And So It Goes.

[Just-Jude]

A Romanian woman has become the biggest ever seller of the Big Issue, with over 50,000 copies sold in the UK.

A spokesman for the magazine said she had shown great initiative and was a perfect example of people helping themselves.

[Prudie]

Does she send her kids to private school?

[237SJ]

I bought the Big Issue one time - there was someone outside Sainsburys and it was Christmas so I thought I would be charitable. I couldn`t believe it when he said "That`ll be £3.50 please" It was full of rubbish as well.

[Zacs-Master]

Not sure what point you're trying to make.

[askyourgran]

Probably sells them to the Romanian campers all over London as loo paper.

[ummmm]

I believe it's £2.50.

Jude is just being Jude and trying to gets peoples back up.

[237SJ]

Ummm - it was the christmas edition.

[agchristie]

'People helping themselves'. An ironic turn of phrase...

[Zacs-Master]

If you're trying to get people's backs up it might do you some credit to say what your post actually means to you. Or are you a coward?

[bodeker]

Whispers " who is Methyl ? "

[Sqad]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1429575.html

That's not new....we have them all over the UK......especially Whitby.

[venator]

Spot on divebuddy! The Romanians cottoned on to the Big Issue scam and I'm told they are loud and aggressive each morning at the Big Issue office in Manchester.

They will go home when they've built their new houses in Romania, perhaps?

[Peaspeculiars]

Hold on a sec - don't they have to buy the copies they sell (they don't get given them for free) then they work all day on the street selling the magazines (instead of begging)?
Are you saying that there should be a cap on their income? That if they sell well, they should be forced to stop and let another take their pitch?
http://www.bigissue.org.uk/our-vendors/how-become-vendor
SURELY the Big Issue are regulated to ensure they are choosing their vendors ethically and fairly? Are they not background checked to prove their current & ongoing financial situation? I thought that by selling the Big Issue they have access to training & Support as it's a charity and they are trying to help people move away from a difficult situation and into more permanent work?
Someone please enlighten me - What checks do they do before offering someone the opportunity to be a vendor, and do they give people a long-term plan and cut off dates/ earnings before they move onto pastures new, or is it a here you go, if you earn £Xk a year every year then great you can do this forever (?)

[venator]

loud and aggressive works wonders