I did for the first time last weekend at Petco. They had a $65 fish that was about to die and H wanted to save it because we have all the right lighting and stuff to bring it back. So they said if we made a $15 donation, they'd let us have the fish "free" since there was no guarantee the fish would live. We gave $20 and the fish died
I'm going to start asking if the company matches-that's a good idea.
I typically say no for reasons already listed. It doesn't bother me so much when they ask once; I know having worked in retail that a lot of times it's required and you can get in trouble for not asking. But I hate when I meet a salesperson who is overly pushy or judgey about it if you say no.
Stuff like this, and the goodie bags at Petco, piss me off because it makes me wonder why the stores just don't make the donation themselves.
Or at least sell them to their customers at a deep discount.
I see where you're coming from, but it doesn't bother me they do this. I suck at food drives because I'm forgetful and we don't keep too many canned goods around. I like that they list exactly what's in the bag and that I have the option to donate organic with no effort.
Or at least sell them to their customers at a deep discount.
I see where you're coming from, but it doesn't bother me they do this. I suck at food drives because I'm forgetful and we don't keep too many canned goods around. I like that they list exactly what's in the bag and that I have the option to donate organic with no effort.
I defer to mx and such on this, but I have heard that food drives aren't a great way to help people anyway. Giving money tends to be much more efficient. (Just saying this because you shouldn't feel bad for "sucking" at food drives).
I defer to mx and such on this, but I have heard that food drives aren't a great way to help people anyway. Giving money tends to be much more efficient. (Just saying this because you shouldn't feel bad for "sucking" at food drives).
I dont feel guilty. I shop at the same store 4-5 times a week. The cashiers know me. I give once a month, if that. Depends on my mood. Mostly I am in a scrooge mood.
CVS is doing a cancer research donation thing when you checkout and one of the cashiers is currently going through chemo (I'm there a lot since it is right by work so I know this but she's been losing her hair and is wearing a scarf on her head now so if you go there a lot it is fairly obvious what's going on, imo) and I've noticed that she doesn't actually ask anyone if they want to donate, it just pops up on the debit card machine. I think that's good because that would be awkward for her I'd imagine and also awkward for the person, how do you say no?
I do most of my donations on my own but I do pay the $1 at petsmart but I realize I'm a crazy animal lady and cannot say no to that.
I like the JCP thing where you can just round up. I think I've done that every single time they asked because it just makes everything easier, IMO.
The worst was a few years ago at Sears. They were doing some sort of military family fundraiser and there was only one man checking people out at an obscure register. He had a thick accent, so it was hard to understand him in the first place. Then he was trying to give his whole fundraising spiel to these elderly people who couldn't hear/understand him. I had to listen to him do it 3 freaking times to the customers ahead of me. By the time it was my turn I just said "I prefer to support my own military family, and I'd like to just purchase this item and be on my way" before he could even get to his speech. He was so thrown off that he didn't even know what to do/say to me. I wasn't rude, I was just ready to go!
Post by statlerwaldorf on Dec 6, 2012 0:11:47 GMT -5
I don't. I like to do research on companies before I donate money. Sometimes I drop my change in those jars like at McDonalds, but I hardly ever pay with cash anymore.
I see where you're coming from, but it doesn't bother me they do this. I suck at food drives because I'm forgetful and we don't keep too many canned goods around. I like that they list exactly what's in the bag and that I have the option to donate organic with no effort.
I defer to mx and such on this, but I have heard that food drives aren't a great way to help people anyway. Giving money tends to be much more efficient. (Just saying this because you shouldn't feel bad for "sucking" at food drives).
:Y: The food bank I volunteer for is able to buy meat for 4 cents per lb. We can just feed so many more people with a $1 cash donation than 1 or 2 cans of vegetables.
Occasionally I'll give a few dollars at the Publix checkout, but there's no way I'm going to buy an item from a store and drop it in a donation box. That's a terribly inefficient use of money.
I defer to mx and such on this, but I have heard that food drives aren't a great way to help people anyway. Giving money tends to be much more efficient. (Just saying this because you shouldn't feel bad for "sucking" at food drives).
The food bank I volunteer for is able to buy meat for 4 cents per lb. We can just feed so many more people with a $1 cash donation than 1 or 2 cans of vegetables.
I don't donate in store, even if it is a charity I support. EVERY store does something. If I donated everytime I was asked, even at $1 each time I would be broke. BFF and I have discussed if cashiers judge and think we are horrible people because we don't want to donate to Children's Miracle Network or where ever.
I don't donate in store, even if it is a charity I support. EVERY store does something. If I donated everytime I was asked, even at $1 each time I would be broke. BFF and I have discussed if cashiers judge and think we are horrible people because we don't want to donate to Children's Miracle Network or where ever.
I don't think they judge. They are required by their bosses to ask every single customer, or they'll get in trouble. Kinda like clothing stores that have to ask if you'd like to use/open a store CC. They're supposed to do a rebuttal, too ("If you open a card today, you'll save $3!").