charity wristbands!

LegacyUser

another classic example of how many mindless sheep are out there

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=217800

Shabadu

That is unreal. I'm gonna start a 'Hula-Hoops for the Homeless' charity, hula-hoop fadding is due a resurgence.

Commissar

I don't understand why the are so popular, myself. They always put me in mind of the wristbands in swimming-pools;
"If you have a red Wristband could you please leave the pool."

LegacyUser

because sheep like to mimic popstars, footballers etc...

Commissar wrote:

I don't understand why the are so popular, myself. They always put me in mind of the wristbands in swimming-pools;
"If you have a red Wristband could you please leave the pool."

monkeyfudge

They're pretty ugly looking things. Are they actually just yellow plastic?

I think I'll stick with the dafodils. Thank you very much.

Jip

It's for charity you tool so I can't see what the problem is there. Are everyone who bought Daffodil pins and badges on Friday mindless sheep too ? They must be according to your logic as I see lots of people still wearing them.

Chalk

Jip wrote:

It's for charity you tool so I can't see what the problem is there. Are everyone who bought Daffodil pins and badges on Friday mindless sheep too ? They must be according to your logic as I see lots of people still wearing them.

ill sell you my dafodill
theyre compltely sold out everywhere so you have to buy it from me.

D!ve^Bomb!

As Bowie said...

'FASHION'

Blisterman

So you'd rather people didn't spend money on them, even though it goes to charity?


Edit: What is stupid are the stop bullying ones. No money goes to charity and it's actually taking money away from the charities that do proper ones, since people don't buy them since they already have a stop bullying one.

Shabadu

Jip wrote:

It's for charity you tool so I can't see what the problem is there. Are everyone who bought Daffodil pins and badges on Friday mindless sheep too ? They must be according to your logic as I see lots of people still wearing them.

Er... yeah. Buying a second-hand charity band at 3 times it's value. Rather than just donating money.

People were buying the daffodils for altruistic reasons. A lot of muppets are buying the bands for reasons of fashion. Read Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics and you'll see the difference.

Calling people tools won't get your message across any better, it'll just result in people flaming you.

RuggieBear

I can see where you are coming from but i wear a livestrong (yellow) one in support of that charity. another Boardster got them and posted me one for free on condition that i did one good deed....which i have

My mother noticed it and i told her what it was about and how different charities have different bands...she thought nothing more than "that's nice"

Unfortunately the other day my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and after the initial shock to her (and her family/friends), she remembered that i mentioned that there was a pink band for breast cancer charities and that she'd like one...

so off i go to try and find one for her and low and behold i discover that they are heaps of official and unofficial pink bands but they are all sold out and the only place to get them is on ebay for at least twice the price and the charitites receiving nothing extra....

Shabadu

Ruggie I feel really guilty now. I really hope everything works out well.

RuggieBear

Jr.Shabadu wrote:

Ruggie I feel really guilty now. I really hope everything works out well.

ah don't...that's not why i mentioned it...

I was trying to get across both points of view....there are genuine reasons to buy a band but there are also some souless ****wits who try and profit of everything and everyone.

I'm sure my mam will be fine....B cancer is very beatable and my mam has lots of friends who have got through it

Hugh Hefner

Wow! I just did quick google and eBay seaches for these things. I didn't realise they were so big. I'v seen some guys in school with them (looking like complete wallies if you ask me). The whole thing is boarderline immoral in my opinion. Like exploiting a charity just to look fashionable but yet the money is going to charity. It's an awkward judgement. The whole thing does feel a bit wrong, don't you think?

Shabadu

RuggieBear wrote:

ah don't...that's not why i mentioned it...

I was trying to get across both points of view....there are genuine reasons to buy a band but there are also some souless ****wits who try and profit of everything and everyone.

I'm sure my mam will be fine....B cancer is very beatable and my mam has lots of friends who have got through it

I agree with you, i'm all for getting people to donate by any means possible. The only problem I have is with the focktards who buy and sell them on eBay and such.

Breast cancer is really treatable and I'm sure she'll be fine. I hope she gets well quickly.

Kingsize

Support "No ribbon day" by wearing a small safety pin on your lapel , seriously whats the harm if your only paYing a quid or two.cant see why peoply would want to spend over the odds on them though, maybe the charities arent charging enough to begin with.

Jip

RuggieBear wrote:

so off i go to try and find one for her and low and behold i discover that they are heaps of official and unofficial pink bands but they are all sold out and the only place to get them is on ebay for at least twice the price and the charitites receiving nothing extra....

RuggieBear, I was up early Saturday morning and the Best of Ireland AM was on in the background and Ronan Keating was on talking about fundraising he's doing. The charity he set up are selling black ones and they're on sale in a lot of stores around the country. Go to www.mariekeating.com and click on the link on the page for the list of stores selling them.

RuggieBear

Kingsize wrote:

Support "No ribbon day" by wearing a small sfaety pin on your lapel to show how much you couldnt care less...

it could be the start of a whole new craze.....i can just see safety pins being bought and sold on ebay now....

RuggieBear

Jip wrote:

RuggieBear, I was up early Saturday morning and the Best of Ireland AM was on in the background and Ronan Keating was on talking about fundraising he's doing. The charity he set up are selling black ones and they're on sale in a lot of stores around the country. Go to www.mariekeating.com and click on the link on the page for the list of stores selling them.

nice one...cheers....

Kingsize

ruggie bear hang in there thats the right atitude to have ,Cancer is beatable & the treatments & support structures have much improved in recent years i wish your mother all the best.

Hugh Hefner

OMFG! It's happening!

RuggieBear

Hugh Hefner wrote:

OMFG! It's happening!

lol...what have you statred Kingsize

Jip

Jr.Shabadu wrote:

I agree with you, i'm all for getting people to donate by any means possible. The only problem I have is with the focktards who buy and sell them on eBay and such.

No matter what you think of people buying and selling them for more than they're worth can none of you see how it benefits the charitys greatly ? How many of you walk to the otherside of the road when you see a charity collector so you can avoid them ?
With kids clambering for these wristbands it's obvious that the charities can't keep up with the demand and as a result, are getting more money than they would if they went collecting on the street.

Do any of you know how many daffodils are returned or left over from Daffodil day every year ? Now imagine if the demand for the daffodils was as big as that for the wrist bands, the Irish Cancer Society would be delighted if that was the case.

So before more of you get on your perceived moral highhorses, and those who are already on them get off and think for a minute, how glad cancer victims and their families are of the help they get from voluntary organistation like the various hospices around the country who rely on donations to provide their excellent services.

If you ask any of the charities what they think of the people selling them on ebay for a profit I'm sure they wouldn't mind too much, they're getting donations from a portion of society who normally wouldn't think twice about dipping into their pockets for them.

BrookieD

i have the Livestrong band and were it every day, reason for this? my Granddad died of lung cancer last August. its my way to support charities that fight cancer?

but agreed that a lot of other charities are on the bandwagon, but if it gets money then why not.

NotMe

Hugh Hefner wrote:

OMFG! It's happening!

Don't worry they're still in the sewing category. When they move into fashion then we'll have a problem.

Shabadu

Jip wrote:

No matter what you think of people buying and selling them for more than they're worth can none of you see how it benefits the charitys greatly ?

'Hello, I support the battle against lung cancer by paying 8 quid to a shark on the interweb who payed 2 euros for this piece of plastic.

I chose not to give the money to charity as I would rather look cool and possibly score with Jenny from 5th year. After all, charity starts at home.'

Jip wrote:

How many of you walk to the otherside of the road when you see a charity collector so you can avoid them ?
With kids clambering for these wristbands it's obvious that the charities can't keep up with the demand and as a result, are getting more money than they would if they went collecting on the street.

'The charities can't keep up with the demand, and as a result a load of scam artists are profiteering.

No doubt the money they make goes to something charitable, like buying their hookers new PVC boots. The important thing is, I look teh sh!t.'

Jip wrote:

So before more of you get on your perceived moral highhorses, and those who are already on them get off and think for a minute, how glad cancer victims and their families are of the help they get from voluntary organistation like the various hospices around the country who rely on donations to provide their excellent services.

'My Gran thought it was really cool that I gaved some drugged up pimp on the internet the money rather than directly to charity. Her care-worker said I was a really generous and special guy.

Mebbe she'll let me see her boobs...'

Jip wrote:

If you ask any of the charities what they think of the people selling them on ebay for a profit I'm sure they wouldn't mind too much, they're getting donations from a portion of society who normally wouldn't think twice about dipping into their pockets for them.

'I asked some volunteer dude what he thought, and he said he was glad I didn't donate the money to people who need it. He also thought I looked teh sh!t and was well impressed when I told him I slipped it to Nan's care-worker.'


BTW, 'percieved moral high horse'? LMFAO

Blisterman

You do realise, when you buy them on ebay, the person he bought them from had to buy them from chairity in the first place, Its no different to the Hanley Centre people who get commision.

Shabadu

Blisterman wrote:

You do realise, when you buy them on ebay, the person he bought them from had to buy them from chairity in the first place, Its no different to the Hanley Centre people who get commision.

My first line:

Jr.Shabadu wrote:

Hello, I support the battle against lung cancer by paying 8 quid to a shark on the interweb who payed 2 euros for this piece of plastic.

Yeah, that 6 quid meant nothing to the charity.

who needs to show off a "good deed"? Why not just donate money instead, this would be better for the charities as they wouldn't have to pay to make the bands.

iguana

I work for Oxfam, who produce the white Make Poverty History band.

I am very much in favour of finding ways that introduce younger people to charity and I have been shocked by the amount of pre-teens and young teenagers who come looking for them. I have a plentiful supply, as do all the shops for those who want to buy them. All of the money raised goes directly to that campaign and the bands are produced by a fair trade co-op, so buying one gives twice.

However if people are buying these from third parties with nothing to do with the charity, then the charity is not benefitting. Either they bought 100's of them for €1 or they stole them. Then they sell them on for a profit which goes to themselves.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1410567,00.html

If you want a band of any kind contact the charity directly. It is unlikely that they will run out of them, if they do they will tell you when they have more. Then get your band for €1-2, and if you want to pay more they will accept it gratefully, and that way you can be sure you are helping the people who are looking for your help and not some guy looking to fund a night out.

Orion

iguana wrote:

I work for Oxfam, who produce the white Make Poverty History band.

That's the only one I want to wear. I make regular donations to a couple of charities without wearing anything to advertise it. But the white band is more about public awareness of poverty and if a charity like Oxfam makes some money out of it then well and good.

Unfortunately I can't get to an Oxfam shop to buy one. Is there anywhere else that sells them (without commission - I hate those leeches - that's why I buy my Xmas cards directly from charity shops rather than charity cards in newsagents.)

Rabies

Paperclip, why does it matter that people are wearing the rest bands? They support the charity and want to give money. Usually if you give a charity collector on the street some all you get is a poxy little sticker. At least here you get something a little better than that. The money is all going to a good cause. Doesn't matter if it starts a fashion trend or not.
I wear the oxfam wristband. Cloth is nicer than rubber.

dcarroll

Nike are making a plain yellow writband, nothing to do with livestrong or anything, and sellin them is footlocker. Think this is absolutely ridocoulous

iguana

Macros42 wrote:

Unfortunately I can't get to an Oxfam shop to buy one. Is there anywhere else that sells them (without commission - I hate those leeches - that's why I buy my Xmas cards directly from charity shops rather than charity cards in newsagents.)

http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/getaband.html

That is the official uk website. You may have to pay the UK price as we tend to just charge euro for sterling so they work out cheaper here.

You could also try calling the Oxfam Ireland office on 01 4727662.

Stompbox

Let's all rebel against this money making scam from those guys on eBay

dcarroll

I think i'm gonna get every wristband and wear them all at the same time, mite look like a rainbow or something

Shabadu

We could scam bidding wars.

Ten Grand! & throw in one of those Jesus and Mary pretzels why you're here...

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Blisterman

dcarroll wrote:

Nike are making a plain yellow writband, nothing to do with livestrong or anything, and sellin them is footlocker. Think this is absolutely ridocoulous

Nike make the livestrong ones.

They do sell fake ones in footlocker, which is really bad, for the proper charities. I ordered mine off the livestrong website.

LegacyUser

your're missing the point. i would say the majority of people who buy these are more concerned with the colour, or texture, as you are, than what charity its for.

yes its a good thing that the money is going to charity.

the fact that someone is buying them wholesale and making a profit, is 5hitty, even though, yes alot of charitys do this, still doesn't make it right.

simple point i'm making is that alot of people in this country are mindless sheep, and this is just another thing that proves this.

don't feel baaaaaaaa'd there's loads of you out there.

grow a brain, do your own thing.

Rabies wrote:

Paperclip, why does it matter that people are wearing the rest bands? They support the charity and want to give money. Usually if you give a charity collector on the street some all you get is a poxy little sticker. At least here you get something a little better than that. The money is all going to a good cause. Doesn't matter if it starts a fashion trend or not.
I wear the oxfam wristband. Cloth is nicer than rubber.

WhiteWashMan

paperclip wrote:

your're missing the point. i would say the majority of people who buy these are more concerned with the colour, or texture, as you are, than what charity its for.

so what? who cares why they wear it, is it not enough that the end result is money for a good cause?
apart from your own immature intelligence being insulted, what bad is it doing?

paperclip wrote:

the fact that someone is buying them wholesale and making a profit, is 5hitty, even though, yes alot of charitys do this, still doesn't make it right.

well now, are you annoyed with the bands themselves, or the reselling of them, because your first post didnt offer an opinion on the reselling of these bands. i have to go with you just having a problem with the bands.

paperclip wrote:

simple point i'm making is that alot of people in this country are mindless sheep, and this is just another thing that proves this.

and i think you are just rebelling against whatever is the norm at the time because you are a teenager, and generally want to be cool by having a different opinion. kudos to you.

paperclip wrote:

don't feel baaaaaaaa'd there's loads of you out there.
.

who feels bad about giving to charity? who are you to try and make people feel bad about giving to charity?

paperclip wrote:

grow a brain, do your own thing.

hey cool. do you have any more catchphrases for us?

you can do it?

just do it?

im lovin it?

just because people do something that everyopne else does, does not make it wrong. how about all the people that go to work. should they stop being sheep?
how about all those kids who want to be footballers. should they stop playing ball?
how about all the people dying of famine in africa, perhaps those fúckers should cop on eh?

sheep.

LegacyUser

you really are a 24 carrot twat!

here's a catch phrase, pull your head out of your arse!

fúcking idiot.

WhiteWashMan wrote:

just because people do something that everyopne else does, does not make it wrong. how about all the people that go to work. should they stop being sheep?
how about all those kids who want to be footballers. should they stop playing ball?
how about all the people dying of famine in africa, perhaps those fúckers should cop on eh?

super_furry

I bought a red one for the Hillborough Justice Campaign, only because it's something I believe in and support as much as I can. I hate the way they've become such a fashion thing now though, people are buying them (especially the Livestrong ones) solely because it's 'cool' and hardly any of them know or care about the charity.

Cactus Col

wow .. some people seem to have gotten their Che Guevara knickers in a twist.

NewFrockTuesday

Re;WWM post: complete refusal to see the point being made and semi-trolling. no legitimate point made either. complete waste of time reading your post. your the immature one flaming to get attention to your post. boring.

WhiteWashMan

purdee wrote:

Re;WWM post: complete refusal to see the point being made and semi-trolling. no legitimate point made either. complete waste of time reading your post. your the immature one flaming to get attention to your post. boring.

see the point?

sorry, the point is some twat complaining about people wearing a wrist band.

the poster has then gone on to accuse all people of wearing a wristband as sheep.

and ive answered by saying that just because a lot of people do it, doesnt mean anything.
of course, if you havea problem with that, dont read the mail. and the fact that you have even bother replying to it, makes me laugh.

oh, see the points youve made in your post. look up hypocrasy in the dictionary. you will have to do better than that luvvie

WhiteWashMan

paperclip wrote:

you really are a 24 carrot twat!

here's a catch phrase, pull your head out of your arse!

fúcking idiot.

pure genius.

NewFrockTuesday

look it up yourself...then you can spell it properly.....luvvie

Shabadu

zing!

seamus

paperclip - warned.

WhiteWashMan

purdee wrote:

look it up yourself...then you can spell it properly.....luvvie

touché

humanji

Deleted User wrote:

who needs to show off a "good deed"? Why not just donate money instead, this would be better for the charities as they wouldn't have to pay to make the bands.

Couldn't say it better myself. There's also the fact that the money from the livestrong bands goes to an american charity. It would be better if people would support Irish charities that can support Irish people.