My poppy arrived today!
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My poppy arrived today!
My Poppy from the Tower of London https://poppies.hrp.org.uk was delivered today. I am thrilled.
(I had checked my order # last week and it still showed mine hadn't been processed/packed/sent yet and there was no estimated date)
(I had checked my order # last week and it still showed mine hadn't been processed/packed/sent yet and there was no estimated date)
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Hi JANISJ, also received my poppy this week. Beautiful - but the red color is deeper than I expected. I will treasure it always.
Looking forward to your trip reports for yoru upcoming jaunts to London this year.
Looking forward to your trip reports for yoru upcoming jaunts to London this year.
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I got my poppy today, but it arrived broken. The packaging was perfectly intact. One petal was broken off and then a small piece of that petal was also broken off. I could glue the small piece back on, but the petal itself does not even match where it is supposed to be broken from and therefore can't be attached. I am really disappointed, but have emailed them to ask what I should do. AAARRRGH!
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that's great jj.
Jane - you are not alone in this - I think that they are offering to replace broken ones - here's the info on the website:
http://support.britishlegion.org.uk/...ies-order-faqs
Jane - you are not alone in this - I think that they are offering to replace broken ones - here's the info on the website:
http://support.britishlegion.org.uk/...ies-order-faqs
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Wow. We were in London and visited the Tower. What a beautiful, moving display the poppies made. We NEVER saw any opportunity/display to purchase said poppies.
I searched the site and was unable to find a contact in order to be placed on any kind of mailing list for possible future purchases.
If anybody can send me the link (which clearly I've missed), I would be grateful.
I searched the site and was unable to find a contact in order to be placed on any kind of mailing list for possible future purchases.
If anybody can send me the link (which clearly I've missed), I would be grateful.
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"We NEVER saw any opportunity/display to purchase said poppies.
I searched the site and was unable to find a contact in order to be placed on any kind of mailing list for possible future purchases."
AFAIK purchasing was on-line and they sold out last Fall.
But check the websites to be sure
https://poppies.hrp.org.uk
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk
I searched the site and was unable to find a contact in order to be placed on any kind of mailing list for possible future purchases."
AFAIK purchasing was on-line and they sold out last Fall.
But check the websites to be sure
https://poppies.hrp.org.uk
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk
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janisj--
Last October we visited some of the Somme battlefields and I was very moved by the thousands of poppy wreaths, crosses, etc., that people had placed on monuments, cemeteries, battle sites, churches, etc. The sad thing is that when I wore on November 11 the little plastic poppy I had acquired at one of the visitors centers, most here had no idea what it was, let alone what it meant.
Most of our history has been put down the memory hole, and you know the saying about those who forget the past. May God help us.
Last October we visited some of the Somme battlefields and I was very moved by the thousands of poppy wreaths, crosses, etc., that people had placed on monuments, cemeteries, battle sites, churches, etc. The sad thing is that when I wore on November 11 the little plastic poppy I had acquired at one of the visitors centers, most here had no idea what it was, let alone what it meant.
Most of our history has been put down the memory hole, and you know the saying about those who forget the past. May God help us.
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dwdvagamundo: "The sad thing is that when I wore on November 11 the little plastic poppy I had acquired at one of the visitors centers, most here had no idea what it was, let alone what it meant."
It is always striking -- in the UK just about everyone wears a poppy leading up to 11/11 and Remembrance Sunday
It is always striking -- in the UK just about everyone wears a poppy leading up to 11/11 and Remembrance Sunday
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"I had an email today from the appeal to say that all poppies have been dispatched. I got mine back before Christmas, but then I am in the UK"
The e-mail I received today said all were sold but not all sent yet:
"To date over 860,000 poppies have been delivered to their new owners. We are making the final few UK deliveries over the next week, with all international deliveries expected to be completed by the end of April."
The good they are doing is amazing: "Each of the service charity partners has received a staggering £1.2m and you can find out here how they are already using this money to help their causes. We anticipate that this figure will rise even further once we complete our accounts"
The e-mail I received today said all were sold but not all sent yet:
"To date over 860,000 poppies have been delivered to their new owners. We are making the final few UK deliveries over the next week, with all international deliveries expected to be completed by the end of April."
The good they are doing is amazing: "Each of the service charity partners has received a staggering £1.2m and you can find out here how they are already using this money to help their causes. We anticipate that this figure will rise even further once we complete our accounts"
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