Okay, another charity that will never get another dime from me!

Be careful...even when it's for veterans!!! There are several charities out there that claim they are assisting veterans that are just a SCAM!!! Disabled Veterans of America is one that I used to send a donation to about twice a year. Then I looked them up & found ONLY 13% actually goes to any disabled veteran. The rest goes in the pockets of the administrators & their staff!!! The rudest person I ever dealt with was a religious group trying to sell papers. I was working 2nd shift which frequently ran into including 3rd shift. I had worked from 4:00pm to 8:00am for the last 3 days & was really tired!!! It was a Saturday night & I went to bed very early to get a good night's sleep. I'm into a deep, sound sleep when the phone rings. When I answered, he could tell I was asleep as he asked if he had awaken me. I groggily responded...yes. He didn't bother to apologize for waking me & just said "Well. since you're awake now how about buying a subscription to Rev Sun Myung Moon's newspaper". I responded "NO thank you" & he proceeded to explain to me that I didn't understand what a great opportunity he was offering me. Once again I responded that I was NOT interested & once again he started explaining to me how I didn't understand. By that point, my blood was beginning to boil. That's when I said "I DO understand what you're offering me & you obviously do NOT understand the meaning of the word "NO" & I hung up on him & immediately dozed back off. The phone rang again & when I answered the same voice said "F*CK YOU!!!" & hung up on me. He was representing the Unification Church & I'm positive that God was a little miffed at that point!!! Needless to say, that organization NEVER got another penny from me!!!!

Well that just sad. Instead of acting rudely they should have been kinder so that people will sympathize. It's the philosophical technique called "argumentum meciracordium" or in english appeal to pity.

Wow!! Are you sure this was from the American Veterans themselves, or just a local orginization needing the help? Either way, this is not appropriate at all when trying to get help to help out a charity, and if it was me, I would be trying to find who to complain too as well. When you are trying to ask for donations you need to be polite and courteous especially with all the job loss, etc. as well. But being cautious like you are is a good thing as well.

I'm suprised they didn't haggle you with "Well, when would be a better time for you?" or something of that nature. My wife & I are just now STARTING to actually get ahead. Much as I'd like to support some of the charities I just don't have it. Last year I had one haggle me to the point I finally had to tell them "Look, I'm a month behind on the morgage & have a car broke down in the driveway. I don't HAVE anything. Usually they don't get rude but annoying is quite common.

I've received phone calls from the American Veterans, police and fire fighters and many of them have been rude. I've donated to each of these organizations at least once, but no longer. I don't like being hassled or the rudeness of some of the callers. I'm like you, I prefer to get something in the mail, so I can check it out and then go from there.

Oh gosh what happened to politely asking and understanding when one cannot they just can't. It seems that at almost every corner so many with clipboards surrounding each walker by asking for money for charity. You will have some who are polite and understand while other get rude and look at you weird.

hey good for you for being picky! if they rude to me like that i would feel the same way. i usually explain to people that my hubby was off work for 9 months and i have health issues, so we have no money. most people dont care about your circumstance but some do.

Hello my dear dragon. I have read this topic earlier but was too pissed at the time because of my personal misfortune at the time. It is sad to hear that charities become like this, they should work to help people not try to upset them, and rip them off with every chance they get. Take the World Wildlife Fund - it states clearly what the donations are for. And even from the donations when adopting a pet, 83 cents out of every dollar are donated for the cause. Being rude will make me say no in an instant.

I consider it rude when I've already told them no, but they just keep on and on. Sometime, I will ask the caller, "What part of NO don't you understand?" Usually, I become the rude on and hang up while the caller is still talking.

yes they are supposed to greet you well. but probably go right on to the next one on their list if you cant give. the only calls i get these days is to help the police with donations. i guess these poor guys are not even getting paid enough. yes, they go right on quickly if i say i cant give. its rude but seems thats what the world is coming to.

That's pretty rude. He might have thought you're just wasting their time but nevertheless, it's still rude, considering they're just accepting charity.

That's pretty rude. He might have thought you're just wasting their time but nevertheless, it's still rude, considering they're just accepting charity.

I usually hang up on telemarketers or charity calls when they're in the middle of their spiels because I have found that when you try to explain that you're not interested in the product being sold or cannot give money right now, they tend to be very pushy, which I don't like at all. That doesn't mean I don't donate to charity, I just do it online when I'm able to.