Charity wristbands- where are they now

Tha Gopher

Does anyone else remember this from about 3 years ago, people wearing these stupid rubber charity wristbands? Fair enough, the heart was in the right place, and I bought 2 or 3 of them myself, but bollocks if i was actually going to wear any. I even remember seeing an article saying that the bands had developed as a language of peoples availability- i dunno, 2 yellows and a green meant you were single, a single band meant you were taken, 2 greens and a yellow meant you were single but not looking right now, i dunno whole load of sh1te.

So admit it, did you wear them? And why did you stop wearing them?

Huggles

I got one for Live 8 and I wore it a few times

Then I lost it and that was that LOL

irishgeo

The latest fad which went by the wayside. Remenber reading the **** about availability but christ thats the last way the women i know would go about looking for some fun

dame

They're on Kate McCann's wrist now, that's where they've gone! Maybe we should tell her she's a bit behind the times?

Fad

they thankfully dissapeared, a guy in my year still has a yellow one, but i suspect he just cant get it off

Ruu_Old

Never heard of a language thing but I went in to give blood a few months ago and they gave me a red one (even though I was turned down because my blood was too cool for them). Lance Armstrong ones were all the rage.

Tha Gopher

Fad wrote:

they thankfully dissapeared, a guy in my year still has a yellow one, but i suspect he just cant get it off

What an appropriate username for this thread

Speaking of what you are saying, a lad in work walked by me in maybe Feb 2006 wearing a "dont mention that festival, you know, the one boards dont fcuk wit no more" wristband that they give you upon entry, it looked awful wragged and dirty but having worn one myself the prev summer i recognised it.

ironictoaster

Ah yes, I had Nike's Anti racism one "Stand up, Speak up" It was a black band conjoined with a white band. It was such a fad alright.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nike-Anti-Racism-Stand-Up-Speak-Up-wristband-bracelet_W0QQitemZ260162878873QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10992QQcmdZViewItem

Creamy Goodness

heard of the language behind them but tbh teenagers will make something out of nothing all the time.

i thought the things looked silly, but i brought in good bit of money for the respective charities that wouldn't have come in otherwise.

i didn't wear any of them, i'm happy with giving money to charity when i can.

leninbenjamin

they've been bought out by the multi-nationals.

Tha Gopher

At least someone admits it

Id a Temple St kids hospital one and a cancer charity one, never wore them just got them for throwin 2 euro to the cause. Mate of mine who would normally steer clear of such things wore the cancer one as his mother died from it a few years ago now, i can certainly respect that but for the vast majority...ack....i give a resounding MEH to it all.

The anti racism ones were the first i ever heard of. While its a good venture i have to wonder where all the millions directed at anti racism in football went (a problem which, in the English game at least, has all but disappeared since the late 80s via banning orders)

Fad

Tha Gopher wrote:

What an appropriate username for this thread

Speaking of what you are saying, a lad in work walked by me in maybe Feb 2006 wearing a "dont mention that festival, you know, the one boards dont fcuk wit no more" wristband that they give you upon entry, it looked awful wragged and dirty but having worn one myself the prev summer i recognised it.

how creuly ironic, i really need to change that (if only i could/knew how)

(after thought, WHY DIDNT I PICK FADE)

Mint Sauce

have the white "make poverty history" one, still wear it

Poxyshamrock

they were cool when they were charitable and then pound shops had them for non charitable organisations and everykid had like 12 on each arm. Then they were seen as uncool! bingo! the coolness of them was gone.

WindSock

creggy wrote:

Ah yes, I had Nike's Anti racism one "Stand up, Speak up" It was a black band conjoined with a white band. It was such a fad alright.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nike-Anti-Racism-Stand-Up-Speak-Up-wristband-bracelet_W0QQitemZ260162878873QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10992QQcmdZViewItem

And no yellow? Humph.

Rb

Ruu wrote:

(even though I was turned down because my blood was too cool for them).

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bronte

I still wear my make poverty history one too.

Ruu_Old

rb_ie wrote:

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RUU HAS AIDS!

Nah..the mad cow ban thingy. My blood isn't good enough for Americans.

eroo

they were nothing but a fashion fad

tut tut

Tha Gopher

Poxyshamrock wrote:

they were cool when they were charitable and then pound shops had them for non charitable organisations and everykid had like 12 on each arm. Then they were seen as uncool! bingo! the coolness of them was gone.

Aye i recall reports about conterfeit ones being made and no money going to charity (in fairness, its alot easier to make a replica of a rubber band with a production cost of about 2 cent than it is to create near perfect knock off Nike and Reebok tops and runners)

Never mind that, im no fashion expert but the amount of birds you see in nightclubs in dolce and gabanna tops that are as fake as Jordans tits is unreal

Wossack

Ruu wrote:

Never heard of a language thing but I went in to give blood a few months ago and they gave me a red one (even though I was turned down because my blood was too cool for them). Lance Armstrong ones were all the rage.

blood was too cool? like, um.. coldblooded? how often do you lick your lips?

Wertz

The sheep have swapped them for those stupid ribbon bumper stickers.

WindSock

Wertz wrote:

The sheep have swapped them for those stupid ribbon bumper stickers.

only women in small hatchbacks have them.

dame

boreds wrote:

only women in small hatchbacks have them.

Yeah and next time you drive behind one check it out....they always put the pink one on the right and the blue one on the left!

Dave!

Tha Gopher wrote:

Does anyone else remember this from about 3 years ago, people wearing these stupid rubber charity wristbands? Fair enough, the heart was in the right place, and I bought 2 or 3 of them myself, but bollocks if i was actually going to wear any. I even remember seeing an article saying that the bands had developed as a language of peoples availability- i dunno, 2 yellows and a green meant you were single, a single band meant you were taken, 2 greens and a yellow meant you were single but not looking right now, i dunno whole load of sh1te.

So admit it, did you wear them? And why did you stop wearing them?

I'm not sure most people's hearts were in the right place... It seemed more like a trend than an act of charity to me. I'm sure it served a good purpose, though.

Dord

Ah I remember those, I had one that said "Drink Strong"

Emmmm, I still have mine and still wear it. It's a Lance Armstrong yellow one that i got about 2.5 / 3 years ago. I bought 10, took one for myself and gae the rest away to various male friends and relatives. I actually forgot how long i had it, 'til i saw a few pics recently of people's going away do's in work who left aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages ago, and i'm wearing it then. I think i've taken it off only once or twice in all that time.

I didn't, and still don't, wear it as a fashion statement. The whole point of them was to raise awareness for testicular cancer, n'est pas?

ejmaztec

The last one I had was a transparent one for the "Make Wrist-bands History" campaign.;)

Brian017

Still wear my 3.

Frisbee

Still wearing my original yellow livestrong one

Nehpets

Never bought or wore any

well, you were obviously cool enough anyway, what with writing your name backwards and all, eh stepheN.........

As for Brian and Frisbee, were yiz waiting for me to come out of the woodwork before implicating yourselves or wot?

Melion

Yep, still wear my Livestrong one. Havent taken it off in about 2 years.

Brian017

Deleted User wrote:

As for Brian and Frisbee, were yiz waiting for me to come out of the woodwork before implicating yourselves or wot?

Nah, just can't be assed taking them off tbh. I'm sure I look like a right eejit with them.

Nehpets

Deleted User wrote:

well, you were obviously cool enough anyway, what with writing your name backwards and all, eh stepheN.........

ylarutaN

Ekancone

I ****ing hated those things, bloody bandwagoners.

Black Swan

Hey, I'm for giving when I can afford it, but the wrist band thing...? Give me a break!

Saint_Mel

I bought the Asthma Society wristband because:
1. I have asthma
2. It was green, white and orange ... so I used to wear it to Ireland matches

Orange69

Those wristbands were retarded tbh...

A hypocritical exercise in mass bonoism...

event

its a typical irish thing to give out about them

what was the problem?

the livestrong ones raised $70million, money that would probably not have been raised otherwise?
Is that a bad thing?
Of the people that bought them, its a good thing as they wouldnt give money to charity otherwise, i dont see how there is such hatred against them.

the moaning out of people is unbelievable.

Wertz

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If you care that much about being charitable in the first place it wouldn't and shouldn't take the lure of a fashion accessory to convince you to give money.
To me, wristbands of any persuasion were saying "Hey look at me, I'm a really nice and charitable person"....the most important part of that being "Hey look at me".
I'm not saying that everyone who bought these didn't care about what it was they were supporting, just that as far as I could see, the main incentive to buying one was being seen to be doing something....which is just an excersise in me-ism.

Orange69 wrote:

Bonoism

lol, you should forward that to the OED for consideration for their next tome.

event

Wertz wrote:

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If you care that much about being charitable in the first place it wouldn't and shouldn't take the lure of a fashion accessory to convince you to give money.
To me, wristbands of any persuasion were saying "Hey look at me, I'm a really nice and charitable person"....the most important part of that being "Hey look at me".
I'm not saying that everyone who bought these didn't care about what it was they were supporting, just that as far as I could see, the main incentive to buying one was being seen to be doing something....which is just an excersise in me-ism.

you really didnt get the idea, did you?

teenagers rarely give to charity.
if they saw a guy on grafton street asking for a euro for the livestrong charity, very few would do it.
However, if the same guy is selling livestrong wristband for a euro, they will buy one.

I fail to see how its a bad thing, they raised $70 million that they probably wouldnt have gotten otherwise.

perhaps the main incentive for people was to be seen to do something, but what harm? in the meantime, it raised money for charity.

What is the problem here, that people where following trends?

OH NOES

ciaran76

Not having a pop or anything but are you saying they will buy a fashion accessory just cos its the latest fad?

Nothing to do with it being for charity.

I know when I give money to charity I never take stickers/writsbands or whatever their giveaway is as I see no point in showing off that I am a charitable person.

Its a goodway for other charities to see oh that person loves these gimmicks so they can approach them when they see them on the street.


EDIT: I lied I did take a wristband a few times for my little cousin and he wore them to school but the school banned the children from wearing them soon after.

jebuz

I had a red one for...children...something to do with children. Anyway I was playing a soccer match and the ref said I couldn't wear it so he said he'd give it back to me after the game, I forgot, that was the end of that chapter.

Wertz

event wrote:

you really didnt get the idea, did you?

Obviously not. Call me old fashioned but when I give to charity, it's from a sense of wanting to do something for the people that that charity is purporting to help and, perhaps selfishly, to ease my own conscience somewhat....but I never felt the need to wear my heart on my sleeve as it were and appear to be charitable.
Providing incentive to donate? The incentive should be that you have money in your pocket and some other poor c*nt needs it more than you do....not to display your humanitarian graces to your peer group.

Fair enough, money was raised and in this case the ends justify the means but being charitable as a fashion statement is something only the "me generation" could come up with...

event

ciaran76 wrote:

Not having a pop or anything but are you saying they will buy a fashion accessory just cos its the latest fad?

Nothing to do with it being for charity.

who do you mean, teenagers?

id say so, yeah!

if its a thing that other have, most will want it
perhaps its not fair and can cause bullying though

BTW, im not having a go at anyone in particular, just happended to be quoting posts.

Jesus Wept

Never wore them, they were a fashion statement, fúckin tragic.

look at meee, look at meeeee, im so caring and charitable.

tampopo

never wore any, no intention of wearing any

reffed tag rugby during the summer. Insisted players take them off.

"you cannot play with it on"

It won't come off

"you cannot play with it on"

The ref last week let me play with it on

"you cannot play with it on"

I'll be very careful

"you cannot play with it on"

but it won't come off

"you cannot play with it on"

but I always wear it.

"you cannot play with it on"


5 mins later, player takes it off and takes part.
Same story with rings and ear-rings.

Mossy Monk

Never had one. Wasn't cool enough.

Volvoboy

Bought the ''Beat the Blues'' one for depression, still have it and keep it in the car.



-VB-

event

Wertz wrote:

Obviously not. Call me old fashioned but when I give to charity, it's from a sense of wanting to do something for the people that that charity is purporting to help and, perhaps selfishly, to ease my own conscience somewhat....but I never felt the need to wear my heart on my sleeve as it were and appear to be charitable.
Providing incentive to donate? The incentive should be that you have money in your pocket and some other poor c*nt needs it more than you do....not to display your humanitarian graces to your peer group.

Fair enough, money was raised and in this case the ends justify the means but being charitable as a fashion statement is something only the "me generation" could come up with...

well arent you just great

not everyone is like that though, and personally i thought it was a great idea to raise money

but of course, people will analyse it too much, and get slagged and sneered, as pretty much everything is these days