To be annoyed at the chugger who shouted excuse me redhead!

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I always say no thank you to chuggers, as when I donate to charity I do it myself, never when I am approached.

Anyway one today shouted 'excuse me redhead' which I thought was very rude!

AIBU to think this was rude and get annoyed? I hate being called a redhead.

I still politely said no thank you and walked off, but inside I wanted to say 'did you mean to be so rude'

Dido I don't think you are on your high horse either.

blogs.redcross.org.uk/fundraising-and-events/2010/08/guest-post-in-defence-of-chuggers/ Just thought this might change some opinions.

Any charities that use chuggers, I absolutely refuse to donate to them AT ALL ... and I mean all those begging letters, free ballpoints/Christimas cards etc. etc. that chugger using charities keep sending to me.

Another thing I hate - I do make a monthly direct debit or whatever it's called to a couple of charities, but the moment they start phoning me up suggesting I should up the amount, they're dumped forever! How bloody DARE they! If I could afford more, I would but I can't. I follow up my copy of the letter to the bank cancelling the DD with a letter telling them they've got a bloody cheek and have lost me forever as a donor.

Plenty more charities - may I plug Medecin Sans Frontieres, who NEVER write requesting upping a DD.

oldgrandmama There is a great deal of difference in fundraising terms between face to face fundraising and mailings. A charity may use one or the otehr method. Or both. Or niether. But they are not sent by "chugger using charities". That's a sweeping and incorrect generalisation.

You may not like any of them -although how would people ever find out about charities and be able to make their choices if charities never publicised their work?

Whoops sorry blogs.redcross.org.uk/fundraising-and-events/2010/08/guest-post-in-defence-of-chuggers/

I'm surprised "chugging" is legal tbh.
I'm sure that a few years back there was some legal kerfuffle about collections which meant that now collectors don't rattle their tins at you.
Was I dreaming? Did I imagine that?
A walk down my local high street involves running a gauntlet of these chiggers. It completely puts me off shopping in the town.

Not sure what I would think if somebody shouted "Excuse me blondie" to me.

Nope. You're right.

Rattling tins is illegal now.

Thanks ninjabunny for clarifying.

Seems odd that "chugging" has escaped the scrawny, slightly confused arm of the law.

Seems odd that "chugging" has escaped the scrawny, slightly confused arm of the law.

Mad, isn't it?

A well meaning volunteer with a rattley tin happily accepting your change/whatever you can spare vs some berk in an orange raincoat calling you grumpy, asking you for your week's wages money and then chasing you down the street shouting abuse when you say no.

YANBU- I had a rude chugger jump in my path in town on Friday put his hand up to my face and shout 'STOP!' at me. He's lucky I didn't give him a mouthful. 30 seconds later his female compadre further down the street said, 'hey, I bet if you stop and speak to me I can cheer that face up'

We had a doorstep chugger on Monday. Do they have a special name?

She certainly was special. She was collecting for the NSPCC and when I answered the door with my almost three year old she immediately started telling me about sexual abuse and the way it affects children. Wasn't I glad it wasn't my daughter. I asked her if she thought it was appropriate to talk about in front of such a young child, and she told me it was her job and I had to listen to her.

I reported her immediately to the NSPCC. There were many ways to approach the subject and a lengthy description of abuse was not a great tactic given the audience.

I am paid by a charity to do medical research into a couple of very common and devastating conditions. And I can't stand chuggers. Do I retain the moral high ground?

I politely say "no thank you" - if they continue to harass me after that I'll tell them to "fuck off".

I don't care about the alleged "good work" they think they're raising funds for, I already donate, as & when, to charities I support and won't stop supporting them to switch to another.

Given that people with collecting pots aren't allowed to shake them at people as it's "too aggressive", I don't think these arseholes should be allowed to try & talk to you after the initial "No thank you"....

They have taken to lining the small high street in my village every few weeks. They arrive en masse, so more chuggers than shoppers, it's like running a gauntlet.

I got three takeaway coffees recently, opened the shop door and the third chugger in the space of 10 mins was waiting. I politely said no thanks, smiled and tried to get past. She looked very annoyed and shouted ENJOY YOUR COFFEE before letting me past. Seemed to be implying if I could afford coffees I should be helping Save The Children? I've donated to them from time to time but never again.