anybody sick of theae donation ads?

I feel sorry for any kids that is starving to dearth but they not our problem we have an silly amount of problems of our own we seeing this skinny kids on tv is like emotionly blackmail and they shouldn't be on all the time like it is these day.

sorry end of the rant!

My dad says them adds should have there own channel then if you want to watch you can and if you don't, then you don't, they bombard us with them at Christmas when people are struggling enough
It is awful and their living conditions are or can be appalling but we can only help once our own problems have been sorted

yea they should we get one, about 1 person per week knocking on our door asking for help for an country i will never seen in my life

I wouldn't mind so much if they got all the money you donated but the have huge admin costs.

yea people making more of charity is real wrong & the the goverment end filing off the money into their bank account in most of these country also

Darcy-may wrote:I wouldn't mind so much if they got all the money you donated but the have huge admin costs.

That's why I only give to CAFOD. It's run mainly by volunteers, so the vast majority of the money goes where it's needed, with no government middle-men!

Dad had a rant like this once lol

Hayley wrote:Dad had a rant like this once lol

Mine does all the time

It is a very big guilt trip, and the way they stop you in shopping centres, they basically drag you into it, I do feel for them and I try to give if I can, but on my own accord, when I can, also, most of these charity places have directors and ceos that earn hundreds of thousands of dollars or pounds a year....so its only a charity to the people working there really.

Yeah it annoys me too, TV adds and people in town and shops. I give money to charities of my choice every month, you can't give to them all !!

I despise tin rattlers , have to be selective anyway these days as there are so many on the lug, so we stick to Cancer , Heart Research , all the forces charities , Mountain Rescue , Air Ambulance and Dogs . If anyone is sitting quietly they might et lucky , rattle your tin at me and you have no chance. I'm also a big believer in Charity begins at home so not a donator for the africa appeals , red cross etc

I always press the mute button when the ads come on TV, if I have to watch I will not listen  

If you would like to know my opion on these, then donate £1 to Mikey In Need and they will post pics of updates on how he has piissed it all up the wall

sky+ pause, fast forward.

i get the guys in the street on my lunch break as i head to the shop, i've found that being covered in dust and muck, with a face like thunder tends to get you ignored by these guys.

did you also know that you only have to tell them "no" once and they HAVE to leave you alone now?

(but i'm not heartless, research into cancer and stillbirths are top of my list)

yes im sick of them to and as dave i only donate causes closer to home and never donate via these charity bags shoved through you door since a seen on tv that more than half are bogus scams that can net fraudsters 10s of thousands a yr

The guilt overload is huge with these ads, which are designed to tug at our heartstrings and consciences. Yes they are all good causes, but ...

Someone I know very well has recently been taken on as a publicist/market researcher for a very large and well-known charity. Her heart is in it, she'll do a good job I'm sure BUT .... as well as a very reasonable salary (we all have to live) she has been showered with all the latest electronic goodies to assist her in her work.

I read a long time ago that 95% of contributions to Oxfam went on overheads - I've got a feeling that is par for the course.

Isn't it horrible to be so cynical  

same here, i give to cancer research and animal charity only.