How Do You Feel About Being Hit Up for Donations at Check-Out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get sick of it too. I donate plenty, but I like to write it off on my taxes and I like to choose the charities.

I'm annoyed at all the places asking for a tip. Coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream shops. Just stop. If I'm not getting served, no tip. And especially not the suggested 20%!

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[Anonymous]

I hate it because I give to charities, but I don't even know some of those charities they hit you up for. It gives me a little bit of undeserved shame with my purchase.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind the tip jars for working people. I think that customers should be able to show appreciation. But most charities are scams or at minimum money wasters. I would rather put my money in a tip jar so it can help a worker via paying some charity CEO $$$$$ salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't mind the tip jars for working people. I think that customers should be able to show appreciation. But most charities are scams or at minimum money wasters. I would rather put my money in a tip jar so it can help a worker via paying some charity CEO $$$$$ salary.

OP here. And if what a PP said is true (regarding the write-offs corporations take on their customers' donations), I'm actually putting money in the CEOs pocket by improving their bottom line. I'm parting with my hard-earned money so some massive company can reduce their tax obligation? Never again.

I also wonder about all these police associations that call in the phone for donations. I used to give, but then I read that they are a fund-raising group who "use" the police in their money-raising pleas, and then turn only a small amount over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get sick of it too. I donate plenty, but I like to write it off on my taxes and I like to choose the charities.

I'm annoyed at all the places asking for a tip. Coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream shops. Just stop. If I'm not getting served, no tip. And especially not the suggested 20%!

OP here. That's another pet peeve. Panera is a prime example. You have to wait on line to order, then you get your little buzzer, then you go to the counter to pick up your main food, then you go to the drink dispenser to get your soda and napkins, then you take it all to a table, and then you clean it up after - putting the trash in one bin, the used silver in another, and the trays in the appropriate spot. And they expect a tip for that? Damn.

Planets often brings good to your table, too. They also will clear your food at times. Just sayin'

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have a reliable source that says the companies are taking a tax deduction on these donations? I have been googling and not finding anything that says this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. i always say no, and I don't feel badly about it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a reliable source that says the companies are taking a tax deduction on these donations? I have been googling and not finding anything that says this.

I'm the OP, and I've been searching also. If it turns out it's true, I'll never give another cent. In the meantime, though, I can't find a reliable answer.

[Anonymous]

I say, "no thank you." Or you can say, "not today."
I've never been badgered for it.

I have only given once, because I too give larger amts to researched charities. I don't feel bad at all. Just not happening at that exact day at the store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get sick of it too. I donate plenty, but I like to write it off on my taxes and I like to choose the charities.

I'm annoyed at all the places asking for a tip. Coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream shops. Just stop. If I'm not getting served, no tip. And especially not the suggested 20%!

+ a million for both

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait - who tips at Panera?

That aside, I agree with you op. The whole "charity as a business" things drives me nuts. Those cashiers are probably incentivized to get more donations, that's why she told you to press yes. Very, very annoying. For the record, I'm GenX.

No one. But they're trying to get you to tip at Panera.

Panera is exhausting. The line. The pick-up order. The spot to get your drinks. The bussing your own table. And then they ask for a tip?? Let Panera pay their employees appropriately, and take it out of the revenues.

My husband sometimes tips, that's who! Sucker. (Which makes me a sucker by default because our funds are all shared. ?) And the last time he tipped, the order was made incorrectly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a reliable source that says the companies are taking a tax deduction on these donations? I have been googling and not finding anything that says this.

Reliable enough?

5 Reasons You Should Run from Checkout Charity Donations

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-owens/5-reasons-you-should-run_b_10012906.html

[Anonymous]

I find it super annoying. And I give a hefty percentage of my income to charity. It's not the time or place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't mind the tip jars for working people. I think that customers should be able to show appreciation. But most charities are scams or at minimum money wasters. I would rather put my money in a tip jar so it can help a worker via paying some charity CEO $$$$$ salary.

OP here. And if what a PP said is true (regarding the write-offs corporations take on their customers' donations), I'm actually putting money in the CEOs pocket by improving their bottom line. I'm parting with my hard-earned money so some massive company can reduce their tax obligation? Never again.

I also wonder about all these police associations that call in the phone for donations. I used to give, but then I read that they are a fund-raising group who "use" the police in their money-raising pleas, and then turn only a small amount over.

Just like the Purple Heart "charity". If you read about it they actually take advantage of the people who work for them and give next to nothing to vets.