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What are your views on TV Charity Begging Adverts?

Over a number of years there has and even more lately been endless adverts asking for money, from children through to animals and onto water and so on. Of course there are many reasons to give money but are we the only ones in England constantly being asked to give money even for other countries through out the world , even in disasters, I too willingly send money to the British Red Cross who do a marvellous job, where I know my donation will get to the most needy of people. But my main concern is why doesn't the governments of some of these countries try and help their own people instead of people here in England constantly being bombarded with begging adverts, what are your views regarding TV begging adverts, and at tea time too?


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EileenD7
14th Aug 2020 11:56:40
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It’s difficult to complain about charity advertising, they all need money, I do what I can to give, but, I really fine it difficult to understand how much money is being spent on refurbishment of charity shops, all I wanted to give to a charity on a monthly basis, so I looked for one that did well on the amount of your money that gets to the people or animals that need it, some were paying an incredible amount to administration. I have chosen a good one I think. Anyway getting back to the adverts. I find them so difficult to watch, it upsets sets me so much that I have to shut my eyes to the appalling suffering. My thoughts are, can some people become desensitised to these images when bombarded with them.
Response from ecarg made on 15th Aug 2020 06:00:00
I think we do become desensitised to the adverts for all the charities. I just pick a couple to support and leave it at that .Indvidual circumstances effect ability to donate but if we all do what we can that's got to help
Response from EileenD7 made on 15th Aug 2020 12:50:05 > @ecarg
I wish I could be a little more desensitised, especially with how some people can treat animals with such cruelty, I’m not a violent person by any means but, It makes me want to beat the living days lights out of them. Sorry that sounds awful, but these kind of people are awful.
Response from Kilmanorth made on 12th Sep 2020 17:57:54 > @EileenD7
I totally agree with you regarding the animals, as for the other begging adverts I think this country already sends too much money to overseas countries some of which have developed nuclear weapons. Charity begins at home.
Response from EileenD7 made on 12th Sep 2020 18:15:12 > @Kilmanorth
I do give money that goes abroad , but I get really upset when you realise that some of these country’s have space programs, nuclear power, and the powers that be live in luxury. They don’t give a dame about their own people, having said that they need help, I really don’t know what the answer is, sanctions only make things worse for the poorest people.
ejadamson45gmailcom
12th Mar 2024 02:05:51
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I have had enough of seeing these ads when there are people in the uk that are also struggling with getting food or paying for gas and electricity. Years have gone by and millions of pounds have been given to charity, but, it has been proven that it is not enough. I am now paying for sky tv that I do not watch as I cannot watch tv as these ads spoil it.
Presdelaforet
24th Dec 2020 17:16:13 (Last activity: 12th Dec 2023 13:51:35)
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I’m overwhelmed by all the adverts on tv, children, animals old people, water aid, homeless, the snow cat, elephants, rhino. Gorillas,, donkeys, cancer diabetes, Parkinson’s, the list goes on and on. I want to help the world but I am one person, I’m not rich, I can’t deal with this bombardment. I turn the adverts off, but they still get me. I give to the charities I can. Heat foundation, animal charity, Diabetes U.K., poppy appeal, , and give on the day to certain ones but I. Feel awful for not doing more to help. Does anyone’s else feel like this ??
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Response from arpinsandie made on 10th Jan 2021 13:44:08
I totally agree with you I now get really annoyed It's so overwhelming you couldn't chose if you wanted to
Some of the children suffering must be by now parents of their own
I have to turn off the sound The middle class women who sit self righteously talking about 'my little girl sleeping with an older man' is offensive beyond belief The girl is not 'your little girl'
Apart from switching off there doesn't seem to be nothing that takes away a feeling of guilt because we can't save the world
Nothing entices me to support any advertised charities in fact they do the opposite now I'm going to find a family who because of this pandemic can no longer buy a warm coat or food I will remain anonymous with my donation
I refuse to be made to feel guilty by these people TV charities anymore which is very hard
Response from BRBob made on 9th Jul 2021 15:19:14
I donate to three British charities monthly and drop a few coins to the tin rattlers, RNLI, RNIB etc.
Charity I am afraid begins at home. We have our share of homeless, deprived and hungry people.
Response from anneridgway made on 27th Sep 2021 12:09:01 > @arpinsandie
I agree with you with regard to all the TV ads. I'm now at the stage of muting them and going to make a cup of tea! I always felt guilty for doing that, but frankly I don't anymore. At this time of the year I do my bit for charity by sitting in a supermarket for a week or two behind a table full of poppies, selling them for Royal British Legion. The rest of the time I am happy to put money in tins and buy odds and ends from the charity shops that are now littering our high streets and town centres. I won't even send money to charities any more. Once you do they've got your details and you find yourself being bombarded by mail and email. As far as I'm concerned, they've all shot themselves in the foot. Instead of making us care and want to help they've just alienated us.
Response from BRBob made on 25th Jan 2022 16:32:45 > @arpinsandie
One thing not mentioned is that for every child saved now, with a donation, will be asking for more donations when they have bred more children.
Education and contraception is a better use of the money.
Response from SueS526 made on 27th Jan 2022 10:49:48 > @arpinsandie
Absolutely agree. We cannot save everything. We need to look after our own issues first. I’m sick of begging guilt tripping adverts.
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Response from Billthom53 made on 3rd Jun 2022 14:09:59 > @anneridgway
Correct me if I am wrong, is it not incumbent on the government to support these charities ?
And all public donations are deducted from the government's responsibility, ergo, all our donations are a personal tax hike.
They are usually behind these things... I stopped donating a long time ago...
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Response from soapmaker made on 8th Aug 2022 21:59:13 > @arpinsandie
that one is the worst!!! These stupid women look sooo distraught!!
MY little girl ,my foot. The parents are the parents of their little girl. What happens to THEIR children Is their responsibility.
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Response from NewsomeLad made on 9th Dec 2022 13:17:55 > @BRBob
Until recently RNLI was the only charity I gave to, what stopped me was the recent disclosure of them patrolling the English Channel to pick up Assylum Seekers making the illegal crossings. actually on one occasion reported to sail within 4 miles of the French Coast to do this
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Response from shuggy made on 9th Jan 2023 13:46:02 > @NewsomeLad
That's a new one ,I thought the R.N.L.I, was there to save British people in distress or others in distress on our waters! So do the French not have a rescue service,Mind you there have been reports of the french police standing watching people overloading boats to set of for our shores >Wouldn't surprise me if the French Government were supplying inflatables with the money the UK is giving them to get rid of the problem from their side???
Response from NewsomeLad made on 24th Jun 2023 17:12:08 > @anneridgway
The only charity I would give to if I came across a collecting box was the Lifeboats, that was until I heard they were actively seeking out the illegal dinghy travellers and escorting them to British shores, on at least one occasion they were within 4 miles if the French Coast. I was duped into voting Brexit to stop all this
Response from CambridgeAnnie made on 4th Aug 2023 15:03:12 > @arpinsandie
Well said
Response from BRBob made on 12th Dec 2023 13:51:35 > @Sally - Silversurfer's Editor
Bloody annoying seeing this all the time filling space where I want to see comments.
Fatcontroller
8th Dec 2023 12:34:44
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I give them nothing, their shock tactics don't work. All the overkill ads do is turn me off.
NewsomeLad
9th Dec 2022 13:09:54 (Last activity: 24th Jun 2023 10:29:32)
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What puzzles me with this daily trek for water is why dont they just move their huts nearer to the water source and save all that walking
Response from shuggy made on 9th Jan 2023 13:57:02
Where are these Kids Parents ?? why would you have children when you knew full well you could not look after them properly and have to send them trekking for water !! Strange how cameras on hand ,mind you we all know it's all done for the cameras in order to try and bleed more money from the British Public As I commented previously where does The 15 Billion Pounds + we give Annually in Foreign Aid go to, plus, all the Comic Relief , Children in need etc ,I have never seen anything published about how it is distributed !!!
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Response from Spurdog58 made on 24th Jun 2023 10:29:32 > @shuggy
100% agree!
BabsW
3rd Mar 2023 10:24:28 (Last activity: 20th Jun 2023 17:58:02)
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I don’t pay the TV Licence fee to be bombarded by begging charities, especially by the BBC! Times are tough for all of us & the money these charities spend on making the adverts, sending people to far flung places to film costs so much more than necessary which would be better spent on their causes.
Response from BRBob made on 20th Jun 2023 16:55:25
No one seems to,, appreciate the danger of these begging adverts. Feed them you breed them. Every £10 today will need £50 in 20 years time when the uncontrolled birth rate explodes.
Response from BabsW made on 20th Jun 2023 17:58:02 > @BRBob
Totally agree with you!
John502
28th May 2023 10:24:22 (Last activity: 28th May 2023 22:19:37)
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£234,000.00 CEO salary for Children in need. Given that 98% of all moneys raised is collected by volunteers, why is such a CEO even needed? Their entire job could be done by a few volunteers for around £0.00 a year!
Response from Wilf made on 28th May 2023 22:19:37
I totally agree...the CEOs of charities should be paid a maximum of c£75k. Thats more than enough for anyone!
sallylorraine
21st Apr 2023 13:40:57
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I rarely watch adverts, we record everything or delay the start.
Iancw12
17th Mar 2023 10:43:24
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Far too many which are distressing and amount to emotional blackmail, but saddest of all is that they are necessary.
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12th Mar 2023 13:48:52 (Last activity: 12th Mar 2023 21:46:33)
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12th Mar 2023 13:55:31
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Winny1
22nd Jan 2023 14:58:04 (Last activity: 23rd Jan 2023 08:22:03)
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I agree with ZAK32 Costantly asking for money drives me mad as a pensioner I give to 6 charity close to my heart enough is enough it's too much !
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CarolineM10
11th Dec 2022 16:04:30 (Last activity: 9th Jan 2023 13:34:07)
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I think they should be taken of the tv and the government should step in to stop it I too give to certain charity's including red cross but when your constantly asking for donations what about the poor English family with children don't they count
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Response from shuggy made on 9th Jan 2023 13:34:07
I totally agree, this problem must be limited to this country.I know The french Government is actually looking to stop all advertising on French television.I would like to know what is done with the estimated 15 Billion Pounds of UK Foreign Aid we give every year,plus all the money raised
from Comic Relief, etc , etc .We give aid to Countries like Pakistan ,India who have Nuclear Weapons and Space Programs,and it would probably be easier to name the rest of the countries we don't give aid of some sort to!!I stopped giving ta well known charities after the scandal of the Top Executives were getting big pay checks and swanning round the World first class and staying in Five Star Hotels We only give to local charities were we know what we give will get to the people who need it!!!
Teekay1200
31st Dec 2022 17:24:50 (Last activity: 1st Jan 2023 08:18:45)
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I find most TV advertising irritating but especially begging ads. That sad, caring voice over really gets on my nerves. As soon as the commercial break banner comes up I reach for remote and mute the TV.
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Tapestryqueen
19th Dec 2022 10:59:41 (Last activity: 19th Dec 2022 11:46:42)
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I think the adverts should be taken of because people can’t afford to donate with prices going up on things like food and heating and living so it is hard to think about helping charity’s if you wanted to but they put them on too much especially around Christmas
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MalcolmJ102
17th Dec 2022 15:47:16
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In this present time I find that it is becoming difficult for myself to manage to live, what with the price rises of energy.
Yes I give to my local charities in the form of unwanted items.
If I were to give to some of the vast number of TV charity’s, I would be asking for charity for myself.
It is not pence that they are asking for. Some are £20 plus.
Yes I agree, why don’t the leaders of these countries help their people?
I also wonder if the donations that are given, do they get to the needy?
lonely2022
12th Nov 2022 22:30:25 (Last activity: 13th Nov 2022 12:49:17)
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I completely agree with your comment, when you are sitting on your own I feel as if they are just trying to target the vulnerable.
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Response from Supersabre made on 13th Nov 2022 10:21:04
But also, it's the constant deluge of cancer, charity, and funeral ads. Absolutely nothing positive to say about anything.
Combine them with, 24/7 rolling news channels, no wonder people's mental health is suffering. It
Response from lonely2022 made on 13th Nov 2022 10:30:03 > @Supersabre
Hi, my son helped me change my Sky tv to Sky Q I now just watch TV of interest of HAPPY MOVIES on NETFLIX to keep me company! All the very best x
Response from cris1117 made on 13th Nov 2022 12:49:17
I love the charity adverts it gives me the chance to hit the mute button and read a few sentences of my book.
I also make a point of never giving any money to charity’s that advertise on T.V.
Chrisdearnley
1st Oct 2022 10:08:24 (Last activity: 1st Oct 2022 10:16:10)
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I so totally agree with the above comment. Why do we raise millions for children in need and then get adverts asking for anti-biotics at three pounds a day for children with pneumonia. Do we not give enough, and if not helping these children then where has all the money gone? It seems to me that we are the prime targets in this country at making you feel bad. We are all in crisis mode ourselves at this moment in time and need every penny for ourselves ATM!
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Madam Didymus
3rd Sep 2022 19:11:10 (Last activity: 5th Sep 2022 11:10:05)
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Hi Zac32, what annoys me most is that the ceo and many other top bosses of these charities have telephone number wages. Yet they fund their charities by begging money from ordinary people on relatively low wages usually. I don't believe we should turn away from these images, at least in theory, even though they are difficult to watch. Having said that, no one turns them off more quickly than me. The ads make me cry every time.
Response from BarbaraW12 made on 4th Sep 2022 17:42:20
I agree with you Madam Didymus - I do turn away from these ads also. Not because I don't believe in the various charities, but I just get so tired of it. If I wanted to donate, then I would. I don't need an ad to make me feel sad, so therefore, I'll contribute. That's annoying and somehow disingenuous. When I worked and had more income, I gave to many causes. Now that I have much less money to work with, I have to be very careful. When I've donated in the past, the charity either sells or gives (probably sells) my information to other charities and I get flooded with mail requests, and I don't appreciate that at all!
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Response from Madam Didymus made on 5th Sep 2022 11:10:05 > @BarbaraW12
Thank you for your reply BarbaraW12. I too used to give regular donations to charities when I was working. I stopped giving to Amnesty international when I heard of the secret pay off scandal to former chiefs amounting to £300,000, which was a lot of money in 2009 when it happened. Would you believe when I stopped the payments a call centre working on behalf of Amnesty kept trying to reinstate me. A man described a very upsetting human rights breach in a foreign country in explicit detail in order to pressurise me to donate again. My husband was furious. It upset me for days. He wanted to complain. Perhaps I should have. If these top bosses were payed less millions more people could be helped. It is completely insane. No wonder ordinary people resent handing over their hard earned cash to fund some ceos luxury lifestyle.
Cessna
4th Jul 2022 09:32:46 (Last activity: 3rd Sep 2022 21:57:50)
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Surely the ads for cancer research should be directed to the British Govt., and the one for water to african villages directed to the water companies that are making huge profits. ipe lines to African villages.. These should be directed to
Response from Madam Didymus made on 3rd Sep 2022 21:57:50
I agree about the cancer adds. Do we need constant reminders of the illness we may well end up with? The adds are far too frequent, and the words "one in 3 people will get cancer in their lifetime".......I look around the room and think which one of is will it be?
KennaLynn
17th Jul 2022 17:57:27
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Hi Zak,

It is not a problem that is directed only at England, Here in the states it is on all our TV channels - dogs, elephants, water, food for Holocaust survivors, cancer, all kinds of things. As you called them, begging adverts. Many are also for other countries. And here it is always $19 a month they want. What is it with that particular number anyway? I don't get it.
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