Would you like to round up to £1? No I fucking wouldnt.

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I cant be the only one who is getting increasingly pissed off at being asked to donate 20p everytine I pay for something?

The recent one in a charity shop was being asked to round up to the nearest pound AND then being asked to donate 25p. In fact, it wasnt even asked, it was "shall I round it up?" and "press green to say yes".

I always end up feeling really tight but apart from the fact that it would cost a fortune if I gave a donation every time I was asked, I really resent that businesses get tax relief for this whilst also bragging that they donated £x to charity.

Sorry about the typos.

I've always chosen the no option since this started, so I do it on autopilot now and barely even notice it ask me. Although it does particularly grind my gears when asked if I want to donate, without specifying a cause. I tend to be vvery sceptical of a lot of charities.

When I used to pay cash at charity shops and something was £2.95, gave them £3 and asked them to keep the change.

I ordered meals at a touchscreen and the bill came to £19.05. Asked me to round it up to £20 or £25. No thank you

I wouldn't think a shop assistant would judge you anyway as most of them couldn't afford to give money away on their wages anyway so no need to feel tight. Don't need excuses. No is a complete sentence.

Most probably wouldn't; but I've encountered a fair few who seem to be personally very passionate about it - and look hurt if you decline.

I was in Savers (owned by Superdrug, as mentioned upthread) the other day and the assistant asked me loudly and very enthusiastically if I would like to give "to charity". He was very friendly but also overbearing, if that makes sense.

Of course, I asked which charity, and he told me Marie Curie, which, as far as I'm aware, isn't one of the objectionable ones, so I said Yes; but only because of the pressure I felt.

It was one of those 'just press green or red' on the card machine (which of course makes a mockery of the whole idea of contactless in the first place); but he leaned over and pressed green 'for me'. If I'd had a 'simple free choice' like some people on here are saying, I'd have pressed No.

I don't know if it IS personal enthusiasm on the assistants' part, or whether they get targets that they have to meet or otherwise be chastised? Maybe they've been specifically trained to do that, as 'not enough' people press green if they can choose freely and discreetly and don't feel pressured?

Either way, yes you can say NO; but the social pressure/shame is very evident. Look at threads where people go out for a meal and pay the bill as presented at the end without quibble, but are then shamed as 'tightwads' by dining companions if they don't add an extra 10% or whatever as a 'tip' to bump up the wages of people who may well earn the same that they do (except with no tradition or even allowance to accept tips themselves).

I was in the bar in Glasgow Airport yesterday on the way to Gran Canaria and when I paid by card the terminal display asked if I wanted to add a gratuity. £14.50 for a pint and a vodka and coke, so no I fucking wouldn't. I pressed X to dismiss it it every single time.

I couldn’t agree more and whichever company is asking gains kudos for ‘ their’ / actually ‘our’- charitable donations!!

I'm quite glad as I don't usually give and it's easy to do.

The people who set these things up really have no self-awareness whatsoever, do they?!

I guess they're deliberately hoping to snare foreigners coming the other way who are in holiday mood and/or don't know our customs and aren't familiar with the currency yet.

That’s illegal ! Can’t charge for tap water!

Not had that in New Zealand. My son used to work at a big box store when this started and he said no one cares. On the tipping thing we don't have tipping as a rule in NZ, but have had a couple of restaurants havevthe option. Not in my city though. One was where you use an iPad to order and I think it was probably an app made for overseas but the restaurant took a chance on keeping the option. No thanks, we pay full price here and staff get proper wages.

Another one that gets on my thrupenny bits is the glass or cup on the bar, at hotel functions like wedding receptions and anniversary parties, where it's card only and don't accept cash. Why and how are they expecting cash tips when they don't accept cash at the till in the first place, ffs? You can't have it both ways, you entitled pricks.

The bar staff aren't the ones who make it card only.

I volunteer in an Oxfam bookshop and the new tills automatically give the round-up option on the screen. I explain and direct customers to the 'Not today' option, though some choose to round up. But I try to make sure to emphasise that it's totally their choice.

Personally, I wish this round-up option wasn't an innate part of the till system now, it feels a bit cheeky to encourage an extra donation (even if it's only 1 or 2 p) when the customer is already supporting the charity by buying from us.

Is this even legal?

I have elderly relatives who would just price the closest option.

Very nice of you to help them.

Do you work in an Oxfam shop too? The exact same thing happened at my shop (an Oxfam bookshop.) New tills (we got them last year) and the till gives a round-up option on every purchase.

Um nope. Apart form being a bloody cheek, these companies then pass on the donation in a grand gesture, as it having come directly from them. It hasn't though, has it, it's come from the customers not the company shareholders. It's a con.

Re; Oxfam, I won't even shop in there, on account of their taking sides in the Israel Palestine war.

Also, me personally, I can afford to give to charities, (being more solvent now I'm older with no mortgage and no DC at home.) I just don't want to give to them. There's 170,000 charities in the UK alone. Are we meant to give to them all? Daft. They can all do one. I know most of the money collected doesn't go to the 'cause' itself.

I find pretending I'm on my phone, or just completely blanking them works wonders. I have a stellar resting bitch face. Bit like this.

Guilty as charged.

Some of our volunteers are still struggling with the new tills.

Where are we going to get change for their tips if they don't accept cash? I've seen this a few times, and the glass is as empty at the end of the night as if was at the beginning.

This is one of the very many ways that Tesco really annoys me. Awful place. Huge yet doesn't have half the stuff I want. Chaotic, noisy and long queues. After going through all that, then they want a charity donation! Grrr!

It's even more absurd, as they can set all the prices themselves.

Instead of pricing a book at 99p and then the faff and annoyance of asking the customer to round up to £1, just price it at £1!

If you're hoping for an extra 25p from each customer, Increase the prices by 25p - then you'll get it several times over from people buying several things - all without having to annoy or seriously threaten their goodwill!

Mind, even if they did do that, some bright spark would probably come along in a few months' time (or sooner) and then suggest adding/rounding up again on top of that...

This is what hugely irritates me as well.

Many thousands of charities wanting your support, and the vast majority of us can only support a few and want to choose them carefully... yet the shops and chuggers expect us to make that 'choice' based on the one that they present to us whilst we're busy trying to do our shopping.

If you're, say, 125,634th on the list of charity priorities that I would ever choose to support - or even if you're the 40th - with my limited funds, why on earth should all of those above you miss out, purely because they have the good grace not to accost me outside Sainsbury's?

When spending under a fiver in Poundland I was a bit shocked to be asked for 25p donation on the handset. I'd only gone in because I was starving and don't eat wheat so wanted some chocolate.

I have 0 shame in saying no, and 0 fucks about what anyone thinks of my decision to not donate. Also at work it's constant requests for sponsorships, money for retirees, and so much more. Years ago I paid a donation via salary for an OAP charity, my Grandad had recently passed away. But when I received high gloss brochures every 3 months, I stopped the donation. Print it on plain paper and give the saved money to said charity! So yep, I'm with you on this, donate in private, to whatever you want to and do not feel no way in saying no. There are also shops that now ask you if you were helped in store, were the staff helpful and friendly, would you return. Ffs, I just wanted a sodding headband!