Blue Peter Appeal (OS)

tim_n

I'm off because of a hernia op and I've got the TV in the background. Did anyone see Blue Peter? I was suprised to see the appeal not asking for people to make cash or collect cans (what I remember as a kid) but making operation gowns out of t-shirts as each one costs £3 for the charity to buy.

This hit me as quite OS - reusing t-shirts, decorating them to make them more kid friendly and then sending them in bulk to India.

But then again I thought 'how comes they can't make them cheaper than £3 in India, most our products come from there and I've seen t-shirts a lot cheaper than that out there...'

culpepper

I expect because the T shirts made in India dont belong to an Indian company, they couldnt afford the prices they would have to pay just to keep them there.

tim_n

Mad. Quite Mad.

charliee_3

is that hygienic? operating gowns made out of old t-shirts decorated by children? or am i misunderstanding?

picklepick

Its not for the surgeons to wear its for the children to wear whilst they are operated on. These arent sterilised normally as you are covered with a sterile sheet and your skin is cleaned at the operation site.

gunsandbanjos

As picklepick said it is for kids to wear to the operating theatre, not during the actual op. I usually send a clothed child to the surgeon and get a naked one back!

415SanFran

It would cost a lot more for them to make as they cannot grow the cotton.
When you see a cheap import that was made in India or a place like that, they are sent also the supplies for making.

suziewuzie

Lots more info

here >>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/getinvolved/appeal/

Seems like a good cause and a good way to use old T shirts.

irishwexford

Just printed the instructions. Will have a go at this as there is a drop-off centre near here. Thanks

mumto1_2

the OP is for cleft palate, so t-shirts for the kids to wear are OK.