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Poundland/Bodyshop No Respect!
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I dont know how many of you would have seen the news thats slowly spreading about.
But Poundland and Bodyshop have sent staff home and banned them from wearing poppies on their uniforms.
(rant mode engaged)
Maybe someone should point out that if it wasnt for the brave men and women who have given their all. These so called stores would have names like das bodyshop and deutscheland. A poppy isnt religous,racial, or facist. Its a mark of respect for the fallen of our country without whom we would live an in entirely different world.
I for one am joing the planned boycott of these stores. But not until i have been into the local ones with my oversized poppy and armed forces veteran badge proudly on display.
(Rant mode off) Blood still boiling. |
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By *adchickCouple
over a year ago
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I do hope this isn't true.
As someone who works in the Military, it makes my blood boil at the lack of respect shown to those that do and have given their lives so that we can live in a 'free' society.
All my boys and girls wear their poppies with pride and I for one will be standing with them on 11/11 at 11.11am (in front of our camp memorial wall) remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
I have no idea what this country is coming to when the bosses can ban someone for showing a mark of respect.
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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is it maybe at certain stores depending on mix of staff/ customers...and their backgrounds/beliefs. Have the staff complained they may feel unsafe and the unions have got involved.
or wide spread across all branches |
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"I thought this had been a one of thing at a poundland store and it had all been sorted out"
not heard about the body shop but the Poundland one was ONE person sending ONE person home for wearing it and the head ofice were quick to point out they were not following company policy |
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I wear a poppy with enormous pride, and will be sporting one from the first of November till the day of remembrance day itself....
But It wouldn't stop me shopping at Bodyshop if they were not as a company allowing their staff to wear poppies....
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fuck em... wankers...
ill be at the parade on the 11th..
bedrock the only town in the country to march through their town on th 11th every year as far back as i can remember.. and they do free food and hot drinks for all the old solders in all the pubs... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I thought this had been a one of thing at a poundland store and it had all been sorted out
not heard about the body shop but the Poundland one was ONE person sending ONE person home for wearing it and the head ofice were quick to point out they were not following company policy"
Poundlands own website has a statement by CEO ...Jim McCarthy..
Summat along the lines of....listening to the _iews of the public...we have decided to relax the dres code in relation to poppy wearing...blah blah...
It was indeed company policy...
And a great antithesis of the individual rights many fell for...
Fuck em... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"anyone established the facts yet before we denounce said companies.
thanks Dave "
And tis Bodycare not Bodyshop....that was quickly resolved as well..after an intervention by a local MP.. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"anyone established the facts yet before we denounce said companies.
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yes... it one poundland store in belfast that asked one member of staff was asked to remove a poppy by a manager...
the company have said that the manager was wrong and apologised....
do you know what this is reminding me about now..
the whole jonathan ross/russell brand affair.. where 3 people actually complained about it at the time.. and everyone else goes into mock outrage mode... |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
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"anyone established the facts yet before we denounce said companies.
yes... it one poundland store in belfast that asked one member of staff was asked to remove a poppy by a manager...
the company have said that the manager was wrong and apologised....
do you know what this is reminding me about now..
the whole jonathan ross/russell brand affair.. where 3 people actually complained about it at the time.. and everyone else goes into mock outrage mode..."
i couldnt give a fuck about wossy n his mate...what i give a fuck about our our lads n lasses who have lost their lives protecting us, past and present...i will boycott companies if they wish to not offend(said in a twee its total bullshit way)..if its not then il happily spend my pound in their stores for my next fancy dress accessory  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"anyone established the facts yet before we denounce said companies.
yes... it one poundland store in belfast that asked one member of staff was asked to remove a poppy by a manager...
the company have said that the manager was wrong and apologised....
do you know what this is reminding me about now..
the whole jonathan ross/russell brand affair.. where 3 people actually complained about it at the time.. and everyone else goes into mock outrage mode..."
It was company policy tho Fabio...a fact not denied by the CEO..
I dance at a British Legion Club, and the county chair helped with the funeral of my Dad recently...with regard costs...he saw lots of active service...
Talking with him.. it seems there is more than just a few examples of this phenonema...image focused companies are definitely de riguer..dress codes et al.. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"anyone established the facts yet before we denounce said companies.
yes... it one poundland store in belfast that asked one member of staff was asked to remove a poppy by a manager...
the company have said that the manager was wrong and apologised....
do you know what this is reminding me about now..
the whole jonathan ross/russell brand affair.. where 3 people actually complained about it at the time.. and everyone else goes into mock outrage mode...i couldnt give a fuck about wossy n his mate...what i give a fuck about our our lads n lasses who have lost their lives protecting us, past and present...i will boycott companies if they wish to not offend(said in a twee its total bullshit way)..if its not then il happily spend my pound in their stores for my next fancy dress accessory "
and you see that the problem is that other companies are now being dragged into this.. and those companies are also going to be affected...
are those companies going to sue everyone who is now going to boycott those shops... what happens to those peoples jobs....
poundland has hundreds of stores in the UK, and yet we are talking about ONE incident in ONE store.... for which the company have said it was wrong and apologised...
I will absolutely support the soldiers and wish them god speed in everything they do... as i have said in the past "i don't have to support the people higher up who send them to places, but I will support the soldiers themselves to the hilt!" but any action has to be proportionate....
boycott that one store.... sure...
boycott them all and put peoples jobs and livelyhoods at risk.... is that really proportionate... |
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I have always felt (coming from a military family) that the wearing of the poppy was a personal thing, I have always worn one myself, particularly as the daughter of a man who died serving his country....
But as I see the wearing of the poppy as a deeply personal thing I would not castigate any individuals for not wearing a poppy nor boycott any companies for not allowing poppies to be worn by their staff, as long as I wear one that is all that matters to me.
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
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"anyone established the facts yet before we denounce said companies.
yes... it one poundland store in belfast that asked one member of staff was asked to remove a poppy by a manager...
the company have said that the manager was wrong and apologised....
do you know what this is reminding me about now..
the whole jonathan ross/russell brand affair.. where 3 people actually complained about it at the time.. and everyone else goes into mock outrage mode...i couldnt give a fuck about wossy n his mate...what i give a fuck about our our lads n lasses who have lost their lives protecting us, past and present...i will boycott companies if they wish to not offend(said in a twee its total bullshit way)..if its not then il happily spend my pound in their stores for my next fancy dress accessory
and you see that the problem is that other companies are now being dragged into this.. and those companies are also going to be affected...
are those companies going to sue everyone who is now going to boycott those shops... what happens to those peoples jobs....
poundland has hundreds of stores in the UK, and yet we are talking about ONE incident in ONE store.... for which the company have said it was wrong and apologised...
I will absolutely support the soldiers and wish them god speed in everything they do... as i have said in the past "i don't have to support the people higher up who send them to places, but I will support the soldiers themselves to the hilt!" but any action has to be proportionate....
boycott that one store.... sure...
boycott them all and put peoples jobs and livelyhoods at risk.... is that really proportionate..."
i cant boycott them all as i only shop in one |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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".i cant boycott them all as i only shop in one"
and that one has lots of innocent people trying to keep a livelyhood in this day and age....
everyone boycotts the shop... shop closes.. people out of jobs....
is that the "pound of flesh" you want..
what do you say to the innocent people caught in the middle????
that is why any action has to be proportionate.... |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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I agree that the Armed Forces deserve respect, from the past and now. Good job really, as I work for the Army.
But I am sure all those soldiers, sailors, and airmen would agree that they fought so we could be free to choose. And surely we are free to choose whether we wear a poppy or not!
Sure, shops that make the mistake of misinterpeting company policy should be told off, but some of the posts on here saying that we SHOULD wear poppies are missing the point of what the poppies actually stand for. |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
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"I agree that the Armed Forces deserve respect, from the past and now. Good job really, as I work for the Army.
But I am sure all those soldiers, sailors, and airmen would agree that they fought so we could be free to choose. And surely we are free to choose whether we wear a poppy or not!
Sure, shops that make the mistake of misinterpeting company policy should be told off, but some of the posts on here saying that we SHOULD wear poppies are missing the point of what the poppies actually stand for."
yes to choose is exactly right.... |
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Rather than boycott a handful of shops, would it not be better to listen to such as this then hassle yer MP to do something useful and put it into effect?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0d-oZgYemc
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I`ll vote with my feet, money and conscience...
I won`t step inside any establishment that thought a dress code that excluded the wearing of a poppy was respectful and appropriatte... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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perhaps we need to be sure which shops were doing this. Ok it sounds like poundland is a definite.
But bodyshop is totally different to bodycare.
I thought it was odd that bodyshop was implicated as they are franchises, so wouldnt have one company policy for all staff in every shop around the uk.
bodycare...i have no idea.
However i do think it wrong that staff aren't allowed to make their own choice to either wear a poppy on their uniforms or not!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"perhaps we need to be sure which shops were doing this. Ok it sounds like poundland is a definite.
But bodyshop is totally different to bodycare.
I thought it was odd that bodyshop was implicated as they are franchises, so wouldnt have one company policy for all staff in every shop around the uk.
bodycare...i have no idea.
However i do think it wrong that staff aren't allowed to make their own choice to either wear a poppy on their uniforms or not!! "
It was Bodycare....they had a blanket ban on charitable symbols.....to avoid discrimination...a common refrain..
An intervention by MP Lindsay Hoyle helped sort it out...
The company re_iewed its policy and made an exception for the poppy... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There is a very small irony...apparent in companies who ban the poppy on the grounds of discrimination...
I`m not sure of the Nazi`s stance on...well take yer pick...?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The poppy incident just shows that when the chips are down, most Brits will back each other up for our right to display a token of our respect for the millions of service men and women who fought so we have a choice and the freedom to wear them.
Thats why Great Britain won two world wars, the strength and determination of standing up for our beliefs and rights and fighting for them together. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The poppy was originally used as a symbol of those who died in WW1, where much of the fighting - and dying - took place in the poppy fields of Flanders. Almost every man who fought in that war has now passed on and to continue wearing a poppy in remembrance of a war fought almost 100 years ago doesn't really serve a purpose when you consider how many men & women have fought and died in wars since WW1. Whilst I totally support a national Remembrance Day - Nov 11th - as a tribute to ALL fallen heroes from any campaign, I do feel that the poppy has served it's purpose and should be replaced by a more meaningful symbol to reflect our diverse culture and that includes every serviceman and woman who are still fighting on foreign shores to this day. I don't think Remembrance Day should only honour the dead. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"bought my poppy wristband this am so i can wear at work
cant be ripped off uniform
and i can wear all yr round"
A wristband? I've not seen them but that's precisely what I was referring to in my post above. One doesn't have to wear a visible symbol to remember someone. Nice idea, where did you get it from? |
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Remember the BA employee who was sent home with no pay for four months??, wel lthis is what the judge said at her appeal:
He said: "This case has perhaps illustrated some of the problems which can arise when an individual asserts that a provision, criterion or practice adopted by an employer conflicts with beliefs which they hold but which may not only not be shared but may be opposed by others in the workforce.
"It is not unthinkable that a blanket ban may sometimes be the only fair solution."
Personally I don't agree with the judge, but then isn't that our democracy in action???, xxx |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"The poppy was originally used as a symbol of those who died in WW1, where much of the fighting - and dying - took place in the poppy fields of Flanders. Almost every man who fought in that war has now passed on and to continue wearing a poppy in remembrance of a war fought almost 100 years ago doesn't really serve a purpose when you consider how many men & women have fought and died in wars since WW1. Whilst I totally support a national Remembrance Day - Nov 11th - as a tribute to ALL fallen heroes from any campaign, I do feel that the poppy has served it's purpose and should be replaced by a more meaningful symbol to reflect our diverse culture and that includes every serviceman and woman who are still fighting on foreign shores to this day. I don't think Remembrance Day should only honour the dead."
I don't think it is just for the dead. The British Legion do a wonderful job and the money raised from the poppy appeal is for ex servicemen...so although yes it started off because of the reasons you say, things have added on to the original reason and includes all servicemen, in memory or the living. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The poppy site sell them."
Um... I tried to google the poppy site but when I typed in 'popp' google thought I was looking for Poppy Montgomery and autoloaded a load of photos of her. Just spent the last five minutes ogling one of the sexiest women I've ever seen, so thanks to all our fallen heroes I got a new perv at a really sexy lady. I don't think the nazis would have permitted that so I thank our servicemen and women from the heart of my bottom!!  |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"The poppy site sell them.
Um... I tried to google the poppy site but when I typed in 'popp' google thought I was looking for Poppy Montgomery and autoloaded a load of photos of her. Just spent the last five minutes ogling one of the sexiest women I've ever seen, so thanks to all our fallen heroes I got a new perv at a really sexy lady. I don't think the nazis would have permitted that so I thank our servicemen and women from the heart of my bottom!! "
lolol at least you got sidetracked by something nice...
I googled "poppy shop" and it comes up. |
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