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Poppies

Has anyone seen poppies being sold anywhere???????????

Abigail Wright ● 2570d20 Comments

Lovely knitted ones in Putney Pantry.

Caroline Whitehead ● 2570d

Pretty sure I saw them on sale in Sainsburys on URR.

Matt Palmer ● 2570d

I bought one in a pub in Fulham last week.  Forget the name.

Bunny Payne ● 2570d

No-one selling them in the Sainsbury's today off the high street.

Paul Game ● 2570d

Possibly the 8 Bells Bunny? Thats the only place i have seen them so far, not even the newsagents. Pretty sad really

Emarisa Battoia ● 2570d

Maybe because it's still a fortnight until Armistice Day?

Frances Clarke ● 2570d

"I bought one in a pub in Fulham last week.  Forget the name."So you had a good evening then.

David Ainsworth ● 2569d

But they used to be sold for ages up until...

Abigail Wright ● 2569d

Maybe people are scared of wearing them or scared of selling them as the Liberals are slowly coming out of the woodwork each year saying a poppy is a racist symbol.This will become the norm over the next few decades as Identity politics and Political correctness continues to ruin this country. Absolutely disgraceful.https://www.iaindale.com/articles/libdem-mep-questions-motives-of-poppy-wearing-brexiteers

Paul Game ● 2569d

I always buy at least one. I got one in John Lewis Kingston yesterday.  Even when I lived in Germany I bought one (lots of British organisations around) and when I was in Malta a few years ago I was pleased to see them on sale in the hotel. The Maltese think we are absolutely bonkers leaving the EU.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2569d

Yes Paul it is very sad.Last year  one of Corbyn's supporters said a similar thing and caused uproar.Surely we are commemorating all war dead irrespective if there is an individual war in history someone on the left disagrees with.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/leftwing-writer-and-labour-party-member-calls-british-legion-poppy-appeal-absolutely-sickening-a3985031.html

Mike Essam ● 2569d

"This will become the norm over the next few decades as Identity politics and Political correctness continues to ruin this country.""the norm", "the next few decades", "continues to ruin this country"? What does that even mean, Nostradamus? Surely your Brexit will sort all that out? Losing faith already?

David Ainsworth ● 2569d

They're on sale in the Library.  I bought one there last week.

Elizabeth Balsom ● 2569d

There's a stand by Waitrose in Putney Exchange today.

Michael Ixer ● 2569d

And it has a contact less card machine 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2569d

The small Sainsburys (next to the closed down carpet shop) Upper Richmond has them at the cash out counter.

Allen Bracchi ● 2569d

Fantastic! I will head down to the high street and get one today!

Abigail Wright ● 2568d

M&S are selling Poppy pins.

Karen Taylor ● 2568d

Poppies are available at Putney Station, Lloyds Bank, the TSB, St Mary's Church, outside Waitrose in the shopping centre (supported by a card-reader) in ASDA (again with a card-reader)and in several other places including Waitrose, the Co-op and Sainsburys in East Putney. Sadly the Royal British Legion is short of volunteers to sell its poppies, anybody wishing to volunteer next year would be most welcome.

Leslie McDonnell ● 2567d

I spoke to the lady outside Waitrose yesterday and she said she had been overwhelmed by the support. Some people were just making donations even though they already had a poppy.  Heartwarming.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2567d