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I’ve seen the various online retailers are asking if you want to round up your purchase to the nearest pound and donate to charity, which sometimes I do depending on the amount.
I used to do some consulting work for pennies.org that is the charity that delivers this service for a lot of online and card retailers, matched to charities. The basic premise is to replace the collecting pots that you used to put your change in, back when cash was thing.
lovely people and a really nice ethos.
mashton-
It’s a great idea and I fully endorse and use it when shopping online. I just find it awks on a card reader in front of people when I feel a social pressure to donate. Maybe it’s just me.
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I like this premise, but I heard that those big retailers use it to claim some kind of gift aid/write off donations, so you end up helping the big company pay less tax more than helping the charity get extra pennies. Any truth to that?
inchpincher
gms
I’ve seen the various online retailers are asking if you want to round up your purchase to the nearest pound and donate to charity, which sometimes I do depending on the amount.
I popped into Toolstation the other day to pick up a £1.49 hose fitting and their card machines now the same, 33% to charity pls?