To think that 9pm is too late for charity clipboard door to door folk?

[Girlwiththearabstrap]

Just had a knock at the door from a British Heart Foundation worker trying to do the whole direct debit sign up thing. DD1 is already in bed and I was feeding DD2. I would have just left it but our upstairs neighbour is terminally ill and her daughter visits regularly so I answered in case there was something wrong.

Anyway. I was polite in telling the guy to go away. But WIBU to tell him that 9pm is too late to be visiting houses to try and get people to sign up for charity things? Or am I just old and grumpy?

Gojira... she barged into your house for the toilet?? thats really bad!!!!
Yanbu op i was asleep early for once a few weeks ago and my door was banged so loud i flew out of bed in a panic was not best pleased when i saw who it was!x

It's when they knock in the dark that pisses me off

Have a plastic collection bottle ready that always sits by the front door. If anyone from the god squad or charity clipboard wankers dares to darken my doorstep, I cheerfully ask them to donate to Satan’s Army. So far, everyone seemed unwilling and left sharpish.

I do a lot of political canvassing and we always always stop by 8.30pm. 9pm would be way way too late.

I've sent a FB message saying I found it intrusive and too late. If it happens again I'll ask for the complaints card. I also feel like sticking an angry note in the communal hallway saying "what moron buzzed in the cold caller?!!!???!?!". If he'd not been let in in the first place there'd have been no 9pm door knocking!

I had one hammering on my door last week at 8.15. That was bloody rude. I’ve got young children and he was lucky he didn’t wake them up.

Companies really need to stop sending people at that time.

It’s a miserable job with a high turn around

YANBU

Few weeks ago I got a knock, not that late though, and I am fed up of these people so pointed to the sign on my door, clearly stating no companies, religious groups etc (I had never done this before but fed up of them) and he done a tut at me.

So much for his obviously fake sphill
Wrong move sunshine .

It's not the actual charity that send people out at this time. It's companies that these charities use. My daughter worked for one of these companies and her hours were 3.30 to 9.Apparently this is the best time as people are home from work.
She wasn't happy at knocking after 8.

They aren't meant to access a property with multiple entrances and knock door to door, once they have spoken to the person who has buzzed them in they need to return to the main door to start the process again. Most agencies avoid these properties because of this. This is a valid complaint and the charity should take it seriously. Please make a note of the description of the fundraiser for the investigation.

With regards to the no cold calling sign fundraisers should not knock on these doors either. If they don't see it and it's pointed out to them they should apologise and end the conversation.

I believe that both these situations are covered within the face to face fundraising rulebook.

Disgusting I'd be registering a complaint - a 9pm knock on my door would have me palpitating

We moved recently and have not had one. If i opened the door to one i just shut it again in our old house.
I hate chuggers with a passion.

YANBU. Of course it's too late. I would not have answered the door tbh.

Unless I’m expecting someone I no longer answer the door after 6pm. Too many charities, political canvassers, and people asking for change because their cars been nicked / they’ve been mugged / kicked out by their boyfriend etc etc (none of whom, oddly enough, seem to want to go to the actual police station that’s 200 yards down the road).

Afraid it’s a blanket policy of mine now! It didn’t use to be but I’ve become thoroughly fed up of my evenings being disturbed unnecessarily now.

9pm is the latest legally they are able to, it's illegal to collect after 9pm, don't wait, complain straight away

www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/code/public-collections

www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/complaints/make-complaint

Charities abuse their legal obligations by using the lack of official complaints as an indication that the system of regulation is currently okay. Only by complaining will you prevent it happening, and prevent the large number of vulnerable people who subscribe after door to door fundraising from being caught.

Yanbu. I've got a sign that says "newborn baby sleeping, please don't knock" that is permanently on my door, only take it off if I'm expecting a parcel. I have 2 DC, both now at school. I haven't been disturbed for as long as I can remember.

Yanbu

I think there is never an appropriate time for this. Chuggers at the doorstep interfers with the quiet enjoyment of one's own home.

If I wish to donate to a charity, I look up how to online, and gift aid my donation. I do so regularly for various causes.

As a matter of principle, I would never give to a chugger, as:
A) I am morally opposed to chugging, considering the aggressive tactics that are often used.
B) any donation made via a chugger will be subject to a large commission, to pay both the chugger, and often a third party profit making company.

Ask "Are you a volunteer or do you get paid?" and watch them squirm. I always do that and when they umm and aah and can't think what to say I say no thank you and close the door (or walk away).

Ask "Are you a volunteer or do you get paid?" and watch them squirm. I always do that and when they umm and aah and can't think what to say I say no thank you and close the door (or walk away).

Do you enjoy making underpaid poor students feel uncomfortable?

I have a sign and I haven’t got a cold call from a charity in years. I have had cold calls from Johovah Witnesses and those young lads who claim to be ex convicts and sell cleaning products.

I think you should complain about it to the charity. 9 is way too late.

I never answer the door after 6 unless I'm expecting someone.
During the day I can see anyone coming into the drive from my study window. If they look like a collector/seller then I don't answer the door. I couldn't care less if they can see me or not. It's to me if I chose to answer the door

Way too late! Some fucker rang my doorbell at 8.45pm this evening after I had just got my angry toddler to sleep. The dog went ballistic and woke him up...chugger of course. I was home alone so wouldn’t answer the door anyway. Unless it was pizza.

Do you enjoy making underpaid poor students feel uncomfortable?

I can't imagine why an employee would be uncomfortable making a statement that is almost certainly legally required (if a solicitation statement is required depends on exactly how they're getting paid of course, but it seems unlikely that your "poor student" doing the job would not be covered since they'd be happy supporting the charity and pleased to talk about their involvement.)

If they are uncomfortable, then it shows that their employer has no morals at all, if it's not even warned the employees of their legal obligations, so when you discover it, warning the employee and making a complaint is a good approach.

Anyone active and personable enough to be a door to door chugger has many opportunities for jobs, facillitating extracting money from vulnerable people doesn't need our sympathy.

Any time is too late, cheeky fuckers.