bickster Posted December 2, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have been known to give my Mcd's Coffee loyalty cards (full) to what I consider to be genuinely homeless people i.e. not the £2 to get home brigade as Risso says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 A shivering, doe-eyed mutt and a guitar they can actually bang a tune out on will usually get me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 A shivering, doe-eyed mutt and a guitar they can actually bang a tune out on will usually get me. I'd donate to a guitar-playing dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Actually - question on the Big Issue - is part of the deal that in order to sell it you have to be homeless? Yes, they have to be homeless, and will have been 'checked' by the charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Often get these guys that come up with weird and wacky stories so i always give them a couple of quid just becuase of the smile factor .. I had a quite clearly homeless guy standing next to a wheelclamped Rolls Royce once saying he'd lost his wallet and keys etc and needed to get a cab home to get his spare keys and a credit card and would I lend him a fiver ..he asked me to write my name and address down so he could send it back to me ... needless to say I didn't bother with the name and address part and gave him a tenner instead as he was pretty entertaining and made me smile (the story obviously not his plight ) ... he may have spent it on meths but I'm not going to tell a desperate person what they should and shouldn't spend their money on ... Edited December 2, 2013 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have a question about Big Issue sellers. If they don't have a vest on with Big Issue on it then they're not legit are they? THose ones you get walking around with 1 copy who say "I'm selling the Big Issue, know you don't want my last Big Issue but could you spare a quid?" are just pulling a fast one aren't they? They probably aren't legit. All legit ones will have a Big Issue ID badge which they can show you to prove they are legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 2, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 2, 2013 Tony, you've "liked" a few of my posts, no? Give us a tenner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 A shivering, doe-eyed mutt and a guitar they can actually bang a tune out on will usually get me. I'd donate to a guitar-playing dog. That gave me paws for thought......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Often get these guys that come up with weird and wacky stories so i always give them a couple of quid just becuase of the smile factor .. I had a quite clearly homeless guy standing next to a wheelclamped Rolls Royce once saying he'd lost his wallet and keys etc and needed to get a cab home to get his spare keys and a credit card and would I lend him a fiver ..he asked me to write my name and address down so he could send it back to me ... needless to say I didn't bother with the name and address part and gave him a tenner instead as he was pretty entertaining and made me smile (the story obviously not his plight ) ... he may have spent it on meths but I'm not going to tell a desperate person what they should and shouldn't spend their money on ... Tony in not a heartless Tory bar steward shocker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Often get these guys that come up with weird and wacky stories so i always give them a couple of quid just becuase of the smile factor .. I had a quite clearly homeless guy standing next to a wheelclamped Rolls Royce once saying he'd lost his wallet and keys etc and needed to get a cab home to get his spare keys and a credit card and would I lend him a fiver ..he asked me to write my name and address down so he could send it back to me ... needless to say I didn't bother with the name and address part and gave him a tenner instead as he was pretty entertaining and made me smile (the story obviously not his plight ) ... he may have spent it on meths but I'm not going to tell a desperate person what they should and shouldn't spend their money on ... Tony in not a heartless Tory bar steward shocker! he'll have put it on expenses and added a handling charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 You couldn't be more wrong ....I claimed it back on expenses at least 3 times over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 In New York, I saw a guy with a sign saying 'I'm not going to lie to you. I need money for weed'. He had tonnes of change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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