Did you really just do that? (short)

[Mnemjian]

The store I work in is constantly being hit up by solicitors. I've begged for a "No Solicitors" sign but to no avail. Usually they are trying to sell me something ridiculous that a bookstore could never use, like a remote control truck or foam rubber soundproofing or some crazy thing. Sometimes it's guys asking for money for charity. I have to turn them all away because if you give money to anybody ever then there will be 15 more people behind them waiting

Today one charity guy came in asking for money for some children's program. I said, sorry I don't have any money. Instead of leaving, he asked about some books. I told him where they were, and he went to look. Later he comes up with a book he wants to buy. I tell him the total, he gets some money out of his wallet. It's not enough. So, he reaches into the charity envelope and gets the rest of the money out What a creep. The only thing I can assume is that it's not a real charity, it's just glorified panhandling. Either way, what an a**hole!!!!

[Akasa]

OMG! I would have gone off.

[Amina516]

Or called whoever it was he happened to be "collecting" for and let them know.

Either he'd be reprimanded OR you'd find out he was a fake.

What a jerk.

[flutes_and_fabric]

Ugh, I hate that. We always get people in asking for donations, weather it's money or fabric. We're not a privately owned company. We have stores all over the U.S, it's not like we can just go giving stuff away. We also can't take cards from people who sew who want to advertise through us. Unfortunately we can't put the stores name behind a person just because they ask us to.

[Tikaysha]

I always tell them "I'm sorry, you'd have to go through our corporate office. Here's the 800 number, but I don't know who you'd need to talk to." And give them the 800 number that leads to a phone tree that's indecipherable if you don't already know where you're trying to go (or have directions).

[EricKei]

Or called whoever it was he happened to be "collecting" for and let them know.

Either he'd be reprimanded OR you'd find out he was a fake.

What a jerk.

I would hope that he would be more than just "reprimanded" if it's a real charity...I was always under the impression that out-and-out stealing from a NonProfit was potentially a Federal matter...