in getting annoyed with 'chuggers' at my door?

[MrsSnoops]

This is he second time this has happened recently. Doorbell just went and it is a charity worker asking for donations. I know I am not going to give as I already donate to charity and am happy with what I give, so I politely but firmly say no thanks and he says 'do you not care about children?' WTF??
Firstly this is my house and if I don't want to talk to you I don't have to and secondly don't emotionally blackmail me in to giving money.
Does anyone else get annoyed by this? I am actually getting really fed up with it.
I'm being miserable aren't I?

How annoying and how rude of him YADNBU

I say "No, couldn't give a damn" when they try that one, their mouths open and shut a bit and it is perfect time to close the door.

I hate chuggers! They seem to live on my school run route. Was approached seven times yesterday.....

Absolutely agree. Had this and asked for bank details to do direct debit! Alarm bells ringing very loud - can see this as a scam to clean out my account Got note on door re hawkers etc now.

I hate anyone that comes to my door uninvited, particularly when they're trying to extort money from me.

YANBU.

It is times like that I prefer being in a block

Morloth - I might try that one. At least it would provide me with some amusement. I just got cross with him and shut the door instead. I guess it must work or they wouldn't do it.

tell them you don't have a bank account, they aren't interested if they can't sign you up for direct debit donations (i think)

I also hate chuggers on the street, they ALWAYS seem to approach me. I don't know if this is because I look like I have lots of money (doubt it as I look like a scrag most of the time) or because I look like a soft touch.

yanbu - i get this sort of thing almost on a daily basis , very annoying , oh & if they are not knocking on my door they are phoning me
i already donate to two charities

I always look out the window before answering the door. If it's anyone with a clipboard, I don't answer the door. And I don't care if they see me looking out the window at them.

In the street, I either run past them (as if I'm running for a bus) or, if they manage to stop me, I say 'sorry I don't want to talk to you'.

"I'm sorry that isn't one of the charities I support" and close the door...

I think they have overstepped the boundaries of politeness so much with either harassing people on the street or bothering people at home that you should no longer feel required to be polite yourself.

If someone said to me "do you not care about children?" I think I'd say "wait there" and instead of returning with a donation I'd have a bucket of cold water.

I was approached by a charity collector in a restaurant once, and politely said that I didn't want to donate, but the woman wouldn't let it drop and pestered my friend and I some more, until I asked her directly to leave us alone as neither of us wanted to donate.

She left the restaurant a few minutes later, walked past the window where we were sitting, and mouthed 'Fuck You' at me!!

I did have a quiet word with the restaurant manager, to ask why someone was allowed to bother diners during their meal, and she told me that the restaurant was happy for charities to leave a collecting tin by the door, but they were not allowed to come round the restaurant - so this woman had sneaked in without permission.

The worst of it is these people that knock at the door (NSPCC and RSPB are a couple I have had over the last few weeks) and try and get you to sign a direct debit are not doing it out of the goodness of their heart, they are PAID to do it (on commission).

Aaaarrrgggh - YANBU. I always get tapped by chuggers in the street, when I can at least scurry off claiming an urgent appointment (am a weed), but it drives me crackers when they turn up on the door. Am now the supporter of some shaggy, indeterminate canine creature because of a chugger at my door (look, I said I was a weed...) - am both and about it.

"...Am now the supporter of some shaggy, indeterminate canine creature..." - if you hadn't said canine, I'd have thought you were talking about ds3! That boy needs a haircut!

I either don't answer the door or say 'We're only on one wage at the moment so I can't afford another charity.'
Last year a woman from the RSPCA was talking to me at the door for ages, I think she thought we were bonding but I still refused to cough up. She was very polite but I bet she spat in my hedge on the way out

the only ways to stop it are

1. to have a notice up on the door like some grumpy old bloke

or 2. complain to the charity and explain that it is making you less likely to donate to them

yanbu
I espically hate the scope ones(last one got a lesson in how SCOPE do not help people with cerable palsey)
now have a notice on the door.

Once saw one yell at a woman - 'yeah because you're a misrable fat cow'

she hadn't said a thing to him - had a buggy loads of shopping and two small children in tow - she was also overweight and the poor woman looked mortified. Was really horrible.

I would make sure that you have taken their name or number, so that you can complain and then, when they say "don't you care about saving money/children/sick animals/the fate of the planet" you say "No I hate children/sick animals/want to kill the planet" with a deadpan face and see what they say. I like to focus the attention back onto them, they are quite experienced at diverting the attention onto you but it's nice to play with them.

I tend to cut them short with a "we don't give money at the door" , firm but polite.

Just say you already donate to the charity they are talking about - via direct debit too