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Hi all,

My name's Lucy and I'm originally from Cornwall- lived in the US for seven years now. I am married with two little boys, and I work for a British newspaper here in San Diego.

Anyway, my question is, does anyone know of anywhere that sells poppies for Remembrance Day? I haven't been able to find any online (but my search did bring me here!) Preferably in San Diego, but if I could get one online that would also be great. I have an elderly friend here who is British and I think it would mean a lot to her.

So cool finding this forum!

Lucy

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Hi , i will post you some if you like ?

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yes please! thanks

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http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/inde...sset_id=509056

Well I have one, your onby real bet would be to get one posted. I would be happy to send one, but it would not get to you on time.

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that's sweet of you to offer David. I'll check the list that Andy has and see if I can find one on there. You lot are certainly on the ball! Thanks for your quick replies :D

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sorry, I though Andy meant he would post a list of places I could get them- I misunderstood. Thanks Andy. So I am still open to any suggestions in San Diego!

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Try the pub on the corner of India and Washington.,...think I have that right - is it the Shakespeare? They have a very pricey English Shoppe attached, which is very useful when the Hob-Nob craving is uncontrollable :)

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Forgot to say welcome!

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I'm actually thinking of making my own :)

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good idea Ozzidec- I'll give them a call!

Elvira, I wish I was that crafty!

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can I ask a question.....if I buy a real poppy and dry it flat....do you think that would be OK...?

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They have poppy day here.....................Usually outside of the large grocery stores........................Well they do in Idaho

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don't think so - the petals are too thin...

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Poppys are usually sold here for Memorial Day which is at the end of May. I don't think they sell them for Veterans Day (Rememberence Day). I might be wrong.......

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Is it really beyond the capability of most grown adults to actually "make" a half decent poppy themselves?

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Call one of these fine folk:

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid...e-results&cd=1

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local VFW hall? people say they sell them, not that I've seen them around here, but then never open when I've got free time.

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I have a friend in the VFW in Tokyo and he runs a poppy event every year so maybe you should try the local branch.

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yup its beyond me ............. HOW????

i need one desperately ........

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http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/commac/...er_primary.pdf

or:

http://images.scholastic.co.uk/asset...6a2ii_pb-7.pdf

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A piece of red card stock and some floral wire/tape, just a guess!

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I think they do red poppies in Canada too.

Don't forget also about the Peace Pledge Union's White Poppies as an option -> remembering all the victims of previous wars, and trying to prevent future ones.

http://www.ppu.org.uk/whitepoppy/index.html

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Found local VFW bloke asking for donations, gave over some cash, but no poppies.

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They certainly do...poppies were on sale in Toronto last week.

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I just called the British Legion.
They are happy to send poppies overseas and hope they get a donation.
The lady I spoke to was in the overseas office and sends them out all the time.
She doesn't think there is enough time this year though to get them here for Sunday.

Each March the British Legion produce an overseas order form and you use that to order your poppies, as many or as few as you like.

They have quite a few offices here in the US....Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and a few more, and you can get poppies there or at the British Embassy.

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The US Poppies are not the same as the British Legion/Poppy Appeal poppies from back in England...

They're sort of, well, crap! Little bit of red tissue paper with a piece of green wire wrapped around it. Very nice. Having said that, the British ones aren't exactly a work of art either.

I've got a couple of poppies around the house from when I was last back in England in early November. I've actually had one on my desk at work for about three years now.

I think I might have to get a couple of new ones from the British Legion this year though.

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Hi, I've received some poppies from the British Legion Branch in San Francisco.
Visit the website at:

www.britishlegionusa.com

There is a contact e-mail at the bottom of the page.

Has anyone worn their poppy to work? What reaction from colleagues did you receive?

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that page hurt my eyes.!!!

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I'm sorry but what are poppies? The only poppies I know are those little dogs.

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as in the red flower...you wear one as a sign of respect for rememberance day...

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I emailed them, and got a response, they'll be sending out a couple of poppies, even though I'm on the east coast, which is nice.