Had a call a few weeks back from a group organising sponsership for underprivilaged children.

Basically you get a small advert in a book that goes into schools. No w two places called me and i said no both times. This week both people have called to thank me for my contribution, saying the books have been printed and can they take my details for payment

I explained i had not agreed, to which one played the guilt trip, "well we take verbal agreement, and it's based on trust and you spoke to me and said yes"

Outright lie

The second claimed he had my confirmation letter, i asked what it said, he replied it is in another room, i asked him to fax it to me, he said "oh, it was a verbal agreement, and it's based on trust and you spoke to me and said yes"

I was so pissed of and said he was talking bollocks and asked for the company details and his bosses direct number and he hung up

Either, it is an outright scam, playing on the hopes that business will just not rememeber and pay the £170. or they just try it on to see if you will just pay it up thinking you must have agreed

I have nothing against charities, a but choose who and what I donate to, these shites just got my back up.

Rant over

 

Sounds like a scam

Steve.

 

Its a scam, had it before with one of the boys in the work getting the blame.

They were sharply told to fuck off.

 

Same as most small time charity events, drives, blahblahblah, you see people plugging, does my head in.

Basically they fancy doing something for free, so they say they doing it for charity, means everyones muggy donations pays for em to do it for nothing, and then whatevers left they "may" give to charity.

Im gonna do the fucking Gumball one of these days for charity, every other clown seems to do these sorta things for free by giving it the charidy guilt trip...

 

FUCKING CUNTS

The WORST thing about it is it means that REAL charities end up losing out


The bastards should be hung up by their bollocks.

 

I had just the same thing last year, some prick on the phone telling me i'd agreed to all sorts. When i denied it he said "well it must have been some one who works for you?" - my reply was i work for myself, on my own.

He then said if i didnt pay, he'd take me to court to recover what he was due..

When i politely explained that i couldnt even afford to pay myself, let alone agree to "sponsor" anyone, and that he was obviously out to scam me, he accused me of being a time wasting bastard and hung up

I then had a about 2 days of prank calls, all from withheld numbers, calling me all the pricks under the sun.

Needless to say, i heard nothing else, but how many big companies fall for it?

Like what chip said, it puts anyone off sponsoring anything, because you always think your being shafted

Wankers the lot of 'em

 

bastards.

I never give to any charities who ask me for money in the street/put envelopes through the door etc. Fair enough advertising your charity with flyers etc, and then if I wish to donate to it (which don't get me wrong i occasionally do) then I will!!!

 

i had the same bollocks before, ''verbal contract'' etc for somthing i would never say yes over the phone to.''fuck off'' normally sorts it out.

like others have said, it makes you think how many have fallen for it