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To hate the charity workers helping to pack your bag at supermarket checkouts?

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alicet · 21/06/2008 20:01

I am sure I am being very uncharitable but I hate the people who loiter at supermarket checkouts, with a bucket full of change labelled with some spurious charity I've never heard of, offering to help you pack your shopping away.

1 - I am a bit of a control freak about packing my shopping esp as I carry it on the back of my pushchair and need to prevent it toppling so prefer to pack myself

2 - I want to CHOOSE to give money to charity and not be guilt tripped into it

3 - I would never choose to support the charities that do this anyway preferring something I have actually heard of and know what I am giving to

I guess at least they are doing something for the money but I think it is on a par with people that send you charity Christmas cards through the post and then get really rude when you call and tell them you don't want them. I know I should just tell them I don't want them to help but I always feel bad so say yes and then seethe for the next hour!

So AIBU?

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trefusis · 22/06/2008 10:57

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scottishmum007 · 22/06/2008 11:12

I wouldn't say I hate them as such I personally just find them annoying when I'm at the checkout ready to pack my own shopping, and no, I don't feel guilty for not giving them money.
And I don't feel guilty when there's someone at the entrance of the supermarket saying 'would you like to donate some money to sick kids?'
Working for the NHS is enough thanks.
YANBU.

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