Published on 12, July, 2020
What do you do when you come across a street fundraiser or 'chugger' as they are commonly known.
Usually I walk around them making no eye contact, hoping they won't notice me. Should they notice me, I might say "no thank you". But I am getting so tired of them that most of the time I just completely ignore them nowadays. I know this may sound rude but I don't want to keep being accosted and pressurised in the street. Not to mention that I don't like being approached by random strangers anyway.
I am all for donating to charities, but I like to do so in my own ways and in my own time.
I do the same as I do (via the adjacent window pane) if they come to my front door: a smile, accompanied by shaking my head and holding my palm up (like when signalling stop). Their typical reaction is a similarly polite acknowledgement, before refocusing their attention on their next prospect. No words needed from either party.