No, I don’t want to buy your shitty pin, pen or ribbon.

I often get some strange looks in the office when I’m the only person who doesn’t rush to my wallet when someone wants to sell a pin, pen, ribbon or whatever else they are selling to donate towards  a ‘good cause’.  On some occasions, a workmate will even buy one of these items on my behalf and leave it on my desk, because surely I couldn’t be that big of a bitch, right?

Well, actually I am.

I donate regularly to the charities that I feel need the money. I treat it like a bill; it has to be paid and automatically comes out of my account. Heaps of people do this, I’m not pretending it’s anything special. But my point is, if you really give a shit about something, wouldn’t you donate a little bit of time or money (if you could afford it) without needing to have something to show for it? I’d rather not have the tacky ribbon, and donate directly to cause. That way the money isn’t partially being absorbed by the costs in making the shitty merchandise.

A lot of people will say ‘Oh, but it’s about showing support’. What good does that do? Who is this ‘support’ actually helping?

I realise a lot of lovely, generous, kind-hearted people will buy these things without a second thought, and are probably doing it for all the right reasons. But please don’t think I’m a cunty mctwat for not getting involved. Different people see things very differently, and it doesn’t mean they don’t care.

Cheers,
Angry Mum.