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5 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

If you buy a poppy, more if you look out for the City Poppy pin/badge . Consider buying direct from the British Legion.
It may be a little more expensive, but at least you know all the money goes to the cause you are trying to support. Some, though not all , will take a chunk of what you pay for themselves , but going direct cuts that out. 

https://www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/bristol-city-poppy-football-pin-2021

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Done.

Thanks 1960. ?

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50 minutes ago, Alwaysdreaming said:

They sell them in the club shop save on p&p that way also.

I buy direct so all money goes to the British Legion. I doubt City sale these out of the goodness of their hearts. 

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1 hour ago, 1960maaan said:

I buy direct so all money goes to the British Legion. I doubt City sale these out of the goodness of their hearts. 

Is it any difference to all the places that sell popppies etc? 

100% of those sales go to the RBL

The cost would be the indicator 

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34 minutes ago, phantom said:

Is it any difference to all the places that sell popppies etc? 

100% of those sales go to the RBL

The cost would be the indicator 

I’ve always bought from the Coopers, especially as over the years they’ve been very successful in raising decent money for The British Legion.

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9 hours ago, phantom said:

Is it any difference to all the places that sell popppies etc? 

100% of those sales go to the RBL

The cost would be the indicator 

Possibly, but not necessarily .
You can pay the same price for anything as in the manufacturers , they allow for a mark up & profit.
You may be right, and TBF I've bought from the Coopers before now, and they might give all money to the Legion. I'm wary of places that say "all profits" . While it says that on RBL site, you know just manufacturing costs are taken, if the same is done at a 3rd party shop they may also take their 'costs'. 
That said, some profit is better than none, my original concern were for the  sellers that possibly have no link to the RBL at all.
 

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On 28/10/2021 at 16:17, Alwaysdreaming said:

Lets moan about Bristol City again without actually knowing the facts loves a moan. Get a grip of yourself 

FFS 

I haven't mentioned City or anyone. There are some of these badges where money doesn't go to the RBL, some where only a percentage goes.
All I've said is here's the link, and from this site ALL money goes to the cause. 

Do you know what, I don't even know if City sell the pin badges.

I said consider going direct, get the badge from anyone you want, I really don't care.

Seems like you're the one that needs a moan.

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On 27/10/2021 at 11:31, 1960maaan said:

If you buy a poppy, more if you look out for the City Poppy pin/badge . Consider buying direct from the British Legion.
It may be a little more expensive, but at least you know all the money goes to the cause you are trying to support. Some, though not all , will take a chunk of what you pay for themselves , but going direct cuts that out. 

https://www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/bristol-city-poppy-football-pin-2021

JW2480_AA21JW248099ONZ_Bristol_City_Poppy_Football_Pin_2021_700x700.jpg.webp.bfff395f62acd28a2e3ff175035cab56.webp

 

Thanks for the heads up. Bought mine through Amazon from The RBL Store. Free P&P. 

Royal British Legion Bristol City Poppy Football Pin 2021 : Amazon.co.uk: Jewellery

 

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9 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Wow - this is controversial - watch from 02:59 here - is this true?!

 

Which bit do you find shocking?

A CEO of a charity will earn a fraction of someone in a similar position who works in the private sector, a lot of the buildings and property charities occupy are been given to them with the expressed intention that they are used for charitable purposes, also charities have to have cash reserves - this is to demonstrate that they are being properly run.

You also have to factor in that the return on the investments the charities make from this cash reserve is huge.

 

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6 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

Which bit do you find shocking?

A CEO of a charity will earn a fraction of someone in a similar position who works in the private sector, a lot of the buildings and property charities occupy are been given to them with the expressed intention that they are used for charitable purposes, also charities have to have cash reserves - this is to demonstrate that they are being properly run.

You also have to factor in that the return on the investments the charities make from this cash reserve is huge.

I just found it astonishing that the British Legion has £70m in the bank when so many ex service personnel are homeless ...

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1 hour ago, daored said:

If waiting for @JerrySLOto reply , good luck 

He has already replied.

I’ve always found Jerry very helpful.

If you have an issue then I would suggest you contact him again, if he can help I’m sure he will.

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1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said:

Help For Heroes also has cash reserves, all charities do.

Fair enough - but do you think some of that £70m could help get ex service people off the streets and into accommodation or do they really need to keep £70m as a cash reserve? I used to work for a charity and their cash reserves were usually four figures ...

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2 minutes ago, daored said:

Clearly had a better experience than me 

Did you ask your question on the SLO section?

I think any questions have to be passed on by the admin.

If it’s not a private and personal question may I ask what it was?

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Just now, Countryfile said:

Did you ask your question on the SLO section?

I think any questions have to be passed on by the admin.

If it’s not a private and personal question may I ask what it was?

I’ve emailed him through the forum which he kindly  replied to on 23 September. I asked for an update on his reply on 31 October and still waiting 

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