ben.schlomo wrote: » Why? Wheres the need. Person asks other person for support, other person says no thanks, everyone gets on with their lives.
c_man wrote: » Balls to that. If it were private companies/corporations begging and harassing people on Shop St. to level that "charities" do it'd be clamped down on quick as. And I reckon half the defenders here would be the first in line writing a letter of outrage to the Advertiser. If you think the likes of the lung cancer "charity" collectors outside the likes of Debenhams and Treasure Chest are well meaning, independent people looking to help their fellow man then well there's not much hope for you imo.
Lextalionis13 wrote: » The lads that used to be outside Treasure Chest were pure scum - they used set up directly opposite each other so you couldn't walk behind them and both would yell at you. Used see and hear of them just walking into shops spending money straight out of the collection for Big Macs and coffees too.
ben.schlomo wrote: » a simple no or ignore them works, try it sometime, might make your life easier.
ben.schlomo wrote: » As someone who walks up through Edward square almost every day of the week I can't say I've ever been yelled at by those chaps or stopped from walking behind or past them.They will ask you to support but as above a simple no or ignore them works, try it sometime, might make your life easier.
Lextalionis13 wrote: » You seem to be taking it very personally that other people have been harassed by chuggers - just because you haven't doesn't make everyone a liar I lived in Galway for ~5 years, chuggers were there on Shop Street all the time and were always intrusive, I live abroad now in an urban area and it's the same craic with chirpy happy clappy wasters out shaking buckets for a % of the take pretending to be your best mate and being offended when you ignore them If you hadn't clocked, there's huge money in it for "marketing agencies" that get college dropouts out doing it, last I lived in Ireland a year and a half ago we had a woman knock on the door for two minutes solid despite us ignoring her, came to the door and she shat a brick because she was afraid of dogs when mine walked out past her into the garden. She was with Dog's Trust /facepalm
ben.schlomo wrote: » I'm fully aware of what they do and how they make money, that's nowt to do with people whingeing about not being able to walk past them and random accusations of being shouted at by them.No personal gripe for me, just disagree with some of the more hysterical claims about tactics employed by some of them.
Lextalionis13 wrote: » I wouldn't call replying to a thread with relevant anecdotes whinging. "Random" accusations are hardly random when on-topic either, where are you getting random from? Hysterical is really an overstatement, people literally posted what their experience with the topic has been. Had a tough day or something? lol
ben.schlomo wrote: » Ah yes throw a lol in there to back up and add to your points. We will agree to disagree on the issue. I'm not interested in a back and forth involving three letter buzzwords.
nuac wrote: » I find it works to say in an earnest tone "Tell me son/daughter, have you found Jesus"?
Whereisgalway wrote: » Load of collecting for 'concern' all around this week. The dogs trust collectors seem to have a stand and generally position themselves around, how come all charities/collectors cant do that?
biko wrote: » I'd love to make some charity up and pester those chuggers with my clipboard for a full weekend.
Whereisgalway wrote: » amnesty Back on the streets with there passive aggressive tactics. Ask one of em today when I stopped to engage with them abt excessive pay off fees paid to former seniors managers. He smugly told me it was all fabrications, think he's gone home to think about his life after I pull up the data on my phone!!
ben.schlomo wrote: » FYP. I managed not to be stopped by the one guy on Shop St collecting for them. Just to be clear he was smiling and asking people to stop, passive aggressive indeed.
Whereisgalway wrote: » U need to go to specsavers buddy, just back from town there's at least six of em
ben.schlomo wrote: » Nah im good buddy, at 230pm there was one dude between BT's and Lynchs Castle. On a separate point maybe a visit to an optician may aid you in avoiding them?
Crumbs868 wrote: » You seem to be taking a very narrow view of the problem, as in it doesn't bother me so there is no problem. Have a think about how it affects other people.
ben.schlomo wrote: » As others have said its very easy to avoid these people, theyve no hold over you, no right to enter your personal space, if people cant deal with that then theres no hope for them.
Whereisgalway wrote: » And what of the people who are vulnerable, easily persuaded, these chuggers often don't disclose full facts those who they're collecting for and where people still donations actually go
Whereisgalway wrote: » And what of the people who are vulnerable, easily persuaded
Mrs OBumble wrote: » They shouldn't have left the house without a support person.
