Expect to see this soon on a cash point near you.
I heard on the BBC Breakfast News the other morning that some bright spark is suggesting a tie up between charities and Cash Point manufacturers which will 'give people the opportunity to make charitabe donations whenever they use a cash point'.
I can just see it now. 'This machine is sponsored by XYZ charity. Please make a donation in order to proceed further'. No donation, no money. Simples init?
Brilliant! So we spend a small fortune modifying all the cashpoint machine software to provide this 'opportunity' then we have to shop around the town to find the cash point that's sponsored by a charity we would actually be prepared to donate to.
This is a perfect example of wooly thinking that permeates throughout 21st century life - use the money that's collected in order to collect more money.
Here's a better idea - save the money and give that to the charity instead.
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Not that I've ever used a cash machine this sort of crap ensures I never will!
It won't happen D. Just a fatuous bit of Govt spin to distract the knuckle hugging parliamentary press lobby.
By the way, do you have a Club Card? Can I just make a note of your email and your address? Can I send you details of my exciting special offers?
There's a section of the High Street here which might as well be labelled "..is sponsored by XYZ charity. Please make a donation in order to proceed further" so aggressive is the tin-rattling.
I give money sometimes (although not there!), but to the charities I actively support I also give time and my technical expertise. You can't stick that on a cashpoint screen, but you *can* use that screen to irritate me with popup nag screens.
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