tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3757247626042353044..comments2024-03-28T11:25:39.068-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Bah Humbug!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85165075515694954212019-12-11T09:46:06.002-05:002019-12-11T09:46:06.002-05:00We give to three charities every month year round....We give to three charities every month year round. Yet, I still feel guilty saying no face to face with a request. And I despise all the unsolicited mail. Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430485891837160280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46401254775463752342019-12-10T23:44:05.240-05:002019-12-10T23:44:05.240-05:00I work in a medical home health care office that i...I work in a medical home health care office that is reimbursed through Medicare and I know medical insurance companies often base their reimbursement on Medicare premiums, so those surveys are important. I will admit that it is weird to complete a survey for one's own parent company or one of its affiliates. As for requests for donations, it's easy to say no in person and I am always polite as I hang up on the solicitation. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60515786491370902862019-12-10T20:43:27.962-05:002019-12-10T20:43:27.962-05:00Yes Julia , we can.Yes Julia , we can.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47210625033008122312019-12-10T20:28:19.774-05:002019-12-10T20:28:19.774-05:00wonder what will happen if you sent all the charit...wonder what will happen if you sent all the charity begging letters back ? If you wrote "Return to Sender"?Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58478514254170446692019-12-10T19:03:45.176-05:002019-12-10T19:03:45.176-05:00All of the above, and more. Those bloo-- sorry, R...All of the above, and more. Those bloo-- sorry, Rhys -- those awful return address stickers! I have a distinctive first and last name (according to Google, probably the only combination in the universe), so I pretty much have to destroy them. Aftermath: I'm so tired of tweezing sticky bits from the blades of my shredder. AND. . . I'm still getting junk mail for a young woman who lived with us briefly a few years ago. Not only her, also her grown kids and her ex-husband, none of whom lived here at all. I've been wanting to sound off about this for a long time, so THANK YOU, RHYS!Lenitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520477144099646671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89861316591715308162019-12-10T18:08:09.889-05:002019-12-10T18:08:09.889-05:00Good to know!Good to know!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87430057327008781762019-12-10T18:08:06.533-05:002019-12-10T18:08:06.533-05:00everyone, thank you for the reminder about charity...everyone, thank you for the reminder about charity navigator!Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22123676296036823732019-12-10T18:06:59.317-05:002019-12-10T18:06:59.317-05:00Hope it was at a different location...Hope it was at a different location...Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76252991335127469822019-12-10T18:06:13.183-05:002019-12-10T18:06:13.183-05:00All year I donate books to the local library. And...All year I donate books to the local library. And I volunteer at the library book sales.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8724685409643441622019-12-10T17:43:11.200-05:002019-12-10T17:43:11.200-05:00Julia, thank you for the reminder! DianaJulia, thank you for the reminder! DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51992329997459069632019-12-10T17:39:56.318-05:002019-12-10T17:39:56.318-05:00I often answer surveys and give at the grocery sto...I often answer surveys and give at the grocery store. It depends on the cause and how much time and money I have. Susan, I live in my childhood home and still get requests in my parents' names. Sorry you're not getting anything from them anymore!Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30453056038826671042019-12-10T17:33:51.693-05:002019-12-10T17:33:51.693-05:00My mother-in-law got tons and tons of those charit...My mother-in-law got tons and tons of those charity requests in the mail. AND SHE WOULD ANSWER THEM. Declining them, but she gave them a response so she'd get more. And catalogues. Oy. She passed away three years ago. We had her mail forwarded to ours to deal with bills and so forth at the time. WE'RE STILL GETTING THEM. Though maybe not as many. And you can't tell them to stop because there's no phone number anywhere; you can't send them back marked "deceased" because the post office either won't take them or the sender ignores it. ARGH! And Bah Humbug. PK the Bookeemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478996122841311684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18049291711385213982019-12-10T16:58:07.266-05:002019-12-10T16:58:07.266-05:00I find that unbelievable, too. And appalling. The...I find that unbelievable, too. And appalling. There actually is such a thing as a fundraising code of ethics (it's a formal thing, really!) and that certainly doesn't fall within it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34372328117359476572019-12-10T16:08:03.989-05:002019-12-10T16:08:03.989-05:00A few weeks after my mother-in-law died, her landl...A few weeks after my mother-in-law died, her landline rang. It was a fundraising call from a local arts organization she regularly supported. I said, "I'm sorry to tell you that she passed away recently". The woman on the phone said, "Well, I'll have to have proof of that before I stop calling." Unbelievable. (I gave the caller the name of the funeral home we used.)Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90173525685632047082019-12-10T15:03:48.303-05:002019-12-10T15:03:48.303-05:00Deborah,
That happened to me too!
DianaDeborah,<br /><br />That happened to me too!<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89476670387746046502019-12-10T14:28:14.072-05:002019-12-10T14:28:14.072-05:00Smiley faces would be easier for children to negot...Smiley faces would be easier for children to negotiate, and for when patients are in a confused state, too. What a great idea. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27690843327935172602019-12-10T13:32:22.061-05:002019-12-10T13:32:22.061-05:00We never give without consulting Charity Navigator...We never give without consulting Charity Navigator and have dropped some charities in favor of others because of it.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1314784769305606902019-12-10T13:31:12.082-05:002019-12-10T13:31:12.082-05:00Julia, that's what I want to know. Because I d...Julia, that's what I want to know. Because I don't use Medicare - yet.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64550870009584509842019-12-10T13:28:52.059-05:002019-12-10T13:28:52.059-05:00Oh, Rhys, those surveys are indeed annoying, and t...Oh, Rhys, those surveys are indeed annoying, and tricking you by stating that it's a brief survey is especially aggravating. And, I appreciate that the Salvation Army volunteers often stand out ringing the bell in weather I wouldn't want to stand out in, but I have to admit that it annoys me to have them placed right between the two doors at the grocery ringing that bell in my face. I feel like they're trying to guilt me into giving, and I don't like being guilted into giving. Besides, my husband's aunt gave them $90,000 when she died, so there. Hahaha! I actually feel bad complaining about the bell ringers, but I give where I want to and don't have to be guilted into it. Oh, and the dream catchers, Rhys. My mother-in-law gets those every month from a place she donated to. How many dream catchers does one person need? Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65020750819134808442019-12-10T13:25:49.823-05:002019-12-10T13:25:49.823-05:00I hate the constant surveys. And EVERYONE has them...I hate the constant surveys. And EVERYONE has them. Stores, the car dealer, the people who delivered my bed, my doctor's office...yeesh. Enough.<br /><br />I do chip in the extra $2 when I go to Petco. But the rest of my donations I prefer to keep locally (i.e., money to my local food bank rather than a check to a national organization). The exception is big disasters, like hurricanes. But then I am very picky about who I send my money too.<br /><br />And NEVER do I give money to political campaigns or candidates or parties - even if I happen to agree with them.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64990438411646648142019-12-10T12:48:29.387-05:002019-12-10T12:48:29.387-05:00Yes! I donate to a local cat rescue organization,...Yes! I donate to a local cat rescue organization, which does a great job with their cat clients and their finances.Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35514137763574164962019-12-10T12:45:05.101-05:002019-12-10T12:45:05.101-05:00Never answer a survey! Just use your delete butto...Never answer a survey! Just use your delete button!😎Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57947808512866726462019-12-10T12:29:03.905-05:002019-12-10T12:29:03.905-05:00I don't do them. DON'T.I don't do them. DON'T.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53411313530441159672019-12-10T11:43:06.133-05:002019-12-10T11:43:06.133-05:00LOLLOLJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77876016139090148662019-12-10T11:42:08.557-05:002019-12-10T11:42:08.557-05:00Karen, my feeling is, the Salvation Army is a chur...Karen, my feeling is, the Salvation Army is a church, and I support my own church, not someone else's. For services to the homeless, I donate to my local food bank/food kitchen/shelter organization, which is nondenominational, nonprofit and which has a great record for see the vast amount of money coming in goes to those in need.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.com