To be annoyed with a charity mugger

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I stopped to speak to a charity mugger the other day - I had no intention of signing up though. Anyway, DS was asleep in his pram and this guy started his spiel by saying how lucky my child was, as he has access to education, immunisations, etc.
Now, I know that he is lucky in terms of awful issues such as third world poverty, but it really got my back up that this 20-year-old student used him to make me feel guilty.
I said no thanks, and started to babble on about having no money and being at the end of the overdraft, while this bloke's face fell. AIBU to feel guilty? We are trying to cut our outgoings - but I know that it was for a good cause.
He was so patronising - "have you heard of Unicef" and "have you heard of polio"

YANBU, I find them really irritating. Finances are crap at the moment, but I always tell them that if I WERE to give, I'd give direct, as that way the charity gets more money as they're not paying chuggers.

Oh they wind me up no end. YANBU. Volunteer fundraisers I will always donate to, over-enthusiastic out-out-of-work drama graduates working for commission can stay out my way.

In Chester you're allowed to kill chuggers with a longbow.

I like Chester.

All of a sudden I like Chester too

Only with a longbow? Not a cross bow? How much of a chance are we allowed to give them to run?

Up to 200 yards, I think. Save The Children chuggers get a bit more, as the logo looks like a target and it's unsporting otherwise.

I'm ashamed to say that I sometimes get taken in by the faux-flirting ...

lol at "enthusiastic drama students"

I once terrified a chugger by snarling 'Piece of advice. Never stop a heavily pregnant woman and try to waste her time. You will regret it.'

I was nearly 9 months pregnant at the time!

bruxeur!

I'd start asking in depth questions about what percentage of my donation goes to the charity and how much goes to the organisation that employs them.

i hate chuggers with a passion.

one of them once pursued me and toddler dd2 down the street shouting "don't you care about your child?"

ffs if you want a job i'm sure your local supermarket or maccy ds is recruiting

They target people with DCs because they think we're a soft touch. Little do they know the power that sleep deprivation and/or an about-to-tantrum toddler can unleash ......

I do not feel bad for spurning chuggers outright. No-one is forcing them to do this.

You have to run the gauntlet in our local town centre - the street is littered with them, and if you don't toughen up, you will get waylaid for hours.

And if you tell them that you already have a direct debit to that charity (which was the case with me once), they look well pissed off!

They are just salespeople paid in commission. They are employed by 'marketing' companies who do the whole brainwashing "you can be a supersalesperson working for us and earn a fortune." Of course they don't as the commissions are pitiful. These chuggers could not care less about the actual charities - they just want to get their commission. I will never give these people one penny and would now not even put a penny in a box for any of the so-called charities that use this disgusting form of rip off. These large charities usually have head offices in central London and pay their directors a fortune. All paid for by the public feeling guilty.

There is only a couple of charities I would even consider handing over any money to and I would certainly never set up a direct debit.

Spivery at it's best.

YANBU I hate hate hate these people.
Yes I know about third world poverty, I also know I could afford to have two children and so that is all I had, no point in having 9 then moaning they are starving.

In Manchester the chuggers now have a tv camera, so that you are filmed either giving or not giving money, for what purposes I do not know. I refuse to speak to chuggers at all. No matter how much they follow me and talk, I simply keep walking as if they are not there.

They are on a parr with Venture salesfolk IMHO.

I find saying loudly to the DCs - 'ooh look guys, a man in a tabard, he must be doing community service because he's been a very bad man, best not go near' works astonishingly well in putting them off

i hate these and the ones who come door knocking - agh!

I once asked them how much comission they were getting, bloke said well i get around 20%, so i said thanks but no thanks i only give to charity that use volunteers he said that was unfair!!! my money = my choice

i always say (confidently but happily)
"I've already organized all my charitable giving directly to the causes I care about. Thank you."

That doesn't seem to leave them with a smarmy comeback.

I read some research on it once, its young people who sign up mainly, who tend to not give to charity directly otherwise.

i always say (confidently but happily)
"I've already organized all my charitable giving directly to the causes I care about. Thank you."

That doesn't seem to leave them with a smarmy comeback.

I read some research on it once, its young people who sign up mainly, who tend to not give to charity directly otherwise.

sorry for inadvertent double post

Bruxeur you are hilarious, I will swap my flame thrower for your Longbow

charuty starts at home. i give to school, toddler groups that i go to and then someone wants me to give 3rd world counrty. yes i feel sorry for them but i can't afford to give more than i already do. my kids need food and shelter to. i give old clothes in good condition to charity shops, so kind of help in that way

Good on you Ben5 xxx

My High Street is always littered with charity muggers who take up the whole length of the high street.

This always works for me - "I have already spoken to your other colleague".

They always look taken aback and sometimes it ends up in them rows because I think they have an agreement about which charity mugger gets which targets!