When should poppy wearing start?

Yeah Alea down on those knees!

I will buy one at any time they either do the door to door or if I see a poppy seller when out, but not wear one until November.

As kittylester said

I might have to apologise to DC, I read today that the first "official" poppy was presented to DC yesterday at Downing Street.
Fair enough.

Best I get my knitting needles out. I knit about half a dozen each year and wear one and carry the rest in my handbag, and if anyone comments on it, I give them one and ask them to make a donation and show the poppy seller that they have one. It was just my own idea a few years ago now.

Someone at work one year told me about the White Poppy movement so now I also knit at least one white one.

I haven't seen a poppy seller yet but have seen people wearing them. I did see someone on the news wearing one last night.

Buying and wearing poppies for the next few weeks will hopefully encourage people to donate to the charities for ex service personnel. So many of them suffer physical and psychological damage serving their country, raising the profile for a few weeks a year is ok by me.

I was a door to door poppy seller for the Royal British Legion in the town I lived in before moving here. I moved at the beginning of November, and the organiser was really disappointed that I would not be able to do my round. I offered my services here, but was told that they can't get anyone to go from door to door so they make do with collection boxes and trays of poppies in shops and public buildings. I don't think they are trying hard enough to recruit people, as this town is wonderful at fundraising.

I've bought one but I won't be wearing it until the week before Remembrance day.

I bought one today at the butchers.

One was delivered to Downing Street on Thursday by veterans and families following a march. That's what DC was doing wearing one today. He would have been disrespectful not to have worn it!

We have been delivering poppy collection boxes this week to shops, pubs, clubs. We can't do it all in one go and they needed to be in place ready for the launch today:

www.bfbs.com/news/articles/army/4913

I am an official poppy collector for a house to house collection this year and the start date is this Saturday. I carry an official card when I am collecting with the date shown.

They seem to be worn earlier each year, at this rate they will be worn at Ascot and Wimbledon

Funnily enough I spoke to a woman earlier today who was sporting two (different) enamelled poppies and a poppy bracelet - when I commented on them she told me that she is an official poppy seller and they're not allowed to start selling them this year until this coming Saturday.