Reply With QuoteBeautiful. Congratulations on a fine purchase.
Our Poppy arrived just 10 mins ago..............some picture spoilers if you have not received yours and don't want to see don't scroll down.
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Complete with mud from the Tower
Last edited by Fords; 26th November 2014 at 18:45.
Beautiful. Congratulations on a fine purchase.
How amazing. I didn't even know they were being sold!
I didn't until someone at work told me they'd bought one, I think either £25 or £35 which is pretty decent for a piece of history.Originally Posted by Mouse
All sold now according to the website. I wish I had known about this much earlier, it never crossed my mind that they would be sold off :-(
I presume that proceeds from the sale are going to a good cause?
Lovely thing to own; I assume they are all sold out?
£25 for mine. Looking forward to its arrival. A nice reminder to have on the mantel.
Yes - long ago. I have 2 coming, one for my mother.
Great thing to own congratulations. I wish I knew about them sooner.
1 incoming but no sign of it yet.
We ordered ours back in August while on Holiday in France, our order number was something like a thousand two hundred, we received an e=mail stating delivery to be around Jan/Feb 15, so it was a rather nice surprise for it to arrive last night.
All the proceeds are going to various armed forces charities.
I have one incoming as well. I only got one, I wish I had bought more
I've got one coming and just wondered what everyone will do with them. Will you keep it out or just get it out on Remembrance Day
Mine arrived 9pm on Tuesday. It really is a nice looking thing and the mud makes it feel more special. I'm really pleased I got one and got to see the installation near completion.
It's a great piece of history that I will probably find a place for in the living room.
Reports in the news of yoodle breaking them in transit :( I'd be quite upset.
Great bit of history though, and I hope all the money is going to a good cause.
It's just a matter of time...
I heard several broke while being planted. I'm sure a bit of glue wouldn't do them much harm!
Still waiting for mine, the presentation is very nice
Correct. At the Traitor's Gate part of the installation you could see where people had thrown down donations. £1 coin thrown from 20+ feet will break a petal of. And I indeed I saw many that were. A shame really.
The way it comes packaged, Yodel would have to do something quite drastic to damage in transit.
Enjoy....We will remember them!
The box is plain white slightly corrugated, I just checked our box and it's in perfect condition it could be easily marked or slightly dented but its perfect.
Unlike my cream kingsize bed Yoodle delivered last year we brought from Dreams, they slid it the full length of the lorry on it's side, needless to say it didn't make it into the house.
I'm waiting
A view of the logistics in action - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30272811
Nice presentation. By the time I'd found out they were selling them, they'd all gone.
Mine have arrived as well. Got text messages and emails - all very professional.
Got ours earlier this week.
Not quite sure how/where to display it?? Could it be put in garden?
Didn't realise you could check online, showing Jan-Feb delivery for us.
I'm intending to get a tall skinny vase and fill it with black stones. I'll display it indoors. But of course there's no reason you can't put it outside. That's were it's been for some time already.
Black stones and vase sounds nice, it was the recent frost I was worried about. I was also thinking of some sort of "box" frame where the poppy and certificates could be displayed.
I want to do it justice in displaying it!
Ours arrived a while ago, didn't expect it so soon.
It was a bit dirty, and the stem is rusty, I did wash the poppy and rubber bits, but not sure whether or not to paint the stem,( maybe leave it as it was intended ).
Sanded our stem back to original steel. looks much better than rust.
Got mine yesterday and started thinking where to put it. I was going to keep it in the house but I'm thinking that in memory of my grandfather who served in WW1 and was fortunate enough to make it back, it will be better off in the farmhouse ruin that he left and came back to. We are lucky that it is still in the family and will never be developed.
The poppies were made/displayed, and then sold for a reason, doing what you suggest makes perfect sense.
Just looked on the poppies website,there saying jan -fen for my order,apparently it's being delivered by yodel,it may arrive by Easter going by tonight's news on there back log
Email today ,mine will be here in 2 days
I missed out on these although I did see them at the Tower. You Lucky lot. If anyone has a spare one....please
Ours has now arrived!
Mrs Beanie had to give them a bit of a prod though.
A tall clear vase with pebbles was our thought as well.
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