Back in 1994, when I came to live near Leominster, I often used to visit the out-of-town supermarket, which has since been taken over by another group.
There is a foyer to the supermarket. It always has been the practice for charities to take it in turns to collect in the foyer, to get customers on the way out.
So on the way out back in 1994, I stopped, pulled some coins out of the back pocket of my jeans, and put them in the tin. Unknown to me, some notes came out at the same time, and fell on the floor behind me. Another shopper went past, picked up the notes, and carried on out.
The man holding the collection bucket told me what had happened. He did nothing to say anything to the person who picked up the notes, or to tell me.
So now, I never give to charities collecting in this way. I do give money to charities in other ways, and to help people less fortunate than myself ( or should I say, including fellow forum contributors, OURselves.
Regarding the subject of this thread, as this is leading up to Christmas, I would give the £10 to a children's charity; indeed there is a major appeal on in Hereford at the moment to buy toys for children who have been taken into care and otherwise would have nothing at Christmas.
I urge others to think along these lines at Christmas, and to seek out a cause where there is genuine hardship, where a small donation would make a big difference to that one day for someone.
Thank you.