[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Cigarettes are about £7 for twenty. If you're paying that much for twenty fags and pleading poverty, I'm afraid my compassion just plummeted to nil.

[2]

This tbh

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

That would be jumping to conclusions.

What if a friend or family member gave them the clothes? Or any of the any other reasons they could have for wearing the clothes they do. Baseless assumptions don't get you anywhere.

We know where they get the clothes .. that mate of fungi gets them

[daniel-lewis-1985]

People are under the impression that you can just rock up to a food bank and get your weekly food when in actual fact most people actually get declined food vouchers.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

thanks for your assumptions on the subject

Hilarious.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

We know where they get the clothes .. that mate of fungi gets them

Now now Katie Hopkins.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Hilarious.

and correct.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

and correct.

Not really. Everything I commented is right there in your OP.

[smeagol]

food banks help a lot of people. I'm sure some abuse them but the greater good is more important than sneaky few,
but cigarettes has nothing to do with whether someone is poor not. if anything more people smoke who are poor than rich. you cant begrudge someone their vises. whatever gets you through the day.
also do you think those people buy cigs in shops lol .

[InOne]

The illegal cigarette trade is booming. People won't be paying full price for cigs and baccy, normally just a fraction of what they cost in the shops. And it's very addictive and if you're in a stressful situation I imagine 10x harder to give up. And like Vicky said, you need vouchers and referrals now, it's not just a free for all.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by InOne

The illegal cigarette trade is booming. People won't be paying full price for cigs and baccy, normally just a fraction of what they cost in the shops. And it's very addictive and if you're in a stressful situation I imagine 10x harder to give up. And like Vicky said, you need vouchers and referrals now, it's not just a free for all.

Ppeople seem to be under the impression that you culd just say 'ah I fancy a night in the pub instead of doing my food shopping..I will just swing by the foodbank tomorrow so I can get pissed tonight' when its really far from that...sometimes people in genuine need are turned down, so anyone who tries it on hasnt got a chance really :/

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Ppeople seem to be under the impression that you culd just say 'ah I fancy a night in the pub instead of doing my food shopping..I will just swing by the foodbank tomorrow so I can get pissed tonight' when its really far from that...sometimes people in genuine need are turned down, so anyone who tries it on hasnt got a chance really :/

Well it's quite obvious the thread was started for a reaction, and the reaction was typical. Hopefully a few have been educated eh

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Josy

Doesn't bother me..

I also think your opening post is extremely stereotypical tbh, so because someone is at a food bank and wearing branded clothes you automatically assume they take drugs?

I think it's terrible that so many people in this country are having to turn to food banks but everyone deserves to eat regardless of what clothing brands they wear.

Looks like she has received an extremely large overdraft from the food bank....

[joeysteele]

No it doesn't bother me at all, usually people have to be referred to food banks and it is not just the unemployed that go, people who are working go too.
The food banks are also there for people who have fallen on hard times who may have bought those branded goods when things were going pretty good for them.

As for smoking, I agree they are costly, however I would not begrudge people cigarettes either, they may not have bought them,I don't smoke but if I did, I could likely have hundreds for the times I have been offered one from others.

That may be the only cigarette they have that day or it may not and they may have a pack of 20 too, it is not my business.
I don't fund the food banks, other than dropping a few items of groceries after shopping at the supermarket off to food bank organisers there.

I am not going to nitpick at people for smoking or having 'nice' clothes when I have no idea when they got them or how,they may have been even presents.

People sent to food banks usually have to be referred by charitable organisations or social services or some other organisation, they cannot just turn up and they can only be helped 3 to 5 times in any case I understand too.
I am just glad I am not in such an unfortunate position to have to use them and I only wish the very best for the people who are referred to them and that have to use them both now and in the future.

The fact anyone needs to is a disgrace in the UK and should be total shame to it's leaders too.