Shops who dont put the change in the poor box as askec

Specialun · 11-07-2013 10:32PM #1

Normally when i get under 20c change (last of the big spenders i know) i always ask the shopkeeper to put the change in the poorbox or charity box.i just hate having those loose brown cents in my pockets..i always walk away as i tell them

I told my mate this a few weeks ago and he questioned if all shopkeepers would

Ive done it around 30 times in last 2weeks and its annoyed me that some didnt and just closed till or went to next customer

Is this morally wrong or have they the right to do it as i asked them to put it in the poor box

No Pants · 11-07-2013 10:35PM

If you don't take the change back, it's their money and they can do what they like with it. Be less passive about it, collect your change and put it in the box yourself.

Doom · 11-07-2013 10:35PM

Pffff....I'm the same with 10e notes....pocket full of tenners....I'd feel so common

wil · 11-07-2013 10:41PM

Can't say I've ever seen a box marked "Poor" in any shop. It's not a registered charity.

Suggest you put it in the whatever charity you prefer box yourself, it's your choice.

Specialun · 11-07-2013 10:44PM

wil wrote: »

Can't say I've ever seen a box marked "Poor" in any shop. It's not a registered charity.

Suggest you put it in the whatever charity you prefer box yourself, it's your choice.

Dont be so pedantic..its obvious what i was on about

wil · 11-07-2013 10:54PM

Specialun wrote: »

Dont be so pedantic..its obvious what i was on about

It's a valid point. These days many shopkeepers probably consider the till a "poorbox"

Either way if it bothers you, why not put it towards the charity you prefer yourself or if that is too much trouble, spend that extra few seconds putting it in what ever charity box is near the till.

Talib Fiasco · 11-07-2013 10:58PM

For some reason when I say "keep the change", about 5 to 10 cent they tend to put it in the box everytime. And this is from local shop to shopping centre shop. Maybe you should have a go at reverse psychology OP :pac:

The Backwards Man · 11-07-2013 11:00PM

I still call it the poorbox. For the babies in Biafra.

SHOVELLER · 11-07-2013 11:11PM

Poorbox? Ha. There are no poor in this country.

Also there are very few shops that have charity boxes.

kraggy · 11-07-2013 11:16PM

SHOVELLER wrote: »

Poorbox? Ha. There are no poor in this country.

Also there are very few shops that have charity boxes.

Jesus what's with the pedantry tonight? It's a generic term for collection boxes for charitable causes.

Get a life.

Dempsey · 11-07-2013 11:22PM

You watched them retain it in the till and said nothing??!

kraggy · 11-07-2013 11:42PM

No Pants wrote: »

If you don't take the change back, it's their money and they can do what they like with it. Be less passive about it, collect your change and put it in the box yourself.

It's not their money if you ask them to put it in the poor box.

It's just not. No ifs, no buts.

Mr. CooL ICE · 11-07-2013 11:56PM

You could buy a helium balloon and glue a 1c coin onto it. You could then let it go and float away. When it gets too high and bursts, the coin will drop and could hit somebody.

If you did this every day for a year, do you reckon you could ever kill somebody? Try it and report your findings to us.

Irish Guitarist · 12-07-2013 12:14AM

The shops might not have a charity box. Maybe you should look to see if they have one and then say "will you put the change in that box there please?". If they say "yes" and don't do it they're stealing. It's stealing anyway but it's best to be as clear as possible where you intend your change to go so they can't say they misunderstood you.

KeithM89 · 12-07-2013 12:16AM

I had a summer job in a shop in town years ago and the manager used to crack them open and steal all the change for the till, the charities hardly ever bothered to come and collect them. Youd be better off saving your change and just donate online or something.

corklad12 · 12-07-2013 12:25AM

If you want to put it in the poor box. I say you have to do it yourself.

SV · 12-07-2013 12:27AM

Most shops would put it into the poor box as if the tills don't balance out at the end of the day then something is up, even if it's in the shops favour.

kc90 · 12-07-2013 12:28AM

Specialun wrote: »

Normally when i get under 20c change (last of the big spenders i know) i always ask the shopkeeper to put the change in the poorbox or charity box.i just hate having those loose brown cents in my pockets..i always walk away as i tell them

I told my mate this a few weeks ago and he questioned if all shopkeepers would

Ive done it around 30 times in last 2weeks and its annoyed me that some didnt and just closed till or went to next customer

Is this morally wrong or have they the right to do it as i asked them to put it in the poor box

I've worked in retail, and in general, I'd do it at the end of the day. If you want to make sure it goes in the box, you'd have to do it yourself though.

12-07-2013 12:33AM

OP if there's a box there, it'll be just as accessible to you as the worker, and the worker will be far busier than you at the time to do it.

I'd always put it in the box when asked, but I don't get why people don't do it themselves. I was at a till a while back when the box was waiting to be collected so there wasn't one near my position, and so rather than climb over the other people at the other tills, I started popping the money beside me, to put in once I'd worked through the queue, but the queue kept getting longer and after a while it just wasn't a workable situation, so I left a few people's change in the till. I figured that if they actually cared they would have put it in themselves.

UCDVet · 12-07-2013 12:41AM

Whenever I buy something; I put the change in my pocket. When I get home, I put the change in a jar. My wife does the same. When the jar gets full, I put it into little bags provided by the bank (apparently, banks here haven't gotten the memo about counting machines....but whatever....)

I'm averaging about 500 euro, per year, in coins, over the last two years. I guess I'm poor, but I really can use that money more than the rich CEO of whatever charity is associated with the 'poor box'.

Bozo Skeleton · 12-07-2013 01:38AM

The onus is on yourself to put the money in a charity box. Quite often there's more than one. Personally, I'd rather any money I had going in to a charity box went to the ISPCC or the DSPCA, rather than going in to a Catholic Missionary box, so do it yourself.

dxhound2005 · 12-07-2013 01:42AM

UCDVet wrote: »

Whenever I buy something; I put the change in my pocket. When I get home, I put the change in a jar. My wife does the same. When the jar gets full, I put it into little bags provided by the bank (apparently, banks here haven't gotten the memo about counting machines....but whatever....)

I'm averaging about 500 euro, per year, in coins, over the last two years. I guess I'm poor, but I really can use that money more than the rich CEO of whatever charity is associated with the 'poor box'.

Whenever I buy something I use up some of the change in my pocket if it is possible. That way I don't have to go to all the palaver of putting the change in a jar and counting it and bringing it to the bank. And I am no richer or no poorer but I don't waste my time.

Bozo Skeleton · 12-07-2013 01:55AM

^^ I habitually buy stuff with notes and throw the change in a jar when I get home. The coppers go in a different jar. It adds up. I treat myself when I cash in. I'm half way towards a PS4 in the jar now

I'm generally fairly skint, so I find it a good way of having extra cash for holiday money or little luxuries.

dxhound2005 · 12-07-2013 02:10AM

Bozo Skeleton wrote: »

^^ I habitually buy stuff with notes and throw the change in a jar when I get home. The coppers go in a different jar. It adds up. I treat myself when I cash in. I'm half way towards a PS4 in the jar now
I'm generally fairly skint, so I find it a good way of having extra cash for holiday money or little luxuries.

Why not use up the change when shopping and put the extra notes away for holiday money and little luxuries. Much less hassle that way.

Bozo Skeleton · 12-07-2013 02:25AM

Well that's a fair point. The change jar works for me though. I've worked in bars for years, so counting change up isn't a hassle. I don't touch it til I cash it in. If it was in notes I'd quite probably blow it

Dempsey · 12-07-2013 02:28AM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

The shops might not have a charity box. Maybe you should look to see if they have one and then say "will you put the change in that box there please?". If they say "yes" and don't do it they're stealing. It's stealing anyway but it's best to be as clear as possible where you intend your change to go so they can't say they misunderstood you.

why dont you do it yourself?

Keith wrote: »

I had a summer job in a shop in town years ago and the manager used to crack them open and steal all the change for the till, the charities hardly ever bothered to come and collect them. Youd be better off saving your change and just donate online or something.

and you said nothing?

SV wrote: »

Most shops would put it into the poor box as if the tills don't balance out at the end of the day then something is up, even if it's in the shops favour.

do u believe in the tooth fairy aswell?

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 12-07-2013 02:31AM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Why not use up the change when shopping and put the extra notes away for holiday money and little luxuries. Much less hassle that way.

It's awfully exciting to count the change in your jar to see how much you've saved!

No Pants · 12-07-2013 08:45AM

I bring my change into work and spend it in the canteen. They love getting the change.

rubadub · 12-07-2013 09:19AM

SHOVELLER wrote: »

Also there are very few shops that have charity boxes.

I see them all the time.

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

"will you put the change in that box there please?". If they say "yes" and don't do it they're stealing..

+1. So if the OP is right and they many are at it then I would not suggest putting it in the box yourself, as they could be stealing it later.

Capt'n Midnight · 12-07-2013 11:26AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I still call it the poorbox. For the babies in Biafra.

I bet you think it's going to food, health and education. That money is spent forcing them to go to mass twice a day :mad:

Ush1 · 12-07-2013 11:33AM

rubadub wrote: »

I see them all the time.

+1. So if the OP is right and they many are at it then I would not suggest putting it in the box yourself, as they could be stealing it later.

Are they stealing?

Their job is to put money back in the till not where you want it.

"Oh, can you throw that change in the bin actually for me?"

Shops who dont put the change in the poor box as askec

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