Bojingles
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No, Manchester
Was it hillside that had a bit of a dodgy reputation?
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cbmcts
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I caused ructions in Pets at Home a few years ago about this lot. Got to the till to pay and was asked quite aggressively, how much -not if! - I wanted to donate to charity. Now, I'd queued for ages as you tend to do at PAH and probably wasn't as sunny natured as I could have been so was possibly a bit shorter than usual, not rude though when I said no thank you. I was glared at and asked chugger stylee didn't I care about animals so answered that I didn't support Hillside. Well, that went down like a bucket of sick and the youngish lad on the till demanded to know why...big mistake in a crowded store 
Enunciating clearly, I listed all the reasons that have been mentioned on this thread finishing off with and they aren't a registered charity anyway. He still tried to argue all the way through that I was heartless and wrong to the extent that I asked for the manager. When she arrived I put in a formal complaint which I did follow up with head office about the cashiers attitude and the fact that PAH were misleading people representing this outfit as a charity when they aren't.
In fairness, it wasn't Hillside's fault that a wannabe activist was pushy and rude but he had said that he'd looked into all they did and that the literature sent to the store said differently to me. I can easily believe that as I ended up on their mailing list a few years before which is why I'd checked them out and wasn't impressed by them. One of the first things that put me off them was the drama levels - starvation imminent unless you donate - and further research didn't convince me that they were any more professional about any other aspect of rescue.
Enunciating clearly, I listed all the reasons that have been mentioned on this thread finishing off with and they aren't a registered charity anyway. He still tried to argue all the way through that I was heartless and wrong to the extent that I asked for the manager. When she arrived I put in a formal complaint which I did follow up with head office about the cashiers attitude and the fact that PAH were misleading people representing this outfit as a charity when they aren't.
In fairness, it wasn't Hillside's fault that a wannabe activist was pushy and rude but he had said that he'd looked into all they did and that the literature sent to the store said differently to me. I can easily believe that as I ended up on their mailing list a few years before which is why I'd checked them out and wasn't impressed by them. One of the first things that put me off them was the drama levels - starvation imminent unless you donate - and further research didn't convince me that they were any more professional about any other aspect of rescue.
paddy555
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I can feel my hackles rise already! I would have been furious especially if this sort of thing was making the queues longer. My business if I donate to charity and which one, not a shop assistants.
Lumpy gum
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Is it wrong for people to want to support this venue ? I fully support it for the sake of the animals, having had animals through my life.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
Cripes this is an old thread!
AmyMay
Situation normal
Ooooo, mega zombie thread.
Pinkvboots
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Someone on a mission maybe ?
PaulineW
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New user, bumps a 2017 thread, so obviously a specific search? Why, is my question?