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Re: NO COLD CALLING

Posted By: TJ
Date: 16 May 2008 at 12:47

> Further to that - please be very cautious who you give your money to. It
> is very easy to get a charity registered with the charity commision and
> this alone does not mean that the charity is fully above board.
> There are a lot of charities who collect money all around the country
> and the money that gets paid in is only half or some of what is actually
> collected. A lot of the collectors are paid and therefore some of your
> money goes to them. Many of these charities tend to be childrens cancer
> charities or similar and very often, if you ask the collectors, the
> charities appear to originate from the Essex area - but not always.
> You may think that it would be beyond contempt to rip People off
> using childrens charities but please bear it in mind as it does happen but
> is extremely difficult to Police.
>
It was my time last night to get this pair of Herbets, I saw them down the road on my way home and just as I had the kids in the bath they called for the first time, which I ignored hoping they would go away.

Then when I just got both Kids settled in bed they were back, they could see I was in and kept ringing the bell and knocking on the door until they had woke both kids up, despite my no cold callers sign on the door.

Just because you are from a charity doesn't make you exempt, if I want to contribute I will decide how and when not when you decide to send someone out with the begging bowl.

I have seen other parts of the Country where they have "No cold calling" Zones set up with the Police and signs up on all the lamposts, what does anyone think about this for Didcot?

For the record I have had 4 cold callers this week and three charity collection bags through my front door and I am getting sick of it.

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