Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Red Cross door to door collections?
Now I know they use chuggers, both street and phone, but is this a new tactic? I'll ring em tomorrow and find out. But it just don't seem right. they are on Pemberton at the mo.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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We had a young woman from the Red Cross round tonight. Seemed bona fide, but I would never sign up to something on the doorstep.
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Permalink Reply by L F T Snowflake on
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Did they ask for a donation or a standing order?
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They don't ask for cash on the doorstep any more, but want you to sign up for regular monthly donations. I remember doing a little envelope collection for Oxfam when I first moved here in the 90 but don't think anyone does them these days.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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I regularly get 'door to door chuggers' calling, today the Red Cross and last week Amnesty but like Maddy I don't sign up to things on doorsteps. I think most of them are probably legit, my husband signed up to support the VSO from one of these cold calls (so obviously these tactics do work) but as with anything, exercising a bit of caution and giving a ring to the organisation is probably an excellent idea
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Permalink Reply by JB on
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yes they rang my door bell yesterday. seemed genuine but i had some doubts too.
i don't sponsor charities this way as i don't want to encourage these strategies by charities to get donations - like the people who accost you on the street asking you to sign up for donations. I donate online when I choose to instead.
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With the demise, dissipation, dissolution, destruction of the NHS, the Red Cross and Medicins sans Frontieres are to set up field-hospitals and clinics along the Ladder. The Red Crescent is to supply 'barefoot doctors' for Wightman Road. St Anns Hospital is the triage centre for all three. Please give generously or sign up as a Ladderette volunteer.
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They were on Burgoyne yesterday - all ID, direct debit forms and thankyou set of teabag and tomato plant seeds (!) are as they should be, having shared a house with a guy who did the same job, last year. As ever, caveat emptor, but these guys seem to be bona fide.
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Collecting cash this way seems almost legit, as they cant collect cash on the street. But if they are chugging for direct debits, they can %^&^%$%££ off.
Actually why can't they collect cash on the street? Used to be OK. UCKG still do it all over the place.
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Permalink Reply by RNM on
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The Red Cross were on Fairfax last week too. They are genuine - I emailed them to check as they annoyed me by calling really late and waking up my child and I thought it was a bit dodgy to knock so late on people's doors.
The RC says the door-to-door folks work up till 9pm to get the post-work crowd but after I sent them multiple links from HoL and explained how many scams we get door-to-door here, the RC said it may well review using it in this area in future. Or not.
Um, so there you go.
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And they (UCKG) do so entirely illegally.
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Well it would seem they were legit. I had to pop to Manor House Station and spotted them all assembled outside with their clipboards. They were all bemoaning the fact they'd got very little because of the area they were in.
Mmm! This is a dangerous new move by chuggers - the soilers of the good name of charity. well, time to develop some delaying tactics methinks.
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As well as putting a large 'no chugging' sign on the door.
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