I Will Help Anyone!!

[TWR]

But do you think the Sally Army are been cheeky asking for £16.00 TV Donations?

[ummmm]

Don't ask, don't get.

[tonyav]

16 quid TWR, haven't seen that one yet.

[Dee Sa]

none from me,not after that time when those con men did the Sally Army out of 5 miilion !!!! luckily they later gave most of it oavoid a jail sentence.
Mine goes to shar pei rescue as they do a marvellous job solely on the kidness of others.

[dotty.]

they own most of wigan town centre, maybe they should flog some of that instead

[NoMercy]

I haven't given any money this festive season but bought some dog food for the local rescue shelter and left it at the collection point in the foyer of Morrisons.

[Buenchico]

That's less than the contribution sought for Christmas donations by the homeless charity, Crisis. They were asking for £19.

I suppose that somebody will have done the sums. For example, if the SA asked for £8, instead of £16, they'd need twice as many donors to get the same amount. As long as they don't lose more than 50% of '£8 donors' by asking them to become '£16 donors', they're in profit.

[cupid04]

Where would you go if you fell on hard times, TWR? I was behind a bloke in the newsagents the other day who thought nothing of handing over £40 for the lottery!

[tonyav]

What do they own in Wigan dot ?.

[ummmm]

What's wrong with someone spending £40 on the lottery?

[TWR]

Cupid, I Will Help Anyone!! but I think that is a cheek, how do you think the very senior feel when charities ask for that sort of donation? they are usually the first to give, It's just started Tony, I have relatives in OZ that are well into the Sally Army Cupid, they could tell you a tale or two.

[tonyav]

Ah righto TWR, I'll keep my eye out for it.

[Purple_Popple]

They were asking for £19 on my TV.

[masma]

My friend phoned up to make the £19 donation and was told it's now £23, she was so taken aback that she gave it to them but wished she hadn't afterwards.

[EcclesCake]

I haven't seen that advert but the charity adverts I have seen have been quantifying the difference a donation will make. They are not refusing lower donations just showing what £3.00 or £16.00 can do.

[TWR]

I don't know about you Purple, but when these sort of ads come up the MUTE button get pressed, one is about the rainforest, I do not take the wood out of the rainforest, I've never been to the rainforest, whoever takes the wood out of the rainforest, let them re-plant the trees.

[cassa333]

The latest thing round our way is to tell everyone you're not sending Christmas cards this year and donate the money to charity instead.

I normaly buy a pack of 30 for a couple of pounds so that wouldn't change the world for a charity ;)

I only give to the charities I have a link with so tv adverts or touts don't bother me. In fact there was one for the RSPCA in town asking for money and I just said if they can waste over £300,000 on prosecuting two old men for Fox hunting then they have more money than they need and should use that instead.

[Purple_Popple]

I havent noticed any ads asking for money for the RSPCA recently though, not that I would ever give them anything, not just due to this latest whistle blow news, but have given to PDSA, Animals In Distress and always Cancer UK.

[Purple_Popple]

The Sally Army saying £19 would give an elderly person a hug, I didnt know hugs were so expensive these days ???

[Wharton]

No charity needed if we were all communists, or is that asking too much?

[MASS1961]

Will they refuse £5 then or £10. I think not!

Just give what you want, if you want, but don't use the text route as that will automatically be £16.