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I agree it doesn't hurt to say "No, thank you." That's just a polite response to a question. And if you said just, "No..." and let it dangle, people might be looking at you, waiting for you to elaborate on your answer.
I find if I add a Ha it becomes a complete sentence as in "Ha, nope" "Ha, Nooo" as deadpan as possible, they don't even ask next time - works best in a small community.
I usually say yes. I like rounded totals. I like giving to charity. In the rare instances I use cash, I hate having change (coins). I either throw it away or toss it into a bin in m truck and giving it to the fake homeless guy on the corner with a sign. When I do my personal accounting, I round everything up or down. I do not like to have to deal with the extra digits. So, round numbers on a card charge make me happy.
Almost everywhere I shop in person now has a separate card reader, so the cashier doesn't even handle my payment. Often, the card is already swiped (or chipped) as the items are being scanned.
So, if I understand this, after all the items have been totalled, the cashier stops, looks at the total and suggests the amount less than the next whole dollar as a charitable contribution? I also imagine a whole conversation ensues around what the charity does, etc., etc.
This is just beyond bizarre -- it would be a nightmare at some of the high-speed checkouts that customers prefer.
To westender- it's on the reader where you swipe or chip read, here, it's at Safeway, Longs (CVS), Costco it's all over, half expect it at farmer's markets, lol, it's obnoxious.
To westender- it's on the reader where you swipe or chip read, here, it's at Safeway, Longs (CVS), Costco it's all over, half expect it at farmer's markets, lol, it's obnoxious.
Since it started intruding on my purchasing activity. I'm there to shop; not to give to charity. When and if I choose to give to charity, I know when and how to do that, and it's not while I'm paying for my purchases...
since anytime i've ever been shopping and engaging in a business transaction and you're a multi million or even a multi billion dollar corporation.
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Originally Posted by otterhere
Since it started intruding on my purchasing activity. I'm there to shop; not to give to charity. When and if I choose to give to charity, I know when and how to do that, and it's not while I'm paying for my purchases...
Yup
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