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Morrisons. Charity bag helpers
I'm not sure if this happens in other branches but certainly in mine almost every week i get asked if I need help packing because there is a charity worker at the end of the aisle waiting to "help" me. I wonder if Morrisons give them basic training in packing? I have arrived home and unpacked to find squashed tomatoes and salad stuffs reduced to a pulp because of their having heavy items crammed onto them. This has happened more than once so I now say no, but am made to feel some sort of pariah for doing so. I find shopping enough of a chore without having to go through this guilt trip.
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I refuse their help. It's just to guilt trip you into another donation.
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I've never noticed their packing to be worse than most shoppers I've queued behind but I agree that it's not good. I usually offer them 50p to pack or £1 to keep their hands off, their choice.
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I refuse their help. It's just to guilt trip you into another donation.
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I don't pack by the till.
I put my things back into the trolley as they come through, then go over to a quieter place and pack my own bags carefully. I just say to them 'no thanks, I'm not packing bags'. It works every time. |
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I would decline politely but firmly
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It has happened to me in Asda a few times and I just tell them politely that I don't need any help thank you. I don't feel guilty in the slightest and you shouldn't either. I'm fed up with bloody charities.
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I'm not sure if this happens in other branches but certainly in mine almost every week i get asked if I need help packing because there is a charity worker at the end of the aisle waiting to "help" me. I wonder if Morrisons give them basic training in packing? I have arrived home and unpacked to find squashed tomatoes and salad stuffs reduced to a pulp because of their having heavy items crammed onto them. This has happened more than once so I now say no, but am made to feel some sort of pariah for doing so. I find shopping enough of a chore without having to go through this guilt trip.
Apologies if this has been raised in the past.
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I see them sometimes in Asda or Iceland, but not that often. If I have my own bag, I usually just say, 'thanks but I've brought my own' and give them a 10 or 20p donation anyway, no biggie. I try not to be rude as the ones who end up doing the bagging, it's not as if they came up with the idea, it will have been the head of their club or organization. I bet you won't find them doing any bagging.
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At the Morrisons store I go to they have young kids on the end of tills packing most weekends raising funds for local football clubs etc.
They all look like they do not want to be there as well. I like to pack my own bags so do so, but will put money in the bucket anyway. They also have some person near the doors with a charity collection pot most days. |
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They are there at Morrsions most weekends but I just say no. In the past I have got home to find bleach packed with bread and toilet cleaner next to rice.
Morrisons tends to more of a weekday shopping experience for me though and use Asda or Waitrose at the weekend |
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Do many people take much change to the supermarket these days? I usually have to say sorry, I've no money on me and hope they don't think it's an excuse, because it's true.
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They are a great encouragement to use the scan-as-you-shop option, where available.
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I just politely refuse the help as I feel weird asking for help when I'm perfectly capable on my own, doesn't seem polite. Also I give to my own charities, and my parents always told me not to feel guilt tripped into charity as that defeats the purpose of giving to charity, so I don't feel so bad in not donating. Maybe this is wrong, I'm not sure
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