Pushy Charity People.

Wow, that's insane. You should have gotten his name and contacted the company that runs the phone service. I did pledge drives for several years, and we NEVER did more than one follow up after someone said they'd donate. If they said they'd lost it and, sure, send another, we'd send another out. But we were never to suggest that they were required to donate if they requested a pledge form. You're not obligated to pay, but I would answer and tell them that you will not be donating and to have them take you off of their list. If they don't comply, you can report them. If you don't tell them not to call you, they'll, most likely, keep circulating your phone number through callers until the drive is over.

NO, Call and report him with phone company

As far as I am concerned you did the right thing there You know you haven't pledged and that should have been the end of it They are now harassing you and they should not be doing that

Oh my goodness, I find that terribly pushy and inappropriate. To my knowledge there is no 'legal and binding' contract with a telephone pledge. I worked our college phonathon on several occassions and I don't recall reading that pledges were legally binding. I would take the next call and tell them that although you did not pledge the money, you had decided to go ahead and give the money until they were so rude and pushy! Tell them that their continuous hounding has caused you to change your mind! I have a feeling that charity groups are probably going to take a big cut in donations due to the economy and may resort to new tactics to get what they need.

Tell them to shove it up their..uh, well you know where. No, no way are you obligated to pay for a pledge especially if you never made a pledge--It's not like this pledge was written in stone and you have to pay it, it's not a bill for something you bought..yeesh, some of these charity organizations can be real pains in the assets

No, and the next time they call ask for their name the name of their organization with a valid phone number and address and tell them you will have your lawyer contact them about harassment charges. I am pretty sure you won't hear from them again.

You were much more patient than I would have been. I keep getting calls from the highway department about donating to their funds but since I'm on a very fixed income I can't but they still push. I finely just told them to take me off their list and to stop calling. They don't take being polite You have to get nasty with them.

Are you kidding, no way!!! I do not know, could the BBB help? I would look them up online to see if they are legit, but I would no way pay them. A pledge,(that you never made) is still not a contractual obligation.

NO!!! Do not pay!!! You eed to file a complaint with the charity itsself, or better yet get the police involved, and tell them that you are being harassed. You might be able to charge them with harassment.

That's pretty intimidating. I think there's a name for that sort of pressure to make someone pay but I can't think what it is. If I were you, I'd be contacting your local police and saying you felt a tad threatened by these heavy handed tactics. It's simply not right for these people to behave this way.

Should you pay? Heck no!! You didn't pledge anything so therefore you shouldn't pay a damned dime! How dare these lo lifes try to intimidate you!! Who the hell do they think they are?? Ohhhhh I'd have their boss on the line in a heart beat!! Or the police would be knocking at their door!!

whiteheather you sure do not owe that charity one dime, they sound like they are scamming you out of money and you should just ignore them. You do not owe them anything, this is a donation and if you do not want to donate you do not have 'to.It is just his word against yours and you know you did not' pledge that to them. let them fuss about it as there is nothing' that they can do about it at all.

No, you do not have to pay and when and if they call you back, tell them to get the f**k off your phone and never call you again.. There are business's that make these calls, the organization that they are supposedly are collecting for receives maybe .05 on the dollar.. So for every dollar that you send to them, they keep about .95 and the rest goes to the organization they are supposed to be collecting for.. You are making a bunch of scam artist rich when you send them any money at all.. My mother was 90 yrs old and dying when I was helping take care of her, she received calls all of the time from these people and only then did I find out she had been sending them money.. I told them a few choice words and these words can't be typed in on Mylot, I also informed them that they were never, in no way, to ever call my mother again or I would take them to court and sue them for all of the money that she had already sent to them.. She lived for about another month, but she never received another phone call from them.. These people are no better than some stranger coming up to you on the street and demanding your money, without a weapon, would you give them your money then, or would you tell them to get the H*ll out of your face.. Stand up for your rights, you don't have to give them anything and you sure as heck don't have to let them bully you in any way, so they can steal your money for themselves.. They are just glorified thieves and you owe them nothing..

It really is unfortunate, but I have the same problem. I have donated to almost EVERY charity that asks for a donation in my mailbox. Now it is CONSTANT!!

No I would say not even if you had pledged and then couldnt pay it they cant make you pay. I get those letteres all the time and I have never been in the service nor had my hubby so dont knowwhere they get name unlessout of the phone book tr5ying to get money out of ya. Its not againts any law that you have to pay anything like that

Absolutely not! You are under no obligation to fulfill a charitable pledge even if you DID make it. I would phone the organization and tell them in no uncertain terms that they were to take your name and number off of their call list. Then report them to the Better Business Bureau.

I doubt if this is even a real charity sounds like anoth scam to me! I only give what and to whom that I really want to give. I will not be bullied! Good for you hanging up! xoxoxoxo

You are absolutely not required to pay. If they keep calling tell them that you will be pressing charges against them if they don't stop calling you. My mother is a widow. Years ago my stepfather donated to one organization but only one time. From time to time my mother will get a call from that organization wanting my stepfather to donate again. She told them that he had passed away and they tried the same thing, to tell her that they had received a payment the previous year. She just hung up on them. Now she is on our family cell phone plan and doesn't have the same phone number and that has stopped a lot of harrassing phone calls for her. I wish you the best of luck!!

If you definitely did not pledge any money, then you are entirely within your right not to pay. As you rightly pointed out, anyone could have gained access to your address and details from the telephone book. Personally, I would have told him that I never pledged and due to his rudeness never will. I would then have told him that if he continues to call me, I would take legal action for harassment.

I wouldn't, if I were you. It's good to donate for charitable causes; but being coerced or forced into donating is simply appalling! I'd report this person to the charity concerned. I wonder why are they being so pushy about it? Are they in need of funds or something?