Bernice Cole
I know they can be a bit annoying but if I'm honest the only DD's to charity I have set up have either been as a result from TV campaigns or from 'chuggers'. As a result I never feel guilty as I know I am currently giving as much as I can to charity.

Pete
I think calling them 'muggers' is offensive - using a friendly street fundraiser is a legitimate way of getting an increasingly apathetic public to give to charity, and is much more envrionmentally friendly than printing endless flyers. I think there are far more annoying things on our streets that are worth worrying about!

Kate C
I am sick to death of being harrassed by these people on the street. "You can just say no" is all very well but it gets very irritating when you are mugged every 20 feet - literally - around a shoping centre by people who jump in front of you wearing plastic smiles and asking in hyper-cheerful tones how you are or where you are going as a ploy to start a conversation. I have watched these people deliberately targeting those whom they perceive to be an 'easy touch'.

I make a point of never giving again to any charity which uses these people, and I write to the charities concerned to tell them that they have lost my support. The sooner they are run off the streets the better.

p
giving is supposed to be your choice. being made to feel guilty and harrassed is not on and really annoys me. how many of the people on the streets collecting money actually donate themselves?? are they just getting their hourly wage to stand on streets and harrass money from passer-bys, or do they volunteer their time and make monetary contributions to the chairties they work for??