget on lottery tickets.

Why do we have to opt out of weird people knocking us up when we're in bed or in the bath with a sign saying "No charities/ beggars/ hawkers/whatever"? Shouldn't the system be that you don't go knocking on a strange door unless you see a sign saying "Random callers welcome"?

I don't think Christian Aid should be calling at people's home. The charity needs to rethink it and find other ways of collecting money without having to knock on people's doors. It is intrusive - there's no 2 ways about it.

I cannot afford to be signed up to donate each month (used to donate to 3 charities) and people who come to my door wouldn't annoy me if, after I have told them I don't have enough money, didn't keep trying to insist that I do!

I always give my spare change to zombies rattling tins

I am bever rude to collectors, be they door, street or phone. I pretend I'm from a foreign country and babble incoherently. It works.

Am I reading your post correctly TiggyD that you were knocked up in the bath by a hawker?

Why don't you find a different way to fundraise for them then?

Surely no one gives much to you anyway?

I'm very wary of them, because we've had fake ones in the past.

I find it highly intrusive when collectors knock on the door. And i tell them so. There are many ways to donate should I want to, so I don't need pestering. Chuggers on the street have made me more intolerant of doorstep knockers.

I have cut way back on charitable giving. I have two causes I like to donate to and volunteer for because I know that my money (and time) will be put to good use. Otherwise, no - no chuggers, no doorsteppers, no work buckets, no crowdfunders or justgivings, no charity records. There were two household name charities I donated to regularly a few years ago and they harassed me several times a week for more money, really turning on the emotional blackmail. One woman told me she was ashamed of me for not giving more! I'm very cautious now. And it's a rule of the household that we do not hand over money or personal details to anyone who just appears at the front door.