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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Scunner on January 22, 2010, 15:57:07 PM

Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Scunner on January 22, 2010, 15:57:07 PM: Topcashback is a website that gives you back a percentage of what you spend online at many of the big High Street shops and big internet names.

They will donate 50p for each person who signs up before next Friday, 29th January to the Haiti Disaster Emergency Commission

You don't have to buy anything, or give any financial details - just sign up as a member and get an email now and again. Our link is...

http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/cbf
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on January 22, 2010, 17:12:15 PM: done - that was painless.
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Post by: puma on January 22, 2010, 18:25:44 PM: what a good idea ,done
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Post by: crazydave on January 22, 2010, 18:34:06 PM: Nice one scunner done and dusted piece of wee wee.
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Post by: Pompeylil on January 22, 2010, 19:37:37 PM: have done so too. Easy peasey
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Post by: kayakebab on January 22, 2010, 21:13:35 PM: great stuff and worth using for cashback too
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Post by: gunna on January 22, 2010, 21:51:10 PM: All done
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Post by: busybee on January 23, 2010, 09:42:45 AM: also done
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Post by: badger on January 23, 2010, 12:06:43 PM: All done 8)
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Post by: spencer family on January 23, 2010, 13:07:25 PM: Done, it looks good!!
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Post by: hubblebubbles on January 23, 2010, 19:02:19 PM: Mission completed but cannot understand why so few people have bothered to help using this easy method of contributing Wonderful idea Keith Thank you
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Post by: Gorgeous_bird on January 23, 2010, 19:39:53 PM: You can't assume they haven't just because they haven't posted, or that they haven't made a donation in some other way, a quid in a bucket, an online donation etc etc etc or both.
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: ronniewood on January 23, 2010, 22:11:28 PM: quote:
Originally posted by hubblebubbles

Mission completed but cannot understand why so few people have bothered to help using this easy method of contributing Wonderful idea Keith Thank you

An easier method is to donate to the many approved ones being advertised widely in the media. You then donate knowing full well your donation is actually going to where you want it to go.
All this site is saying is, sign up and we will donate 50p because you have signed up and agree to certain conditions.
From where I am sitting it seems strange that an internet site like this is being recommended at all.But then having delved into this site a bit closer I can see a connection.
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Scunner on January 23, 2010, 22:18:39 PM: We have several charities who appreciate donations on this site. The Haiti one is a way we can introduce another very worthy cause without having another post asking for money. If you have a problem with it "being recommend at all", tough, who cares.
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: ronniewood on January 23, 2010, 22:28:37 PM: Ouch that seemed to have touched a nerve.
No I dont have a problem with it at all. Seems you do though.
I was just replying to a post as to why more people have not registered with this site who are donating all these 50ps.
Am I not allowed to make a post then. Or is that against your rules.
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Scunner on January 23, 2010, 22:36:34 PM: Do you know, if you said different things or tried different ways to complain you'd possibly last longer on here before drawing attention to yourself. Nob.

Bye (again :D )
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Post by: bewva on January 23, 2010, 23:10:16 PM: Im in, I didn't see any ref to the 50p donation though, hope they are still doing it.
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Post by: bewva on January 23, 2010, 23:32:19 PM: Spotted it now on their website :-\
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Post by: bikerchickblonde on January 24, 2010, 04:46:41 AM: How do we know how many people have signed up? Perhaps lots of people have subscribed but just have not said they have!
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Mr Pickles on January 24, 2010, 09:19:43 AM: I'm in as well :)

I find it hard to understand why there have been uncharitable comments made about this site? What is wrong with a site that guarantees a charitable donation of 50p (irrespective of which charity), at no personal cost (other than perhaps a few emails)?

Donations can still be made via other routes as well if desired, and I am grateful that this site was brought to my attention, otherwise I (and I guess many others) would have been totally unaware of its existance.
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Karennina on January 24, 2010, 10:08:56 AM: Have just done, am quite interested in using the website (had never heard of it so thanks for that Scunner!)as I noticed there were quite a few companies offering cashback that I use particularly the one I use to book my airport parking with, can anyone explain please how it works?
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Post by: bewva on January 24, 2010, 10:57:59 AM: Karennina, its dead easy, if you want to order something online go to the 'topcash' site search for that company if they are on topcash it will tell you what % discount you will get. Then you click on the link to that site from the topcash website and order your stuff as usual. then after a while usually 1 - 3 months you get your cash sent either to you by cheque or paid direct to your account.
The big cashback often comes from insurance (car, house etc) and utilities. I have just got £70 for changing from British gas to Eon as well as saving about £230 on my bill. An alternative to topcash is 'Quidco' but they charge you £5 per year out of your earnings.
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: heather07 on January 24, 2010, 11:10:15 AM: I signed up two days ago. Didn't know the sign up police neended me to say so.
Actually I forgot to say because I went wandering around on the site like Kareninna and found it pretty good:D
Title: Raise Money for Haiti Without Sending A Donation
Post by: Scunner on January 24, 2010, 11:11:12 AM: Certainly

You book by going to the website you want to book your parking on by clicking on the link from Topcashback. They track it, and when you have enough savings built up, they put it in your bank account. You have to arrive at the place you are going to spend money on from them, that's all - the parking website is exactly the same, prices the same etc :)
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Post by: jonuzumlu on January 24, 2010, 15:27:17 PM: All done
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Post by: babcc on January 25, 2010, 09:16:27 AM: Gosh that was easy! Barbara x
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Post by: Bright Eyes on January 25, 2010, 19:08:06 PM: I've joined too. :)
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Post by: Pi55y on January 27, 2010, 08:03:16 AM: Have done mine
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Post by: tinkerman on January 27, 2010, 08:12:43 AM: done