Why hasnt anyone done a Charity BarCode Book?

Why hasnt anyone done a Charity BarCode Book?

Well I was thinking today, theres a gas station I always go to because they always have charities to contribute to. On the counter they have coupons for about 4 charities you can donate anything from spare change to 100+ dollars to if you wanted. They just ask “Would you like to donate your spare change to a charity?” Then if you do you pick a charity and they scan the barcode and add the donation amount and your done.

I was thinking why hasn’t anyone just created a book of charities that can sit at the register so people can just donate as they please? I don’t like donating online because im iffy about entering any sort of personal information anywhere! Just last month the AmeriCorps site got hacked and I got an email saying that there is a possibility that social security numbers were stolen….And that’s a government site!

People are much more comfortable doing small donations face to face with people, I think a Charity Bar Code Book should be introduced with lists of charities that can be contributed to so people can flip through it at the grocery store or clothing store to pick a charity they want to support while the clerk/cashier is scanning their items.

It would most likely need a sort of system to keep track of the money going in so each shop/store has a record of what needs to be sent to what charity, or maybe even a direct pay to the charity once the donation is made.

If the money could go directly to the charity then the donation book can even be made available for stores to buy and have the system set up so they can participate. I think this would get more people contributing small managable amounts of money when they can.

Anyone else think this is a worth while idea?
Well online they store our information and if their site is hacked or the charity is fake they now have our bank information and can charge to our cards. Also people could have a key logger on their computer and along with passwords and sign ins, if you buy something online they get your card info too once they hack your computer so there is many ways for your info to be stolen right off your computer. Harder to have it stolen right infront of you in the real world.

With the barcode book basically it would be the same as buying eggs, your ‘buying’ a donation to a charity, so it has the same risks as buying a gallon of milk or carton of eggs, and you dont have to use a card you can use cash as well since its in person. Its less risk to people who want to donate but dont want to risk their info getting stolen onling.
onling=online

So the BarCode book would be cash or debit/credit donations. It shows up just as if you were buying a product but instead of buying something the donation is being made.

Dont have to put your info down or anything quick and clean donation, no worries about reoccuring payments if you want to donate again just have the cashier scan the code again next time you go grocery shopping.

Its not fancy or anything but it would be an easier way for people to help when they can from 50 cents to 20 dollars, what ever they can give. The price would be entered by hand by the cashier with a customer prompt for approval then it gets sent. Easy-Peasy

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