Begging at the Check Out

[bonus2010]

One of the reasons why I like shopping at Morrisons, Asda or Tesco... is, they all have self-service checkouts, which I?ll use even with a full trolley. This way, it avoids being caught out by beggars imposing on my checkout space wanting money for packing bags. It?s usually children, so I never say anything to them, but what a bad example their parents show them... to beg for money.

Just wondering if I?m the only one annoyed by this practice, because the other day I couldn?t shop at Iceland because they had every checkout covered by a beggar.

[Meat-Head]

Just do what the fuzz get "me no understand"
just ignore them, or just slip 10p in theur bucket

take other begging letters to them, slip in their buckrt

[bonus2010]

Yeah Mr MH, you've gave me an idea... I say to them... 'you give me ?1, and I'll let you pack my bag for me'. A bit like how the government works

[GastonJ]

Never seen them there, though I must admit I generally shop outside of "core begging hours" so they're all likely to be out dining at the expensive restaurants or at teh local BMW showroom getting a new car while I'm shopping.

[super jumbe]

They not beggars they donating for Children in need!!! last donation ?800,0000000000000000000000000000000000 put extra few zeros your self ffs I just want to know were is this money spent?

[Meat-Head]

Children in need, terry wogan downloads ?7500 for the evening, good job he was faulty last one

[garry1312]

If its someone trying to make a few extra bucks then personally I wouldn't be interested in donating to them without knowing what the money is for and how it will be used to help them.

I remember when working in Bristol, would finish work and as walking back to my digs would see a young lad sitting by a shop. When I went to work in the mornings he would still be there. At first I thought the usual, drugs/ alcohol. But after actually taking the time to stop and talk to him that wasn't the case. He felt safer there than he did at home. Not once did I see him beg or pester anyone. Like myself at first, I would see so many people walking by as if he did not exist. I would get him a roll and a coffee in the mornings. He was always very thankful and I would make sure to talk to him coming back in the evening. Was a nice young lad, just in a hard situation.

It's very easy to judge. I've done it myself.

offering to bag up your shopping I've not really seen it here, think I've maybe seen it once before and that was for charity, unsure which. But hey if someone wants to do it for ?1 for a real cause then I'm all for it. I hate packaging up in the likes of Lidl's were you are left to do it and there's a huge queue behind me. ?1 isn't anything on top of my shopping so if it helps me and helps someone else then fair enough

[bonus2010]

Gary, The difference between the lad sitting at the shop and people offering to pack bags at the checkout is that the lad sitting at the shop isn’t imposing himself on you... I consider people begging for money at the checkout to be a form of aggravated begging. How would you feel, if walking down the street, you were approached and tapped on the shoulder by ten people asking you for money? Would that be ok? Lol I don’t actually blame the beggars at the checkout, I blame the store manager and I have complained to them... If the store considered it a service to pack customer’s bags, then they should really employ trained staff... a service often given in the USA.