8 ways to pin your Remembrance Day poppy
Robyn Bresnahan, host of CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning, asks for help keeping her poppy on
Keeping the Remembrance Day poppy pinned to your coat or shirt can be a challenge, as experienced by Robyn Bresnahan, host of CBC Radio'sOttawa Morning.
I would like someone to invent a poppy that actually stays where it is supposed to.
—@RobynBresnahan
Her frustration resonated with others, too.
@RobynBresnahan I've lost 3 in a week
—@CapitalOttawa
@RobynBresnahan I hear you. I'm 0 for 2 so far. Seeking a new one today.
—@ElynJonesCBC
@RobynBresnahan As a kid we loved collecting all the lost poppies; now as an adult I cling desperately to my one poppy.
—@CynthiaDunlavy
Twitter provided eightways to solve the dilemma.
1. Push the pin back.
@RobynBresnahan someone showed me if you push the pin back through the poppy, it stays put. Havent lost a poppy since!
—@MsLamby
2. Use clay or Play-Doh.
@RobynBresnahan I put a tiny bit of clay or play dough over the tip! #teachertips
—@acraftymom
3. Use a Canada pin.
@RobynBresnahan this might work....and very Canadian... pic.twitter.com/tmr2dAxqbW
—@MarcotheLuck
@RobynBresnahan just put a little Canada flag pin the middle.
—@outwardmom
4. Use tape.
@RobynBresnahan I roll a piece of electrical tape around the end of the needle.
—@Milnoc
5. Use backs of earrings.
@RobynBresnahan I use an earring back
—@temptrish
@RobynBresnahan I've used earring backings to keep poppies in place. Just put an earring backing on the pin!
—@mourning_dove_3
@RobynBresnahan All they need to do is provide a transparent plastic or rubber type earring backing on the poppy pin.
—@mourning_dove_3
6. Use eraser from lead pencil.
@RobynBresnahan take the eraser off a lead pencil and use it as a stopper.
—@OttawaJay
7. Replace poppy with poppy pin.
@RobynBresnahan heavy duty pin on ones are great! Got them at the army half marathon. pic.twitter.com/rZU2MP01hy
—@Aussie5Heron
8. Replace the poppy with a poppy sticker.
@RobynBresnahan I'd like to see the poppy sticker catch on.
—@NFB_Jennifer
@RobynBresnahan Would be a serious loss of revenue for the Legion. You lose. You keep buying. You keep paying.
—@bernieshinder