Charity is also one that amuses me, where companies advertise...

Charity is also one that amuses me, where companies advertise using their charitable ways, hey, that's my $ your giving away, give me a little credit as well... "me" being the customer.

I get that feeling too, particularly with Ronald McDonald. Maccas use the clown as a fund raiser to get our dollars and then spend the money with fanfare, as if it was out of their own pockets.