• atmur@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’ve had a homeless person ask me to send them money with Zelle before. I told him my bank doesn’t support Zelle (which is true) and he was confused and asked me to double check… That whole situation was awkward.

    • bitwaba@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I’ve stopped giving excuses as justification for people asking for money from me on the street. I just say “no, sorry” and keep walking. I think it’s the most respectful thing I can do. I’m not going to give them money, so the best thing I can do is also not waste their time trying to weasel my way out of it.

    • Otter@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      Your account is listed as a bot by the way, not sure if that is on purpose. If not, you can fix it in your lemmy settings

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    5 months ago

    I haven’t seen this from a homeless person, but it did happen with someone taking donations to a tin on a street. I was so surprised I paid him with a card just because he made me laugh.

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    5 months ago

    Do people actually do this? Why would you give some rando on the street your credit card info?

  • /home/pineapplelover
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    5 months ago

    I carry food bars since they’re easy to have around and it’s food, they probably eat food.