AIBU

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.

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's out of order.

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

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

This happens online sometimes too.

what a cheek.I too would have declined.

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?).

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

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.

I can't remember what TK Maxx were collecting for

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

If you order from Pizza Hut online , prior to paying it asks if you would like to round up your total for their selected charity. I think EBay does it also .

I admire what the Prince's Trust does, but think he has enough dosh to keep it going himself, so it would not be top of my list for a donation!

If I pay cash in a shop, and get a few pence change, I usually put it in the charity pot they have by the till. This seems to me the same thing now so many payments are made by card. You just say no if you don't want to.

I've never come across this before either but I wonder if it was for Children in Need??? Still, if so ... or whatever charity they were collecting for ... they should have had big notices up in the shop and certainly around the tills to warn people.

Cheeky articles!

I am very against official charities now, you don't know how much actually gets through to the front line of the cause.......

I am despairing of charity shops and what they pay their retail directors etc.........also all the ot her high paid people at the top of everything.

I will donate to Lifeboats as I know the people at the sharp end do so as volunteers and need the best equipment but, the rest of them leave me rather cold now I know what the executives get paid.

I never quite understood why gift aid admission to charitable places meant increased cost at the till, when I felt I was contributing just by paying the already large admission fee. I am happy to agree to the tax break, but not if it costs more on the door. I am not sure if this is still the case, but I have certainly come across it in recent years.

I've come across this. It happens in garages that have Tesco Express attached. I hate it because you have to make a public declaration that you're not giving your 'spare' change to charity. The card machine does it and won't let you continue until you press the right button to cancel it (t isn't clear which one). At least when it's online no one sees you say no.

I feel horrible every time it happens.