Originally posted by Uabassoon
I know that it's sexist, but I'm so much more likely to give to a female then a male. I think because homeless men scare me and I always walk away from them as fast as possible. Once I had a lady tell me she needed money to buy things for her baby so I took her into the store and got her some baby supplies instead of giving her money. She was very thankful for my help.
I am the same way, guess it is sexist but it is how I feel. I also agree that you really can't go wrong by offering to buy food or supplies rather than hand over money! If somebody is conning for money - I doubt that they would bother going to the store with you for supplies or to a coffee shop for food, etc. Good idea.