That Wasn't In The Training Pack

We fundraisers are only human, and from time to time we do make slight mistakes and monumental cock ups. What follows is a collection of such instances, when fundraisers just couldn't use words right.

People Are Strange

In an average day I will knock on 150-170 doors, out of that I'll probably speak to about 50 people for any length of time, and out of them there are always a few gems. Below is a collection of the more bizarre, confusing and just plain stupid interactions there have been with people.

Sneaky Chinese

This delightfully odd story takes place on a slightly rainy day in Sheffield. It was early in the day (4:00 - 4:30) and my team leader and I approached a door with high expectations having recently started a new charity campaign (I can't remember what it was but it isn't vital to the story). What follows is our interaction with a particularly interesting old lady. The majority of the most interesting people we've talked to tend to be a bit... eccentric.


I start pitching the lady, but I'm not even half way through when I'm interrupted.