Do you like being asked to donate to charities at checkout counters in stores?

I hate when I’m at a check out trying to pay for my items and I get solicited for extra money as a donation. It’s purposely meant to make the shopper feel obligated which I despise. No is the answer.
 

I've found that cashiers no longer ask but the signs or posters are prominently displayed. Moot point for me most of the time anyway because I use self check outs.
 
jalou65 said:
I usually donate or round up but I don't like being put on the spot and frequently not knowing anything about the organization I'm giving to. I sometimes wonder when companies advertise the large sums of money they donate to charity if that includes the money donated by us customers.
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I think they do. They “helped raise it.”
 

There must be an incentive for business owners to require cashiers to ask for charitable contributions? Nothing is free and if you want employees to round up to the nearest dollar here must something in it to do so, perhaps paid time off or other methods of enticement.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
A thread by hollydolly touched on this question. Do you like being asked to donate to charities at checkout counters in stores?
I don't. First, I don't know much about the charity- sometimes I never heard of them. I resent standing there saying "no", I won't support veteran charities, or diseased kids, etc. Now, when I renew my car registration, there's a whole list of charities, which you have to answer each one, before you can get to renew your registration.
Plus, I wonder if the companies doing this, are just writing most of it off their taxes.
Bah, humbug.
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I don't. I hate being accosted in sneaky ways by charities. I choose where my money goes.
I especially hate the rattling bucket at either side of the entrance to a supermarket. Shaming you into giving.
 
This may be changing the subject a little, but I get even more annoyed by the obligatory "tip" that gets tacked on when you pay electronically. For instance, my hair salon, which I otherwise like, adds a box at the end where you have to check: 20%, 25%, etc. 20% is the lowest tip, otherwise you have to check "other" and put in something else presumably lower. I've never done that, but you probably slink out feeling like a cheapskate. It's a way of strongarming the customer to pay the salaries to the hardworking employees, instead of the salon owners paying them fairly.
 
Sunny said:
This may be changing the subject a little, but I get even more annoyed by the obligatory "tip" that gets tacked on when you pay electronically. For instance, my hair salon, which I otherwise like, adds a box at the end where you have to check: 20%, 25%, etc. 20% is the lowest tip, otherwise you have to check "other" and put in something else presumably lower. I've never done that, but you probably slink out feeling like a cheapskate. It's a way of strongarming the customer to pay the salaries to the hardworking employees, instead of the salon owners paying them fairly.
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I don't like being told how much to tip. To avoid having to tip electronically I try to have enough money on me to tip in cash. That way they don't have to declare it on taxes if they want. I do the same thing at restaurants. By tipping in cash I know exactly who's getting the tip.
 
Charities a definite NO as is signing up for one of the store's loyalty or membership cards. They push them at check out because they know people are just about done and in a hurry to get of there hoping they'll make an on spot impulse decision in their favor.
 
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