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Did anybody else else seem to think there were less Salvation Army bellringers this year?

Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:47 pm
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29488 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:47 pm
Not sure if its just this area, but I didn’t see a single bell ringer this season at any grocery store or pharmacy

Maybe community service is being assigned other ways these days
This post was edited on 12/29/23 at 2:39 pm
Posted by el Gaucho
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:50 pm to
Biden made Christianity illegal
Posted by Pax Regis
Alabama
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:50 pm to
Now that you mention it, I didn’t see a single one. But I barely went to any retail outlet. Did all my shopping on Amazon.
Posted by slutiger5
Parroquias de Florida
Member since May 2007
10633 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:51 pm to
Didn’t see any either.
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:51 pm to
With fewer and fewer people carrying cash let alone coins, the bellringers probably bring in so little now.
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:51 pm to
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Now that you mention it, I didn’t see a single one.


This
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:52 pm to
Didn't see one
Posted by Jon Ham
Member since Jun 2011
28582 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:52 pm to
This is a common Mandela Effect. Many people online profess memories of people standing outside retail stores ringing bells with a collection can. The prevailing explanation is that is just a common thing in many Christmas movies.
Posted by TIGRLEE
Northeast Louisiana
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:52 pm to
They gave up
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:54 pm to
Yeah they are usually outside of Wal Mart every year, but don’t think I saw them this year
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:54 pm to
I saw one in the usual place around here. I don’t give to them anymore since they hate white people.
Posted by HoustonChick86
Catalina Wine Mixer
Member since Dec 2009
57260 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:56 pm to
I only saw one this year at our grocery store. They definitely weren't there all Christmas season.
Posted by High C
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:57 pm to
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This is a common Mandela Effect. Many people online profess memories of people standing outside retail stores ringing bells with a collection can. The prevailing explanation is that is just a common thing in many Christmas movies.


Not sure if you’re serious, but Salvation Army bell ringers outside store entrances have been ubiquitous with Christmas shopping for decades. Certainly much more than just Christmas movies.

I only made one in-person shopping trip this year, and I didn’t see any.
This post was edited on 12/29/23 at 3:17 pm
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35476 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 1:58 pm to
quote:


Not sure if this area, but I didn’t see a single bell ringer this season at any grocery store or pharmacy
They were out here in AZ.
quote:

Maybe community service is being assigned other ways these days
On a related note I learned that some of them are actually paid hourly. My son decided to volunteer for them this year and after the first week they said he did so well that they put him on payroll for the last three weeks. I had always assumed it was 100% volunteer (court ordered or not).
Posted by jbird7
Central FL
Member since Jul 2020
5233 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 2:00 pm to
Saw one at the publix by me pretty much all season. But I didn’t see one at any other Publix I went to
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
11972 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 2:00 pm to
Salvation Army became WOKE. Go Broke. They were once my favorite Charity.
Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 2:05 pm to
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Biden made Christianity illegal


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Posted by ChiTownBammer
South Florida
Member since Aug 2014
1127 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 2:05 pm to
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Salvation Army became WOKE. Go Broke. They were once my favorite Charity.

This. Was always my mom's favorite charity but in the last few years they've become extremely woke and couldn't resist telling white people they're all racist. I stopped giving them anything.
Posted by Wildcat98USA
Member since Nov 2023
149 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 2:07 pm to
At 16 I was ‘ordered’ to do 10 hours of community service. First choice was the humane society but they didn’t need me.

Next up, SA…I made sure to go to a store far from home as I was embarrassed.

I dreaded it…but actually witnessed real generosity. In my late 20’s I did a couple years of real volunteer work days with the kettle. Dressed up and all and not ordered.
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
22722 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 2:08 pm to
With my donation of pocket change, I always make sure to also apologize for my whiteness.
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