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Title: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: watto-drfc on October 18, 2018, 12:05:23 pm: just ordered my Doncaster Rovers club badge and with a poppy next to it off there website, very good for less than £3.........hopefully someone will post a picture of it please
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: DaveDRFC on October 18, 2018, 12:19:18 pm: https://www.poppyshop.org.uk/doncaster-rovers-2018-poppy-lapel-pin.html
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: RoversDave on October 18, 2018, 12:21:42 pm: Are they in the shop or just online?
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: ctay on October 18, 2018, 12:44:41 pm: Just online I think. Ordered mine too.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Pancho Regan on October 18, 2018, 12:53:58 pm: What a cracking idea, thanks for bringing it to our attention watto.
Just ordered 4 for me and my lot.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Axholme Lion on October 18, 2018, 02:28:17 pm: They are doing these for loads of clubs now. An excellent idea to help raise funds for a fantastic cause.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: roversdude on October 18, 2018, 05:37:15 pm: Bought 3 great idea great cause
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Metalmicky on October 18, 2018, 06:40:55 pm: Quote from: watto-drfc on October 18, 2018, 12:05:23 pm
just ordered my Doncaster Rovers club badge and with a poppy next to it off there website, very good for less than £3.........hopefully someone will post a picture of it please

Although you should also mention that delivery is £3.99 for orders under £50.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Donnywolf on October 18, 2018, 09:03:58 pm: Get someone to order a load of them - maybe VSC Foodbank (idea ?) - Buy 100 and flog them for say 4.25

Each individiual buyer "saves" the 3.99 postage and so in theory they should not mind paying a bit of a premium and the Foodbank "makes" £125 for a good cause

Sorted - although my figures may need a bit of work !
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: silent majority on October 18, 2018, 10:28:23 pm: The club are making them available.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Donnywolf on October 19, 2018, 06:22:27 am: Aye - struck out the above ! No longer relevant
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Buzzberry on October 22, 2020, 10:09:36 pm: Any idea if these will be going on sale again this year. Have looked but seem to be every team bar rovers?
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: roversdude on October 23, 2020, 09:28:09 am: Yeah I looked on the poppy store be great if they are sold provided the money goes where it should so make sure it is Royal British Legion (the link was but there are always people jumping on the bandwagon)
I have e mailed them to enquire about Rovers Poppy badges
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: roversdude on October 23, 2020, 10:11:07 am: Just had this pop up
https://www.eliteprosports.co.uk/shop/doncaster-rovers/doncaster-rovers-off-field/doncaster-rovers-off-field-adult/doncaster-rovers-off-field-adult-t-shirts/doncaster-rovers-2020-21-poppy-tee-1?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJkYXZlYXRraW5zb24xQGxpdmUuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiS3J0azhtIn0%3D

Anyone know what the percentage is that goes to RBL
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: redwine on October 23, 2020, 02:42:15 pm: Afraid I don't but just wanted to say the shirt looks great

Gonna order now
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: Metalmicky on October 23, 2020, 04:59:05 pm: Quote from: roversdude on October 23, 2020, 10:11:07 am
Just had this pop up
https://www.eliteprosports.co.uk/shop/doncaster-rovers/doncaster-rovers-off-field/doncaster-rovers-off-field-adult/doncaster-rovers-off-field-adult-t-shirts/doncaster-rovers-2020-21-poppy-tee-1?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJkYXZlYXRraW5zb24xQGxpdmUuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiS3J0azhtIn0%3D

Anyone know what the percentage is that goes to RBL

No Large or XL - shame as I would have had one..... is the club shop selling these then?
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: NickDRFC on October 23, 2020, 05:41:38 pm: Quote from: roversdude on October 23, 2020, 10:11:07 am
Just had this pop up
https://www.eliteprosports.co.uk/shop/doncaster-rovers/doncaster-rovers-off-field/doncaster-rovers-off-field-adult/doncaster-rovers-off-field-adult-t-shirts/doncaster-rovers-2020-21-poppy-tee-1?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJkYXZlYXRraW5zb24xQGxpdmUuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiS3J0azhtIn0%3D

Anyone know what the percentage is that goes to RBL

It just says "a percentage of profits". I'd hope it's near enough 100% - I know times are tough and we need to explore any money making opportunity that we can but profiting from the sale of something promoting a charity doesn't sit particularly comfortably with me.

EDIT - just realised that looks very critical when it's not clear how much we're passing on to the Legion. I'm glad we're supporting it and the shirt looks great, I just think for something like that we should cover our costs and then maximise what we can raise for the charity - this might already be the case, but the way it's phrased is vague and unclear.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: PDS01 on October 23, 2020, 06:08:00 pm: Hmmm... commercial problem.

If they tell us what the profit on a shirt is, we learn exactly how overpriced they may be.

Not knocking the idea mind you
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: NickDRFC on October 23, 2020, 06:11:19 pm: Quote from: PDS01 on October 23, 2020, 06:08:00 pm
Hmmm... commercial problem.

If they tell us what the profit on a shirt is, we learn exactly how overpriced they may be.

Not knocking the idea mind you

They don’t need to tell us what the profit on a shirt is, I’m suggesting that they just donate 100% of it to charity.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: 5minstogo on October 23, 2020, 06:45:06 pm: Surely we have to give all the profit to Royal British Legion, it doesn't feel quite right to me making money for the club on the back of this.
Title: Re: Royal British Legion Poppy Badges
Post by: roversdude on October 23, 2020, 09:11:25 pm: Received this back from the poppy shop

Good Evening

Thank you for your enquiry,

We are sorry you that you cannot find your football club's poppy pin on our website.

We do have to obtain permission from each club to use their crest and unfortunately some clubs do not respond. All clubs that we are selling this year are now live on our website.

Please contact your club and ask them to email poppyshop@linney.com and we will put their request forward for next year's Poppy Appeal.

Kind Regards,

Holly

Customer Response Centre Operator
The Poppy Shop
+44 (0) 300 123 9110
poppyshop@linney.com