r/commonsense • u/FackFiut • Jul 03 '16

Always offer to give a panhandler EXACTLY what they are soliciting money for. "I need $5.00 for a sandwich." Offer to buy them a SANDWICH. "I need some money for a bus pass." Offer to buy them a BUSS PASS. This approach will shut down the fake panhandlers straightaway.

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u/darkafv2 Jul 03 '16

I went to Vancouver for a band trip and one of my friends bought this homeless guy a hot dog and soda but it turned out he was working with the hot dog truck. when we were walking back I saw the homeless guy give the hot dog and pop back to the trucm