Why do many people lie when asked to donate at the checkout line? A guy in front of me today said: "I donated online" 🙄. What do YOU usually say?

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I'm a toxic positive internet do-gooder and my reputation is at stake, so I'll SAY I always donate.

I tell a lie even though I know that everyone knows it's a lie.

I usually donate my change rounded up to the nearest dollar.

If I can't afford to, or don't like the charity, I'm honest and say no.

If I can afford to and I like the worthy cause, I donate.

I donate online.

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Yeah, I know IT DEPENDS. Everything depends on something, that's a given. So please don't try to sound deep, complicated, and analytical by saying "it depends".
In general, if you don't wish to donate for whatever reason, do you tell a fib or are you honest and simply say something like "no, not today? Why lie?

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Starcrossed · 46-50, F

I don't trust where my money is going in most of those "round up" donate at the register situations.

My state has held an annual day of giving for the last 15 years and when you donate through the website there's a chance your donation could be matched by grants. I consider it my giving holiday and all of the organizations that are most important to me [the rescues my pets came from and my kid's charter school] are participants in the giving day so I use that day as my prompt and opportunity to give to all of them.