> > >>> Broadback used his keyboard to write :
> >>>> Now that I am getting too old to do much D_I_Y I tend to watch quite a
> >>>> lot of day time TV. There are many adverts trying to get money out of
> >>>> me. Of these a number appeal to me, however they never state how much
> >>>> of my cash actually goes to the cause advertised. Why does not the
> >>>> charity commission insist that these figures are included in the adverts? > >>>
> >>> Adopt a donkey, a gorilla, a snow leopard, an elephant, a village
> >>> needing water - endless ads wanting money and most of it goes to those
> >>> who operate the charity.
> >>
> >> and don't get me started on chuggers
> >
> >
> > Or the "Fair Trade" con.
> >
> I eat as much free trade chocolate as I can to help....I'm like that at....
It;s a scam. You pay say £0.50 extra. The producer gets maybe £0.05 extra, The charity pockets the difference.