Shameless NSPCC collectors going door to door

[Calsug]

Just had the displeasure of two people from the NSPCC calling at my door, when I politely said I wasn?t interested the closing comment from one of the was ? don?t you want to help some children??

At which point I got a bit firm and told him not to be like that and that he had no idea of what I do and don?t do for charity ...

To be honest I couldn?t believe the cheek of the comment from a guy who has no idea of the personal backstory of the person he is talking to but also from a guy who is in it for commission

As it is I do support a Charity for children - but that is my business and not for anyone to question or make assumptions of on my front door

Anyway if they come round your way next - enjoy

[Jules-and-Boo]

we don't open the door to strangers - it rarely is good

[malumbu]

You all need to move to Gated Communities. People knocking on your doors, whatever next? it never happened in the old days. A big dog may help too.

[Calsug]

I don?t mind people knocking on my door but when I politely say I?m not interested I don?t expect a reply other than ?thank you? and for them to walk away...

malumbu Wrote:

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> You all need to move to Gated Communities. People

> knocking on your doors, whatever next? it never

> happened in the old days. A big dog may help too.

[Tractorlad]

I once succumbed to a Chugger when they knocked on my door at 8pm on a Friday evening. I was already on my second glass of wine and my guard was down!

[Sue]

I just say I don't give money to people at the door (or sign up to anything at the door) and that I already regularly support other charities and can't give to all of them.

Only once has anybody actually called at the door from a charity I do already support, though!

I agree your guy's comment was out of order, Calsug.

I do always answer the door, though if it's late I would obviously ask who it was first. The other day it was a couple who had found a BMW key in the street and were trying to find the owner. Sadly it wasn't me :))

[edcam]

You should have asked for their name and reported them. Chuggers give charity in general a bad name sometimes.

[JohnL]

Calsug Wrote:

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> Just had the displeasure of two people from the

> NSPCC calling at my door, when I politely said I

> wasn?t interested the closing comment from one of

> the was ? don?t you want to help some children??

>

> At which point I got a bit firm and told him not

> to be like that and that he had no idea of what I

> do and don?t do for charity ...

>

> To be honest I couldn?t believe the cheek of the

> comment from a guy who has no idea of the personal

> backstory of the person he is talking to but also

> from a guy who is in it for commission

>

> As it is I do support a Charity for children - but

> that is my business and not for anyone to question

> or make assumptions of on my front door

>

> Anyway if they come round your way next - enjoy

Just tell them all your charity commitments go via direct debit and you already give enough

[JohnL]

malumbu Wrote:

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> You all need to move to Gated Communities. People

> knocking on your doors, whatever next? it never

> happened in the old days. A big dog may help too.

My neighbours will never be pleased with me if I let someone in via the communal door without ID as we have had people sleeping in the stairwells before.

[malumbu]

I had a knock on the door the other day and it was a young child wanting me to sponsor him for a school fundraising event. I told him what I thought of cold calling and that if his parents were really serious about his education they should remortgage the house, sell a kidney and other organs, and go private. I sent him away with a flea in his ear. A few weeks later his brother got similar treatment when saying something about 'bob a job'. And then the sister cam round threatening to do me damage if I didn't give her a sweet on Halloween, Not really bothered that my next door neighbours are no longer talking to me and threatened to send the police round for abusing minors.

To be serious step back boys and girls and take a look at yourselves. I expect a well intentioned caller over stepped the mark a little. If so report them to the charity don't whinge here. It's about as bad as a charity collector thrusting a bucket in your face (which they aren't supposed to do).

Now if you want to discuss a problem it is cold telephone callers trying to scam your bank details, or get you to file a fraudulent claim for an accident you haven't had. Worse when it is not an overeas call centre or an automatic line, but someone from the UK who is clearly educated.

[Calsug]

There is nothing well intentioned about chuggers - they aren?t there to help the children either.... fine it?s a job and yes it?s a way charities make money but let?s just be honest about their intentions and motivations

malumbu Wrote:

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> I had a knock on the door the other day and it was

> a young child wanting me to sponsor him for a

> school fundraising event. I told him what I

> thought of cold calling and that if his parents

> were really serious about his education they

> should remortgage the house, sell a kidney and

> other organs, and go private. I sent him away

> with a flea in his ear. A few weeks later his

> brother got similar treatment when saying

> something about 'bob a job'. And then the sister

> cam round threatening to do me damage if I didn't

> give her a sweet on Halloween, Not really

> bothered that my next door neighbours are no

> longer talking to me and threatened to send the

> police round for abusing minors.

>

> To be serious step back boys and girls and take a

> look at yourselves. I expect a well intentioned

> caller over stepped the mark a little. If so

> report them to the charity don't whinge here.

> It's about as bad as a charity collector thrusting

> a bucket in your face (which they aren't supposed

> to do).

>

> Now if you want to discuss a problem it is cold

> telephone callers trying to scam your bank

> details, or get you to file a fraudulent claim for

> an accident you haven't had. Worse when it is not

> an overeas call centre or an automatic line, but

> someone from the UK who is clearly educated.

[malumbu]

Why don't we just list those who do evil at work:

Those that make profit out of war and harm

Those that make profit out of the weakest and poorest in our society

Those that make profit out of financial chaos

Those that make profit out of our foolish greed (scammers, clever greedy people ripping off stupid greedy people)

Those that plan the financial chaos and then make profit

Those that make profit out of damaging the environment

Those that make profit out of exploiting workers

Those that make profit out of shite we don't need, or persuade us that we need to upgrade upgrade upgrade

Those that make profit out of unnecessary material that fills our landfill sites and our oceans

And those of us who support all of this.

Chuggers seem to be a long way down the list. If it bothers you that much, write to your MP, write to Teresa, write to the Charity, write to the Daily Mail. Get a sense of proportion.

[Jules-and-Boo]

We've had people collecting money, Jehovah's Witness (and not our neighbourly ones who we talk to as they are next door), selling flowers, selling superpacked food (he was persistant), strangers asking for money so they can get home, some guys saying they will help me fix my roof (they weren't planning on leaving easily either), one woman asking if she can take the things from my front garden (FFS - oh no, she didn't ask, but I asked her).... and so on.

So, no. I don't answer the door and I won't let my kids either. Why should they have to deal with that? Quite happy to find out who they are and what they want.

I know who my neighbours are when they come visiting so - no. what's wrong with that?

[JohnL]

Jules-and-Boo Wrote:

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> We've had people collecting money, Jehovah's

> Witness (and not our neighbourly ones who we talk

> to as they are next door), selling flowers,

> selling superpacked food (he was persistant),

> strangers asking for money so they can get home,

> some guys saying they will help me fix my roof

> (they weren't planning on leaving easily either),

> one woman asking if she can take the things from

> my front garden (FFS - oh no, she didn't ask, but

> I asked her).... and so on.

>

>

> So, no. I don't answer the door and I won't let my

> kids either. Why should they have to deal with

> that? Quite happy to find out who they are and

> what they want.

>

> I know who my neighbours are when they come

> visiting so - no. what's wrong with that?

and the ones in the street who just say can you give me money - no excuse, no pretence - they'll probably buy beer.

I sometimes give them a quid even though I shouldn't :)

[alice]

How sad do I find this thread.

[Calsug]

I dunno, you tell me ...

Clearly this has annoyed a few people and I?m not entirely sure why - I made an observational post.... You obviously can put everything into context and say that what happened was relatively trivial compared to X I could for example say that someone getting mugged on the Rye is nothing compared to a car jacking in South Africa where you end up dead... - yes maybe but does that make the mugging less of an issue for the individual?

Okay a mugging vs someone knocking on my door are clearly different things, mine was a mild irritation but still you hopefully are able to see my point

If a charity wants to collect money door to door fine that is their right, but they have no right to make assumptions of the person they are trying to get money from - it is the princple and that is where my point lies not in the severity of what happened

alice Wrote:

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> How sad do I find this thread.

[Pugwash]

if anyone knocks on my door collecting for a well known charity I always say that I have a direct debit to that charity and send them on their way. It is true - I do have direct debits to a number of charities and have done for years.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I would never buy anything on the doorstep, nor make decisions about which charities I want to donate to. It's a weird way to make a decision, based on someone coming to your doorstep.

[teddyboy23]

Had the nspcc knock on my door last night.instead of giving them money.we all agreed I could donate my kids instead.so in the end everything worked out well.