to think that charity fundraisers who knock on my door are intrusive?

[ChickenInABasket]

I just had a very nice Red Cross fund raiser knock on my front door asking me to sign up for their latest fundraising campaign. I'm quite used to being accosted on the high street but this is the first time they've come to my home!

I do appreciate that they need to raise money/ awareness but AIBU to think that this is intrusive and that I should be left in peace in my own home?

I've done my own fund-raising over the years and raised thousands for some local charities. I've chosen local charities because my employer will match my payment and I've chosen the charities very carefully. I am happy to say no to cold callers and chuggers, because I am happy with the donations I already give to the charities I've chosen and because I'm happy for someone else to worry about the poor little kittens.

No zombie thread warning for this one before it was revived then?

YANBU. I appreciate that door to door cold call people are only trying to do their job, but they're so annoying and very intrusive.
You'd think they'd apply a bit of common sense, too. A knock at the door at 8.30pm ( which we got a few months back!) isn't acceptable - GO AWAY!

Its like the road I live in its really long and mainly terraced so its easy to walk down knocking on doors. I had an arguement not long ago I said to her its all the time you can see this isn't a rich persons street its just easy for you

YANBU

Rest assured, if I wanted to donate to a specific charity I would, I don't need some scrote banging on the door 5 minutes after I've sat down for tea after a days graft & trying & blackmail me with tales of woe & misery in far off lands because I've chosen where my money is going to go & I'm not interested - they're wasting both my and their time.

I wish they'd just take no for an answer. As for the chuggers on the street - I find I have to be brusque & keep walking before they take the hint.

I have had chuggers approach when I am pushing dd in her wheelchair, she tells 'em to piss off first.
Had one at the front door once for animal charity. Told him no, stood there telling his tales of woe. Told him no again, and he said: Oh, but you've got a dog" dd two, quick as flash: 'That, that's the weekend dinner and shut the door. His face was a picture, especially as our dog is a Cavalier King Charles, a particulary cute looking breed!

Oh yeah! Zombie thread. Interesting to see charities have done nothing to improve in 3 years though.

At the end of the day, someone has to do the job

Pricy, I have never heard such rubbish...you are not providing an essential service...if you are comfortable with your job that's up to you but it doesn't mean everyone has to like it...I wish nobody did the job and then perhaps charities would raise money in a more ethical way.

i have got sales behind 'no cold calling' signs before, so it outweighs the risk of someone telling me to piss off.
Jenny Piccolo that's just great...we got my grandad these signs as he has dementia and struggles with mobility, its nice to know that the vipers will still come knocking though..I really think this should be made illegal...petition anyone? :)

I hate it. I'm currently unwaged and simply don't have the money to give. Doorstep chuggers really unnerve me.

However, the conversation I had yesterday with someone calling 'on behalf of' the NSPCC (who I used to give to when I had a job) really, really wound me up:

While I was answering the phone and they were doing the 'thank you for giving us money in the past' bit, DD came up and started agitating. I asked her to be quiet as I was on the phone and the woman said "Oh, is that your granddaughter?" I mean, WTAF?

I said no, it's my daughter, in a v. frosty tone. She started babbling about 'ooh, that's why you gave to us, is it, because you have children?' - erm... no, actually, I'm not that self-interested that I only give to charities that affect me.... so not the greatest start to the conversation!

She then starts going on about how terrible the Jimmy Savile case was and how important it is that we protect children from abuse. Apparently every call a child makes to their helpline costs £12 (Really?? How the hell does it cost that much?) and more children will suffer if I don't start donating again.

I explain that I'm unwaged and I can't afford to donate, she gives me the 'it's only 20p a day' malarkey, I say I still can't afford it, she then says 'you don't understand about sexual abuse, you don't know what it does to a child, if you did you wouldn't begrudge a few pence to help them!'

As it happens, I was sexually abused as a child. She didn't know that, but how fucking dare she say that to anyone, she doesn't know who she might be talking to!

So I'm afraid I pointed this out to the bitch in rather impolite terms and asked her to never call again. It left me really upset - I would complain but I didn't get which company she was calling from. The NSPCC have lost any money they might ever have got from me in the future, though

I saw the most unenthusiastic chugger in our local shopping mall today. He just stood behind his booth with a blank expression on his face whilst loads of commuters walked by. It was for some charity ostensibly serving kids with cancer which I've never heard of (already give to Cancer Council which has a track record of giving a high percentage to the intended recipients). I have to say I much preferred his method. I've had a couple of the smarmy flirts too but my pets hate are the ones who say "Hello Mum!". I'm not your bloody mother!

Haha ~ Red Cross have literally just been to the door ~ I was making dinner whilst holding screaming baby and other 4 DC were wrestling in hall ~ more screaming ~ I opened the door (probably looking like a mad woman) and the poor Red Cross rep practically ran back down the path ~ first time DC bad behaviour been an advantage