How much can a beggar expect to make in a day?

easyeason3 · 19-07-2010 12:38PM #1

Reading through the best scumbag stories thread & on the last page they are discussing a 'deaf' beggar that's annoying a lot of people.

Anyway, how much should a beggar expect to earn in a day?

Do you get more if you have a disability?

And would you give change to beggars?

Doyler92 · 19-07-2010 12:40PM

He can expect to make nothing.

Anything over that is a bonus.

Biggins · 19-07-2010 12:41PM

Some beggars depending on location, are supposed to do very well I hear sometimes.
No idea of actual figures but I suppose there might be some truth in it.

cson · 19-07-2010 12:42PM

A kick in the face for the ones that plant themselves beside ATMs.

That never fails to irk me; what do they actually expect - oh look here, 50 for me and 50 for you. Roll it up into your cup there like a good man. :rolleyes:

phasers · 19-07-2010 12:43PM

A million euro. And at night they hop in their lamborghinis and head back to their mansions.

Superbus · 19-07-2010 12:43PM

The one selling the Big Issue beside the AIB ATM in Blackrock can expect over 9000.

Always there, always whiny, always 20c to make her shut up.

Wicklowrider · 19-07-2010 12:44PM

€80 odd grand if yer name is Callely.

Trashbat · 19-07-2010 12:51PM

I heard there's one king begger who controls all the other beggars and they live in a mansion in North Wicklow. They travel in to Dublin each day in their gold plated mercedes and they have their manky begger's clothes personally tailored by Paul Costello.

This must be true, the Daily Mail wouldn't lie.

recylingbin · 19-07-2010 12:54PM

Lend us a quid and I'll tell you.

take everything · 19-07-2010 12:54PM

Bout tree fiddy.

Biggins · 19-07-2010 12:58PM

Trashbat wrote: »

I heard there's one king begger who controls all the other beggars and they live in a mansion in North Wicklow. They travel in to Dublin each day in their gold plated mercedes and they have their manky begger's clothes personally tailored by Paul Costello.

This must be true, the Daily Mail wouldn't lie.

You sure they are not hinting towards Calley again? :pac:

Only kidding ...I think!

Doyler92 · 19-07-2010 01:01PM

Trashbat wrote: »

I heard there's one king begger who controls all the other beggars and they live in a mansion in North Wicklow. They travel in to Dublin each day in their gold plated mercedes and they have their manky begger's clothes personally tailored by Paul Costello.

This must be true, the Daily Mail wouldn't lie.

To an extent this is true. In the mornings all the beggars meet wherever it is. Then they are given their bus fare and get a Dublin Bus to their destination. They then beg for the day. When it reaches in or around 11 they get the bus back to their 'master'. He counts all the money and gives them a tiny fraction of what they have got.

WindSock · 19-07-2010 01:01PM

Try it out and report back to us.

kfallon · 19-07-2010 01:03PM

cson wrote: »

A kick in the face for the ones that plant themselves beside ATMs.

That never fails to irk me; what do they actually expect - oh look here, 50 for me and 50 for you. Roll it up into your cup there like a good man. :rolleyes:

Yeah - the oluld "Have you got any change boss?" line. Of course I don't, since when did ATM's start dispensing coins???

actuallylike · 19-07-2010 01:06PM

cson wrote: »

A kick in the face for the ones that plant themselves beside ATMs.

That never fails to irk me; what do they actually expect - oh look here, 50 for me and 50 for you. Roll it up into your cup there like a good man. :rolleyes:

In fairness to them, I reckon that instead of expecting to be given the notes from the ATM, they're probably sitting there cause that's a point where someone will stop and stand for a minute and maybe part with any spare change in their pocket.
I wonder why there isn't beggars at bus stops? I mean, people come up to me when I'm waiting for the bus and ask me then move on but I would've thought it would be a good place to sit under a shelter with a little sign and a cup, is it illegal maybe?

NothingMan · 19-07-2010 01:09PM

Well if minimum wage is 8.75 per hour they only need 9 people an hour to give them 1 euro and they're earning more than a lot of people. On a busy street in a city I would say they could easily make 20 - 30 euro in 1 hour and if they're out all day they could be pulling in a few hundred quid a day.

Saying that, I give them nothing and it actually annoys me when I see others giving them anything. They're a horrible bunch of letches. No need to be begging or homeless in this country unless you're so off your face on heroin you can't figure out the generous welfare system or you're a career beggar going home to a warm house later on.

Biggins · 19-07-2010 01:10PM

Doyler92 wrote: »

To an extent this is true. In the mornings all the beggars meet wherever it is. Then they are given their bus fare and get a Dublin Bus to their destination. They then beg for the day. When it reaches in or around 11 they get the bus back to their 'master'. He counts all the money and gives them a tiny fraction of what they have got.

That sounds like something that is well, well known to go on in India alone.
Sad but as you mentioned it, in some cases elsewhere, very true.

kfallon · 19-07-2010 01:11PM

I wouldn't give them the steam off me piss!

Tho one day I did stop on the Ha'penny Bridge when asked for change. Told the beggar I hadn't any money but he looked desperate so I gave him a tip......over the Ha'penny bridge into the Liffey, "Get a job ya scruffy cnut!!!"

Banned Account · 19-07-2010 01:29PM

'Tis hard to say really as they mostly work on a commission basis. The take home will depend on both the patch and the pitch.

There are some other perks above and beyond the basic salary which need to be considered:

1) A sepcial tax rate is available to beggars and Bono - it's quite lenient.

2) The open air nature of the job usually brings a healthy leather-like tanned appearance - windswept and interesting as Billy Connolly would say.

3) The dress code is liberal and laid back, hints of shabby chic without the need for the chic part.

4) The work can be tremendously varied and certainly suits those who like to interact with their customers on a daily basis.

5) There appears to be a thriving social scene amongst this class of professionals, anecdotal evidence of all night, after work, booze fuelled liasons by moonlight along the boardwalks are rife.

clived2 · 19-07-2010 01:30PM

I was getting the galway bus from dublin city the last day, (across the bridge, at the end of oconnells street)

Anyways before i try to get on bus, this relatively well dressed chap says
the following,

Hi do you know kenmore, ....
Its in kildare,
Well i am trying to get home.
Do you have 4euro for the bus.

I Walked off and said nothing because his little speech felt so
rehearsed and i aint fallin for something so stupid,

Anyways I get on the bus.. and this scumbag starts asking everyone, who walks by,but he is not being desperate, just talks to someone, puts his head down and walks up to next person,

3 of the 5 people i seen him approach gave him money,come on how stupid are these people

At one stage he took out the change of his pocket and counted it and threw
the coppers to the ground and let out a smug smile, he needed room in his pockets for all the real money he was getting

I videoed some of this from the bus, on my phone btw

kfallon · 19-07-2010 01:33PM

clived2 wrote: »

I videoed some of this from the bus, on my phone btw

To pleasure yourself to later??? :eek:

recylingbin · 19-07-2010 01:34PM

clived2 wrote: »

I was getting the galway bus from dublin city the last day, (across the bridge, at the end of oconnells street)

Anyways before i try to get on bus, this relatively well dressed chap says
the following,

Hi do you know kenmore, ....
Its in kildare,
Well i am trying to get home.
Do you have 4euro for the bus.

I Walked off and said nothing because his little speech felt so
rehearsed and i aint fallin for something so stupid,

Anyways I get on the bus.. and this scumbag starts asking everyone, who walks by,but he is not being desperate, just talks to someone, puts his head down and walks up to next person,

3 of the 5 people i seen him approach gave him money,come on how stupid are these people

At one stage he took out the change of his pocket and counted it and threw
the coppers to the ground and let out a smug smile, he needed room in his pockets for all the real money he was getting

I videoed some of this from the bus, on my phone btw

I hope he made it home.

clived2 · 19-07-2010 01:34PM

no to post it up,on dem dar internets

so chumps stop giving this leach money,

actuallylike · 19-07-2010 01:42PM

clived2 wrote: »

I was getting the galway bus from dublin city the last day, (across the bridge, at the end of oconnells street)

Anyways before i try to get on bus, this relatively well dressed chap says
the following,

Hi do you know kenmore, ....
Its in kildare,
Well i am trying to get home.
Do you have 4euro for the bus.

I Walked off and said nothing because his little speech felt so
rehearsed and i aint fallin for something so stupid,

Anyways I get on the bus.. and this scumbag starts asking everyone, who walks by,but he is not being desperate, just talks to someone, puts his head down and walks up to next person,

3 of the 5 people i seen him approach gave him money,come on how stupid are these people

At one stage he took out the change of his pocket and counted it and threw
the coppers to the ground and let out a smug smile, he needed room in his pockets for all the real money he was getting

I videoed some of this from the bus, on my phone btw

He's been around a while now. he got me at the Jervis Luas stop on a Friday saying he was in DIT Bolton Street, left his bag in his mates and needed to get home for the weekend. Honestly believed him (normally dressed, well spoken, think he may even have had a DIT hoody) but genuinely had no change.

Saw him next week doing the same speel at College Green Bus stop then again at Smithfield Luas Stop, cheeky fecker!

Venom · 19-07-2010 02:05PM

Some Dublin radio station was doing a piece about how much money a beggar in Dublin city centre could make in a night and planned on havinhg one of there team at one of better locations for the night. The spot they picked was at the Grafton Street ATM's and had their offer of €200 to the beggar there refused as he reckoned he could make around €500-600 seeing it was a Friday night!

dvpower · 19-07-2010 02:20PM

clived2 wrote: »

At one stage he took out the change of his pocket and counted it and threw
the coppers to the ground and let out a smug smile, he needed room in his pockets for all the real money he was getting

Do you think it might still be there?:o

SV · 19-07-2010 02:21PM

about €29......

Pittens · 19-07-2010 03:21PM

NothingMan wrote: »

Well if minimum wage is 8.75 per hour they only need 9 people an hour to give them 1 euro and they're earning more than a lot of people. On a busy street in a city I would say they could easily make 20 - 30 euro in 1 hour and if they're out all day they could be pulling in a few hundred quid a day.

Yeah, my guess is that the minimum wage is easily exceeded by beggary.

Why dont more people do it? Probably loss in social status.

easyeason3 · 19-07-2010 03:26PM

Pittens wrote: »

Yeah, my guess is that the minimum wage is easily exceeded by beggary.

Why dont more people do it? Probably loss in social status.

Or even a little thing called dignity.

Anthony Walsh · 19-07-2010 03:29PM

I would rarely give any money to beggar's because you know exactly where the money is going, to drugs and drugs are bad mmmkay.

Buskers though I would give them money because they are entertaining

christina_x · 19-07-2010 03:30PM

id say they make enough! My sisters friend gave one her last 5er when she was in town a while back - it ment she had no money left for lunch but she gave it to him anyways. later that day she seen a rolls royce (sp?) pull up and in the begger jumped, she was raging!

How much can a beggar expect to make in a day?

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