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The police are making their annual "give us money" telemarketing charity thingy. I used to be able to politely get them off the phone with a "I'm sorry, but that's just not in my budget this year," but I guess they're wise to that by now.
He tried to get $35, but that wasn't in my budget, so he "just wanted to get everyone involved at a level they were comfortable with," so told me I could donate just $10. He seemed sympathetic that my finances were tight, but then told me that school would be starting up again soon, and that they needed money in their scholarship fund because so many of these kids had lost their parents--some of them both parents!
I guess the "I'm not interested, thank you" followed by a quick hang-up is the best response to these calls. I like to be polite, but sheesh...
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