Charity promotions in stores make me so uncomfortable!

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Just now, I went to Walgreens to buy some Benadryl (I take it during the week sometimes to help me sleep at night). The cashier said, "65 cents," pointing at this candy bar display. I instantly suspected it was related to charity, but whenever I encounter this in stores or restaurants, I'm thrown for a loop. My eyes raced over the display to figure out what it was about, but I couldn't make sense of it. It bothers me to not understand what it's for, but I also don't want to seem heartless, so I usually give into these things, grumbling to myself in my psychological discomfort. "Uh, sure," I said. "Which one?" she asked. I said, "Uh, Take 5." I couldn't figure out whether she'd grab the candy bar for me, or if I had to do it myself. She didn't make move for a moment, so I grabbed it and then handed it to her. So I paid, and after she handed me my bag, I noticed this box full of the candy bars from the same display, labeled, "Treats for Troops." I couldn't figure out, in that short window of time, "Am I supposed to give my candy bar to this box? Or does my money go to charity and I keep the candy bar? Do I really care about this?" At this point, I kind of wanted the candy bar! It was too late to change my motions, I was bound for the door, and wasn't in the mood to bumble around, ask questions, admit I was confused, blah blah.

I also don't like it when they ask you to sign a little piece of paper for them to decorate the walls with. I don't mind contributing, but I don't want attention for it!

The whole thing just confuses me every time, and leaves me feeling bad. If I don't give, I feel bad. If I give, I still feel irritated by the situation. I just don't know how to deal with these things!

Annoys me.

Hot Topic always has cute girls begging you to donate a dollar to keep music in schools

Wendys after Haiti was giving a free frost with a $1 donation. Now a small frosty is worth $2 so I say what the hell lets do this...yeah they gave me 2 bites worth of frosty , what a ripoff good cause or not.

Anything with an ambiguous collection methodology confuses the hell out of me, this is why I never used my school's or works' canteen - there are always certain things you pick up yourself, and certain things you ask to be served with. Neither are signed. So, not being able to tell which was which, I simply never went back to either again...

I ignore any and all charities. I'm apathetic to a fault.

I ignore charities and buy stuff for the local food pantry instead. You really can't go too far wrong giving people food. At the worst, they'll eat it and get chubby.

i usually don't have much money, but if i see a donation thing like that and happen to have pocket change, i like to be able to contribute at least that much from time to time .

I don't give money to charity anymore, because I might be a charity case someday...I KNOW, most people would say the opposite if they thought that.