Community Chat

[shaggygirl]

Maybe this only happens in my neck of the woods. You go to the big grocery store and at both ends of the building where the enter/exit doors are you see a table set up and a bunch of kids. You don't get within 10 feet of the entrance door and you have a whole bunch of them in your face at once trying to collect donations or selling tickets for car washes or one thing or another. This past Saturday it was to raise money to get to the finals for I forget what. Now I don't mind contributing to things for local high school groups and such but geez louise give me a chance to get near the door before you all rush me at once. My usual response is "catch me on the way out" and on the way you get the same rush of kids in your face all at once. The only problem is sometimes I only have some 5's or 10's or 20's in my wallet and I might only want to give a buck or two. I wish they'd designate just one of the entrance/exit areas in case you want to escape them. Just venting!

[Purrrfect]

Keep some loose change or singles handy when you go grocery shopping if this ambushing goes on regularly. Also I would speak to the store manager and explain that the kids are rushing up to store patrons making it difficult to navigate in and out without feeling pressured. There's no need for the kids to be doing it in that manner. We have had kids selling cookies and other things but they are well behaved and not right on top of the entryway to the store. Good luck!

[VioletEyes]

Yes, it happens here a lot too. The solicitation of charities, I have even seen at lights in my neighborhood where they are passing around a basket with moving traffic, walking into it.. Some of these kids are very young too. It is just dangerous and it amazes me that parents allow it.

[Clover29]

I don't like it when they have ambush stations at both doors, but I suppose they know most people would use the other door if they only guarded one.

My local Target has signs saying they want their customers to have a hassle-free shopping experience and therefore no one may solicit signatures, sell cookies or ask for donations at their entrance (and they only have the one doorway for customers).

Where I used to live, I think the QFC store actually encouraged local activists.

[straykatz]

It's not just kids....latley our local Sam's has people camped outside the doors taking donations/food for different charities.

[Puzzle Piece]

I understand.

[Pashmina_1]

I don't divvy out cash to anyone on the street begging. I am more selective of charites I give to and I don't appreciate being bombarded at the store either.

[Tinkrbl44]

On 4/7/2015 shaggygirl said:

Maybe this only happens in my neck of the woods. You go to the big grocery store and at both ends of the building where the enter/exit doors are you see a table set up and a bunch of kids. You don't get within 10 feet of the entrance door and you have a whole bunch of them in your face at once trying to collect donations or selling tickets for car washes or one thing or another. This past Saturday it was to raise money to get to the finals for I forget what. Now I don't mind contributing to things for local high school groups and such but geez louise give me a chance to get near the door before you all rush me at once. My usual response is "catch me on the way out" and on the way you get the same rush of kids in your face all at once. The only problem is sometimes I only have some 5's or 10's or 20's in my wallet and I might only want to give a buck or two. I wish they'd designate just one of the entrance/exit areas in case you want to escape them. Just venting!

If it really bothers you, when you go into the store, please DO NOT miss an opportunity to complain to the store manager ..... or go on the company's website.

As my grandmother would say ..... The squeaky wheel gets the grease!

[Purrrfect]

On 4/7/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:

On 4/7/2015 shaggygirl said:

Maybe this only happens in my neck of the woods. You go to the big grocery store and at both ends of the building where the enter/exit doors are you see a table set up and a bunch of kids. You don't get within 10 feet of the entrance door and you have a whole bunch of them in your face at once trying to collect donations or selling tickets for car washes or one thing or another. This past Saturday it was to raise money to get to the finals for I forget what. Now I don't mind contributing to things for local high school groups and such but geez louise give me a chance to get near the door before you all rush me at once. My usual response is "catch me on the way out" and on the way you get the same rush of kids in your face all at once. The only problem is sometimes I only have some 5's or 10's or 20's in my wallet and I might only want to give a buck or two. I wish they'd designate just one of the entrance/exit areas in case you want to escape them. Just venting!

If it really bothers you, when you go into the store, please DO NOT miss an opportunity to complain to the store manager ..... or go on the company's website.

As my grandmother would say ..... The squeaky wheel gets the grease!

[hckynut]

I assume, along with "venting here", you spoke to someone in this store that is in a position to do something about your "cause to vent". If not! Like I used to tell many of my unhappy co-workers:

"Go tell your issue to someone that can do something about it, and that ain't me". If you did speak to "that someone"? Good for you for letting them know how you feel about this issue.