Why must organizations ask for money so much/frequently? Don't the get that if you donate at their first request that you don't want to, can't afford to, or are planning on it later...in short-You're not going to? Am I the only that gets pissed off by being asked repeatly?
Here are things pissing me off:
The water company (not a donation-but along the sames lines of wanting me to give them money). Ever since I moved in, I've been getting letters from them telling me that I should by insurance for my pipes outside b/c that's not covered by homeowners' and it's really expensive to fix. After the first couple months, I called up, ordered, paid for, and received confirmation the damn insurance. I'm still getting/recently started re-getting the letters to buy the inusrance. I thought maybe my contract was about to run out, but when I checked the confirmation letter, I saw that it's good until July. Do they think I'd be stupid enough to buy it again, when I've already paid for it?
Local Fire Department-at the end of last year, we got the little plaque thingie and a request for money. We were planning on giving (especially since that had been to our house b/c our CO detector was going off in April). We still hadn't gotten around to giving money in February, when our deck was set on fire, and the FD put it out, but we were still planning on donating. The other day, we got a letter in the mail saying it was the third request for money. It's a donation, I'm not required to give, why do they keep asking. It really pissed me off. Seriously, had they not put out a fire at our house, I would not have donated anything.
My faternity. I think they changed this recently but ever since I graduated in 2006, I've had to pay dues to be part of the National Alumni Assoc. and Delaware Valley Alumni Chapter, so I've always donated at least that. Last year, I gave that amount. Then at the yearly convention in August, there was an auction that benefited the frat-I gave $40 for that. Also, someone had created an new fund and asked for money for that. I donated $25. I listed to him ask for money three different times during that weekend. Recently there was a Facebook group that enough people joined, that same person would donate a certain amount of money to the Foundation. Now there is a facebook cause asking for money. I think the thing that pissed me off most about is the title: "Phi Sigma Pi just turned 93...and YOU forgot her birthday present!" First of all, how do you know if I've given this year or not. Second, the cause is now only good for one year. Had the cause been "Phi Sigma Pi (Foundation)" and not something insulting, I'd be more inclined to donate. I must have gotten 15 invitations to join this cause. Even after putting a status message of "If I get one more invite, I'm going to scream," I got two more invites. I am seriously considering not giving any money this year, other than whatever is required to be part of DVAC. Based on the national website, I think it's only $1. It's not like I'm rolling the dough, and I spend enough money just to go to PSP events; I give to charities throughout the year; I can just give to local chapters who have never asked me for money. I'd have less of a problem if they just raised the cost of my NAA dues.
