Wrap it pink!

locky76

Great idea from Irish cancer society & Dairygold.
I hope it's a roaring success, hopefully the wrap will be of decent quality...
http://www.dairygold.ie/Media/Dairygold-wraps-it-up-for-Irish-Cancer-Society

frazzledhome

Think its a fantastic idea. Will deffo use some

Frynge

Surely it will confuse the crows.

High bike

Frynge wrote: »

Surely it will confuse the crows.

sure they'r colourblind:pac:

joejobrien

Definitely here too. They will the talk of the parish. haha

222233

Thats an excellent idea, best so far me thinks!

waalaa

for every bale of wrap purchased, a donation will be made to the Irish Cancer Society.

How much of a donation???

A great idea though, hopefully the Irish Cancer Society will benefit as much as Dairygolds marketing department.

IH784man

Wonder will it keep the crows away to?

case885

Don't know if herself would be too happy if I wrapped it pink...

keep going

Even silage bales are going to be gay now:-)

deise08

High bike wrote: »

sure they'r colourblind:pac:

Sorry to disappoint ya but they're not :-D

Sam Kade

What happens when you end up with a heap of dung after using pink wrap? I've heard enough horror stories about green wrap never mind pink.

whelan2

Sam Kade wrote: »

What happens when you end up with a heap of dung after using pink wrap? I've heard enough horror stories about green wrap never mind pink.

you try it out and let us know how you get on:) think its a great idea as nearly every person knows someone closse to them who has been touched by cancer

frazzledhome

whelan2 wrote: »

you try it out and let us know how you get on:) think its a great idea as nearly every person knows someone closse to them who has been touched by cancer

If everyone bought 1 roll it'd be a lot of plastic. I hope my local Ag store will stock it

djmc

Sam Kade wrote: »

What happens when you end up with a heap of dung after using pink wrap? I've heard enough horror stories about green wrap never mind pink.

Like what do you mean plastic getting mixed up in dung heap

Greengrass1

Texted manager in local glanbia last night. Says he will try get some in. I'll buy a few rolls any way. Sure as long as it excludes all the air it should be fine?

mf240

Depends who makes it.

If its anything to do with durapak i wont touch it.

Would like to support the charity though.

How much are they donating per roll sold.

whelan2

anyone any ifo on how much goes to the irish cancer society and is it more expensive than the normal plastic?

rliston

€81 per roll

bogman_bass

going by the dairygold website its 2 euro per roll more than the black. So damn all in the differ

keep going

bogman_bass wrote: »

going by the dairygold website its 2 euro per roll more than the black. So damn all in the differ

Just to make it feel alittle bit better its basically a tax allowable donation

Sam Kade

whelan2 wrote: »

you try it out and let us know how you get on:) think its a great idea as nearly every person knows someone closse to them who has been touched by cancer

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Here's some views on green wrap http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?7705-silage-wrap

You won't have to venture far from here to get more views on it http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056645481

whelan2

Sam Kade wrote: »

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Here's some views on green wrap http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?7705-silage-wrap

You won't have to venture far from here to get more views on it http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056645481

FFS:rolleyes:

frazzledhome

keep going wrote: »

Just to make it feel alittle bit better its basically a tax allowable donation

All charitable donations are tax deductible

whelan2

frazzledhome wrote: »

All charitable donations are tax deductible

if the price of this is only 2 euro dearer than the normal one, would ye think that only 2 euro is going to charity?

locky76

frazzledhome wrote: »

All charitable donations are tax deductible

No they're not, only charities registered with the revenue commissioners...
Good few GAA clubs after registering, the threshold has to be greater than €250 per annum to qualify.

locky76

Sam Kade wrote: »

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Here's some views on green wrap http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?7705-silage-wrap

You won't have to venture far from here to get more views on it http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056645481

That's the one thing which could scupper this project if the wrap isn't of sufficient quality, hopefully it is!
I'll be giving it a go anyway...

Bullocks

whelan2 wrote: »

if the price of this is only 2 euro dearer than the normal one, would ye think that only 2 euro is going to charity?

The way charities are run i would guess that less than €2 will make it to them . Its good for awareness though

Sam Kade

whelan2 wrote: »

if the price of this is only 2 euro dearer than the normal one, would ye think that only 2 euro is going to charity?

They don't give any information on the amount donated, I'll ask tomorrow in the co op.

Sam Kade

locky76 wrote: »

That's the one thing which could scupper this project if the wrap isn't of sufficient quality, hopefully it is!
I'll be giving it a go anyway...

I'll stick with black and donate to the charity directly, everyone wins

whelan2

my dad is a driver for the irish cancer society, goes normally once a week from local area to dublin hospitals , could have 1 person or a car load. Think its a great service .

frazzledhome

locky76 wrote: »

No they're not, only charities registered with the revenue commissioners...
Good few GAA clubs after registering, the threshold has to be greater than €250 per annum to qualify.

Locky
Does the €250 relate to the tax break going to the charity if you choose not to claim it and allocate it to them?

orm0nd

frazzledhome wrote: »

All charitable donations are tax deductible

Not all,

I asked a DG emplyee to day what amount was actually being passed on & he wasn't able to answer

I do know in some instances that quite a lot of the donation is absorbed in administration costs , in some instances the amount passed on is actually as low as 40%

I am not criticizing this scheme , I think it's an excellent idea & I hope it's a massive success , but before I wrap pink I would need to know the quality of the wrap

I had severe issues with a DG own brand plastic a few years as did a lot of farmers & got very little satisfaction

Personally I intend to make my annual contribution to CC next October and use a wrap that I can trust

Bullocks

orm0nd wrote: »

Not all,

I asked a DG emplyee to day what amount was actually being passed on & he wasn't able to answer

I do know in some instances that quite a lot of the donation is absorbed in administration costs , in some instances the amount passed on is actually as low as 40%

I am not criticizing this scheme , I think it's an excellent idea & I hope it's a massive success , but before I wrap pink I would need to know the quality of the wrap

I had severe issues with a DG own brand plastic a few years as did a lot of farmers & got very little satisfaction

Personally I intend to make my annual contribution to CC next October and use a wrap that I can trust

You put that alot better than I could and i dont want to speak ill of any charity but let us not forget that giving €2 to a charity isn't half as good as helping out someone local thats sick . Whether its bringing their kids to school or giving them a lift to their hospital appointment or just stopping in for a chat

keep going

G wizz lads its just a little bit of a gimmick and a good cause benifits, no need to do a root and branch analysis

johndeere3350

Sam Kade wrote:

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Sam Kade wrote:

You won't have to venture far from here to get more views on it

Sam Kade wrote:

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Sam Kade wrote:

Here's some views on green wrap

Sam Kade wrote:

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Sam Kade wrote:

Here's some views on green wrap

Sam Kade wrote:

You won't have to venture far from here to get more views on it

Sam Kade wrote:

Just before you jump on your high horse Whelan I'm questioning the product not the cause

Sam Kade wrote:

Here's some views on green wrap

Sam Kade wrote:

You won't have to venture far from here to get more views on it

Wrapped 40k bales in green last year it'd the finest.
Better than black I'd say.
If you put ****e into the bale the color plastic won't make a difference

Sam Kade

johndeere3350 wrote: »

Wrapped 40k bales in green last year it'd the finest.
Better than black I'd say.
If you put ****e into the bale the color plastic won't make a difference

That's great news if it works. You wouldn't have to be a scientist to know that if you put in ****e you'll be taking ****e out.

Chiarrai92

So one year on. How did the people who used the pink wrap get on? Would you recommend it to others? Oh and do the crows stay away from them?