This is one of the most embarrassing things I’ve done and whenever I think about the look on the guys face when he knows I’m lying makes me physically CRINGE.
I live in England and we have a supermarket called Morrisons. Sometimes in Morrisons they have little charity booths where they have a little stand and 1 or 2 people standing there handing out leaflets and if they catch you, they’ll try and talk you into paying money to their charity.
I am one of those dummies that can’t say no.
I checked out, was walking out of the store. EVERYONE BEFORE ME WAS JUST IGNORING THIS GUY AND WALKING OUT THE DOORS. He was standing there in yellow uniform with a yellow stand for their charity about dogs.
They had a board with about 20 different pictures of dogs which were super cute. He said to me “ah you look like the kind of person that loves dogs” I SHOULD HAVE JUST SMILED AND KEPT WALKING!!! But I stopped and said yes. He asked if I could spare 2 minutes to hear about the work they do. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT I’M IN A RUSH. I said of course and he asked if I’m interested in adopting a dog and paying however much a month and instead of saying “sorry no, not today” I said “oh I adopted one for my son the other night, when we were looking on the website” WHYYYYYY DID I LIE?!?!
He asked me which one, I pointed at the German Shepard. Then the mother trucker pulled out his iPad as he said “Awe Benny has only just gone live on the website, I didn’t realise he had any adopters yet!”
He pulled up the dog’s bloody profile and said “oh… it doesn’t look like anyone is sponsoring Benny”.
It was the most awkward and embarrassing thing ever. I could have just walked off. I could have just stood there and cried. But no. I adopted TWO dogs then and there and still pay god knows much monthly.
This was 2 years ago and that is a confession about one of my most embarrassing moments that I still (literally) pay for to this day.
TL;DR – I lied that I already sponsor a dog, he could see that I didn’t. Out of complete and utter shame and embarrassment, I now pay monthly to sponsor 2 dogs… 2 years later.
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As a fellow dog lover, I sort of like that you ended up sponsoring the dogs, but this has gone on for too long. Is there a way to cancel these sponsorships online without speaking directly to another human?
I’m all for giving to charity, but honestly? Fuck those charity people that ambush you at the Morrisons exit doors. Give me a leaflet, by all means tell me about your charity – don’t wave a card machine in my face and attempt guilt-trip money out of me.
My wife is injured, and left the shop carrying shopping in one hand, and her crutch in the other, and when they approached her she said “sorry I don’t have any cash on me right now” – this guy tells her she can use the card she just paid for her shopping with, or set up a direct debit to take monthly payments. My wife can be a bit of a people pleaser, and hates to tell people no, especially more than once. When she got home she felt riddled with guilt and we ended up donating online to a different charity.
That’s probably the funniest thing I have read in this sub
It’s a good TIFU at least. Visit those good bois when you have the chance.
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Never give to “Charity Muggers”.
You should cancel that “subscription”—two years has been plenty, and a lot of your money went to fund more of these charity muggers.
This is the most British way to get scammed by kindness lied out of politeness and now you’ve got two fur babies on payroll. Legend.