Highschool age kid begging for money...

[Mikewood]

I don't get it but it's that time of year again :-(
We got a nice young man at the door this evening selling (of all things) magazines to "give to the troops". He wanted me to help finance his summer trip to Europe. It's just sad. An athletic highschool age kid who wants to go to Europe is forced to beg door to door and use our servicemen? Or do I have it all wrong?

 

[berto40]

I think that would be considered working...obviously he's making it sound like a charity case or dontations, but he's walking door to door trying to sell you something. The one's i think are begging are the kids that are put out on the corner of the street in baseball/football uniforms walking around with a bucket so you can toss them some change. What the heck happened to selling barbque plates, or selling candy's, or washing cars, or raking leaves?!?!

 

[craigntx]

yeah tell him you'll give $5 to wash the car, or $15 to rake leaves

 

[GTRich94]

I don't remember where I read it, but a lot of the magazine sales are scams. I get them at my house and it seems like every year, the "magazines" are getting sold for one special reason or another. I've had a few friends that have subscribed over the years, and while they were charged for the magazines, they never received them

 

[MR Redneck]

yeah tell him you'll give $5 to wash the car, or $15 to rake leaves

Hey! Thats my line!
I dont need to give a highschool money for some stupid magazines to support our troops. I support our troop directly and as often as I can.
If highschool kids want money, show up with a lawn mower and a rake!

 

[texas skeeter]

Highschool age kid begging for money...

since when did it become socially acceptable for ANYONE to beg for money?? i cant drive thru ANY intersection in Dallas WITHOUT someone standing on a corner asking for FREE money!! they are NOT asking to work for it, they WANT it FREE!!! from church groups, to SUPPOSEDLY Vietnam vets, to Highschool kids to Bums!!! WTF????? HECK even the Red Cross collectors dont even wear Santa suits while trying to get FREE money at christmas!!!

 

[Nate C]

It's a pretty common scam for some huckster to hire a group of youngsters with nothing better to do. They travel from place to place 'selling' subscriptions. The worthy cause varies: summer college travel; scholarship prize; for the troops. It's a scam 9 times out of 10. FWIW, the kids at your door are usually getting hustled, too. They are a long way from home before they realize their expenses for food/hotel/drugs come off the top of whatever commission they can earn.