The Penny Pot
I usually 'pay with plastic', so 'loose change' is not often an issue. Today I shopped at the local 'precinct' and found I paid £2.99, £1.99 etc for various bits and pieces. I was so in a hurry to get to mum with her goodies I felt like saying 'keep the change, it's only a penny.' (Then I think about trying to live on Carer's Allowance - I know things are very different for everyone....)
But whatever happened to the 'collecting' pots in shops? (You know, the sealed containers you can drop your change into?)
Don't charities think they're viable anymore?
I gave 20p to the Salvation Army guy today who was stood out in the rain and when I refused to take a copy of the War Cry for my donation he told me God blessed me twice! I felt so humbled. There are so many people out there helping so many others.... I know prime time TV ads etc make money (I actually work for a charity when I'm not on leave), mass leaflet drops and direct debiits are technolgical advances in procuring money ... maybe I'm just old-fashioned.. but to me they are also EASY ways of collecting money... from people to whom giving £3 per month matters little...
Saving stamps, recycling anything used type activity I love - it shows thought and effort - and often compassion for the environment as well as the cause the proceeds are intended for.....
Wanna help! (Promise to get down from the soapbox!!!)