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So I was stopped today by someone asking me for money. He said he was indigenous. I actually don't care if you're yellow with purple polka dots. I guess he thought because he is indigenous, then he deserves money more than a non-indigenous person. Anyways, he wanted money for a prescription so I told him that I knew of an Aboriginal Services Office very close by. And then he told me to f...off. So is this a new thing that people preface that they are of a certain culture before asking for money?
 

My last encounter with a Panhandler went like this...

Young Woman: "Spare change?"

Me: "Sorry. I was just going to ask you the same thing."

Young Woman: "You F*CKING *^*%&$#$#!!!"

Me: "Hey. Don't judge me. Isn't that what you guys always say?"

Young Woman: "YOU F*CKING PIECE OF *&%^%$%!!!"

She had such a lovely way with words...no really...a real little songbird. lol!
 
oscash said:
When I was in Melbourne, I saw a street person go up to a man eating a sandwich at a roadside cafe. He asked for some money and the man gave him half of his sandwich, the street person never gave a "thanks" and walked down the street and threw the sandwich into a bin.
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I've seen many times in London where people have given a sandwich or a burger , ad they've been told to stick it.... these people want money...they're the ones who are not homeless but pretending to be, but go home at the end of the day in a Mercedes..
 
Unfortunately it is probably true that race is used by panhandlers to get their reward. Actually, any technique that pulls in cash is open to use. Don't expect anything less. So, I never give to anyone, cash. I will instead give 'in kind'. Meaning if they claim hunger I will buy them some food and offer it to them. Usually, and not unsurprisingly, they will turn it down flat. Because their goal is to get cash. And, by whatever story they can get the most or easiest from you.
 
At my local supermarket just this week I was asked by the cashier if I'd like to donate money for The Kid's Breakfast Program in Schools.

I told the clerk, "If a parent can't pour their child a bowl of cereal in the morning, the Children's Aid Society should be called in to investigate."

You should have seen the look on the cashier's face...it was priceless!
 
A man outside of McDonalds asking for a dollar ("I won't use it for liquor") cured me of giving money. When I came out of Mickey D's, he was turning a bottle up to his lips. I never did see him inside. I have offered to buy a meal instead of giving money when they say they're hungry. As far as giving their race or nationality...it's kind of obvious when they are people of color or when they are White.

The last time I was asked if I had spare change, it was by a White couple...the man working one side of the small strip mall, the woman on the other. They were obviously druggies. Whoever they are, if I'm walking down the street, I don't want to reveal where I keep my cash so I just say...I don't have any cash...nobody carries that anymore.
 
Beezer said:
At my local supermarket just this week I was asked by the cashier if I'd like to donate money for The Kid's Breakfast Program in Schools.

I told the clerk, "If a parent can't pour their child a bowl of cereal in the morning, the Children's Aid Society should be called in to investigate."

You should have seen the look on the cashier's face...it was priceless!
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I know this has been discussed before, but I do not like cashiers to ask to donate change. They are forced to do so, I get that. I just say 'no thank you' as nice as I can.
 
Remy said:
I know this has been discussed before, but I do not like cashiers to ask to donate change. They are forced to do so, I get that. I just say 'no thank you' as nice as I can.
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yes me too... no-one should be made to feel uncomfortable about donating.. Older folks who often can least afford it feel obliged when asked to donate on the spot like that..it's all wrong.
 
LoveTulips said:
So I was stopped today by someone asking me for money. He said he was indigenous. I actually don't care if you're yellow with purple polka dots. I guess he thought because he is indigenous, then he deserves money more than a non-indigenous person. Anyways, he wanted money for a prescription so I told him that I knew of an Aboriginal Services Office very close by. And then he told me to f...off. So is this a new thing that people preface that they are of a certain culture before asking for money?
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Thats a Canadian thing. Here in Toronto there are parallel social services offices, next door to one another, one exclusively for "First Nations People " and the other Federal Government office for "everybody else ". Or special First Nations only health care offices, or public schools that only accept "First Nations children " but are paid for by the city tax payers. Those who have an "Indian Band membership card " can shop at any retail store in Canada and pay NO SALES TAXES on what they buy.

First Nations People from Canada can enter the USA without a Passport, just their Band Card, and bring a car full of "personal belongings " with them, under the Jay Treaty of 1794. One of the richest First Nations men in Canada recently died. He was Ken Hill of the Ontario Six Nations reserve near Brantford. His personal fortune was estimated at 40 Billion dollars, most of it came from his world wide tobacco empire operated from the Six Nations territory. Non taxed tobacco is a huge money maker for some First Nations people in Canada.

Jimb.
 
I've been hit up by a guy who handed me a card reading he was unable to hear or speak. Then there was a gal working the store parking lot pulling what looked like an oxygen bottle on wheels behind her. I'd seen that same gal working other parking lots in town. I just said no..

The one that I'll always remember is when I was in Anchorage, Alaska waiting at a bus stop. Back in that day I had fairly long hair and a beard. Anyways, an older fuzzy looking guy came up to me and asked if I had any spare change. I told him no, I don't have any. He started to walk away then turned back to me and said, "Yeah.. I believe you."
 
HazyDavey said:
I've been hit up by a guy who handed me a card reading he was unable to hear or speak.
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That happened to Huzz's SIL, only it was a woman who handed her that card. She handed the card back to the gal and said, "Sorry, but I can't read this; I never learned how to read." The card gal got a disgusted look on her face (since she obviously could hear), grabbed the card back and huffed away.
 
officerripley said:
That happened to Huzz's SIL, only it was a woman who handed her that card. She handed the card back to the gal and said, "Sorry, but I can't read this; I never learned how to read." The card gal got a disgusted look on her face (since she obviously could hear), grabbed the card back and huffed away.
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That deaf and mute scam was operating at least 40 years ago here in Toronto. Jimb.
 
officerripley said:
That happened to Huzz's SIL, only it was a woman who handed her that card. She handed the card back to the gal and said, "Sorry, but I can't read this; I never learned how to read." The card gal got a disgusted look on her face (since she obviously could hear), grabbed the card back and huffed away.
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WE used to get them here actually knocking on the door, and hand the card over saying they were deaf... and mute... and they were selling some old tat... Well I learned BSL almost before I could talk as there's a lot of profound deafness in my family.. so I started to sign to them, and they would just start waving their hands and walking off very fast.... :D
 
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Capt Lightning said:
I've never seen any of these scroungers in this area. The ones in Aberdeen seem to be sitting round with a dog by their side and an iPhone in their pocket. They neither need nor deserve our money.
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..and if you hang around at going home time you will see as I did in both Borehamwood.. and in Hemel.. that they get into a new SUV..or Mercedes

I gave a scruffily dressed Non Brit woman, some money for a Big Issue magazine that she was selling outside of the Studios at Elstree.. I didn't want the magazine, but I thought she looked very down at heel.. a couple of hours later at lunchtime. as I made my way to my car in the public car park , I saw her sitting in the drivers seat of a brand new Mercedes SUV.. munching on M&S sandwiches... šŸ˜£
 
hollydolly said:
yes me too... no-one should be made to feel uncomfortable about donating.. Older folks who often can least afford it feel obliged when asked to donate on the spot like that..it's all wrong.
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This is exactly true !
One of the reasons that the grocery stores do this is because they can count it as their donations to the charity. You give them the money, but it is not attributed to you as donating, it is then attributed to Kroger, or whatever store is asking you to donate, so it looks like they are supporting whatever charity the are collecting money for.
If a corporation wants the credit for donating to a charity, they should be donating their own money, not my money and other peopleā€™s who just struggling to make ends meet in this economy.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
This is exactly true !
One of the reasons that the grocery stores do this is because they can count it as their donations to the charity. You give them the money, but it is not attributed to you as donating, it is then attributed to Kroger, or whatever store is asking you to donate, so it looks like they are supporting whatever charity the are collecting money for.
If a corporation wants the credit for donating to a charity, they should be donating their own money, not my money and other peopleā€™s who just struggling to make ends meet in this economy.
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You CAN SAY NO, remember ? Try it some time. JimB.
 
jimintoronto said:
You CAN SAY NO, remember ? Try it some time. JimB.
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I always say NO, when asked at the store for a donation, and for exactly the reasons that I stated above. What made you think that I would understand what the store is doing and still agree to donate, I thought I was pretty plain ?
 

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