Brighton Poppy pin from British Legion

[herecomesaregular]

http://www.poppyshop.org.uk/brighton-hove-albion-2017-poppy-lapel-pin.html

Thoughts?

P&P a bit steep (£3.99!!!!), wonder whether one can buy in person.

 

[clippedgull]

Hopefully they will be sold outside the Amex and in the club shop

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Bit steep? ....... words fail me
Surely you dont begrudge £7 to The Royal British Legion for Poppy Day

 

[BensGrandad]

Bit steep? ....... words fail me
Surely you dont begrudge £7 to The Royal British Legion for Poppy Day

I do not begrudge £7 to the RBL but I do take umbrage at being told how much I should pay. I thought that the idea of the Poppy Appeal is that people give what they wish and how ever much they can afford.

 

[clippedgull]

I do not begrudge £7 to the RBL but I do take umbrage at being told how much I should pay. I thought that the idea of the Poppy Appeal is that people give what they wish and how ever much they can afford.

The idea of a shop is that they set a price and you decide or not whether to pay it.

 

[Albion_Dave]

I do not begrudge £7 to the RBL but I do take umbrage at being told how much I should pay. I thought that the idea of the Poppy Appeal is that people give what they wish and how ever much they can afford.

You choose whatever you want to pay for a poppy. This is a different product altogether.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Cheers! Just bought three.

 

[BensGrandad]

You choose whatever you want to pay for a poppy. This is a different product altogether.

Ok I understand and assume that the usual poppies will be on sale at the ground for those who wish to give.

 

[Buzzer]

Bit steep? ....... words fail me
Surely you dont begrudge £7 to The Royal British Legion for Poppy Day

Exactly. £7? That's about what I normally give anyway after having bought 3 poppies each year (they seem to have a life expectancy of less than 3 days).

 

[AmexRuislip]

Cheers, already have one from a few years back, now upgraded to 2017

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I do not begrudge £7 to the RBL but I do take umbrage at being told how much I should pay. I thought that the idea of the Poppy Appeal is that people give what they wish and how ever much they can afford.

That is for the normal paper poppies, where you put your donation in the box. These are metal pins, and having seen the veterans who work at the RBL factory making these, it's worth every penny.
Stick to the paper poppies if you don't want to buy one of these.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Ok I understand and assume that the usual poppies will be on sale at the ground for those who wish to give.

I bet your pubs made a fortune in the collection tin on the bar.
"Excuse me landlord, can you split my 50p coin so I can buy a poppy"

 

[Blazing Apostle]

Tried to order from website and given up as in endless loop of having to log in or register or re register - why can I not just buy something!!!!

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

http://www.poppyshop.org.uk/brighton-hove-albion-2017-poppy-lapel-pin.html

Thoughts?

P&P a bit steep (£3.99!!!!), wonder whether one can buy in person.

Thanks for the link. I usually buy the lapel badges from the shops each year as I lose so many poppies. I would expect that sellers on Brighton station might be given a supply of the Albion ones but as I have ordered four of the badges for the family, I don't think £3.99 is an issue.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Tried to order from website and given up as in endless loop of having to log in or register or re register - why can I not just buy something!!!!

I had that issue using the Edge browser. Switched to Chrome and it was okay. You might find in Chrome, it tells you that your email is already taken in which case go to the sign in option for existing customers and you should get in from there as the account has already been set up.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Speaking of poppies, i bought one of the poppies from the Tower of London display and there's a website now where you can register where you have or planted your poppy. They are trying to trace them all and you can share your story about a relative who fought or was lost.

http://www.wherearethepoppiesnow.org.uk

 

[Chicken Run]

Brilliant I'll have 2

 

[Caveman]

That's going straight in my basket!

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Tried to order from website and given up as in endless loop of having to log in or register or re register - why can I not just buy something!!!!

Worth persevering. Just register as a new user. 5 mins isn't too much to ask for a good cause ��

 

[Buzzer]

Where does the money go from the money raised?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTjmvr0vZKs

I dare anyone to watch that and then begrudge paying £7 for a smart pin badge.