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Poppy-selling vet bounced


Misc CDN | 206858 hits | Nov 01 10:10 am | Posted by: Hyack
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In the 20 years veteran Alan Lawrence has been selling poppies he has never felt as dishonoured as he did yesterday when Hudson Bay Company security kicked him to the curb

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  1. by roger-roger
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:11 pm
    Wow, if at all possible I will never shop at the Bay, Zellers or Home outfitters again. The Bay should issue public apology and follow it up with a hefty donation to the Legion.

  2. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:22 pm
    Wow. As if people can be this obnoxious. This man went off to fight so that my generation wouldn't have to. :roll:

  3. by avatar Zipperfish Gold Member
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:22 pm
    Scumbags. Good for the Toronto Sun ot pick this up.

  4. by avatar Tricks
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:31 pm
    Assholes.

  5. by avatar martin14
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:38 pm
    thats really disgusting.

  6. by avatar PENATRATOR
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:46 pm
    Burger King did the same thing a couple of years back, though I am not really into fast foods, they are off my list of hangover munchies destinations, I hope others do the same

  7. by avatar Yogi
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:57 pm
    This is reprehensible!

    Seriously, how could we go about perpetrating a boycott of these stores? I would really be interested in getting involved in one. Anybody here have any experience in such a thing?

  8. by roger-roger
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:10 pm
    The fact that The Hudson�s Bay Company, who has generations of history with Canada, would do something like this.

  9. by avatar Yogi
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:14 pm
    There is ONLY ONE WAY that these pricks MIGHT be able to redeem themselves. That would be to pledge to match total contributions to the poppy fund each year from now on! A boycott will cost them a hell of a lot more!

  10. by avatar Streaker
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:19 pm
    "They have some nerve resenting me standing on their property and telling me to get off. I couldn't believe anyone could be so obnoxious.

    Could it be that this guy has the nerve, going onto the property, apparently without asking beforehand?

    Looks like another pompous diva-vet to me.

    "We made it possible for him (the security guard) to have a job. He wouldn't have it if Hitler had won."


    :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

  11. by avatar RUEZ
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:24 pm
    "Streaker" said
    "They have some nerve resenting me standing on their property and telling me to get off. I couldn't believe anyone could be so obnoxious.

    Could it be that this guy has the nerve, going onto the property, apparently without asking beforehand?

    Looks like another pompous diva-vet to me.

    "We made it possible for him (the security guard) to have a job. He wouldn't have it if Hitler had won."


    :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    The management apologized aftwerwords so clearly you are wrong again. Why do you have veterans Streaker?

  12. by avatar Streaker
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:29 pm
    Management did what it had to do in the face of a PR disaster. In effect, they were bullied into apologising.

  13. by avatar RUEZ
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:35 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Management did what it had to do in the face of a PR disaster. In effect, they were bullied into apologising.

    I would think so after bullying an old man out the door who's only trying to raise money to help veterans. Why do you hate veterans Streaker?

  14. by avatar kitty
    Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:43 pm
    In the 20 years veteran Alan Lawrence has been selling poppies he has never felt as dishonoured as he did yesterday when Hudson Bay Company security kicked him to the curb.

    He was inside the Bay office tower at Yonge and Bloor Sts. selling poppies like he had for years when security told him to get of the property.


    Could the difference this year be that The Hudson's Bay Co. is now owned by an American company?



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