Psychology eh?
Luckily, Mrs G hates answering the door in the evening, otherwise we'd be in hock to a dozen charities instead of the two chosen lucky recipients of £2 per month from the Grimsdale household. I have no problem saying "No thanks", though I also don't resent the chuggers - it's their job; feel free to say 'no' or say 'o.k.' take the consequences, but it doesn't get me riled. I've never played the jewish card, not even for Christian Aid, as it would lead to more problems than it solves: I don't want to argue about scripture, I want to get back to my armchair.

Once I've shut the door, Mrs G gets all dewey-eyed at the thought of some poor starving student or Eastern European trudging round in the dark trying to scrape a living. This ISN'T being tight - it's called choosing your causes, as CHCB says. I've run half marathons for MacMillan nurses and the British Red Cross, don't ever try to tell me who I should give money to - you've probably got a higher disposable income than me anyway - and I won't tell you how to raise money for your good cause.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 14:15, Reply)