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lettie · 07-05-2006, 08:38

You were not being mean MK........ There's no way that I will buy charity scratchcards, flowers, ornaments or anything else supposedly for charity in a pub or on the street. Call me cynical, but a rather large percentage of the money goes to line the pockets of the person in charge of the charity and in admin. Documentaries and studies aired on TV have shown that an extraordinarily large percentage of charity collectors are totally bogus.

My advice would be, stick to your guns.......if your mates want to get sucked in by these scams then that's their problem. If you want to donate to a charity, pick a registered one and send a donation directly.

07-05-2006, 08:38	#2
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: Charity begins at the pub??? You were not being mean MK........ There's no way that I will buy charity scratchcards, flowers, ornaments or anything else supposedly for charity in a pub or on the street. Call me cynical, but a rather large percentage of the money goes to line the pockets of the person in charge of the charity and in admin. Documentaries and studies aired on TV have shown that an extraordinarily large percentage of charity collectors are totally bogus. My advice would be, stick to your guns.......if your mates want to get sucked in by these scams then that's their problem. If you want to donate to a charity, pick a registered one and send a donation directly. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..