Chuggers a.k.a. Charity Muggers

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Originally Posted by 3toes

With your donated time as you going to make calls or door knock?????......

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I don’t have any time to donate, between farming, electrical contracting, a nine year old, a twelve year old and a grumpy old man to deal with I struggle to find time to wash my hair
That’s why I budget and donate to a cause that actually puts all if not most of the money in to what they say it’s for

Oh and don’t forget about the wife’s demands🤭

In Search Of The Red Cross' $500 Million In Haiti Relief : NPR

This is what usually happens to the money

Dose any one know of were to file a complaint when a charity keeps ringing we have one I have told at least 20 times to take us off there call list , yes we will do that but they keep ringing . The other day yet again they rang & again I told them to stop ringing , his responce was I want to talk to your wife she is the one on the list . I hung up. :firedevil:

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

Dose any one know of were to file a complaint when a charity keeps ringing we have one I have told at least 20 times to take us off there call list , yes we will do that but they keep ringing . The other day yet again they rang & again I told them to stop ringing , his responce was I want to talk to your wife she is the one on the list . I hung up. :firedevil:

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Talk to your phone service provider about nuisance calls, or block the number they call from if that's possible via your phone.
Don.

Unfortunately charities are exempt from the "do not Call" list.

I am on the list but rarely get charity calls.

The "I am from the NBN and your ADSL will be cut off" calls come almost every day. But they come from overseas and when you hang up the computer just reschedules the call.
Regards PhilipA

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

Unfortunately charities are exempt from the "do not Call" list.

I am on the list but rarely get charity calls.

The "I am from the NBN and your ADSL will be cut off" calls come almost every day. But they come from overseas and when you hang up the computer just reschedules the call.
Regards PhilipA

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Yes getting them too . but not as often as charities , we get at least one calling every 2nd day some times from the same one but because my wife 's name is on the list & I answer they keep ringing back hopping that she will answer , she can't say NO. I would get the home phone disconnected but wife wants it , don't know why she never uses it any more just uses her mobile.

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

Yes getting them too . but not as often as charities , we get at least one calling every 2nd day some times from the same one but because my wife 's name is on the list & I answer they keep ringing back hopping that she will answer , she can't say NO. I would get the home phone disconnected but wife wants it , don't know why she never uses it any more just uses her mobile.

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Just unplug it. [bigwhistle]

The local supermarket has a animal welfare bin i donate a bag of dog food to each week .Unless the carers are partial to dog food I think the dogs get the lot[smilebigeye]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Just unplug it. [bigwhistle]

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I did that as my wife refused to let me disconnect it .... BUT WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY ..... OR someone needs to ring us. I'd ask when the last call that wasn't a scammer or charity was .... and she couldn't answer. Anyone that knows us will know there isn't a chance in hell I'd answer the house phone.

hahaha, the landline rings and I let it ring...it is NEVER a call for me.

SWMBO says "why don't you answer the phone instead of letting it ring"?

My reply "because it's not for me.....if I answer it I have to go from room to room to find you....you are never where I can find you....you answer it"

so, if my mobile rings and I don't hear it , no one answers it.[bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]