Door to door chugging

Foxhound38

My doorbell rang a few minutes ago, and I checked the camera I have on the intercom outside - wasn't someone I knew, and the person was carrying a clipboard so that was a bad sign straight away, decided not to answer and cast it out of my mind.

... only for the little clipboard fecker to come around to the side of my house where I could be seen watching TV and bang on the window with a "cheeky" grin, holding up the Plan International clipboard - I answered the door and informed him that if he ever knocked on my window again I'd break the clipboard over his head.

Where do they get off interfering with peoples space like that?

DavyD_83

The door to door chugging seems to be on the rise alright.
I thought maybe it was just my estate for some reason.
Irritating feckers anyway

tin79

Foxhound38 wrote: »

checked the camera I have on the intercom outside

Swanky!

Foxhound38

tin79 wrote: »

Swanky!

Too many robberies in the area of late - made sense to put one in

OldNotWIse

Cant believe they've started this! I fuucking hate chuggers so much as it is, and that's just when they approach me on the street. The mood I'm in right now, I actually want a chugger to call to my house....

tin79

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Too many robberies in the area of late - made sense to put one in

Yep seems like it would be useful. Can you put more than one screen in? In the bedroom maybe for late night callers?

tin79

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Cant believe they've started this! I fuucking hate chuggers so much as it is, and that's just when they approach me on the street. The mood I'm in right now, I actually want a chugger to call to my house....

Jaysus dont say that. They will track down your IP and be on you like flies on sh*te

SEPT 23 1989

Open the bedroom window and empty the contents of the chamber pot over them

I had a cheeky bastard knock about two weeks ago, with the offer of saving me money on some **** or other.

I said to him, ' no thanks, not interested, ' he went on again for a minute, I replied the same, not interested. Then he said to me ''You are not interested in saving money?'' I said' No, Im fckuing not, are you deaf, piss off'

I hated being rude, but when he started questioning me, I saw red.

Fratoue

Best way to handle chuggers very simple.

Print up a page saying something like wheelchairs for homeless blind crippled babies. What heartless monster wouldn't help them right?

Then put lines underneath it and tell the chuggers who come to your door you are collecting and would they be interested in buying a line and then you'll sign up to their thing. Politely inform them that lines are €250 each and you only take cash as you don't trust cheques. To make it a bit more believable fill out a few lines yourself. The stunned look on the face you get from them is priceless!

Jester252

What a d1ck. Should have kept his clipboard.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Not so much chuggers but my door bell is going hell for leather all morning. First it was the postman, then it was some man (I thought was going to murder me) selling bags of potatoes and he had literally just left, and there was two Jehovah's banging on the door.

super_furry

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Not so much chuggers but my door bell is going hell for leather all morning. First it was the postman, then it was some man (I thought was going to murder me) selling bags of potatoes and he had literally just left, and there was two Jehovah's banging on the door.

Are you Bilbo Baggins?

Potatoeman

I just tell them I dont give my bank details to strangers. They make a percentage of anyone they sign up. Thats why they are so pushy.

Agricola

Its getting worse. Fellas who used to be annual callers are now appearing every 4 months or that. We had one guy here awhile back who wouldnt accept a cash donation and insisted on setting up a direct debit! The fúcking cheek.

LexieOnRale

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Not so much chuggers but my door bell is going hell for leather all morning. First it was the postman, then it was some man (I thought was going to murder me) selling bags of potatoes and he had literally just left, and there was two Jehovah's banging on the door.

We get the Mormons around here. Lovely boys, the possibilities of corrupting them are endless.

OldNotWIse

I think I'll offer the next chugger who approaches me 1c and when they query it I'll look at them and say, "didn't your mammy tell you that beggars can't be choosers?" lol

OU812

I'm in a fierce cranky mood today due to only three hours sleep. I hope I get someone knocking.

o1s1n

Got sick of this myself, so I stuck up a sign next to the door saying 'No sales/Charity/religion/Politics' - works a treat. Haven't had any of the annoying buggers calling by since.

OldNotWIse

Hey you know what everyone should start doing? Be really nice to them when they approach, listen to them parp on and on and on and then when it comes to giving them bank details just walk away. That way, we will be wasting their time, getting their hopes up and dashing them and...having fun doing it hahahha

shruikan2553

My favourite is when they have a minimum amount like the Paralympics people only taking at least 10 euro.

calanus

The door to door chuggers must be hand picked from the rabble on the street who are the most brazen and most irritating. I can't see how the terribly executed guilt trips and obfuscating the true investment they are trying to commit you to.

"Would you miss 1E a day sir?" .. Well yes I would because that would be 365E missed over the whole year!

o1s1n

shruikan2553 wrote: »

My favourite is when they have a minimum amount like the Paralympics people only taking at least 10 euro.

Hah! I had that happen once in a shop. There was a guy at the entrance to the shop and got me on the way out. Thought I'd throw him a few euro.

'Sorry, I can't take cash...but if you want to donate you can with a card'

'Okay then, I'll donate 4 euro'

'Sorry, minimum is 10 euro'

'Argh, I just wanted to give you a few euro which I have now right in my hand!!'

'Sorry, I'm not authorized to take it'

And the Paralympics received nothing.

Tombi!

Legally they're not entitled to take cash, AFAIK. For obvious reasons.

Anyway, you'd probably be best off answering them the first time. When I was out on a day with them seeing what it was like, you'd get them calling around a second time in the evening if you didn't answer the first time.

donegal_road

Jake1 wrote: »

We get the Mormons around here. Lovely boys, the possibilities of corrupting them are endless.

they called around one day some years ago, and I had them come into the house.. more out of curiosity on my part. They explained what they believed in etc and left me the Mormon bible with pages marked for me to read. They even said a parting prayer before they left the house.

A week later they returned and I told them I didn't believe in Creationism, which is what they believe in. So I ended up having a casual talk with them, and I got the truth out of them. For every so many people they get to sign up to their church, they get a reduction in college fees when the return to the US.

I didnt feel so bad about leading them on for my own amusement the previous week.

jack presley

o1s1n wrote: »

And the Paralympics received nothing.

In fairness, even if you had given the required amount, the Paralympics crowd would still probably have gotten next to nothing.

inforfun

shruikan2553 wrote: »

My favourite is when they have a minimum amount like the Paralympics people only taking at least 10 euro.

I was never a fan of charities but the moment they started to decide how much a month it was going to cost you, preferably by DD each month, i was put off them for ever.

And i really hope they will not come knocking on my door after a night of too few hours sleep and a big hangover. There would be murder

Tombi!

inforfun wrote: »

I was never a fan of charities but the moment they started to decide how much a month it was going to cost you, preferably by DD each month, i was put off them for ever.

And i really hope they will not come knocking on my door after a night of too few hours sleep and a big hangover. There would be murder

That's not really the charities, though. It's a bit of payment towards the chuggers, their boss, their boss's boss and other things.

Davyhal

Tuesday evening, we had the National Household Survey people. We are used to these as they are calling every 3 months (ours was one of the lucky houses picked). We didnt mind this woman as she was lovely, but she did stay 40 minutes. Next, we had the Jehovah Witnesses, my housemate ended up talking to him for 45 minutes, but simply because my housemate loves a good debate. Next, we had a girl from the World Wildlife Fund. She seemed nice at first as we listened to her talk to my housemate. After a few moments, he informed her that he already donates to the Red Cross, Barnardos and some other charity, and can't really give much more a month. She flipped! She started screaming at him "Don't you know there are only 6000 tigers left, and next year there will only be 3000?! Are you incapable of love? Do you want your kids growing up not knowing what tigers are?!" True, my housemate might have provoked her with the next line "Sure they will, there's plenty of photos", but he did not deserve the abuse he got. "YOU ARE KILLING THE TIGERS! DON'T YOU CARE?!!" She then realised she was getting nowhere and stormed off, and as he was closing the door she turned and shouted "I HOPE YOU FEEL REALLY BAD, COS YOU ARE A TERRIBLE PERSON!"

I don't know how he didn't flip. If that was me, I would have asked for her name/employee number, asked her if she was working on commission (they are required to advise you if you ask them) and ask her what she personally does to help the tigers! There is no point giving money to these charities unless the local government actually has procedures in place regarding catching and prosecuting poachers!

Catphish

Foxhound38 wrote: »

My doorbell rang a few minutes ago, and I checked the camera I have on the intercom outside - wasn't someone I knew, and the person was carrying a clipboard so that was a bad sign straight away, decided not to answer and cast it out of my mind.

... only for the little clipboard fecker to come around to the side of my house where I could be seen watching TV and bang on the window with a "cheeky" grin, holding up the Plan International clipboard - I answered the door and informed him that if he ever knocked on my window again I'd break the clipboard over his head.

Where do they get off interfering with peoples space like that?

What the fúck. I would have turned the air blue with the abuse I'd have roared at him. I suppose the tactic there is to embarrass people into coming to the door. What a brazen príck. He must enjoy living life on the edge.

HurtLocker

Saw someone collecting for Mental Health Ireland today at a shopping centre. Was standing quietly by the exit. Was not shaking the box loudly or being in your face at all. First time in a long time where a collector wasnt like that or saying "Support the xxxxx" so I gave her a couple of euro. Felt nice to give out of my own free will on my terms to a cause I deemed worthy not some chugger, Ill never give to a chugger or a door collector, shower of cunts

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

super_furry wrote: »

Are you Bilbo Baggins?

Who's he when he's at home

cloud493

Had someone call round just yesterday. Some mum apparently getting sponsorship for her child to go to Africa. I asked, whats the cause? Like, why is he going to Africa, what charity blah blah. She came out with 3 different charities and 3 different reasons before I told her I wasn't interested, and she then said 'my son is dying and your denying him his last treat you ****' then stormed off and starting calling me a **** from down the street.

Strangely satisfied...

DeanAustin

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Too many robberies in the area of late - made sense to put one in

Have the robberies happened while people have been at home?

Merrilady

Potatoeman wrote: »

I just tell them I dont give my bank details to strangers. They make a percentage of anyone they sign up. Thats why they are so pushy.

I did that, and one guy who wouldn't take NO for an answer, said to me "Have you ever written a cheque ? Well the information you wont give me is on a cheque"
My husband heard him, and ran him down the drive way.

Only last week I was getting into the car in my driveway, and one knocked on my window as I was pulling out. Tried to be a polite as possible, no etc, as I was inching out he was walking with me still talking.
The hubby was in the kitchen at the time ( front of house) watching this strange exchange, and appara when I pulled out and drove off, he watched me and then spat in my driveway.

Lovely !!!

rubadub

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Too many robberies in the area of late - made sense to put one in

Chugging is the perfect cover story/alibi for a burglar. This is one of the main reasons I think it should be especially banned door to door, or just close this ridiculous loophole in these begging laws.

I wonder if you could do a citizens arrest on them, you could at least threaten it, or ask for details and ask them to wait while you ring the gardai to confirm they are not burglars. Then go inside and don't bother your hole and have them waiting all day for that garda, scared that if they head off it looks like they as fleeing the scene.

shane9689

i think next time ill asnwer the door dressed as Edward scissors hands, ill be nice and friendly and give em a good farmers handshake

Renegade Mechanic

Forgive my ignorance but.... What are chuggers?

BQQ

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Forgive my ignorance but.... What are chuggers?

Charity-muggers

The ones who accost you on the street looking for you to set up a direct debit to a charity, so they can earn commission.

Anahita

I love it when the Jehovah's come to visit. My husband has such entertaining chats with them. The last time, he raised some very colourful questions so the two younger JW's at ours went down the estate to bring back some older ones for back up. Husband demolished them as well and they've never been back.

He's in a particularly grouchy mood today and it is a perfect day for them to call and make me entertained. Is there away to Dial-a-ReligiousNutJobProselytiser ?

adocholiday

Ha slightly OT here but when I was in college I was living with an awful shower of messers. There was 2 Jehova's Witnesses calling to each house and we set up a bit of a prank. One of the lads had a massive teddy bear he had just bought for his girlfriend or some shíte.

Anyway they knock on the door and I entertained them for a few minutes, being nice and respectful. My friend then gently pushed the teddy down the stairs and it lands beside me. I said in all seriousness 'would ye excuse me for a minute lads' and turned to the teddy and started shouting at it, about how he knew he was grounded and that he wasn't meant to be out of his room etc. I marched it up the stairs with a few more expletives and then went back to the lads at the door and tried to restart the conversation like nothing had happened. It was priceless, they didn't know what to do. Then I invited them in but they made their excuses and left.

One of my funniest memories from college

darkdubh

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Not so much chuggers but my door bell is going hell for leather all morning. First it was the postman, then it was some man (I thought was going to murder me) selling bags of potatoes and he had literally just left, and there was two Jehovah's banging on the door.

When you're elderly and all your friends are dead you might be gratefull for the odd visitor.

The_Valeyard

Are you including the SVP as chuggers? I dont mind it when they call around twice a year for their set collections

Reamer Fanny

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Hey you know what everyone should start doing? Be really nice to them when they approach, listen to them parp on and on and on and then when it comes to giving them bank details just walk away. That way, we will be wasting their time, getting their hopes up and dashing them and...having fun doing it hahahha

That's what I do, I fein interest in their cause or product and at the end of their pitch I say "not interested"

buttercups88

this really gets on my nerves, I live in an apartment with shared entrance so once someone buzzes them in they're in.... I just tell them i don't give my bank details to anyone who knocks on my door and I don't support charities that pay people €14 an hour to hound people in their homes

Tombi!

buttercups88 wrote: »

this really gets on my nerves, I live in an apartment with shared entrance so once someone buzzes them in they're in.... I just tell them i don't give my bank details to anyone who knocks on my door and I don't support charities that pay people €14 an hour to hound people in their homes

Most of them wouldn't get that much.
It's usually commission only and then it's only if you stay singed up for a few months

Renegade Mechanic

BQQ wrote: »

Charity-muggers

The ones who accost you on the street looking for you to set up a direct debit to a charity, so they can earn commission.

Jesus... Thats rather aggressive!:eek:

conja

I just answer the door wearing only boxers. I act like I am interested and try to keep him there as long as possible. The poor bastard desperately wants to get away but can't in fear he will lose a commission.

buttercups88

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Most of them wouldn't get that much.
It's usually commission only and then it's only if you stay singed up for a few months

check out jobs.ie there's loads advertised with hourly rates starting at €12 ph
here's one
http://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1188805

roast

I've never had any chuggers to the door yet.

I'd treat them the same way I treat them in the street. Put on my headphones.

hfallada

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Are you including the SVP as chuggers? I dont mind it when they call around twice a year for their set collections

No SVP are a decent charity which help the poorest of the poor in Ireland and rely on volunteers. Unlike the most of those "charities" who pay their collected up to €17 per hour(seen it on one of the job sites). Like most of the chugger charities are BS.