Charity pests in Stafford? AKA Chuggers

[Jade-clothing]

Only one ? Please try harder, 3 or 4 is preferred and if you can get the pompous git who is charge and tells them how to harass folk (especially the elderly) you get double points

They really piss me off, I walk through town twice a day every day so get accosted around 4 or 5 times a week. More if you count the big tissue lady.
I hate the sexist ones who flirt but the other day was 'smile it might never happen' they dont know what is going on in my life at the moment

 

[tek-monkey]

They really piss me off, I walk through town twice a day every day so get accosted around 4 or 5 times a week. More if you count the big tissue lady.
I hate the sexist ones who flirt but the other day was 'smile it might never happen' they dont know what is going on in my life at the moment

They've started to avoid me, a sure sign the same chuggers hit for different charities on a regular basis.

 

[Gramaisc]

They've started to avoid me, a sure sign the same chuggers hit for different charities on a regular basis.

One of them is very recognisable, I have seen him in at least four different tabards.

 

[littleme]

At the end of the day they're just doing a job that they're paid for & don't really need abuse, a simple no thanks is usually enough.

I'm glad everyone I met in the last 2 days while raising money for the Poppy Appeal was nice!

 

[tek-monkey]

At the end of the day they're just doing a job that they're paid for & don't really need abuse, a simple no thanks is usually enough.

I'm glad everyone I met in the last 2 days while raising money for the Poppy Appeal was nice!

If no sufficed I'd be fine, I've had several follow me down the street and one grab my shoulder when I walked away. I believe I loudly questioned his parentage, which I feel was justified.

 

[Jade-clothing]

If no sufficed I'd be fine, I've had several follow me down the street and one grab my shoulder when I walked away. I believe I loudly questioned his parentage, which I feel was justified.

I agree Tek, they don't take a polite no for an answer. I tried that for a long time and when you get bothered twice a day two or three times a week sometimes from all three or four of them it gets a bit much. Particularly when they don't know what I've got going on in my life at the moment and maybe I don't appreciate being told to cheer up

 

[tek-monkey]

I agree Tek, they don't take a polite no for an answer. I tried that for a long time and when you get bothered twice a day two or three times a week sometimes from all three or four of them it gets a bit much. Particularly when they don't know what I've got going on in my life at the moment and maybe I don't appreciate being told to cheer up

The one who grabbed me had already watched me decline his friend, then made a line straight for me himself. I have no issues with the polite ones, I'm always polite back, but I guess the polite ones don't last long. I was almost tempted to entertain one this week, a young dark haired lass that didn't seem to want to bother anyone, but then I remembered she was still a chugger and I don't donate to any charity that uses chuggers.

 

[arthur]

I had one tell me to 'cheer up', I was not polite to him as I felt he had invaded my privacy and as jade said they have no idea what’s going on in my life or if I have anything to smile about.
Plus I can’t really walk through town with a permanent smile on my face to let everyone know how I’m feeling at that precise time. They are a nuisance and I don’t give to charities that have to pressure people with that approach.
I give to the deaf children association because I have a deaf child I give all my unwanted clothes and brick a brac to the local cat’s protection because i had a cat, I don’t feel bad about telling them no either politly or rudely.

 

[c0tt0nt0p]

Its worse when they rock up at your front door. I've had Cancer Research "knock on" after 7pm on a weekday and seem surprised when I tell them that I don't have the time for them telling me about the steps "they" are taking to find a cure for Cancer*.

*I'm aware of the research going on for this but don't need it rammed down my throat at home.

 

[tek-monkey]

The first years money usually goes to the chuggers anyway not the charity, if you gave a crap you'd sign up direct.

 

[basil]

"cheer up it may never happen'

It has now, as I've just fuc#ing bumped into you twatface !!.....

 

[Chillybean]

Chuggers scourge of Stafford. I thought they had been restricted to only certain days but not sure which day. Is no day safe?.

 

[Floss]

Its worse when they rock up at your front door. I've had Cancer Research "knock on" after 7pm on a weekday and seem surprised when I tell them that I don't have the time for them telling me about the steps "they" are taking to find a cure for Cancer*.

*I'm aware of the research going on for this but don't need it rammed down my throat at home.

My dad used to donate monthly to cancer research but they wouldn't leave him alone ringing constantly to ask for more and more money, so he cancelled his payments altogether. You give to charity as much or or little as you wish to or can afford, but when they start pestering you for more all the time it becomes begging and harassment.

 

[tek-monkey]

My dad used to donate monthly to cancer research but they wouldn't leave him alone ringing constantly to ask for more and more money, so he cancelled his payments altogether. You give to charity as much or or little as you wish to or can afford, but when they start pestering you for more all the time it becomes begging and harassment.

Good on him.

 

[littleme]

I do totally agree that is incredibly annoying, but, they are just doing their job & it is a job - everyone seems to forget that these people are working to earn wages to put food in their & their family's mouths, the culprits that should be on the receiving end of everyone's ire are the fat-cats that have turned honest charity raising into a business where your charity donations mainly go to paying their & the managers wages & actually leave almost nothing for the actual charity!

 

[arthur]

they could find a different job

 

[tek-monkey]

I do totally agree that is incredibly annoying, but, they are just doing their job & it is a job - everyone seems to forget that these people are working to earn wages to put food in their & their family's mouths, the culprits that should be on the receiving end of everyone's ire are the fat-cats that have turned honest charity raising into a business where your charity donations mainly go to paying their & the managers wages & actually leave almost nothing for the actual charity!

Like I said, I don't mind the ones that accept no for an answer the first time. Persist and they deserve what they get, who are they to decide that they can take up my time when I have already said no? Its basic manners.

 

[proactive]

Like I said, I don't mind the ones that accept no for an answer the first time. Persist and they deserve what they get, who are they to decide that they can take up my time when I have already said no? Its basic manners.

Spot on. Many are polite and I don't think anyone has a problem with that.

It's the ones that won't take no for an answer and follow you half way down the street constantly at you that are the problem. I rather think that they would be irritating tits whatever job they had, so it's not the concept of attempting to raise funds for a charity, rather the individuals themselves.

One guy who would fall into this category was the chap who inspite of the sign we have that says no salesmen/callers, and inspite of the fact that our gate was closed and locked, climbed over the gate at seven in the evening and knocked on the door. I won't elaborate on what happened next...

 

[Malcolm]

Just tell them to sod off. I've never had any problems with that approach.

 

[c0tt0nt0p]

My dad used to donate monthly to cancer research but they wouldn't leave him alone ringing constantly to ask for more and more money, so he cancelled his payments altogether. You give to charity as much or or little as you wish to or can afford, but when they start pestering you for more all the time it becomes begging and harassment.

When they would come knocking I'd tell them that I donate platelets on a monthly/6 weekly basis and whilst it wasn't giving monetary amounts and it wasn;t going to go towards finding a cure for Cancer it was my way of helping people who were affected.....i'd then get a "what are platelets" question.... *facepalm*