Pushy Charities in Horsefair under fire from shoppers.

Horsefair Shopping Centre, Wisbech

Recent numbers of charity street fund raisers and street salespeople for businesses located in the Horsefair Shopping Centre have drawn criticism from locals.

Jacqui Thompson, a shopper in the Horsefair wrote that she was fed up of being harassed by these people, and expressed alarm at the regularity of which they were present. 

“I am not normally rude to people but this week I shouted “no thank you” at one of them.”

Jacqui went on to say how little she thought of sales tactics employed by the canvassers, “I don’t like being addressed by complete strangers as “how are you today love” or “what kind of day are you having, lady” (not a very good one and you’ve just made it worse).”

With many people struggling through the recession it is no wonder that people are put off by these pushy sales people. Many working class families cannot afford food for their own children, let alone to donate a monthly sum to a charity.

A call has been made for the manager of the Horsefair to make comment on the issue, which as yet is unanswered.