My neighbor now thinks I am a Scrouge because I turned down a door to door girl who was selling her "charity".
I did not do it because of her, she may in deed have been lagit. I turned her down because of the con artists that make it hard for lagit people to be trusted.
What pisses me off is how did he know I didn't donate unless she said something to him, which says to me, even if this was lagit, the kid cared more about winning her contest than being honest, EVEN if it was a lagit charity.
I don't respond to police and fire charities on the phone, not because they are not lagit, but because others can and do pretend to be those lagit people. And there are people who will use their kids for these scams not for a charity, but to pay their own bills.
The experts say the way to donate to a charity is to do it in person at an established physical location. I didn't turn this kid down because I am an asshole, I turned her down because I didn't personally know her or the charity.
I did not do it because of her, she may in deed have been lagit. I turned her down because of the con artists that make it hard for lagit people to be trusted.
What pisses me off is how did he know I didn't donate unless she said something to him, which says to me, even if this was lagit, the kid cared more about winning her contest than being honest, EVEN if it was a lagit charity.
I don't respond to police and fire charities on the phone, not because they are not lagit, but because others can and do pretend to be those lagit people. And there are people who will use their kids for these scams not for a charity, but to pay their own bills.
The experts say the way to donate to a charity is to do it in person at an established physical location. I didn't turn this kid down because I am an asshole, I turned her down because I didn't personally know her or the charity.
