Would you give her money?

I'd rather donate my money to a charity. There are places that will help people who really need the help, and I suggest these people use those places if they truly are desperate. Otherwise I will not help people just begging on the street because I don't know the circumstances or what they'd be using the money for, and I worked hard for that money.

No, I have never given any stranger money. I have offered to go and buy them food which some accept and others don't.

never, we should not encourage people who beg in the streets because it will become a habit. people break their backs just to earn money and some people, who are perfectly able just beg?

In one bus terminal in the Philippines, there's another scenario. There was this old man with a guitar who serenades passengers to ask for money. I gave some coins one time but one of the workers in the terminal said I shouldn't have given because he already makes serenading a way of living. But can he blame me? The old man seemed too be sickly to look for another way to earn money.

It really just depends on the situation.

normally i dont but sometimes you feel you should give , depending on the person and what he need , i remember ones a young lady in a train station in Germany asked me for some cash to complete the ticket price, she was short of , and i remember i gave her

Normally I don't give money to people in this type of situation. I did try to give a homeless man a meal from McDonald's once. He was sitting on the side of the road with a sign that he needed cash. I drove though 5 o'clock traffic on a military payday Friday to McD's and waited in line to get him some food. Fought the traffic back to him and tried to give it to him. He took it and threw it down when another car pulled in and was handing him some money out of the window. He took it right to the strip club in the shopping center! I said no more after that.

No. I would not give in a situation like that because the situation could easily turn bad. Never bring out money, wallets or purse when a stranger is around you. It is too easy to grab and run.

I might have in the parking-lot of a restaurant---they're out front begging, I invite them to come in with me and I get them a burger or some other food. I say "might have" because I don't usually have any spare-cash

It is so difficult to know what is going on with the person since you don't know them. Sometimes the time of the month will cause people to be short of cash and food.

I would not. There is a story. One day a girl tried to purchase a commodity in a price of $0.5 from an old woman. The girl was trying to leave but a beggar got close to her for money. She then offered the beggar $1. The girl will never forget expression in the old pedlar's eye who tries her best to make a living with dignity but cannot accept the equal respect like the beggar.

no ma'am, i don't give folks funds. if'n they're hungry, i'll take 'em some place 'n feed 'em. if'n they've a home 'n place to cook, i buy 'em groceries. i've e'em paid some folks utility bills who were in need. folks like the gal ya write 'f? nah, i'd not give 'er one thin dime.

I recognise your pic from the B site.Welcome! I've been here for a week and have already earned more than on the other site in two months. -- The woman doesn't use a good method to convince people of her neediness.

You may want to let the service desk in there know. I'm sure the management wouldn't allow this to happen as it could steer customers away from the store if word got out in the community. No, I wouldn't give to them. I might talk to them about what they are doing and suggest other means and methods to make the money they're looking for. I don't think anyone in our community does that, but maybe I've just not seen them yet. We do get the poorly dressed men with signs standing at major intersections periodically, but they usually aren't there all the time, so I don't know if the law moves them along or finds them places to live. We had some customers that lived with bed bugs. Once the cops found out they hooked them up with the Red Cross so they could get into a better living situation.

I would help the person if she is very old or handicapped but this case no. when people are capable of working and earning they should work rather than beg.

In all honesty, I would not give her money. I think she's mooching. I'm low income so I can't really give money away, and often I'm short at the end of the month anyway, and I'm blunt and honest with beggars. I don't know them so why should i trust them? I'm not saying don't help someone in need, but if you don't know the person, you have to be wary and protect yourself. If you *REALLY* want to help, then invite her for a coffee and hear her out. But usually one can tell if a person's lying kinda like "there's something not right" type feeling, so go with your gut instinct.

Fortunately I rarely carry cash with me, so when I answer I have no money on me I genuinely mean it. But I wouldn't give it anyway!

Would never give them my money, they can work like everyone else.

yea seems weird to me. i mean, if someones suffering that much, you can generally tell. but if she can walk around at walmart all day and can buy clothes and keep them clean, she could go get a job (or a second job). she might be an addict, and you cant always tell with addiction by what they look like. maybe ive seen too many episodes of intervention but thats my first thought.

Maybe the first time I'd be tempted but if I ever saw her again I'd be mad knowing this was a scam