Lack of Poppy Sellers?

**Mikal** · 07-11-2009, 14:29

One thing which has baffled me this weekend. All the sellers are either RAF/RN cadet force or Legion. No reservists or regulars with zero visibilty of the Army.

I'm talking about the Brighton/Worthing area.

**InspectorDiver** · 07-11-2009, 14:40

Originally Posted by Mikal

One thing which has baffled me this weekend. All the sellers are either RAF/RN cadet force or Legion. No reservists or regulars with zero visibilty of the Army.
I'm talking about the Brighton/Worthing area.

In London there have been people in 95s with NI daysacks on the tube network almost every day this week, no idea who they were cos I couldn't get close enough. But they weren't cadets.

**plaster** · 07-11-2009, 16:50

we did have a few lads trying to get them into the army.. we did ask 4 of them to hang about the table for a bit to let peeps know we where there.. they said they would but would not help them with there job in hand as the poster we where useing was the coffin...

they did give a few bob in the box and make sure that we had tea..

**Ritch** · 07-11-2009, 16:54

In town today there were three lads, all very young and with visible disabilities. But they stood there, (some supported) with their medals on show and they looked really proud. So they should be, good on you lads.

**wompingwillow** · 07-11-2009, 17:42

Can anyone tell me when the feeling will come back to my toes?! Went out at 10:20 this morning determined not to come home till the last one was sold, took me till 13:30 :O)

**vvaannmmaann** · 07-11-2009, 18:05

Originally Posted by DGSx

Originally Posted by Mikal

One thing which has baffled me this weekend. All the sellers are either RAF/RN cadet force or Legion. No reservists or regulars with zero visibilty of the Army.
I'm talking about the Brighton/Worthing area.

In London there have been people in 95s with NI daysacks on the tube network almost every day this week, no idea who they were cos I couldn't get close enough. But they weren't cadets.

Them?

**plaster** · 07-11-2009, 18:17

Originally Posted by wompingwillow

Can anyone tell me when the feeling will come back to my toes?! Went out at 10:20 this morning determined not to come home till the last one was sold, took me till 13:30 :O)

i find a hot toddy with a little lemon,,works well.. thats after a few pints :D well done for selling up.. now the big count,,, hope you have good ladys who do...

**Legs** · 07-11-2009, 18:48

I was out with my OH and son selling Poppies in Salisbury. One young guy (20ish) walked up and stuffed a tenner in the pot, and whispered 'Thanks'. Didn't even want a poppy... Another old boy gave me a small bag of change. "That's my small change from the last two weeks" he said.

It seem now that it's the old and the young who are wearing poppies. The middle aged don't seem to bother so much.

Finished late this afternoon with a collecting tin full almost to the brim.

**InspectorDiver** · 07-11-2009, 18:51

Originally Posted by vvaannmmaann

Originally Posted by DGSx

Originally Posted by Mikal

One thing which has baffled me this weekend. All the sellers are either RAF/RN cadet force or Legion. No reservists or regulars with zero visibilty of the Army.
I'm talking about the Brighton/Worthing area.

In London there have been people in 95s with NI daysacks on the tube network almost every day this week, no idea who they were cos I couldn't get close enough. But they weren't cadets.

Them?

Nah I think not, I said "people in 95s with NI daysacks" and not "longhaired guys in North Face puffa jackets with Camelbaks and a really good book deal"..

**Spanny** · 07-11-2009, 20:07

Originally Posted by plaster

the new stick on poppys are good for plastics and leather... DONT even try to put a pin in a leather coat.

hope your tins fill fast and your spot is wind and rain proof.

Never seen a stick on poppy in Edinburgh . All of them seem to be plastic stalks which are a bugger to wear since I use a piece of sellotape to stick it on to my jacket which lasts for a about 2 hours before it falls off

**Punch** · 07-11-2009, 20:12

Now is the time boys and girls, to let your local Poppy Organiser known you are available for next year. It gives them lots of time to work out the rosters for each of their "stations" and saves them having to root around for help at the last minute. It also gives you the feeling that, come what may (and it doesn't look good just now), you will be in there doing something for our service people past and present. Get some friends - not necessarily with service connections - to stand with you as you carry out this very rewarding task.

**blue-sophist** · 07-11-2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by Punch

Now is the time boys and girls, to let your local Poppy Organiser known you are available for next year. It gives them lots of time to work out the rosters for each of their "stations" and saves them having to root around for help at the last minute. It also gives you the feeling that, come what may (and it doesn't look good just now), you will be in there doing something for our service people past and present. Get some friends - not necessarily with service connections - to stand with you as you carry out this very rewarding task.

Well said, Sir.

**StickyEnd** · 07-11-2009, 20:35

This poppy thing seems to be much bigger this year than I am used to seing. On my way too work today there seemed to be poppy sellers all over the shop in Windsor and the amount of people wearing them was phenomenal.

**plaster** · 07-11-2009, 20:38

Originally Posted by Spanny

Originally Posted by plaster

the new stick on poppys are good for plastics and leather... DONT even try to put a pin in a leather coat.

hope your tins fill fast and your spot is wind and rain proof.

Never seen a stick on poppy in Edinburgh . All of them seem to be plastic stalks which are a bugger to wear since I use a piece of sellotape to stick it on to my jacket which lasts for a about 2 hours before it falls off

this time we could have sold 1000s of lapel poppys pins,, alter poppys we sold as "lady poppys" even wristbands,, white with poppys on them..
stickers of all kinds for the younger ones ,,