why are poppies so difficult to wear?

londonTiger

Just curious, why are poppies so difficult to wear? they hasve a massive stemp wich will leave a permanent hole in your clothes if you choose push it through.

Why have they opted for this design rather that a standard badge pin design?

Is it for cost reasons or is it to prevent re-use so people dont wear the same poppy every year?

Rolandtheroadie

The stemmed one is more designed for a button hole where as you can also get one with a pin.

You could attach a stemmed one with a safety pin if you so desired.

BradleyBunch

Just remember the reason behind the poppy... Won't seem such a problem then.
There are many styles of poppy available to show your support. The Poppy Shop online is open all year round too.

londonTiger

Rolandtheroadie wrote: »

The stemmed one is more designed for a button hole where as you can also get one with a pin.

You could attach a stemmed one with a safety pin if you so desired.

makes sense, i cant see any pin ones on the site though. I'm not interested in the fancy metal ones - I think everyone should only wear the cheap paper ones so everyone is equal and don't try to "out status" each other with the diamonte encrusted, gold leaf poppy.

I've only ever got the stem paper poppies for some reason, do shops have the pin ones as well?

Rolandtheroadie

londonTiger wrote: »

makes sense, i cant see any pin ones on the site though. I'm not interested in the fancy metal ones - I think everyone should only wear the cheap paper ones so everyone is equal and don't try to "out status" each other with the diamonte encrusted, gold leaf poppy.

I've only ever got the stem paper poppies for some reason, do shops have the pin ones as well?

It was always the pin ones we used to get round the doors, it's only in the past few years I've noticed a rise in the green stemmed ones.

Possibly another health and safety gone mad move.


The ones we normally get had a pin like the above, but the poppy was embossed paper.

Savvy_Sue

They always used to have a card full of pins with the stemmed ones, you'd buy your poppy and take your pin at the same time.

p00hsticks

There's always been a pin available with any poppy I've bought before, so that you can pin it to your clothing via the stem (you just put the pin in your clothing horizontally to make a gap that you can push the stem through). AS Savvy Sue says, there should be card of them in the collection tray.