Quote Originally Posted by lizbud View Post
I don't like being hit up for money when I go out on errands or a
shopping trip, but it happens all the time. There are panhandlers at most
every shopping mall. Heck, they even stand on the side of streets and
highway intersections with signs begging for money.
This happens to me too and here also. For some reason they always seem to pick on me like they think I look rich or something which isn't the case. I've never given any money to panhandlers because I don't believe that they'd even use it for food. I just say that I can't spare any money today and leave it at that. They've even come up to my car window and knocked on it to beg for money.

I usually donate to some rescue groups, breast cancer walkathons, and some PT'ers if I can. I did recently donate a few dollars when Pet Food Express was accepting donations for our local Police Dept. and it went toward getting more bullet proof dog vests for their canine companions. I'll also sometimes buy girl scout cookies because I used to do this too.