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People knocking on your door to collect for the poppy appeal
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Is it wrong for this to bug me? I always donate and buy numerous poppies (for my kids too) but I don't like being disturbed on a Sunday morning by 2 little old ladied knocking on my front door to collect donations and give me a poppy.
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I totally agree.
But the poppy appeal and the RNLI always get my support. It's only embarrassing when I haven't got any money in the house (a usual state of affairs as I do everything by debit card.
Except pay the window cleaner who was here yesterday so I had some change.
They get my support too. I just don't need it on my doorstep. And I genuinely didn't have any money in the house so turned them away empty handed
Living in a purpose built block of flats in an area thats got more blocks of flats than houses you tend to not get the charity collectors coming round not now theres entry phones every where.
About the only people that ever get in is if the charity is something to do with one of the people who live here and then the trouble is you almost feel obliged to give.
I remember a couple of xmas's ago i thought it really was a bit much when there was a knock on the door and someone was collecting for something like Water Aid to give clean water to africa and they were selling it to you with the picture of the little boy who with out the clean water are dying of diarehea, okay I gave to that but I didn't actually want that xmas afternoon, I wanted a kip. I don't even normally answer the door but being xmas day I just thought it might have been a neighbour saying happy xmas on their way in or out.
yip.. what Nest says..
Oooh very James Bond.
Very useful, they are, along with automated gates. I can vet them before I allow them up the drive. I'm right behind the poppy appeal, but still would not enjoy a visit from them on a Sunday AM. I have other things to do;)
Quite right too.
When I get a flat/house (I'm 17, so that'll be quite a while away!) I'm having one of those. I've decided.:D:D
Is there a lack of shops allowing them t o be sold in your area maybe ? I know last year some stores refused to allow them which kicked up a rumpus.
Is there a law against it?
It's the only door to door one I will tolerate and give to.
Jeez sounds like a gated community.
Is everyone phobic of people knocking at their door?
I don't tend to give doantions to people who come knocking but it doesn't particularly rile me that they call.
People are nice
What if they ring the bell?
I bet you get proper narky when your friends come round, or do they not knock?
It's slightly irritating nonetheless, as a gent such as yourself has doubtless bought a poppy prior to the door to door people? Unless they are early of course.
OK, here's how it works. Someone knocks on your door. You have two choices. a) answer the door. b) don't. If b), then game over. If a) and they're collecting for something, you then have two further choices. a) give them some money or b) don't. Either way, game over.
As games go, it doesn't quite have the longevity of, say, a Deus Ex or a Knights Of The Old Republic, granted...
...but as a minor irritation (at most), surely that's a good thing?
Maybe if they're doing it every couple of hours, but... someone occasionally asks for help. If you don't want to give it, then fine, but have we really got to a stage where even being ASKED for help is a problem?
If we have, then roll on that giant asteroid. We deserve it.
Lol!
Totally agree.