April 10, 2009
Today is a rant!
I’ve been bag-packing to raise funds for my daughter’s Irish dancing school so they can take up an opportunity to dance in the US. I tried to get out of it because I object to the practice, but ultimately agreed to partake; to be a “team player”.
As a supermarket customer I dislike when charity bag-packers are there. It is the most in-your-face fund-raising I have ever encountered. When you’re spending €200+ on your weekly shop it seems petty not to throw small change into the pot.
Result: lots of shoppers engage when they’d rather not.
I’ve been bag-packing to raise funds for my daughter’s Irish dancing school so they can take up an opportunity to dance in the US. I tried to get out of it because I object to the practice, but ultimately agreed to partake; to be a “team player”.
As a supermarket customer I dislike when charity bag-packers are there. It is the most in-your-face fund-raising I have ever encountered. When you’re spending €200+ on your weekly shop it seems petty not to throw small change into the pot.
Result: lots of shoppers engage when they’d rather not.
