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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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Would you buy any of the things donated by the Beckhams because:
a) it was something they wore?
b) it is something you want/need?
c) it is for the Red Cross Appeal?
You can only choose one item so what would you choose?
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"Would you buy any of the things donated by the Beckhams because:
a) it was something they wore?
b) it is something you want/need?
c) it is for the Red Cross Appeal?
You can only choose one item so what would you choose?
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Would you buy any of the things donated by the Beckhams because:
a) it was something they wore?
b) it is something you want/need?
c) it is for the Red Cross Appeal?
You can only choose one item so what would you choose?
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Not even the shoes? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Because I admire the great work done by the Red-Cross and other charities
I'd be prepared to buy something owned by either Posh or Becks and re-donate it to a charity auction of my choice.....
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"She is a talentless average looking bint "
You couldn't be further fromthe truth. Met her a few years ago. She's stunning in the flesh, she's pleasant, intelligent and a good laugh. And she can't be that talentless as she made more money out of th Spice Girls than any of the others. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Because I admire the great work done by the Red-Cross and other charities
I'd be prepared to buy something owned by either Posh or Becks and re-donate it to a charity auction of my choice.....
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Clever answer.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just in time for a little publicity for Davids new underwear launch in time for christmas , hope this raises lots of money for charity , but I find nothing inspirational about these two characters . |
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"Just in time for a little publicity for Davids new underwear launch in time for christmas , hope this raises lots of money for charity , but I find nothing inspirational about these two characters ."
This. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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I know this is all done to collect money but I always find it in bad taste to give away your clothes you don't want because you have so many to the minions so the minions can donate THEIR money to the Red cross.
OK they could have donated money privately themselves, but I wonder if this is in time to promote something for themselves.
I have the same feeling with CIN etc too, most of the people "donating" their time for us mere mortals to part with our money normally have something to promote.
I remember one year a few celebs went up Kilimanjaro for CIN or the likes, and when they had finished one of them hired a private jet to take them all home....defeats the object of doing it for charity for me, they could have just donated the money they paid for the jet.
The answer would be no for me, I wouldn't buy anything. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
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"Just in time for a little publicity for Davids new underwear launch in time for christmas , hope this raises lots of money for charity , but I find nothing inspirational about these two characters ."
Ah ha....I wasn't so cynical after all. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I know this is all done to collect money but I always find it in bad taste to give away your clothes you don't want because you have so many to the minions so the minions can donate THEIR money to the Red cross.
OK they could have donated money privately themselves, but I wonder if this is in time to promote something for themselves.
I have the same feeling with CIN etc too, most of the people "donating" their time for us mere mortals to part with our money normally have something to promote.
I remember one year a few celebs went up Kilimanjaro for CIN or the likes, and when they had finished one of them hired a private jet to take them all home....defeats the object of doing it for charity for me, they could have just donated the money they paid for the jet.
The answer would be no for me, I wouldn't buy anything."
I know what you mean but people do give more and change their behaviour when celebs are connected to a cause. If the clothes had not got the added tag of belonging to them they still would have sold, just because they are designer brands, hardly worn and at a knock down price. They will just sell quicker now and garner lots of publicity. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
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I know what you mean but people do give more and change their behaviour when celebs are connected to a cause. If the clothes had not got the added tag of belonging to them they still would have sold, just because they are designer brands, hardly worn and at a knock down price. They will just sell quicker now and garner lots of publicity."
The publicity will be helpful not just to the charity though and I think thats my point....it suits the people doing the giving of the clothes probably more.
On the other hand you are right, they will probably get sold quicker....it just doesn't sit right with me.
As I said, no one knows if they have donated a sum themselves, but they could have done the donating of clothes anonymously and made up any shortfall if it was taking longer to sell if they really wanted to.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just in time for a little publicity for Davids new underwear launch in time for christmas , hope this raises lots of money for charity , but I find nothing inspirational about these two characters ."
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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I know what you mean but people do give more and change their behaviour when celebs are connected to a cause. If the clothes had not got the added tag of belonging to them they still would have sold, just because they are designer brands, hardly worn and at a knock down price. They will just sell quicker now and garner lots of publicity.
The publicity will be helpful not just to the charity though and I think thats my point....it suits the people doing the giving of the clothes probably more.
On the other hand you are right, they will probably get sold quicker....it just doesn't sit right with me.
As I said, no one knows if they have donated a sum themselves, but they could have done the donating of clothes anonymously and made up any shortfall if it was taking longer to sell if they really wanted to.
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And if they have donated money anonymously that will be kept top secret (apart from the nods in the donor circles). |
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its funny when we heard this on the news we said to each other I bet some peoples first reaction will be to criticise them for doing this.
If I liked one of the donated items, could afford it and it fitted me I would buy it. |
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"Just in time for a little publicity for Davids new underwear launch in time for christmas , hope this raises lots of money for charity , but I find nothing inspirational about these two characters ."
I understand thet they donated it in repsonse to the typhoon in the Philippines I doubt even they could have arranged that to coincide with his underwear launch. |
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"In David Beckham language if you want to give money " just do it " ... "
I know that they will be damned if they do and damned if they don't. The Red Cross would have been failing in their duty to maximise takings to help the people they support if they had just quietly accepted this donation and not told anyone who it was from.
I don't really know the Beckhams apart from what is shown in the media so I can't really comment on their motives |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Fair play to them. Money will be raised as well as awareness for the charity. Like them or not without this donation a lot less money would've been raised.
I wouldn't buy anything. Although I could've done with a pair if blue pants yesterday if David had some. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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I know what you mean but people do give more and change their behaviour when celebs are connected to a cause. If the clothes had not got the added tag of belonging to them they still would have sold, just because they are designer brands, hardly worn and at a knock down price. They will just sell quicker now and garner lots of publicity.
The publicity will be helpful not just to the charity though and I think thats my point....it suits the people doing the giving of the clothes probably more.
On the other hand you are right, they will probably get sold quicker....it just doesn't sit right with me.
As I said, no one knows if they have donated a sum themselves, but they could have done the donating of clothes anonymously and made up any shortfall if it was taking longer to sell if they really wanted to.
And if they have donated money anonymously that will be kept top secret (apart from the nods in the donor circles)."
I am not sure how you would know this. |
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By *ugby 123Couple
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Just to be clear, my comments are more an observation of what I see from "celebs" while explaining my answer of the question asked by the OP.
I have made no comment of what I think of the Beckhams themselves, just this action...I also mentioned other celebs. No celebs were harmed in my posts.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My choice would be a) although i suspect she would have washed them through before donating them.
A few years ago now, but i always thought she was a damn good sport when she was interviewed by Baron Sacha Cohen. |
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Fair play to them and sure the people benefitting from their generosity will appreciate it, that's what important. Whilst slagging off this gesture, how many posters have themselves given to help the poor victims of this natural disaster? Don't know Victoria personality, she doesn't offend me, though she puts out ( IMO ) a persona of being up herself. David, good to his kids, a model dad, done more for his country than most high profile celebs, rather like him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don't give a flying figroll who has donated what, as long as it is something I like and for a good cause then happy to part with money "
i agree however i can't help thinking that the Beckham cannot win if they help in whatever way they can they get roasted and if they don't they get roasted and thats a shame.
by the way i may offer myself to you for a weekend for a charity (mine)  |
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