Poppies

When do you start to wear your poppy? Have you started yet? I think the start of November is early enough - though maybe a day or two earlier this year, as Remembrance Sunday is quite early, on 8th November.
Here's a link with 'Poppy Etiquette'

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I haven't seen any on sale yet but my colleague was wearing hers today.

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There used to be poppy vendors on many corners downtown, but you rarely see them any more. We wear them here for what was once Armistice Day, now Veterans Day, and sadly seems to have lost its original significance.

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That's a pity DM
I think it was losing a little significance with young people here way back in the sixties, when our world was calm and quiet and before the IRA started their nonsense but it has had a resurgence recently, for obvious sad reasons. Also, the loss of the last 3 WW1 survivors during the current year will add extra to this years remembrance

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Bought mine yesterday Dinahsmum-always buy a Poppy and always watch the Remberance Saturday night and Sunday- interesting link as well Dinahsmum

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i bought 1 the other day, they had a nice display in the shopping mall. with big band music.(i love that music,and no im not old enough to remember it first time around)
wearing it on my parka.

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They've been selling poppies in the shop round the corner from me for over a week and there was a poppy seller in the shopping centre today.
I probably won't wear mine until next week though.

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I got mine today.....

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I bought mine last weekend and have been wearing it since ........ Sainsbury's have a stand just inside the door and the same gentleman from the British Legion has been selling poppies there for many years.

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Ive had mine on for a few days but ive bought a purple one this year too for Animal Aid to commemorate animal victims of war. Here's a link for you to read..
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_other/ALL/1689/