What Excuse you have?

sbhatia

Ok so here it goes.
Since this Morning i have been stopped by atleast 5 Various Charities workers and other Organizations.

My excuse is that i am already Member ( which i am).
But just wondering what other people have to say about this?

wudangclan

chugger : "can you stop and talk for just 5 minutes?"
me: "no."

bluto63

I just say no thanks. A friend of mine did it for a day before quitting. He says he's never been called a cnut so many times in his life. People saying that is a little excessive, no? They're just doing their job

Whosbetter?

sbhatia wrote: »

My excuse is that i am already Member

That's a good one!
Must remember it.
Gettin tired of tellin' 'em to Fook off all the time.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Smile and shake head or say "no thanks". If they persist, say you want to talk to their team leader. There's very strict rules on what they're allowed to do, they're only supposed to ask you to stop once.

Call Me Jimmy

I just say I talked to their guy back thatta way and point. gets em every time.

Schism

I got into a 'discussion' with one who tried to guilt me into giving one day, didn't give her anything because of her tactics, cheeky bitch. Now I just say no thanks or I'm not comfortable with giving over personal information if they push me.

Super-Rush

I just give them false details

ShooterSF

bluto63 wrote: »

I just say no thanks. A friend of mine did it for a day before quitting. He says he's never been called a cnut so many times in his life. People saying that is a little excessive, no? They're just doing their job

If I hired someone to go around randomly kicking people in the nuts and they got you would you still say that?

pmg58

ShooterSF wrote: »

If I hired someone to go around randomly kicking people in the nuts...

I want that job :cool:

sbhatia

ShooterSF wrote: »

If I hired someone to go around randomly kicking people in the nuts and they got you would you still say that?

Lol good one.

bluto63 wrote: »

I just say no thanks. A friend of mine did it for a day before quitting. He says he's never been called a cnut so many times in his life. People saying that is a little excessive, no? They're just doing their job

Yeah that's their job right, That's the only reason of me being Polite.

Richard Wailing Priest wrote: »

Smile and shake head or say "no thanks". If they persist, say you want to talk to their team leader. There's very strict rules on what they're allowed to do, they're only supposed to ask you to stop once.

Didn't know this, Must remember this next time.

Utd4Ever

Usually don't stop and if they keep at me I tell them to p**s off.

Michellenman

Headphones in head, head down. Avoid eye contact.

AnonoBoy

super-rush wrote: »

I just give them false details

I just give them super-rush's details.

TwoShedsJackson

My excuse is that I ignore them completely.

ejmaztec

I pretend to be either deaf or foreign, or both.

Lorrs33

I just say 'no, sorry' and keep walking, but my boyfriend and I got guilted into buying a €3 scratchcard yesterday for some alcoholic centre in Dun Laoghaire, didn't win of course. I actually wanted to give money to an animal charity person on Grafton Street, raging now that I didn't.

Saibh

Ignore them or just say NO if one of them manage to get in my way

Super-Rush

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I just give them super-rush's details.

Insufficient funds

Wertz

None. A battery of swearwords or a comment about their hourly rate of pay is usually enough to thwart their advances...

ohthebaby

'I'm not 18 yet!'


Little do they know that I am in fact 18 and eligible to give them my bank details or whatever. Mwah ha ha ha!



Sadly my youthful looks ain't gonna last forever.

Danbo!

"I'm not allowed to talk to strangers"

Biggins

Level 1: "No thanks"
Level 2 (They deliberately block my path): "Get the fcuk out of my way or you will be sorry"
Level 3 (They are stubborn and refuse to move or try to block me as I side step them): They hit the ground hard and I make no apologies then or now!

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Biggins wrote: »

Level 1: "No thanks"
Level 2 (They deliberately block my path): "Get the fcuk out of my way or you will be sorry"
Level 3 (They are stubborn and refuse to move or try to block me as I side step them): They hit the ground hard and I make no apologies then or now!

Wow, you're really cool

Biggins

Richard Wailing Priest wrote: »

Wow, you're really cool

Cobblers. The last thing I am is cool.
I can be a thick schite to those that are just rude and thick.
If they are polite, no problem what so ever at all. The tiny minority that go overboard... they deserve what they get.

Reap as ye sow!

crazy angel

hourly rate of pay you say?

SV

Biggins wrote: »

They hit the ground hard and I make no apologies then or now!

:rolleyes:
Yeah. fúcking. right.

Biggins

SV wrote: »

:rolleyes:
Yeah. fúcking. right.

I don't have the time to mess around with stupid thick fcuks that block my way.
My time is precious. I deal with enough thick, usually armed fcuks in my line of work so if some stupid fcuk don't get out of my way after I request them to so, thats their hard luck in regard to the consequences.

If there is a lesson to be learned by the more aggressive chuggers, its that "NEVER judge a book by its cover" otherwise they end up paying for their stupidity.
I've taught that lesson to a few.

SV

Biggins wrote: »

I don't have the time to mess around with stupid thick fcuks that block my way.
My time is precious. I deal with enough thick, usually armed fcuks in my line of work so if some stupid fcuk don't get out of my way after I request them to so, thats their hard luck in regard to the consequences.

If there is a lesson to be learned by the more aggressive chuggers, its that "NEVER judge a book by its cover" otherwise they end up paying for their stupidity.
I've taught that lesson to a few.

You're trying to tell me you assault people in broad daylight because you deem them to be 'wasting your time' ?

Bullshít of the highest order.

Biggins

SV wrote: »

...Bullshít of the highest order.

Aye, of course it is.

AnonoBoy

Biggins wrote: »

I don't have the time to mess around with stupid thick fcuks that block my way.
My time is precious. I deal with enough thick, usually armed fcuks in my line of work so if some stupid fcuk don't get out of my way after I request them to so, thats their hard luck in regard to the consequences.

If there is a lesson to be learned by the more aggressive chuggers, its that "NEVER judge a book by its cover" otherwise they end up paying for their stupidity.
I've taught that lesson to a few.

What do you do Biggins? It's always intrigued me.

Biggins

AnonoBoy wrote: »

What do you do Biggins? It's always intrigued me.

PM'ing you.

Latchy

Biggins wrote: »

Aye, of course it is.

Biggins
Saying as it is - no vague bullcrap.

Aye, of course it is

Biggins

Latchy wrote: »

Aye, of course it is

:pac:

I've met some extremely nice charity folk in my life time. To them I give them what I can. (I do charity work for Crumlin hospital and a rape crises center in Dublin myself.)
I know what its like to be at the other end. Those that ruin the reputations of the majority whom are trying to make a difference in these times, I have no time for. They are blackening the name of charity fund raisers and the org's they work for.

Its my own and my neighbours kids, the elderly, the abused and the sick they are eventually effecting by their rough tactics ...and that pisses me off. I'm not going to apologise for being angry at them.

Borneo Fnctn

I taken to saying "I'm not interested in making a contribution." It's a blunt tactic but it works. Also, I say it politely. Good manners cost nothing.

jos28

At least if you spot them on the street you can just walk past them. What about the ones that call to your door, you're trapped then. Do you immediatley say 'no thanks' or do you let them do their little speech first and then say no.

SeekUp

I usually just smile and say, "Not today," and keep walking. The last time I was stopped, however, I said, "I'm actually on my way to the dentist."

And it was true!

(Does it count as an excuse if it's true?)

Krieg

Im surprised there isnt more hostility towards them tbh. I don't know if there is a difference between counties, but theres a couple in Galway (I wont name the charity) that I can see getting put in hospital for the way they carry on and not necessarily by me.

Walking into the paths of oncoming people, holding out the arm/clipboard to stop oncoming people, sticking the middle finger up at a guy as he dog-legs around the two of them, shouting at those who ignore them.
If I was doing the job, which I know isnt easy. I wouldn't be sticking my paws out to stop people or block their paths etc, why? Because Id expect to get the **** kicked into me for doing it.

Apart from the above case. I just smile and say "Sorry". As jackpalance said, good manners cost nothing and it doesn't result in negative feelings for either party.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Hanley bastards? Name and shame dude

Rob67

I actually took time out one day to see what the guy had to say (I knew what was coming but I just wanted to see how I'd get before he lost interest) Conversation went something like this (Warning:the following is not verbatim, just roughly what I recall):

He: Can you spare a minute for ******* (charity)

Me: Yeah, no problem.

He: Great, are you aware.... (cut short 'cos I tuned out for a while)

Me: Eh, excuse me, but are you going to ask me for my bank details?

He: Well, yes, but its totally secure, man.

Me: I'm not sure, I would like some sort of written guarantee if that's ok with you.

He: I'm sure that can be arranged, now, if you don't mind helping me fill in your details...

Me: Tell you what, you give me your bank details first and I'll give you mine, that ok?

He: Pardon? I'm sorry I didn't get that.

Me: I said; you give me your bank details and then I'll give you mine, that ok?

He: Err, no?

Me: Why not? After all if I find that funds are being withdrawn at an alarming rate from my a/c surely I can hit you up for the shortfall when I can't pay my bills? Makes good sense to me. (Big cheese eating grin on my face)

He: That's not how it works... em, maybe you might want to talk to my boss about something like that. I wouldn't give my details to you...
(I cut in, rather rudely)

Me: Then why should I give mine to you? I don't know you at all but you expect me to give over personal banking details to some guy off the street? I wouldn't give those details to my friend here and I've known him nearly 10 years!

He shuffles his feet and makes some excuses not sure what he said because I lost interest in anything he had to say and then I walked off.

Long story, I know but the point is folks, if your really interested in giving to charity, go directly to that charity and give your money/ bank details (if you want)/ time, clothes, etc! I don't trust the 'chuggers'.

Lilyblue

If they knock on the door then "I am feeding the baby"

Mossy Monk

They are invisible to me. I walk as if they are not there.

Raiser

I usually just say sorry gotta go - I've Swine Flu and then accidentally have a wet, green sneeze in their faces.........

truecrippler

sbhatia wrote: »

Ok so here it goes.
Since this Morning i have been stopped by atleast 5 Various Charities workers and other Organizations.

My excuse is that i am already Member ( which i am).
But just wondering what other people have to say about this?

Thats why I now go around now dressed as a Chugger, I have the footpaths all to myself.

Latchy

Biggins wrote: »

:pac:

I've met some extremely nice charity folk in my life time. To them I give them what I can. (I do charity work for Crumlin hospital and a rape crises center in Dublin myself.)

That's good to hear

I know what its like to be at the other end. Those that ruin the reputations of the majority whom are trying to make a difference in these times, I have no time for. They are blackening the name of charity fund raisers and the org's they work for.

I use to do some charity work in ireland when I was younger and met a few dodgy charitys to except it wasn't till the horse had bolted the stable door , that we discovered the funds we were raising were not going to were they were supposed to be going

Its my own and my neighbours kids, the elderly, the abused and the sick they are eventually effecting by their rough tactics ...and that pisses me off. I'm not going to apologise for being angry at them.

Bit like the Big Issue seller shoving the mag in your face and insisting you buy it , yes .

Seaneh

I just tell them I'm not interested.

but... I was stuck in Dublin for two weeks on work at one stage and was walking down that street between stephens green SC and the gaiety after work one nice afternoon and a little stunnger was trying to get people to sign up for some charity that builds homeless shelters or some such, so me being the 21 year old chancer that I was I decided to pretend to give a feck in the hopes that she'd agree to meet me for a pint that night.

after about 2 mins we were no longer talking about the charity, which was nice, ended up talking to her for about half an hour, swapping phone numbers and meeting her in Porter House College Green at 9 that night.

Score 1 team Seaneh!

orourkeda

Go away. Leave me alone. I have no money. Youre not not getting any. Goodbye.

orourkeda

Seaneh wrote: »

I just tell them I'm not interested.

but... I was stuck in Dublin for two weeks on work at one stage and was walking down that street between stephens green SC and the gaiety after work one nice afternoon and a little stunnger was trying to get people to sign up for some charity that builds homeless shelters or some such, so me being the 21 year old chancer that I was I decided to pretend to give a feck in the hopes that she'd agree to meet me for a pint that night.

after about 2 mins we were no longer talking about the charity, which was nice, ended up talking to her for about half an hour, swapping phone numbers and meeting her in Porter House College Green at 9 that night.

Score 1 team Seaneh!

Did we engage in hanky panky with the widow twanky.

There is one really annoying chugger working in Galway lately. He does his best to get your attention and if you don't stop will block your path. He did it to me during the week and started on a long tirade about how I didn't care about the suffering of others. I suggested to him that rather than stop me he should instead take 13 or so euro he earned an hour and sign up himself.

Next thing I know he's calling me scum and informing me that in his last job on a construction site he was earning 35 euro an hour and left it to work as a chugger so he could change the world. I started laughing at this stage and walked off. But he was having none of it and started to follow me all the time shouting at people that I was scum and how I wanted kids to suffer. I put my headphone back in and continued walking, I did turn back at one stage to see the chugger talking with the guards one of whom motioned for me to stop. I stop and the guard informs me that the chugger had accused me of assaulting him. I think I may have fallen over laughing at this as I told the guard my story as did a few people who had witnessed it. To wrap up the guard told me I could make a complaint about the chugger but I decided that one to his supervisor would be enough. I do believe that there is now one less chugger on our streets because of it.

The Walsho

I rarely get stopped actually.



In fairness though I do walk down the street with my cock out and windmilling.

Whiskey Devil

Anybody who wants to give to charity should sign up directly through their website etc. and not by paying these guys 13 euro an hour to annoy people.