wear your poppy with pride
Discussion
Found this on a local forum I'm on, and I figuree it must be true, especially when it made over 100 posts in 3 hours and so many different people with similar experiences
The thread (although I think it might not be visible to non mombers)
http://www.reallymeansounds.com/foru...ing-poppy.h...
Some clipits from the thread....
Sports Direct in boucher refused to serve me today as i was wearing a poppy. What a ****ing disgrace this is. Our country is full of narrow minded inbred pricks!
I asked for the manager and they refused. They claimed that my poppy was a secterian symbol FFS. The fella nearly got trailed over the counter
I will never shop in a Sports Direct again, and neither will my ten workmates
I got this in a E-Mail last week......!
"Dear All,
As you know I attempt to check allegations made by text and e-mail against businesses before joining a campaign.
The content of the following e-mail is true; I can personally vouch for the people to whom it happened, please read.
A young lady went shopping today; 3rd November 2010, at SPORTSDIRECT on Boucher Crescent, Belfast. When she took her goods to the counter for payment, the sales assistant refused to serve her as she was “wearing a poppy”. The lady requested to speak to the Manager, incredibly the Manager endorsed the sales assistant’s action and added “The Company has the right to refuse to serve any person they so wish”!!
The young lady left the store SPORTSDIRECT, acutely embarrassed.
She has a close family member who served in Iraq.
The telephone number for the Boucher Crescent store is 0844 332 5667, Customer Services is option 2 and Reception is option 0 (zero).
There are two other SPORTSDIRECT stores in the Belfast area, Yorkgate & Longwood at the Abbeycentre.
The Company does huge internet business trading as Sportsdirect.com They have over 470 stores across Europe and take great pride in their flagship store LILLYWHITES of PICADILLY CIRCUS in London. They are quoted on the London Stock Exchange and MIKE ASHLEY, owner of Newcastle United Football Club is the major shareholder.
The Company advertises for potential employees by suggesting it is a “Great place to kick off your career” & “One’s who build a career with us share the same characteristics”. A place where you can “Thrive in a customer focused store”
No mention of prejudice, bigotry and hatred of British Armed Forces, their allies & the Royal British Legion. Perhaps in this instance their employee’s actions spoke louder than words.
Please share this e-mail with your contacts and give them the opportunity to consider if they wish to shop with such a Company.
______________
Bad if true, but no proof that it's not just internet trolling from somone that dislikes Mike Ashley. On balance, 99.8 % of the north east are potential enemies of MA.
For the record, I am currently wearing a poppy, as I always do. anyone demanding it's removal beter be bigger than me, or they can bugger off*
For the record, I am currently wearing a poppy, as I always do. anyone demanding it's removal beter be bigger than me, or they can bugger off*
- This is the internet, therefore I can posture as if i was a big man, despite being a lanky streak of piss
E31Shrew said:
I half heard a clip on Radio 5 today, concerning a member of staff at a company, being told not to wear a poppy to work. Anyone know the name of the company?
Yes - Hollisters in Southampton. They are an American company so probably didn't realise the significance of their stance. They have some previous regarding their strict in-house dress code.
A year or so ago they hired a very attractive girl sales assistant who happened to have a prosthetic arm. They wouldn't allow her to wear a long sleeve top to cover the prosthetic limb. She resigned and won some compensation for contsructive dismissal.
Edited by Eric Mc on Monday 8th November 20:42
IIRC Hollister sell fashionable gear and all of their staff have to wear stuff from the shop to work
I dunno if its company policiy or just one member of staff who thought/said that the girl couldnt wear the poppy with her work clothes
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8624319.Store_work...
I dunno if its company policiy or just one member of staff who thought/said that the girl couldnt wear the poppy with her work clothes
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8624319.Store_work...
anonymous said:
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There may well be an actual reason to this, rather than pure bell ended behaviour.Back in the day a large proportion of the sellers of poppies in NI tended to come from a certain section of the population, no surprises as to which one.
As a result it was widely believed, and I suspect there may be some truth in this, that a large proportion of the cash generated never made it into the coffers of the poppy appeal, but rather landed in the pockets of loyalist terrorists.
Hence, a large proportion of Catholics would not buy or wear one, even if they had wanted to show respect for the fallen.
As someone who has served, and is of Irish Catholic descent, I find it very very sad.
Kinky said:
Irony being that hundreds of thousands of Irish in the UK signed up and fought in the war against the Germans; and many suffered the same fate as their British friends.
44,000 thousand died in WW1 and quite a few thousand in WW2. There are quite a few Irish serving even today. The number of Irishmen from SOUTH of the border joining the British Armed Forces has quadroupled in recent years.A few weeks ago, a Dublin chap who served in the Royal Irish Regiment was on Irish radio recounting his tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If anyone is ever visiting Dublin, there si a very good exhibition at the National Museum, Collins' Barracks Annexe, called "Soldiers and Chiefs". The exhibition recalls all the "foreign" armies that Irishmen have served in. By far the largest part of the museum is devoted to the Irish Regiments of the British Army with a very moving section on World War 1.
There is also an audio visual display listing all the Irishmen who have won Victoria Crosses, the highest number outside England.
Eric Mc said:
Kinky said:
Irony being that hundreds of thousands of Irish in the UK signed up and fought in the war against the Germans; and many suffered the same fate as their British friends.
44,000 thousand died in WW1 and quite a few thousand in WW2. There are quite a few Irish serving even today. The number of Irishmen from SOUTH of the border joining the British Armed Forces has quadroupled in recent years.A few weeks ago, a Dublin chap who served in the Royal Irish Regiment was on Irish radio recounting his tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If anyone is ever visiting Dublin, there si a very good exhibition at the National Museum, Collins' Barracks Annexe, called "Soldiers and Chiefs". The exhibition recalls all the "foreign" armies that Irishmen have served in. By far the largest part of the museum is devoted to the Irish Regiments of the British Army with a very moving section on World War 1.
There is also an audio visual display listing all the Irishmen who have won Victoria Crosses, the highest number outside England.
It is sad that many use the poppy as a political tool, I don't think that people realise the staggering number of people that died in the wars (on all sides).
PS "An ordinary soldier" by Doug Beattie (Royal Irish Regiment) is an excellent read.
Did I say million?
Doug Beattie's book is excellent - although he is Northern Irish and comes from a family with traditional links to the Army.
What is interesting is the number of war memorials scattered around Dublin city centre. For almost a century they had been almost ignored by the local population. Many (like me) didn't even take on board what they were.
A classic one is the arch over the main entrance to St Stephen's Green at the top of Grafton Street. I had walked under that arch hundreds of times without looking at it properly or realising what it was. It's a memorial to all the Irishmen who died in the South African Wars. It's official title is Fusilier's Arch - although Republicans refer to it as "Traitor's Gate".
Doug Beattie's book is excellent - although he is Northern Irish and comes from a family with traditional links to the Army.
What is interesting is the number of war memorials scattered around Dublin city centre. For almost a century they had been almost ignored by the local population. Many (like me) didn't even take on board what they were.
A classic one is the arch over the main entrance to St Stephen's Green at the top of Grafton Street. I had walked under that arch hundreds of times without looking at it properly or realising what it was. It's a memorial to all the Irishmen who died in the South African Wars. It's official title is Fusilier's Arch - although Republicans refer to it as "Traitor's Gate".
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