Poppies

[Darthspud]

Ok
Where can i get a poppy for next month
i'm in the southwest,and i ain't seen a one displayed anywhere
Poor show from shopkeepers or am i a bit quick off the mark?

 

[PartTimePongo]

http://www.poppy.org/

 

[jonwilly]

Poppies and Trafalgar Day next Friday.
john
Lifes looking up

 

[oldbaldy]

Darthspud. I think you are being a bit harsh on the shopkeepers!
The RBL rely on volunteers to go round all the shops/pubs/clubs ect to deliver poppies & collecting tins.
This takes time and most of the volunteers are getting on a bit.
Why don't you contact your local RBL Branch & volunteer to help? I am sure you will be made most welcome.

 

[76mill]

The old and bold from the Airborne were out in force at London Bridge station on Friday morning.

 

[chocolate_frog]

I've seen some boxes knocking around. Never to early I say.

Apart for those white ones!!! Do they still do them?

 

[Awol]

As I understand it, the RBL have guidelines that ask people not to sell them too early. There are a few, very few, outlets that are allowed to sell them all year round, but they generally get 'released' about November 1st.

 

[Little Jack H]

Sold them last year myself and there was a strict ruling that they couldn't be put on display before a certain date. As far as I could gather it was a legal requirement placed on the RBL.

Didn't stop me blagging donations off customers though - and they still came back to buy a poppy once they were on display

 

[chocolate_frog]

Why? Because the vast majority of poeple would rather pay a nugget or two to an old bloke who did his bit than some of the other so called charitys around today.

 

[hackle]

The Scottish Poppy Appeal (Earl Haig Fund Scotland)

 

[dui-lai]

I donate to every person I see holding a tin collecting for a poppy, in total I can't say what it is, but I feel satisfied at the end of it I have donated enough

 

[charliecharlieone]

I travelled into work this morning across london in the rush hour and counted a grand total of 16 people wearing poppys.....................thats bad!!

 

[fozzy]

I donate to every person I see holding a tin collecting for a poppy, in total I can't say what it is, but I feel satisfied at the end of it I have donated enough

Same drills here.
I was pleasantly suprised to see loads of Poppy People out in force at Liverpool Street Station yesterday - looked like a classic manueverist operation. Good effort.
Loads of City types sporting poppies as well as several attractive young ladies. Also I was pleased to see youngsters talking to the Old and Bold who were rattling the tins- cheered me up no end!

edited for mong spelling