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Would you like to save some whales today?

Mr Cat Dog

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    A charity campaigner in the street has set his firm gaze upon you and locked you in his sights. He starts approaching you, clipboard and official-charity-accreditation in hand. What do you do? What do you do? What do you do?*

    As a sort-of follow-up, would your answer differ depending on the charity e.g. if it was for a cause you supported, would you be more likely to stop or not?

    *Note that I don't actually want the question answered three times; this is just for emphasis.
     
    Yes, I would like to save some whales today.

    If I no time I just keep walking and say "Sorry, I don't have time to stop."

    If I do have time to stop and I see they have a sign or booth I'll read what it's about. If it seems like something I would care about I'll let them talk to me for a moment. Usually I just cut them off and say "I don't have much money. Can I make a one-time donation?" since this cuts to the heart of things and gives me an easy out if I need it. Lots of them won't accept single donations because they want reliable contributions so they can budget their future finances.
     
    "Sorry I'm not interested." Proceed with my day no matter what the charity was.
     
    I want to punch these people.

    Luckily, I always have my headphones in or I am on the phone/pretend to be so they don't approach me. One woman did stop me when I was actually on the phone, I said I can't talk and she was like. "Yeh you can put the phone down." Bish please, get out of my way.​
     
    Sure, I'd love to donate to charities. But I don't have that kind of money. I can't really use the "I can't afford it" excuse because I look like I've got money. (I think that's why those charity people always come right after me..) So they don't usually believe me when I say I can't afford it.

    So I use the "I'm late for work, I don't have time right this minute" excuse and walk away quickly, so I look like I'm actually late for work. I don't actually have a job, but they don't know that. ;)
     
    If someone tried to haggle me for donations like it sounds like that guy is going to do, I wouldn't give them anything. If they asked nicely, I would if I had any money to spare, although I never carry money with me, so that doesn't happen often.
     
    I don't think I've ever been asked about a charity when I'm out and about. .-.

    If I were, I'd say "no thank you" and move on. I'm too broke to donate to anything, even things I actually care about.
     
    I'd accept the charity offer, only because helping others is the right thing to do. If I'm busy I'd pass.
     
    Yes, please save the whales.

    It depends what charity it is, if it was one like an animal shelter, Id donate, but Id need to ask questions about the charity in question before giving any money however.
     
    Don't make eye contact, mumble an apology as I pass by.

    :( If I really support something, I'll seek it out to donate time/effort/whatever to the cause. I don't like to be stopped on street corners for these things. It's only happened a few times but they were always for things I could just never get behind. One of them was for donating blood which is a wonderful cause, but not one I could do because it's near impossible to draw blood from me and it would be way too much of a hassle. :x
     
    Ignore them?

    I don't even open the front door for these folks. I sit in a room by the front window next to the front door most of the time. I can see them walk up to the door, and they can see me through the window. They look at me and wonder why I'm not answering the door. ...and I just... play dead. I don't move. I freeze and ignore them. Maybe stare at them. Until they leave.

    On the street, I just kind a hurry along and ignore them.

    I'll donate to charity on my own terms, when I want to, and for the causes I feel compelled to help out with. If you ask me directly for it, chances are you're not going to get it. Kind of like when politicians call during election time. I said to one once, "Look, call me one more time and I won't vote for you"
     
    No matter what the charity is, I put on my best 'I'm too important for this' persona and pretend to ignore their existence.
     
    I'd ignore them. If they had the gall to get in my face, I'd probably maneuver so I could avoid them. If I want to donate to some cause, I'll come to them. Them coming to me and being pushy about it isn't going to help convince me to donate, and in fact turn me off if I had considered donating. I don't need charity workers acting like sleazy car dealers working on a commission-only basis.
     
    When I'm angry or grumpy I usually just ignore them and always feel KIND OF BADASS WHEN I DO THAT.
    Usually I'm just curious about what the charity is but I just want to hear their story, I never plan to actually do something.
     
    I've always had this awesome (almost super)natural ability to look straight through people. So if I'm walking through the mall and I'm approached by any sort of peddler with a leaflet I just look straight through them as though I'm completely oblivious to their presence and keep walking. Not once have I ever had one corner me 8D
     
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