AIBU

The tokens are votes for how the store will use the money raised by charging for carrier bags.

I was asked for a pound for the Prince's Trust in Home Sense which is TK Maxx. I'm afraid I gave it, sorry everyone, I'm such a pushover.

We where asked to round up to the next $ when we where in Las Vegas this year they where holding their Red Nose day and all shops participated we gave just once I think about $4s after that we declined

When I buy on line I go through 'Easy Fund Raising' which many many shops are signed up to and I chose my GC school to get the money. Other than that like many have said I choose who to donate to and will not be tempted by others especially at this time of the year when there seems to be so many around asking.

Tesco have started the token scheme now, their tokens are blue.

Both the Co-op and Waitrose 'donate' to charities.
I doubt whether that's coming out of the Chief Executives' salaries.
It's coming out of our pockets through higher prices, or out of workers' pay packets. If the stores weren't busy trying to make us think better of them by donating to charity, they could pay their staff higher wages.
Yes Ann I have been asked at till-point to donate to charity and I said no. Can't remember which shop.

I can't remember what TK Maxx were collecting for

It was Notcutts Garden centre which some on here will know.
I don't know how national they are.
I also can't remember if a charity was named.

How would we know that the extra money was going to charity anyway?

YANBU
Which supermarket was doing that? Cheeky.
Generally supermarkets won't allow charity collectors into the store, they are only allowed to stand outside in the cold and wet.

I was asked in TK Maxx a while ago if I wanted to pay an extra £1 for a charity.
I said no.

The only time I donate in the supermarket is if the Scouts are packing my shopping for me!

Or those plastic tokens you can drop into the slot of your chosen charity (how does that work?).

what a cheek.I too would have declined.

This happens online sometimes too.

I agree with Grannyknot, I will choose my charity and don't want to be harassed at the checkout.

YANBU, cheeky in my view. Charity is big business now.

That's out of order.

Good Lord! I haven't come across this before. I think I'd be tempted to ask if the charity was the staff Christmas knees-up.

That sounds a bit like "chugging" (charity mugging) and I would find it immensely annoying. I give to my charities, chosen by me, without being prompted.

So I think YANBU.