Charity raffle tickets

[oxymoron]

Since last week I have had charity tickets through the post to sell from breast cancer, National Trust and the Red Cross now I know this time of year ever charity wants as much money as possible but we can`t give to everything and I would like to know what you all do , i.e. do you just ignore them or send them back. There is always cards , pens or printed labels and this must cost them to make and send and it seems such a waste.I am sure some people may feel guilty if the don`t send a donation which I feel is wrong.

[sunny-dave]

Ignore unless you really want to buy/enter.

No charity expects you to return unsolicited stuff like this - and actually you will causing extra work for them if you do.

[daffy654]

I only give to charities that have personal meaning to me.
I have direct debits set up to donate regularly throughout the year to Asthma UK, RBL and RNLI.
Any other charity stuff that comes through my door gets binned.

[TWR]

I would send them back Oxy, I would only sell what I have asked for, its the same as them charity bags they keep sending.

[Zeuhl]

TWR et al

Please don't send them back - you will be costing the charities money and time.

Just put them in the recycling.

[Hopkirk]

We get loads of those charity bags for unwanted clothing.

I turn them inside out and line the bins with them.

(It's only fair to turn them inside out, or they might take my rubbish to their recycling depot)

[Maydup]

No need to send them back, its just a waste of postage and time. The scale of these mailings are so huge that the costs are minimal compared to the money they raise from it. Much better to use the pens and recycle the raffles tickets than send them back.

[Baldric]

I send them back without a stamp, I don't hear from them again usually.