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

[DavAtTheCampaignForMoreBankHolidays]

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.

I used to do it, but now I don't. Because it's everywhere. I tend to give cash to the homeless. Some will say that's just fuelling their drug problem, but they often talk to me about finding hostels and I know how much that costs. I give them what they need for the hostel. What they do with it is up to them. It also makes me feel better for not endlessly 'rounding up' at the till.

Same. As if life isn't expensive enough these days

Just don’t then. 🤷‍♀️

I don’t like it and I don’t like giving money to a charity that I don’t know much about because I might not agree with them.

I prefer to give to a charity of my own choosing. I just smile and say no thank you.

I don’t usually, and I actually stopped my rounded up interest on savings automatically going to the building society’s chosen charities when I found out one was for homeless trans people. All homeless people should be housed safely but specifically the special people only, sorry no.

it is annoying in a charity shop,
i dont mind 1p to round up
but i do mind 50 p

I’m the complete opposite.
I absolutely love this idea.

You do not have to do it and don’t have the pressure of someone collecting with a tin.

For many people 12p isn’t much but they might be ashamed putting so little in a tin.
But if 100 people donated that 12p then it definitely adds up.

I think it’s a great idea.

Please dont. All the homeless charities advise against giving money and they know what they are talking about.

I don't mind doing it in McDonald's. There's the option of rounding up to the nearest 10p, 50p or pound.
I've heard good things about the Ronald McDonald hospital flats.

I’ve never had to say yes or no to a person though.

If it’s a manned till then they’ll often just tell me and say to press green if I want to donate.

Most of the time they don’t even tell you what charity they want you to donate to. I wouldn’t mind so much if each company that asked for donations was clear about what charity they are supporting, why they have chosen it and what the company itself was doing to support it other than badgering customers for money.

I didn't know that! But I've seen a few shop assistants select "No" on my behalf before handing me the card reader. Maybe they disapprove of the whole thing.

What annoys me too, is when I pay fairly steep admission costs to a heritage site such as the Tower of London. I'm then asked if I'd like to make a suggested donation to pay towards the maintenance of the site. Caught on the spot, I agreed once, and then thought, "hang on, where is all the money from the sale of tickets going? Haven't I already contributed to the site maintenance?"

I always say no thanks (or press the decline on chip&pin). Charity begins at home and that is mine in these difficult days.

I am a paid sales assistant in a charity shop and a company wide email has been sent out saying we must ask every customer to round up after every transaction- I don’t want to do it because it feels like begging but I don’t know if it would compromise my job if I refuse. Does anyone know of my employer can fire me for refusing to ask ?

I must admit that this hasn't happened to me very much,but it did remind me of an incident in a charity shop that happened last winter. I picked up a cardigan that was priced at £4. I handed the lady serving a 5 pound note. She then said 'Oh we've got a half price sale on today,so that's 2 pounds. I replied 'I've got 2 pounds in change,saves me breaking into a fiver'. I gave her the 2 pounds,which she put in the till. I waited for her to hand my 5 pound note back. She looked at me a bit puzzled and said 'Was there something else?' I said 'Yes,my 5 pounds'. She laughed looking a bit embarrassed and handed it to me. As I walked away from the till towards the door,I distinctly heard the other woman behind the till mutter to her 'Nice try!'. 😱

Annoys me too.
It’s asked in a way that you will be judged if you say no. I always press no, I’d rather donate to charity when I know where it’s going and not “a charity donation”

I understand it might be irritating but consider the lost income to charities with the cashless economy. No one has spare change to pop in a jar nowadays and this seems a reasonable alternative, it adds maybe a second or two onto a transaction which feels like a minor inconvenience really.

@AtlanticStar

please do not donate cash to “homeless” beggars, quite a few are actually trafficked by gangs, others spend it on alcohol and drugs. Give donations to local projects who provide hotels, hot food or sandwiches etc eg many churches do this

Agree with all of this

Being asked every single time you make a purchase or walk down busy areas in town for 'a donation' is exasperating, not 'charitable' if you feel pressured and bullied, and it adds up quickly.

YANBU @DavAtTheCampaignForMoreBankHolidays - I hate being asked as I donate to charities close to my heart rather than those chosen by companies. It really rips my knitting when flying back from somewhere and you get asked to donate to Jet 2s chosen charity - why don’t you donate a % of your profits instead?

Between this and everyone and their auntie asking for sponsorship for running/walking/fasting/watching TV or whatever, it’s like another tax! Don’t even get me started on Middle Aged men who want you to sponsor them to do something they’ve always fancied doing. Hey youdontseehow, fancy sponsoring me to do a trek to Machu Picchu? I’ve actually been asked to do this last year!

This

Even worse, paying for petrol and being asked on the card machine of id like to tip... no I don't want to tip at the petrol station...

To be fair to tesco and their food bank lists, they weigh all the food collected and give a monetary amount to the food banks related to the amount donated as well as give all their fresh food going out of date. They do more than most realise.

Also always round up with mcdonalds having had friends use their accommodation. Other places I happily tick no without guilt. I wonder if staff genuinely judge as much as some on this thread think as they have always been fine with me for ticking no.

I don't give a shiny shite about looking tight.
I just decline, every time.
I support charities in other ways.

Same with automatically adding tips to card payments.
I almost always tip in cash, unless service doesn't warrant it, but with auto-tipping, it becomes a demand, rather than a discretionary expectation.