www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1306567/Fees-high-street-chuggers-eat-millions-donated-charities.html
I heard about this last night on R4 News. I nearly posted here a couple of weeks ago when a chap with an Eastern European accent cold called at my home. He was wearing a British Red Cross fleece and carried a BRC ID card. He tried to bully me into signing a Direct Debit mandate to the BRC, he actually stepped inside the doorway at one point. I was more concerned about giving my Bank details to a complete stranger than becoming a Chugger's bitch. Meant to phone the BRC to confirm that this was standard practice but never got round to it. However some internet checks seemed to confirm my ID theft theory. (talk of cold callers seen searching through re-cycling bins in one neighbourhood)
Don't be hoodwinked - if you want to donate do it direct to the charity of your choice.......better still do it by Gift Aid.
Last edited by: Pugugly on Fri 27 Aug 10 at 10:06
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