If you're reading this as they're at your door, en...

If you're reading this as they're at your door, end the conversation right now. Run. This charity is brutal!

The sales pitch is dishonest--a "one-time" payment that you later find out is recurring, among other things. Worse, they didn't even cancel it when I asked them to. I sent a long, polite email to the CEO, the address responsible for donations, and others explaining the fact that I understand they need to have income and about third-party fundraisers, but that the sales pitch that people were getting was dishonest. I provided details and examples and asked them to stop my recurring payment.

I never heard back, but whatever. Lo and behold, I was charged again over a month later.

Time for a stop payment with my bank, I guess. Do yourself a favour and end the conversation right now.