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amother
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 Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:03 pm
That it is rude open a phone book & call random people when collecting tzedaka for whatever cause they're going for.
(It's also unsafe to call random strangers.)
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:04 pm
Why do you think people do that?
I know high school girls that get lists for schools or organizations to fundraise.
Why do you think people are randomly opening phone books?
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:06 pm
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What an upside down world we live in that it's rude to ask for tzedaka. They are doing you a favor of presenting to you a mitzvah opportunity.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:06 pm
| amother Starflower wrote: | Why do you think people do that?
I know high school girls that get lists for schools or organizations to fundraise.
Why do you think people are randomly opening phone books? |
Because I'm constantly getting phone calls from kids collecting. When I ask how they got my number, they reply "from the phone book."
My sister asked a boy if his mother knows that he's calling random people, he said no & hung up.
The kids collect for their school or organization & they just call up random people.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:09 pm
| amother Wine wrote: | | What an upside down world we live in that it's rude to ask for tzedaka. They are doing you a favor of presenting to you a mitzvah opportunity. |
It is not rude to ask for tzedakah. It is rude (and unsafe) for children to call random strangers and beg them to contribute for their cause. And when told that we're not willing to give a cc# to them, they reply "okay tell me where you live & I'll come pick up the money."
Their parents have no idea what they're up to.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:11 pm
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I got a call on chanukah from a girl who told me she goes to x school and they need to collect signatures of people who will not watch any videos on chanukah. This is actually not the first time I received such a call, last year a girl in a different town called me.vthey both told me they opened the phone book and just called as many people as possible.
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sequoia
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:12 pm
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The phone book like… the white pages?
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:13 pm
| amother Brickred wrote: | | I got a call on chanukah from a girl who told me she goes to x school and they need to collect signatures of people who will not watch any videos on chanukah. This is actually not the first time I received such a call, last year a girl in a different town called me.vthey both told me they opened the phone book and just called as many people as possible. |
Wow. This is unbelievably rude.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:14 pm
| sequoia wrote: | | The phone book like… the white pages? |
The Jewish community phone book. All/most residents are listed.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:31 pm
| amother OP wrote: | That it is rude open a phone book & call random people when collecting tzedaka for whatever cause they're going for.
(It's also unsafe to call random strangers.) |
I don't answer calls from numbers I don't know. If it's important they can leave a message and I can call them back.
I highly suggest this to anyone who wants to avoid such calls, in additional to all kinds of solicitations throughout the day. It's far more effective than posting here in hopes parents will enlighten their children about polite fundraising.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 8:42 pm
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And also… hold the door for people! I have a stroller and you walk out or walk in with no care about someone behind you baffles me!
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