door to door fundraising

Lawrence1895 · 21-06-2011 10:33PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

My German Shepherds don't take to kindly to unexpected visitors.

Aren't they cute, them German Shepherds?

Anyway, my cat once growled and jumped out of the window into the front garden, and one of them collectors got a real fright. It's very quiet here ever since

Oranage2 · 23-06-2011 09:06PM

I use to fundraise on the street and it would break my heart watching people just walk by me and not care one bit about the poor starving kids in Africa - If only people knew that only for the price of a pint a month they could feed a whole village for a year.

the groutch · 23-06-2011 09:35PM

I'm hoping there's a whole load of sarcasm in the above post, because the majority of that "price of a pint" goes towards paying a wage to the fundraiser, and the wages of the fatcat directors

and when what's left gets to Africa it often (albeit indirectly) funds military regimes

Pretty Polly · 23-06-2011 09:43PM

Abi wrote: »

Family and friends know to call or text me to let me know they're on the way, other wise my front door doesn't get answered. If its not chuggers, its people trying to sell me crap I don't want. I actually have my door-bell disconnected from the incessant hounding.

+1

hondasam · 23-06-2011 10:12PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

My German Shepherds don't take to kindly to unexpected visitors.

same here, just need to train her to open the door now.

Delancey · 23-06-2011 11:11PM

Charity collectors are a total pain in the arse - full stop.

They park themselves outside Post Offices on pension days to try and ' guilt ' people into coughing up.
Most seem to be professional collectors which means that only a fraction actually goes to the charity.
Summer time is the worst - students trying to earn a few quid are everywhere , collectors for PAWS seem to be coming out of the drains at this stage.

deeduck48 · 23-06-2011 11:26PM

doctor evil wrote: »

I don't appreciate it when they knock at my door or invade my personal space on the street.

It is sometimes the most dubious sounding charities as well....

Agreed.
I once got followed the WHOLE length of Patrick Street in cork by someone selling scratch cards, in the end i just ran. it was for an alcohol rehab centre which is funny as i know loads of people who've been through hell and back with afamily member with alcohol problems who never got help from this crowd.very suspicious.
Wearing headphones and humming stops some of them approaching.:D

flutterflye · 23-06-2011 11:33PM

I always try to pretend I'm not home, but my pesky kids give me away everytime.

I had to cancel my monthly payment to Concern last year, and I felt really sh1tty about it.

But it was a decision I had to make.

If I, or anyone else wish to contribute to a charity, we can do so off our own batt, without being harassed at our own houses during dinner or putting kids to sleep.

EGAR · 23-06-2011 11:51PM

Delancey wrote: »

Charity collectors are a total pain in the arse - full stop.

They park themselves outside Post Offices on pension days to try and ' guilt ' people into coughing up.
Most seem to be professional collectors which means that only a fraction actually goes to the charity.
Summer time is the worst - students trying to earn a few quid are everywhere , collectors for PAWS seem to be coming out of the drains at this stage.

FYI: PAWS no longer has charitable status.

Delancey · 24-06-2011 12:10AM

EGAR wrote: »

FYI: PAWS no longer has charitable status.

Wow thats interesting ,thanks

Daegerty · 24-06-2011 12:14AM

My favourite method of door to door fundraising is turning up and rambling on and on about some product that the person doesn't want while 3 lads go in around the back of the house and take all the stuff

dpe · 24-06-2011 10:00AM

They never ask me. My missus says I put out a "**** off" forcefield when I'm walking down the street. I'm actually dead nice really

I'll sometimes give to the supermarket baggers, but other than that I won't do unsolicited charity donations. I've got about three causes I will make the effort for, and that's it.

WoollyRedHat · 24-06-2011 10:36AM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Never steal from Girl Scouts collecting money, these chicks ended up in jail and hated by the entire USA. Admitting it on TV is not a good idea either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihLBCbNIDbI

That's a bad skin condition your one has

EGAR · 25-06-2011 05:08PM

I live, literally, in the middle of nowhere and never had anyone knocking on my door apart from the usual *Is the boss man home* crowd. But in the past two years this has changed and I now have a guy selling meat, another one selling fish and one dejected looking fella selling clothes out of a suitcase (!!). I never buy anything off them but they keep coming back every two weeks or so..

nlgbbbblth · 25-06-2011 05:24PM

I've started to ask the collectors for money when they call to my door.

It works wonders, especially when you won't take no for an answer.

MungBean · 25-06-2011 06:06PM

I dont donate to anyone who's ignorant or over enthusiastic about asking for money.

Ignorant = gimme money ya cheap bastard I know ya have it. Set up to stare at ya when ya step out of the post office. To try and corner and embarrass ya into giving them something.

Over enthusiastic = Hey my new best friend wanna get involved in this really cool thing to help people out ? - Ya know damn well he's on commission and making a fortune.

Long story short I dont donate because they are all tricksters. Whether the money goes to charity or not is irrelevant. They try to trick, guilt, bully you into giving them money so they can all piss off with themselves.

wolf moon · 27-06-2011 08:39PM

i'd say i could easily count in people from eircom/airtricity - utter madness.
why is it so hard to understand that i don't want phonewatch alarm - today it's been 4th time within last year i had to refuse this guys and tell them politely to f*** off.
and i am already with airtricity for over a year (dual fuel) so please stop asking me to join!
thank god upc stopped calling me every few weeks to "let me know" that they have phone service available and perhaps i would like to join?

it seems to be different but at the end of the day it's all the same - looking to pick a few quid off my pocket. the fact that i have to stop doing what i'm doing and go downstairs to deal with those happy, enthusiastic, optimistic twats drives me mental.

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