How do you respond to chuggers??

ArerA

I feel so bad when they're the younger kids, and when they tell you its their first day on the job. So I usually give them something - but, today a guy from the Hanley Centre stopped me, and asked me to support them.

I informed him I didn't have change, and he responded "Thats okay, we give change." and proceeded to stand looking right into my wallet as I checked to see if I had a note on me. :mad:

As it turned out, I didn't have any cash whatsoever, so I ended up telling him I'd "get him on the way back".

I usually just give the concern people my wrong bank information, so thats not a problem.

But yeah -- how do YOU say No to chuggers.

King Felix

Just say no.


(politely)

alwaysadub

I don't stop long enough for them to start looking into whats in my wallet for a start.
Tell them no or ignore them altogether and keep going.

landsleaving

Sorry, I'm not concerned.

Dudess

I pleasantly say "No thanks". If they keep at it, I say something along the lines of "Look, I said no thanks - you shouldn't harass people like that, it's only going to put them off you even more".

Thankfully there aren't many chuggers in Cork - they're a scourge in Dublin though. Kinda like London and rats.

Lukker-

"No, do you?"

And I stand there awkwardly as they try to laugh it off.

chordtype

If it's one of the bigger charities looking for you to sign up just lie and say you already give money to them. If they say 'you can always give more', you can simply respond by telling them to **** off.

sponsoredwalk

I am well capable of saying no to them or walking by them, I don't begrudge
them or build up a lot of pent up anger because I'm afraid of saying no to
a person. I'm perfectly capable of coming to my own decisions about donating
and/or volunteering & don't need others to tell me but I do recognise that
these people make a serious difference.

Nearly every time I walk by I see one of these "chuggers" having a conversation
with someone off the street or I'll see a person writing on the forms they carry
commiting time & money to their cause so it's nice to see
not everyone wants to go online and spout anger at these "chuggers".

Riamfada

I did that for the Hanley center for a while. Actually one day,I had to leave after the end of the day because ive never been told to "**** off you ****" so many times in one day.

Its a job and people are just trying to make ends meet. A polite no thanks usually does the trick and is also the sign of a decent human being.

Dord

"Do I LOOK concerned?"

It only really works with the concern ones though. :pac:

ArerA

I actually wouldn't mind, but I'm about 20 euro away from needing some "concern" myself.

KeithM89_old

Just slap them...

o1s1n

ArerA wrote: »

I informed him I didn't have change, and he responded "Thats okay, we give change." and proceeded to stand looking right into my wallet as I checked to see if I had a note on me. :mad:

As it turned out, I didn't have any cash whatsoever, so I ended up telling him I'd "get him on the way back".

I usually just give the concern people my wrong bank information, so thats not a problem.

Why the hell would you even let it get to that point?

Just walk by. Don't make eye contact. It's not that hard to do!

ibarelycare

Just say "Sorry, I've already eaten" and leg it while they look confused.

Mint Sauce

a polite no thank you, or head phones in, and look at phone to avoid eye contact.

Dudess

Grimes wrote: »

I did that for the Hanley center for a while. Actually one day,I had to leave after the end of the day because ive never been told to "**** off you ****" so many times in one day.

Its a job and people are just trying to make ends meet. A polite no thanks usually does the trick and is also the sign of a decent human being.

Ok, but it's the way the chugging's done - it can be carried out in a very intrusive and even rude manner. One Amnesty guy said to me something like "What kind of person are you?" one day on Grafton Street when I merely said "No thanks" to his advances. I mean, no need for people to get personal with chuggers if they're being civil, but no need for chuggers to get personal either.

ArerA

o1s1n wrote: »

Why the hell would you even let it get to that point?

Just walk by. Don't make eye contact. It's not that hard to do!

At the risk of sounding like a sap, I would be upset if someone was blatently rude to me, so I try be nice to them. They do have a job to do, I understand that, but they are annoying.

Even if I give money to one guy, and another stops me a while later, I feel terrible saying "I've supported it already", in case they think I'm lying.

fonecrusher1

If i have loads of change on me i tap my pockets (which makes all the coins clink & rattle) & then say sorry ive no change on me?!

Then as im walking away i might chuck a few coins into the gutter or bin.:mad:

Brendog

" Hi there! Do you have a minute for concern?"




"Do you have concern for my minute?"...

Faith+1

Dudess wrote: »

they're a scourge in Dublin though. Kinda like London and rats.

Hmmm I gather you don't like London then!

o1s1n

There's one particular guy from PAWs who does my head in on Grafton street as he'll follow you down the road.

'Hi, you look like someone who wants to help cats and dogs!'

'Sorry, no thanks'

/starts walking beside me

'But they need your help!'

'I already have two dogs and they cost me a fortune in vet bills, no thanks'

'What all about the ones you CAN'T save?'
:mad:

Doooo

One guy around Temple Bar was using "Would you like to save a childs life today?" as his opening line.

I was waiting for a friend of mine there, and there were 3 chuggers floating around. Two of them approached me once, and the third person apporached me twice.
...and they were all working for the same charity. Grrr.

Dudess

Faith+1 wrote: »

Hmmm I gather you don't like London then!

Don't see where I said that.

OPENROAD

Faith+1 wrote: »

Hmmm I gather you don't like London then!

Tube tracks full of them, running along the track, my worst nightmare is for a tube to breakdown and to have to walk along the track to the next station :(

o1s1n

ArerA wrote: »

At the risk of sounding like a sap, I would be upset if someone was blatently rude to me, so I try be nice to them.

They're being rude to you by stopping you in the street and making you feel uncomfortable. You don't owe them anything.

ArerA wrote: »

Even if I give money to one guy, and another stops me a while later, I feel terrible saying "I've supported it already", in case they think I'm lying.

Seriously? Why would you care what they think? All they want is your money.

ArerA

OPENROAD wrote: »

Tube tracks full of them, running along the track, my worst nightmare is for a tube to breakdown and to have to walk along the track to the next station :(

:eek::eek:

Oh Stop!

The thoughts of it..

6stringmaniac

"Qué?"

Keogg

Headphones in and avoiding eye contact is usually the best way. I don't like ignoring them, but I don't have spare money to go giving it out to every person who asks:pac:

ibarelycare

I should be more sympathetic towards them since I DID work for the Hanley Centre one summer

I only lasted a day and a half though. Think I sold six scratchcards. Most humiliating job ever.

Reeni

Grimes wrote: »

I did that for the Hanley center for a while. Actually one day,I had to leave after the end of the day because ive never been told to "**** off you ****" so many times in one day.

Its a job and people are just trying to make ends meet. A polite no thanks usually does the trick and is also the sign of a decent human being.

See, my problem is that a polite no thanks never seems to do the trick. I've had Hanley centre people follow me after Ive said no, I've had them ask me why not, they just keep going and going, its harassment and it happens 4 or 5 times if I'm walking down Henry Street. And of course I'm not targeting the Hanley crowd the same has happened with Concern, Paws, lots of them really.

I'm curious, since you worked for Hanley, do you know, are workers urged to really go after people you know, follow them around? Its something I've always wondered because some can be really full on

MMD

If caught without headphones/eye contact made, tell them (the Concern guys anyways) with a smile, " I already have a direct debit, thanks", they'll end up thanking you!

Works a treat for me every time, and politeness never killed anyone

MMD

ibarelycare wrote: »

I should be more sympathetic towards them since I DID work for the Hanley Centre one summer

I only lasted a day and a half though. Think I sold six scratchcards. Most humiliating job ever.

I did that job many many moons ago for a Charity, ah, the naivete of youth, worst experience ever. Utterly horrible. Lasted to the end of the day...made a whole £7 for my days humiliation.

Crow92

If it's concern or the like I tell them i'm only 16 so I can't.

Have a purposefull scornfull look on my face down henry and grafton street and usually walk with speed and purpose.

I'm not a miser, just broke most of the time. I do find they try and target specific people....i.e. me....(geeky glasses wearing skinny guy) But no, your fake tan and overfully nice attitude is not enticing me:rolleyes:

starbelgrade

Kick them in the face.

Crow92

starbelgrade wrote: »

Kick them in the face.

Your not facekicker

Bonito

"Oh right Ted."

*walk off.*

starbelgrade

Crow92 wrote: »

Your not facekicker

And you're not really a crow, are you?

I_AmThe_Walrus

I give them a quick slap of the jaw and say "the game".

ibarelycare

MMD wrote: »

I did that job many many moons ago for a Charity, ah, the naivete of youth, worst experience ever. Utterly horrible. Lasted to the end of the day...made a whole £7 for my days humiliation.

I can't remember how much I made, I think it was about €15. They told me to come in the next day and collect it, but I'd already spent more than that on my buses! Basts :mad:

Jeboa Safari

"What? Were you saying something? Look I dont speak Spanish"

On the headphones, the problem I have with them is sometimes they say something to you or make a gesture, and I'd take them off then to hear what they're saying to be polite, only to find out they're a charity worker

buzsywuzsy

o1s1n wrote: »

There's one particular guy from PAWs who does my head in on Grafton street as he'll follow you down the road.

'Hi, you look like someone who wants to help cats and dogs!'

'Sorry, no thanks'

/starts walking beside me

'But they need your help!'

'I already have two dogs and they cost me a fortune in vet bills, no thanks'

'What all about the ones you CAN'T save?'
:mad:

Got 'hounded' by him a few months back..
bought the bloody toy .. Never again

Laphroaig52

Doooo wrote: »

One guy around Temple Bar was using "Would you like to save a childs life today?" as his opening line.

Haha. Does he actually get results with that line?

I wonder what he says when he's trying to chat up a girl...

admiralofthefleet

tell them to fuck off or you'll rape their granny

Jev/N

Tell them to work voluntarily and maybe I'll consider it.

Fuck them and their €13/hour wages :mad:

Ruu_Old

Running clothesline!

Jev/N

Actually now that I think of it, someone ages ago told me to rabble off some nonsense to them to leave them standing there for a second thinking, rather than following you down the street...

Something along the lines of: I'm sorry, my keys are in my pocket, or I like skinless sausages :pac:

Abi

Dudess wrote: »

I pleasantly say "No thanks". If they keep at it, I say something along the lines of "Look, I said no thanks - you shouldn't harass people like that, it's only going to put them off you even more".

Thankfully there aren't many chuggers in Cork - they're a scourge in Dublin though. Kinda like London and rats.

I do the same 'no thanks' but they can be so pushy, that pisses me off big time. The truth is, I don't want to have make friends with someone at the bottom of a damn conveyor belt. I'm often stressed to bits and dont want the fuss. I'd be far more likely to donate to the bucket thats left at the end of the conveyor belt, rather than someone having interferred and packed my bags and made awkward conversation with me.

I have to admit, I won't go anywhere I know there will be bag packers now. If Im gonna go out and get a few things, I'll hit Lidl. Fire things into the trolley on the other side, no questions asked.

Why is it you can't leave your front door and go about your business without people at you all the time?

Chuggers... I feel a Falling Down moment coming on.

Sticky_Fingers

I've been accosted by these feckers countless times. I try to be polite and fob them off but other times I have to stand there for a minute listening to them waffle on about what good work they are doing and why I should give them my bank details.

Only ever lost it once with them, poor girl caught me on a very bad day after I managed to sneak past the rest of her posse on shop street, Galway. I'm sorry to say that I flipped and went totally ape****, I gave out to her for a few minutes while she just stood there in shock, always felt a bit guilty about that because I know she was just doing her ****ty job.

Perhaps the reformed chuggers on here can answer a few questions:

What do guidance/training do the companies that hire give before they set you loose on the streets?

Do they tell you to look out for any particular type of person? I've heard that they tend to target the quiet, meek looking one's.

Any good stories about some memorable encounters you had while chugging?

Are their many people stupid/timid who will actually sign up to the charity?

cournioni

Grimes wrote: »

I did that for the Hanley center for a while. Actually one day,I had to leave after the end of the day because ive never been told to "**** off you ****" so many times in one day.

Its a job and people are just trying to make ends meet. A polite no thanks usually does the trick and is also the sign of a decent human being.

If only a polite no thanks would get them to fúck off.

maninasia

cournioni wrote: »

If only a polite no thanks would get them to fúck off.

It should be banned, you don't see this crap in most countries.

orourkeda

I find that " Fack off and get out of my face you greedy cant " is enough to make them leave me alone