Chuggers

cson

Charity Muggers: Charity Mugger. One of those people who stands in the street with a big brightly-coloured bib and quite possibly a clipboard soliticing donations to the Feline Liberation Army or some other worthy cause.

I was accosted by no less than 7 chuggers whilst walking down Shop St today. Some of them more than once. They lie in wait targeting their prey and jump out with something like "HEEEEEY BUDDDDEEEEEE, Have a minute? Can I have a word, etc etc"

Now before anyone has a go at me for being a charity basher, I'm not, Its the their minion chuggers and their wretched ways I have an issue with. (Anyways AFAIK Irish people are the biggest donators to charity er capita in the world).

The Chugger methods are bordering on assault, and I fail to see how they convert many to give donations to their said charity with their ways.

This seems more of a Galway related issue (theres probably a lot of Shop Streets around the country though) so probably best in the Galway section.

they're terrible, incredibly annoying, and should be punched.

grimloch

Oddly enough, I was just thinking that they have been exceptionally well behaved as of late. I get hassled these days far less than I did last summer. (Dublin City Centre for the record.)

They actually shut up and piss off with themselves these days instead of jumping in your way and acting the bollix.

WindSock

I just don't make eye contact and politely shake my head when I walk past if I get accosted. Same technique for beggars/big issuers. Although the odd time I'll toss a coin to the latter. I haven't come across any aggressive ones yet though. I hope I do soon.

cson

The ones in Galway are gone crackers altogether, I swear one of them lined me up today as if he was gonna rugby tackle me, and then he physically locked my path the fecker for a while.

I'd hazard a guess its not just a Galway problem either....

Caliden

They wear regular clothes so they got me one day but no way was I parting with 5 euro a month! Theres also a narrow street leading into the eyre square shopping centre down along shop street and they usually have one person each side so you have to pass between the 2 of them for twice the guilt trip.

This is probably cruel to laugh at but theres a guy at the main entrance/exit to debenham's (formally roches) who is collecting for cancer research but the way he asks is like "Cancer?"
I just can't help but laugh like he is asking "would you like some cancer?" cause of the way he raises his voice at the end.
I'm going to hell

o1s1n

They are a scourge to anyone who has to walk through the city center on a daily basis. My usual route takes me From Christ Church down Dame St. over to O Connell. It's like running a gauntlet some days.

If I want to donate money to charity I will of my own accord. I cant see the need for this at all.

biko

Effin chuggers. I was approached a few times today on Shop street as well. From "Bandaras" or some such organisation. Rather than avoiding them I now try to look them in the eye and just say "No!". Works most of the time.

Ruu_Old

No means NO, I wish they could understand that.

monkeyfudge

You just need to work on casting a "not a f*cking chance" look at them... it always works for me and I don't have to say a word to them.

scojones

This has been done to death lads. Didn't we have a chugger forum that had around 1000 or so posts in it? That wasn't too long ago either.

445279.ie

Loads of them on Cruises St in Limerick as well.

I just smile and say "no speaky". They think I'm foreign and move on

cson

scojones wrote:

This has been done to death lads. Didn't we have a chugger forum that had around 1000 or so posts in it? That wasn't too long ago either.

Sorry, it just annoyed the ****e outta me today.

Crucifix

If there's anyone I love bitching about, it's chuggers. However I agree with Grimloch, there's seems to be less of them around, and the survivors are better behaved.

scojones

cson wrote:

Sorry, it just annoyed the ****e outta me today.

No apology needed mate.

Every chugger needs to die!

Mossy Monk

Walk through them as if they weren't there. Effective.

Nehpets

I agree with the Monk that is Mossy.

or if that fails say one of these beauties!
"I only pay Trocaire"
"I have aids"
"**** Off"
"I paid that other guy"
"Sorry, no"

etc. etc.

When you get good you don't even need to stop or even look at them.

Our man in Havana

Give them false bank details. When they go home and think they got 30 scalps for the day and find out they got none, priceless.

It seems to be nationwide too, Portlaoise is full of then at the moment. Strange thing is none of them are Irish, we seem to be importing them from the UK.

DublinWriter

#Elites wrote:

the worst are the ones you stick out there hand to shake your hand..you feel so bad just burning them:(

The whole 'we hate chuggers, I will write to the Directors of the charities they represent blah blah blah' line has been done to death on boards.

Time to move things up a level...

You know that when they move out to shake hands with you, if you put out your left hand instead and gently hold their right wrist with it, you can initiate what most stage-hypnotists call an 'instant induction'.

Derren Brown is a master of this. Remember where he was getting people to hand over their wallets and watches freely after asking them directions? That was an instant induction technique combined with some masterly NLP.

I really want to hone that instant induction/NLP technique whereby I get the chugger to hand over money to me. Just a matter of time and practise...!

Fringe

Walked past two today. Got really aggresive and he started shouting "Hey, come back here! Am I scaring you?" Freaked us all out.

po0k

Hold out your hand in greeting, and as they shake it, look em square in the eye and say "I have contact dermatitis".

Even though that means nothing.

mikemac

"Níl aon béarla agam. An bhfuil aon gaeilge agat?"

Gets the chuggers every time.:)

Excuse the poor spelling if it's incorrect.

biko

Put on a shawl and say "Wanna buy a rose mister?"

Peyton Manning

Chugger: 'Hi, can I talk to you for just a sec, wont take long..'

You: 'Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, not around the eyes, dont look around the eyes, look into my eyes - *click fingers- youre under. You do not want my bank account details, nor do you want to continue this conversation with me. Instead, you will give me YOUR account details so I can see how much YOU are donating to this charity, if it does exist. After you give me your details, you will piss off and join some cult and kill yourself in a mass suicide, you hippy freak. 3-2-1 *click fingers* youre back in the room.'

Chugger fills out bank account details form, gives you clipboard and pisses off.

InFront

I find the term charity mugger a bit harsh to be honest, it's obviously not stealing, they're merely asking you (vehemently!) "can you help this charity?"

Personally I find it flattering that they get the impression that I can afford to help. I live with my parents, I have college books in my arms and a packed lunch in my schoolbag, do you really think I am in a position to help pay your wages?! I've never actually said that, but someday, someday I might...

Dyr

We should have scumbags/chuggers/knackers stickies in AH just so this can be discussed every second tuesday without creating a new thread

chugger: "i know you'd like to help give kids a second chance mate"
me: "no i wouldnt, i hate the little bastards"
chugger:............


works every time

Stephen

I love chugger threads, they're always most entertaining

gyppo

Deviating slightly ot for a moment, what really pisses me off are the clowns who disrupt traffic while collecting money. Nothing worse than taking 30 minutes to get through some town, see a bunch of people pushing a bed/bike/car/donkey/whatever, and then some bimbo with a stupid grin shakes a bucket outside your car window looking for f*****g money.


F**K OFF!!!

Stephen

Got stuck in traffic for ages at the weekend because of people doing exactly that :mad:

DaBreno

gyppo wrote:

Deviating slightly ot for a moment, what really pisses me off are the clowns who disrupt traffic while collecting money. Nothing worse than taking 30 minutes to get through some town, see a bunch of people pushing a bed/bike/car/donkey/whatever, and then some bimbo with a stupid grin shakes a bucket outside your car window looking for f*****g money.


F**K OFF!!!

Seconded, Thirded and Fourthed. Two months ago was sat in a car for over half an hour only to discover the source of the jam was a crew of teenage scrotes collecting for some charity and the saps that slowed down for em.
Hulk Smash Puny Charity!! :mad:

Isobel

Chugger: "Hi can I talk to you for a minute about (whatever) research"

You: "Yes but I don't think we'd achieve much so how about I go over here and brainstorm and we can get together later and make up an action plan"

Hate the ***** :mad:

muppetkiller

go over smiling and ask them for their RSI number and their employers name..say your working with the Revenue commisson and want to ensure they're paying tax

Kingp35

When they ask you do you have a minute to talk just say:

"Sorry, I'm driving".

It takes them a couple of seconds to cop on and by that stage your gone.

Heisenberg.

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ellenmelon

im evil..i talk to them and say "oh, your from canada!" etc and get them chatting and the forget to ask me lol.
though i met my friends brother on cruises st in limerick randomly..he was on his OE from NZ..he let me off of course..he was only doing it for the cash and the free ride around ireland. thats what a lot of them do it for which is fair enough.

Birneybau

Bump!

Was just getting lunch on Liffey St, Dublin, accosted by one of the little goons, gave her short shrift.

Come out having bought lunch, what must have been a "Team Leader" was telling her that she has to be more forceful, don't take no for an answer too easily.

@rseholes.

ClareVisitor

Never sign up for anything on the street or to a caller to the door on principle. If they have information I can take it away and decide in my own good time.

DrHLecter

I LOVE CHUGGERS*.

heres why.
Being run by marketing companies they know the shallow nature of people.
so they use good looking girls of course, and the girls put on a fake smiley act and approach nerdy guys like me, then they say something like 'hey im lucy do you have a minute' while looking all hot and fertile.

and im like ........ sigh sorry dear. (james bond moment)

:cool: pimping :cool:

(*female)

mathie

DrHLecter wrote: »

I LOVE CHUGGERS*.

(*with some fava beans and a nice chianti)

FYP

biko

Please don't drag up old threads.

Birneybau wrote: »

Bump!

Was just getting lunch on Liffey St, Dublin, accosted by one of the little goons, gave her short shrift.

Come out having bought lunch, what must have been a "Team Leader" was telling her that she has to be more forceful, don't take no for an answer too easily.

@rseholes.