Was at a city farm at the weekend, enquiring about sponsoring an animal as a present for someone. This is an organisation that runs on donations, but because they were currently fully subscribed the person on the desk couldn't even be bothered to get off her chair and talk to me at the counter. I think I was interrupting her important work on her computer.

Me? I would have taken down a few details of this potential donor and either said I 'd get in touch if an animal needed sponsoring or solicited a donation. But hey, I'm just a copywriter, not a farmer!