Maverick Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Christmas Parcels for our Troops Anyone wanting to show there support to our troops, how about sending them a parcel or donating some money so a parcel can be sent to them? This is a great local charity to me and they would appreciate any support Please visit http://www.thanktheforces.org.uk Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Christmas Parcels for our TroopsAnyone wanting to show there support to our troops, how about sending them a parcel Not trying to be a wet blanket but sending your own parcels is not such a good idea & its probably too late. The charity would be the way to do it. http://www.modoracle.com/news/detail.html?id=21898&refresh=B5FA37E7-5170-461D-8DA85DC0248CB437 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sorry i meant to say send them your parcel via the charity as I have heard that it causes problems sending stuff direct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sadly there must always be an element of suspicion about gifts from unknown sources. No doubt it all has to get carefully scrutinised, which takes time & resources slowing up family mail. The anxieties are summed up in this old NI poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 just remember that squaddies don't want baby wipes and bottles of shampoo, it's got to be booze and porn closely followed by sweets for those that don't want to bend the rules, vodka in a cleaned out shampoo bottle or porn with another ordinary mag cover stuck on will lift moral no end eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 fv1609 Sadly there must always be an element of suspicion about gifts from unknown sources. No doubt it all has to get carefully scrutinised, which takes time & resources slowing up family mail. The anxieties are summed up in this old NI poster. Exactly! Mind you the poster that still sticks in my mind was the "snipper bait poster" the one with the pretty girlie. Make a donation to an appropriate charity:-). eddy8menfor those that don't want to bend the rules, vodka in a cleaned out shampoo bottle or porn with another ordinary mag cover stuck on will lift moral no end Cunning plan in theory but if you do send anything out to a "nominally" Muslim country don't send anything alcoholic, be very careful with reading matter (even car mags have too many girls in them) and certainly nothing religious. While I don't give a flying **rt for the "religious sensiblities" of the talabs I really don't think sending anything other than sweets etc is wise - it only gives them propergander - encouraging the buggers to regard our chaps as infidels- hope that wasn't political.:-( Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Another way of doing it: http://www.modoracle.com/news/Christmas-Box-Campaign-Launched_21930.html?category=all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Please also note the "Don't clog our postrooms with kindness" link on the front page of www.mod.uk! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Went to the new Tesco in Bishop Auckland, they are currently accepting donations for troops to be sent out in Jan 11.They can be left at the store or you can donate complete boxes. Don't know if this is local or national. We intend to do 2 boxes to be sent out with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Its still not to late to donate, if you can, please support them but donating what you can afford. Please go to http://www.thanktheforces.org.uk thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 just remember that squaddies don't want baby wipes and bottles of shampoo, it's got to be booze and porn closely followed by sweets for those that don't want to bend the rules, vodka in a cleaned out shampoo bottle or porn with another ordinary mag cover stuck on will lift moral no end eddy Would just like to add on this, i was out on op Telic 12 and they MP's would scan everything sent, any bottles found would be investigated, and dependent on contents could get the sender and the recipient in trouble. this process also slows down the delivery of mail for the troops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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