You know, the ones that charities drop through letterboxes.

As do, more often it seems, commercial companies.

I've got one sitting herre in front of me: it clearly states it's a
commercial company but the whole thing is worded in a rather
mealy-mouthed way.

Some snippets:

"... is a commercial company who helped the disabled and will do so in
future"

"Reg. No. 05618823" (Note not "Registered Charity No...")




I have no objection at all to companies making a profit out of
recycling unwanted stuff per se, and the colection makes it easy, but
I'm a bit sceptical about the fact that they're kind of jumping on the
charity bandwagon as a ploy to obtain goods, especially as they may
take goods that would otherwise go to genuine charities.

Having said that, an efficient commercial company with charitable
links *might* actually be quite effective from the charities' POV,
though it feels wrong, somehow.

What says the Fount?

--
-Pip

Pip Luscher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> You know, the ones that charities drop through letterboxes.
>
> As do, more often it seems, commercial companies.
>
> I've got one sitting herre in front of me: it clearly states it's a
> commercial company but the whole thing is worded in a rather
> mealy-mouthed way.
>
> Some snippets:
>
> "... is a commercial company who helped the disabled and will do so in
> future"
>
> "Reg. No. 05618823" (Note not "Registered Charity No...")

Well known scam using obfuscated wording to con people to give them
clothes which get sold in eastern europe.

--
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78 Honda 400/4 in black
98 Yamaha YP250 Majesty

Pip Luscher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> What says the Fount?

Fill it with utter crap and worthless stuff: use it as a free rubbish
take-away service.


--
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Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom
Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a
can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools

Pip Luscher wrote:

> Some snippets:
>
> "... is a commercial company who helped the disabled and will do so in
> future"
>
> "Reg. No. 05618823" (Note not "Registered Charity No...")

http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adj...Hand-of-Help-L
td/TF_ADJ_49679.aspx

> I have no objection at all to companies making a profit out of
> recycling unwanted stuff per se, and the colection makes it easy, but
> I'm a bit sceptical about the fact that they're kind of jumping on the
> charity bandwagon as a ploy to obtain goods, especially as they may
> take goods that would otherwise go to genuine charities.
>
> What says the Fount?

Dunno, any bags that come through my letterbox get shoved straight back
out again, & any spare clothes I have always end up in the garage as
rags.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

Pip Luscher wrote:

> What says the Fount?

Our council doesn't take glass bottles, so we have to take those to the
bottle banks ourselves.

And nearly all of our bottle banks & recycling areas have bins for
clothes, shoes, books, CDs etc etc and I go often enough that I keep
the bags that come through door and use them to bag up the stuff I'll
be taking myself anyway.

--
Chris

On Fri, 27 May 2011 07:54:50 +0100, Pip Luscher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You know, the ones that charities drop through letterboxes.

Left out for charity, whether (occasionally) full or empty (for
re-use).

>As do, more often it seems, commercial companies.

Used as bin-liners. To me they're the same as commercial "charity"
Xmas cards which give 0.01p to charity.

--
Colin Irvine
ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5
http://www.colinandpat.co.uk

Krusty wrote:

> Pip Luscher wrote:
>
> > Some snippets:
> >
> > "... is a commercial company who helped the disabled and will do so
> > in future"
> >
> > "Reg. No. 05618823" (Note not "Registered Charity No...")
>
>
http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adj...Hand-of-Help-L
> td/TF_ADJ_49679.aspx

Handy website that, good link, thanks.

> > I have no objection at all to companies making a profit out of
> > recycling unwanted stuff per se, and the colection makes it easy,
> > but I'm a bit sceptical about the fact that they're kind of jumping
> > on the charity bandwagon as a ploy to obtain goods, especially as
> > they may take goods that would otherwise go to genuine charities.
> >
> > What says the Fount?
>
> Dunno, any bags that come through my letterbox get shoved straight
> back out again, & any spare clothes I have always end up in the
> garage as rags.

At our school we have a twice yearly collection by a company that gives
out bags to be filled with clothes, that are recycled to 3rd world and
underdeveloped countries (I think it says). The company pays school an
amount for this to school funds, something like 40p per kilo which
seems a reasonable way to do things, but they do also specifically
state they are a company, not a charity. Rags R us I think they're
called ....

--
Paul - xxx

Paul - xxx wrote:

> Krusty wrote:
>
> > Pip Luscher wrote:
> >
> > > Some snippets:
> > >
> > > "... is a commercial company who helped the disabled and will do
> > > so in future"
> > >
> > > "Reg. No. 05618823" (Note not "Registered Charity No...")
> >
> >
> http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adj...e-Hand-of-Help
> -L
> > td/TF_ADJ_49679.aspx
>
> Handy website that, good link, thanks.

I make good use of it. The ASA are one of the few agencies that do
appear to have teeth, & don't need n thousand complaints before they
act. So it's a good way to 'punish' companies that **** you off,
especially if it means they have to spend loads on changing their
advertising material.


--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

On Fri, 27 May 2011 07:54:50 +0100, Pip Luscher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You know, the ones that charities drop through letterboxes.
>
>What says the Fount?

I find they're a great source of binbags.
--
GSX-R1000 K8

"Pip Luscher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You know, the ones that charities drop through letterboxes.
>
> As do, more often it seems, commercial companies.
>
> I've got one sitting herre in front of me: it clearly states it's a
> commercial company but the whole thing is worded in a rather
> mealy-mouthed way.
>
> Some snippets:
>
> "... is a commercial company who helped the disabled and will do so in
> future"
>
> "Reg. No. 05618823" (Note not "Registered Charity No...")
>
>
>
>
> I have no objection at all to companies making a profit out of
> recycling unwanted stuff per se, and the colection makes it easy, but
> I'm a bit sceptical about the fact that they're kind of jumping on the
> charity bandwagon as a ploy to obtain goods, especially as they may
> take goods that would otherwise go to genuine charities.
>
> Having said that, an efficient commercial company with charitable
> links *might* actually be quite effective from the charities' POV,
> though it feels wrong, somehow.
>
> What says the Fount?

We get them too and they go straight in the bin. The proper charity bags
generally get something put in them, but there's only so much tat one house
can hold.

--
Beav