stephend-

Gosh is it the autumn already?!

I've got the Poppy tin out for 2014.

If you'd like a Poppy (or a number of poppies) please PM me and let me know. I'll give you a contact address to send a donation (last year $2 a poppy seemed about the right mark, but whatever you can afford is fine).

If you can include an stamped SAE that would be a big help as postage costs will come out my own pocket - 100% of donations will go in the tin.

All proceeds are sent to the Royal British Legion 1st Florida Branch. Thanks!!

Bob

Good to see you're doing this again!

For those in Boston, the consulate usually have them too, but they often do fairly quickly.

stephend-

Cheers Bob - every donation is greatly received, it's nice to have a place to come where others like to mark the event!

Uncle_Bob

I wonder how many of these poppies have been sold?

https://poppies.hrp.org.uk/buy-a-poppy/

Lion in Winter

As of August, over 200,000 according to the DT.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/w...of-London.html


I ordered mine.

Bob

I ordered one too, but ouch, that postage hurt.

Uncle_Bob

Just curious what do you plan to do with it?
Stick it in the garden? display it somewhere in your home? Maybe close to a photo of the display at the tower of London etc, just keep it as a collectible? or something else.

Lion in Winter

The main reason for getting it was to support the charities the sales benefit, and to support the continued remembrance of who died for what and why.

I did not buy it as a decorative item, any more than I do the paper poppies I buy every year. It will probably be visible in my house somewhere, however.

Lion in Winter

Yeah, but it's a once in a lifetime thing.

celticgrid

I like this option. Something for everyone.

Poppy Shop UK - The Royal British Legion Online Charity Shop and Gift Shop

celticgrid

Good question. In my case I couldn't resist the concept, as it were. I have no idea what I'll do with it once it arrives. No need to worry about the answer for a few weeks yet!

Bob

I'll just try and not break it and worry about where to put it afterwards

Uncle_Bob

We decided to buy one too
We will decide where to put it when i see what condition its in, it says to expect rust.

Lion in Winter

They are outside. The metal stems are bound to be rusty. It matters not.

stephend-

I was up the Shard in August and remember seeing something red around the Tower of London, and wondering what on earth it was. Wish I had gone to look now!