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'Charity' bag packers collecting in Tesco
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seanybiker wrote: »
Stepping back after the packing is done is still a hard sell. Some people might feel obliged to pay the person because it was done. Offering to do it would be better imo.
As for this part of your post fare enough ,
but your members learn quickly who wants help and who doesn't , Some people will hand over their empty bags , some people just say no thanks , Some just grunt
, some just step into the end of the till with their bags in their hands...... when these things happens your members are told to step back straight away and not get in the way , 0 -
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I'm sure they can tell who does or does not want help and stand back help depending on the person but obviously they can't read everyone o some people might feel obliged to pay. Obviously they might stand back at someone who looks narky but wouldn't mind the help therefore losing money.As for this part of your post fare enough , but your members learn quickly who wants help and who doesn't , Some people will hand over their empty bags , some people just say no thanks , Some just grunt, some just step into the end of the till with their bags in their hands...... when these things happens your members are told to step back straight away and not get in the way ,0 -
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I think half the tills should have bag packers and half not, for example from the middle down to the alcohol section with no packers.
Then you'd pass the packers on the way out the door any and you could donate if you wanted to.
I agree. But normally I think its done like that, always a few non-packer tills. Plus there is the self-scan. I did bag packing once or twice when I was a teenager, and I always go to the packers. I often pack it myself, or give the person what to pack, or ask them to put all this together, depending on how I judge their packing skills (scouts are best packers, I'd never let someone from a boxing club pack my eggs, but would allow them tenderize my steak).
I have enough money and am never too short of cash to go to the pub or cinema or something. So I'm happy to give it to the GAA or scouts or whatever. I know where the money is going.
I understand there are a very small minority in Ireland who are completely broke, who don't have money for heating or decent food. But how many people? Ireland is still one of the richest countries in the world, and someone on the dole in Ireland has better money than the vast majority of the world. Spread the love, its Valentines Day!!!
(But don't get me started on the people who collect for Concern and so on. They get paid up to €14 an hour to harass people with clipboards. So if you give €7 a month you'd have to give for 8 months just to pay for those bastards to stand outside harassing people for one single day. That's before anything even goes on administration.)0 -
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(But don't get me started on the people who collect for Concern and so on. They get paid up to €14 an hour to harass people with clipboards. So if you give €7 a month you'd have to give for 8 months just to pay for those bastards to stand outside harassing people for one single day. That's before anything even goes on administration.)
Or if you sign up once then you can ignore them forever more Its hard to get people to work for free, especially out on the streets. There is so much co-ordination involved in charity work, obviously some of the donations has to go towards that.
If 5% goes to street sellers/admin, at least I know 95% is doing some good. When disasters like Haiti happen, I already know my money is on its way. IMO its better than giving money to beggars to buy a packet of fags.0 -
totallytrees wrote: »Or if you sign up once then you can ignore them forever more Its hard to get people to work for free, especially out on the streets. There is so much co-ordination involved in charity work, obviously some of the donations has to go towards that.
If 5% goes to street sellers/admin, at least I know 95% is doing some good. When disasters like Haiti happen, I already know my money is on its way. IMO its better than giving money to beggars to buy a packet of fags.
There are plenty of people who do volunteer for free, and these chuggers give all collectors a bad name. Most charities don't use them. I was signed up with Concern and that didn't stop the harassment. So I cancelled my DD with Concern and set one up with Trocaire instead.
I saw a job ad a few years back and they were paid €14/hr, more than I was paid when I was donating to Concern. I consider these people scum who are using the image of starving Africans to pocket €14/hr for themselves. And what really sickens me is that they convince themselves that they are doing good work for charity, rather than leaching from the most variable.0 -
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There are plenty of people who do volunteer for free, and these chuggers give all collectors a bad name. Most charities don't use them. I was signed up with Concern and that didn't stop the harassment. So I cancelled my DD with Concern and set one up with Trocaire instead.
Ahh sorry, I didn't realise your issue was with Concern specifically, I thought you were just talking about all charities who do the street work. I'm signed with Oxfam so that's cool 0 -
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