To not want to be asked for charity donations every time I pay for something in a shop?

[pennyHD]

It’s happening everywhere; even at a self serve check out we’re asked if we want to ‘round up’ for charity.

Every single charity shop I go in now does it at the till. I’m always polite and say no, not today when they ask for more money, but a man who works in one of the shops I go in takes a no very personally and starts slamming the till around and shoves my receipt in my hand whilst glaring at me. He once shouted at me for not wanting to ‘help people’ when I said no.

I give a lot to charity but I want to donate when and how I choose to, and not be put on the spot.

And as for shops like Tesco asking for charity donations, they can fuck right off and donate out of their hefty profits.

I was out with my Mum not so long ago and a man from Guide Dogs for the Blind was really pushing for her to set up a DD. She said no thank you more than once and he followed her as she was walking away explaining about the DD.

I know it’s hard for charities, I know they have to push a little sometimes, but some do seem overly ‘enthusiastic’ when trying to get money.

I did cancel my direct debit, but that was because of the endless hassling phone calls trying to get me to increase it. In faairness I gave them a couple off warnings about what would happen if they called again, but they were ignored

Is this "writing to say they're increasing it themselves" new, do you know?
I hadn't heard of it back then, but maybe it was different charities ...

Me too.