TT350 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 A while ago I made a one off donation to Unicef for the children of Syria after seeing an advert on tv. Unfortunately, I wish I hadn't. Since then I've recieved upwards of 10 calls a day from them hounding me for more money. Laying guilt trips on me like "Don't you have a conscience? What if it was your children?" I've told them not to call me. There's an option when you call them to stop recieving phonecalls. But they persist. If i don't answer they call multiple times in a row. I know it's Unicef calling as I have a caller information app. Anyone else had problems with these guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggalo Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I give to Help for Heroes, never a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) I give to Help for Heroes, never a problem. Completely irrelevant but good info should I find myself with too much money and a desire to give it away to a pressure free organization lol. Edited December 2, 2016 by TT350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 A good reason not to donate to charity. Just tell them to get lost, and that you're glad the kids are dying. Offend them so much they never call back. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 I should download an Arnold Schwarzenegger soundboard for when they call. Put them on hold while I load it up. "Who is your daddy and what does he do?!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 "It's not a tumour!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 IT'S NADDA TUMAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exec Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I keep getting calls asking if iv had an accident in the last five years, usually when I'm at work. I wasn't too busy one time so I said I crashed head on into another driver a year and a half ago and he unfortunately died on impact. I said I had received a payout but it was running low as a result of me spending it on private counsellors to try and cope. They told me they wished me all the best and hung up, I haven't had a call from them in a while actually. Also recently I had ordered a part from a broker for the zed, they were trying to call me to tell me they had broken it getting it off, when they called all they said was my name to confirm and I kept thinking it was another cold call and hung up on them about three times lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyZ Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Being cynical and all, I don't trust charities enough to give to them. Their OTT marketing campaigns and general aggression (as described in the OP) wind me up no end as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valy Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I usually just block their numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I donate to a blind & FIV cat sanctuary in the States. They sent me an Xmas tree decoration this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyZ Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Pics or it didn't happen Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Most charities are run by crooks, report them as they're not allowed to use pressure tactics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Most charities are run by crooks, report them as they're not allowed to use pressure tactics. Unfortunately this is quite true I'd imagine a lot of the time. A lot of embezzlement going on or just not enough of the funds going towards the people/animals that actually need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 There was a lot of this in the news recently, charities especially targeting older more vulnerable people to give up savings etc. There was an elderly lady who sold poppies who was hounded to her death. Report them to Ofcom with exact diaries of the calls you receive and the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Well - a quick google search reveals it's a very wide spread. Staff themselves are victims of the big boys in the industry. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571771/How-giving-charity-trigger-MONTHS-bullying-calls-home.htmll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPod Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Will never trust charity's after what happened in my town. A guy in his twenties for a good 3-4 years said he had cancer (he did at the start but was cured after a year) but continued to run charity football matches and sponsored runs due to him not being able to afford his treatment. After his last charity match down at my school he went missing for a good few weeks later found out he done a runner with the money to Australia Everyone started posting on his Facebook wall with anger and saying they would destroy him if he ever came back he then deleted his account and that was that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Pics or it didn't happen Dan 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Will never trust charity's after what happened in my town. A guy in his twenties for a good 3-4 years said he had cancer (he did at the start but was cured after a year) but continued to run charity football matches and sponsored runs due to him not being able to afford his treatment. After his last charity match down at my school he went missing for a good few weeks later found out he done a runner with the money to Australia Everyone started posting on his Facebook wall with anger and saying they would destroy him if he ever came back he then deleted his account and that was that. Didn't have NHS treatment then? Or he from another country? Mind you private health insurance is something I'm seriously contemplating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I wouldn't be without mine. Recently switched to AXA, excellent value right now, no one else could even get close to their quote and included full cancer cover too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggalo Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggalo Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Download an app called "Should I Answer" Silent app that blocks marketing, ambulance chasers, charities, pretty much every pestering a-hole out there. Beauty of it is, it's connected to an online database where users update it continuously. You can set it to silently block calls, and not even notify you it's doing it. Best blocker out there by a long shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-G- Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I give to Help for Heroes, never a problem. The fact there is a help for heroes charity is problem enough. The MOD spend billions on the means to kill folk but spend two-fifths of f@ck-all on looking after their own people afterwards. If you made those bastards pay the true cost of war we'd see a damn sight less of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 lol I like to think that one's called Bork 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Charity workers also need to get paid... https://www.charityjob.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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