Anyone know where I can get one in Sheffield?

Oh Come On!! Someone has to know where I can get one, before my mum drives me insane going on about them!!

chloe could you be more specific in what your after please?

Yes, sorry. If anyone saw The Mirror on Saturday they'll have seen the LiveStrong bands on the second page. It's to support cancer, and is lead by Lance Armstrong I think. He's a cycler, if I'm right. It's a yellow wristband and apperently is available to buy in shops, a bit like the pink ribbons. But I can't seem to find it anywhere!

Chloe,
a mate of mine max(who now owns butty bikes) is getting some in very soon,give him a bell and reserve one,they will go very quick

cheers
john t

you can get them on ebay, but will have to pay a bit more. You can also order them from the lance armstrong website but there is a back log of about a month to 2 months. Mine are due any day now.

does anyone know where i can get some of these other than e-bay. my 2 daughters want pink ones and my nephew wants a yellow one. butterworths cycle shop at hillsborough had them but sold out till end of feb and they were only £1. (think he only has yellow ones tho) a lot of people on ebay are seeling them for silly prices and i bet all the money isn't going to the charity.

It's disgracefull how people are making money out of this on E-bay.

Welcome to the wonderfull world of capitalism!

E-bay should take a cut of the money and donate it to the charity.

i know i can't agree more. a friend of mine said she knew someone who buys them for a pound each in bulk then sells them on ebay and makes himself a fortune. the bands are only very light and some of the sellers even put ridiculous prices for the postage as well. my concience wouldn't let me do that i,m afraid.

You can buy the original yellow ones in packs of ten from the official Lance Armstrong Foundation website - the charity that they support so all the money goes to the right place. They cost $10 per pack but there is a delivery charge as they come from America. You may also have to wait a couple of weeks to receive them. As for the pink ones I've never seen or heard of those until now but the yellow ones are the only ones that are for the LAF.

The pink ones are fakes, as are most of any colour including yellow that you can find on ebay. Companies have capitalised on the popularity of the livestrong bands and there are now several that will custom print words on any colour band, hence the proliferation of fakes.

The only place you could buy them here were nike shops, and at www.velosportonline.com (who say they will have 'more stock' soon although I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them as I ordered one and it never arrived, they cited 'credit card didn't go through' but I phoned my bank and they'd enver even tried). But if you're desperate they may be worth a try.

There is a long wait on the official site for them so if people really want one they can buy off Ebay. I don't see a problem with it.

They have supported the charity directly by probably paying 1000 dollars for 1000 bands. The charity could have avoided this situation by ensuring that supply could cope with the demand.

The postage and packaging argument on Ebay is silly. When deciding how much you are going to bid, do you include the p and p in your calculations? Of course you do.

Originally posted by Micky
There is a long wait on the official site for them so if people really want one they can buy off Ebay. I don't see a problem with it.

They have supported the charity directly by probably paying 1000 dollars for 1000 bands. The charity could have avoided this situation by ensuring that supply could cope with the demand.

The postage and packaging argument on Ebay is silly. When deciding how much you are going to bid, do you include the p and p in your calculations? Of course you do.

If people hadn't bought 1000 wristbands in the first place (with the intention of making a fast buck on Ebay), there wouldn't be such demand. Making money in this way is despicable any way you choose to look at it.

Whisper - I have a genuine, yellow Livestrong band in youth size that came with my new Nike trainers from America. If you would like to PM me your address, I will gladly post it to you for your nephew.

They are back in stock now !!!!!

http://www.laf-store.org/

I've ordered 10 :D :D

Originally posted by Micky
There is a long wait on the official site for them so if people really want one they can buy off Ebay. I don't see a problem with it.

They have supported the charity directly by probably paying 1000 dollars for 1000 bands. The charity could have avoided this situation by ensuring that supply could cope with the demand.

The postage and packaging argument on Ebay is silly. When deciding how much you are going to bid, do you include the p and p in your calculations? Of course you do.

As I've already stated a large proportion of the bands for sale on ebay including the yellow ones which may look official are actually fakes so they are not supporting the charity in any way.

thanks for feedback.ive now got a yellow one on the way. the pink ones are for breast cancer apparently and my daughters are adamant thats the ones they want. as well as charity they've become a fashion statement as well. it's a shame that the supply does'nt fit the demand for the bands.charities could be making a lot more money with school kids on to the craze.

Originally posted by Greenback
If people hadn't bought 1000 wristbands in the first place (with the intention of making a fast buck on Ebay), there wouldn't be such demand. Making money in this way is despicable any way you choose to look at it.

Thats a good point. I wonder why the charity lets people buy in batches of 1000? Perhaps to create scarcity and therefore increase demand for the bands. I would think they would employ some highly qualified people to create a strategy to sell the most bands (which of course they should do). The Ebay market will have been expected and planned for I think.

Anyone know where i can get a blue wrist band -against bullying, heard there was only a limited edition tho' !

ITS ONLY A YELLOW BAND!!!! BE COOL AND DONT WEAR ONE, JUST DONATE SOME OF YOUR MONEY TO A CHARITY! WE DONT ALL NEED TO HAVE TO WEAR THINGS TO PROVE WE ARE A CHARITABLE PERSON!

Originally posted by mer1002
Anyone know where i can get a blue wrist band -against bullying, heard there was only a limited edition tho' !

Yes, from the Radio 1 website mer. I ordered 1 ages ago - before xmas in fact and then found out they'd run out because they'd had over a million orders!! but heard recently that they've got some more now.
just go the website and you'll see it there.

Originally posted by Lestat
Yes, from the Radio 1 website mer. I ordered 1 ages ago - before xmas in fact and then found out they'd run out because they'd had over a million orders!! but heard recently that they've got some more now.
just go the website and you'll see it there.

It says that there are no more but if you placed your order before 31st December you'll receive it. Although I did and I haven't. I don't hold out much hope.

Originally posted by Haza
ITS ONLY A YELLOW BAND!!!! BE COOL AND DONT WEAR ONE, JUST DONATE SOME OF YOUR MONEY TO A CHARITY! WE DONT ALL NEED TO HAVE TO WEAR THINGS TO PROVE WE ARE A CHARITABLE PERSON!

hmm ive been wearing mine since june (and never taken it off), and wrote my nans name on the inside of the band. it my lil tribute to HER and her ten yr battle with various forms of cancer.

and who gives a fudge if people are wearing them because its trendy, whats important money is going to armstrongs cancer foundation, and thats whats really important.

and to those looking for the pink ones, they symbolize breast cancer awareness... you can buy them below, but they are backordered until late feb..

http://www.efastcom.com/Marketplace/control/productdetails?itemId=706-07200

I agree with all the comments re Ebay profiteering. I actually ordered 100 off the laf.org website about 10 days ago (and was quoted 3-4 weeks delivery). My intention is to ask people to buy them for whatever price they wish and donate the extra money raised back to the charity. This may include selling them on ebay if necessary, but I won't be keeping any of the "profit" :)

I'll post a follow-up when they arrive and see if anyone here wants to buy one. Even a donation of a pound is more than they will have cost me...

Originally posted by Twiglet
It says that there are no more but if you placed your order before 31st December you'll receive it. Although I did and I haven't. I don't hold out much hope.

I ordered mine early december and recieved it this morning- im now wearing it with pride :D

why do people have to wear cheap bands in order to show others that they have done something? I never understood this. just donate to charity.

Originally posted by robbie
why do people have to wear cheap bands in order to show others that they have done something? I never understood this. just donate to charity.

Because they have gone past being charitable- they have become a fashion accessory im afraid.

its not just bands its also poppies (11/11) and Aids thingies and pink hearts and everything else. Wy do people have to stick these in peoples faces to show "look at me I'm so caring I have one of these". Why cannot people quietly donate if they want to?

because the more publicity that these things get the better surely???

More publicity = more demand = more produced = more sold = more money to the charity!!!

simple!

I think some people won't donate unless they get something.

The whole wristbands thing is fashion related though, they made the mistake of having popular people wear them, which made them desirable, then they limited the number available, making them more desirable still. It all backfired when people started faking them and selling them for personal profit on E-bay.

It's classic fashion marketing.

Would they have sold so well if Sir Cliff or Tony Blair was promoting them, I think probably not.

Originally posted by nick2
I think some people won't donate unless they get something.


It's classic fashion marketing.

. i agree my friend paid £200 for a band (not sure which) just to wear it and be "cool".
i always buy a badge, but am selective about which i actually wear. usually the aids awareness or breast cancer ribbon. the ones i feel strongly about. with breast cancer, i think its more of an intimate knowledge and fear between women. i always notice which badges people wear - so im not looking at ur boobies people it ur badge!!:D

I think there will be white bands in Save the Children and Oxfam soon for www.makepovertyhistory.org

that was the vicar of dibley thing wasnt it? i really didnt get that show until after, when they explained everything else had been cut due to the wave.
shes ace, ill def go up to my local oxfam.
so is there anywhere we can get bullying ones from, cos i ordered and never received and they have all gone now....anyone got a secret source?

Thanx guys ....
have you seen the black and white ones in todays paper (28/01) against rasicm its says they are available in nike stores at £2 each....typical there isnt many nike stores across the country tho'!!

I went to get one of those pink ones in the earlier link... but when it came to international shipping they were charging $51.50, i know its a charity but how can they justify that much for postage of a small plastic wristband... Ive paid a lot less for things much heavier to be shipped over.

However, heres a link to the white poverty bands, you can order 5 at a time, and there is no charge for them.

https://www.tearfund.org/Campaigning/Make+poverty+history/White+bands.htm

Also If anyone has any of the yellow ones spare, i would love one, but cannot order them cos I dont have a credit card, recently people close to me died of cancer and I want one to show my support.

Susie
xx

Originally posted by Susie
I went to get one of those pink ones in the earlier link... but when it came to international shipping they were charging $51.50, i know its a charity but how can they justify that much for postage of a small plastic wristband... Ive paid a lot less for things much heavier to be shipped over.

However, heres a link to the white poverty bands, you can order 5 at a time, and there is no charge for them.

https://www.tearfund.org/Campaigning/Make+poverty+history/White+bands.htm

Also If anyone has any of the yellow ones spare, i would love one, but cannot order them cos I dont have a credit card, recently people close to me died of cancer and I want one to show my support.

Susie
xx

if they ship before march 2nd i should be able to post them to you, ill be in sheffield from march 3rd - 7th and i live here in the states.

edit: and i might also be able to find an extra livestrong laying around.. i dont think my sister ever gave my mum hers... i can ask though..

Might create my own coloured band for all the poor sods in Nike sweat shops in the third world being paid a quid a week to make Lance Armstrong bands.

Originally posted by Sheffette
Might create my own coloured band for all the poor sods in Nike sweat shops in the third world being paid a quid a week to make Lance Armstrong bands.

I'm thinking of making one out of old plastic with "bandwaggon" on it, it will cost £100 and I will keep all the profits.

If you want to support a charity send them £2, you don't need some piece of crap to prove you care.

I agree, if you want to support a charity, there are better ways.
In the USA people have car badges for every charity in the style of a ribbon like the breats cancer one, that will be here soon, they are huge too.
Give your time to help a cause, thats worth more surley.

Originally posted by Kerri
if they ship before march 2nd i should be able to post them to you, ill be in sheffield from march 3rd - 7th and i live here in the states.

edit: and i might also be able to find an extra livestrong laying around.. i dont think my sister ever gave my mum hers... i can ask though..

Thats excellent, thanks, if you pm me at the time ill send you my address :)

Susie
xx

Originally posted by Susie
Thats excellent, thanks, if you pm me at the time ill send you my address :)

Susie
xx

no probs, PM sent :D

JD Sports in Meadowhall were selling the black & white bands for £1.50 a pair, they sold out in 2 hours today but said they will have new stocks tomorrow.

The pink breast cancer ones are now available in the uk, heres the site :)

http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/Home

Susie
xx

Thanks for the info susie, would you no where i can get the other colours from other than ebay please.
i am an ebay seller but would never dream of selling the bands on there to make myself a profit, it is disgracful, unless they are putting the money they make into the charity which i very much doubt. i would like to push ebay to ban them being sold on their site as it is totally out of order and the wrong way to make profit.

Originally posted by Susie
The pink breast cancer ones are now available in the uk, heres the site :)

http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/Home

Susie
xx
thanks for that just ordered some so much easier then doing through dollors etc and people they take solo

Originally posted by nikifootball
Thanks for the info susie, would you no where i can get the other colours from other than ebay please.
i am an ebay seller but would never dream of selling the bands on there to make myself a profit, it is disgracful, unless they are putting the money they make into the charity which i very much doubt. i would like to push ebay to ban them being sold on their site as it is totally out of order and the wrong way to make profit.

I doubt E-bay will ban it, they are getting a cut of the money after all.

Not sure if this has already been mentioned here (not read through the whole thread) but I noticed that The Design Studio on Ecclesall Road has some of the yellow LiveStrong bands when I popped in at lunchtime today.

The best place to buy livestrong wristbands is at the Lance Armstrong Foundation online store www . laf . org or www. nike.com / wearyellow other wise try your local Trek bike dealer which in sheffield is J E James they may have some left. At least you know when you purchase from them you know all the money will go to the LAF.

If anyone wants them for their kids, as I did, there's a chap on the Moor market who has a "gadget" type stall just across from JJB Sports. He's flogging all colours @ 50p and he had loads left this lunchtime.

Originally posted by RoyalRegular
If anyone wants them for their kids, as I did, there's a chap on the Moor market who has a "gadget" type stall just across from JJB Sports. He's flogging all colours @ 50p and he had loads left this lunchtime.

I don't think they are the genuine article, though, royal.....

There was a bloke walking up and down fargate with some, he had all different colours, yesterday, for £2, but they weren't the real thing, either, afaik... :(

PT

The only place where you can get genuine yellow Livestrong wristbands from and know that all your money will go charity is either from the Lance Armsrong Foundation or a Trek bike dealer.

The sad thing is theses have become more of a fashion item now and people are making a profit out of something that is trying to raise money from cancer research

I've got a white 'Make Poverty History' band from ActionAid. You can get them from Oxfam shops.

the pink wrist bands are in aid of breast cancer and maybe they have a website you coud get them off.

I got my yellow one from the lance armstrong website and i've also got a red world aid one and a blue one for the tsunami disaster oh and a white make poverty history one too! If you actually want the money to go to charity your better buying them off the actual sites not some dodgy bloke down fargate lol!

i really want some livestrong bands but i dont no where to get them .i have had a look at ebay but someone told me they dont give the money to charity.doesa nyone no where to get them from cheap:help: :help: :help: :help:

keep ur ears & eyes open!

my brother has quite a few, some he got of ebay others he got free.

Keep ur ears n eyes open places do them for free but u gotta be quick to order them coz the run out fast.

the bbc were doing the blue antibullying ones before xmas, they were free but u gotta order em quick!

or if u want to buy them try here.......

http://www.britishwristbands.co.uk/

Originally posted by cheeky_gee
i really want some livestrong bands but i dont no where to get them .i have had a look at ebay but someone told me they dont give the money to charity.doesa nyone no where to get them from cheap:help: :help: :help: :help:

They're only supposed to cost £1 anyway!. I've been after one for a while now but there's no way i'm going to pay some scroat for one when the money is supposed to be going to charity!:rant: .

If someone has a spare one going i'd like to take it off your hands :thumbsup:

Originally posted by vidster
They're only supposed to cost £1 anyway!. I've been after one for a while now but there's no way i'm going to pay some scroat for one when the money is supposed to be going to charity!:rant: .

If someone has a spare one going i'd like to take it off your hands :thumbsup:

Like ive said before the best place to buy them is from http://www.laf.org , which is the Lance Armstrong Foundation. where 100% of the money goes to his charity.

Got mine from USA.
Also I have a blue bullying one, a white poverty one and a Hillsborough disaster one with an epilepsy one on the way as well as a racism one!

they were selling livestrong bands on fargate yesterday .i bought 1 and it cost me £2.i also want some.you can get them of ebay but they are overpriced and the money doesent go to charity.if anybody has info onlivestrong bands can they also replie to cheeky gees thread of where to find them.:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

this is for louise .thank you for the link.but they are a bit over priced.if they are ment to be £1 each then they must be making alot as they are £5.95 for 1
:( :( :( :( :(

if anybody knows where to get a light pink livestrong band with the words hpoe faith courage on with the ribbon in between on i would be really grateful.i have seeen them on ebay and it says half the money goes to charity.i dont knw if this is true or not eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkk.:loopy: :loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

Originally posted by cheeky_gee
they were selling livestrong bands on fargate yesterday .i bought 1 and it cost me £2.i also want some.you can get them of ebay but they are overpriced and the money doesent go to charity.if anybody has info onlivestrong bands can they also replie to cheeky gees thread of where to find them.:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Cheeky,

the bloke selling them on Fargate is not selling the genuine ones!

he is just making money for himself (as far as I know) off the backs of people's desires to have these wristbands.

there's a stall at the bottom of the moor who is selling the yellow Livestrong-style ones, for £1.29, but there is no way of verifying whether they are genuine, either. (or whether the money will be directed to the relevant charity.

I think it's lower than the belly of a snake, when folk are selling the fake ones, taking the money from the charities concerned, no matter what the cause the money is for. It's despicable. but, folk are so desperate to have one, they''ll buy them off anyone just to have it

PT

I asked a friend in the States if he could send me one, got ten in less than a week.

you can get the pink ones from dorothy perkins at £1 each xx

If any 1 still wants the yellow livestrong bands (real) theres a cycle shop at the back of the sheffield wednesday ground near the netto thats got them there £2.50 and the money does go too charity.

Ahh..That would be Tony Butterworths then ;). Thank's for that pitsmoor :thumbsup:

yea i've 10 left still in the pack arrived from the Lance Armstrong Foundation in USA yesterday,all bands are junior size (child) these yellow bands are the originals, not the fake that you get from ebay, all individually packed.

I buy them in from the LAF and sell them onwards without profit. I've got none in right now, since they're being incredibly slow shipping them out at the moment, but I do have an order that they're promising is on the way as we speak.

Not sure when it'll arrive, and when it does if I'll have any left over, but if anybody wants one, drop me a pm and I'll see what I can do when they arrive!

I think they look daft....looks like you have just got back from swimming... and forgot to hand the band back!

I have a box of 100 (adult yellow) ones which arrived from the LAF last week. If anyone wants one drop me a line and I can stick it in the post. I'm asking for a £2 donation to cover both lots of postage - and yes before anyone cynical asks, all profits are being returned to the charity - we've already sold one box a couple of months back and made about £50 on top of the original donation.

And if anybody doesn't want one, don't buy one - I'm sure they have raised an awful lot of money for their respective charities as well as creating much-needed attention.

Originally posted by kelly_owls
Got mine from USA.
Also I have a blue bullying one

I have, I nicked it off a little kid :thumbsup:

Originally posted by rich951
I have a box of 100 (adult yellow) ones which arrived from the LAF last week. If anyone wants one drop me a line and I can stick it in the post. I'm asking for a £2 donation to cover both lots of postage - and yes before anyone cynical asks, all profits are being returned to the charity - we've already sold one box a couple of months back and made about £50 on top of the original donation.

And if anybody doesn't want one, don't buy one - I'm sure they have raised an awful lot of money for their respective charities as well as creating much-needed attention.

I'll be in touch later rich951 :thumbsup:

My son buys them in from LAF and gives them away to friends. We are just about to order some more up as we enjoy seeing the look on peoples faces when they're given one and you just can't buy that.
He gave two away this morning to some relatives, one of which had gone through a recent serious illness and emerged the other side with his future out in front of him and everything to go for.
Life is to precious to waste, we're all here for too short a time anyway, so don't waste a moment:clap:

Originally posted by bulldog D
My son buys them in from LAF and gives them away to friends. We are just about to order some more up as we enjoy seeing the look on peoples faces when they're given one and you just can't buy that.
He gave two away this morning to some relatives, one of which had gone through a recent serious illness and emerged the other side with his future out in front of him and everything to go for.
Life is to precious to waste, we're all here for too short a time anyway, so don't waste a moment:clap:

As my old signature used to say...."Enjoy life..It's not a rehearsal!"

To add to the comments about fake ones being sold, the genuine ones I've bought direct from the LAF come in little bags like this, so if you don't get one you should doubt your source!

http://www.photorich.co.uk/livestrong-front.jpg
http://www.photorich.co.uk/livestrong-back.jpg

Originally posted by bulldog D
My son buys them in from LAF and gives them away to friends. We are just about to order some more up as we enjoy seeing the look on peoples faces when they're given one and you just can't buy that.
He gave two away this morning to some relatives, one of which had gone through a recent serious illness and emerged the other side with his future out in front of him and everything to go for.
Life is to precious to waste, we're all here for too short a time anyway, so don't waste a moment:clap:

Your son is a credit to you, big pat on the back to him and yourself!

"Life is to precious to waste, we're all here for too short a time anyway, so don't waste a moment"

Amen to that!

What about Sheffield Forum producing something either a band or badge or anything really so that we could all buy one and the money made could go to a nominated charity?
Potentially alot of money could be sent to charity.

Theres got to be enough knowledge, skill and charitable people on this forum.
I for one would offer any help .

What does everyone else think?
If something is already available.sorry.

There was a bloke outside McDonalds on the Moor today with a little trolley full of fake ones in all sorts of colours. Hope hes proud of himself, stealing money from charitable organisations.

The shop where I work has these bands on sale, they are made by BJ Toys and as far as I know the 99p that they cost does not go to charity. There's certainly nothing to imply that it does. We have them in several colours and the embossed word on them is something generic like 'Love' or 'Friendship'.
I don't give to organised charities for personal reasons, but I think that these 'fake' bands which are blatantly stealing money that should be going to good causes (and in many instances I'd imagine that the customers assume this to be the case) are a f*****g disgrace.
I make a point of mentioning to customers who pick them up that I believe that the money goes to the shop's profits rather than the charity that the colour suggests and tell them where to try and get a proper one. Some are grateful to be informed, some mention reporting the shop for fraud, but many of them just buy the things anyway! It's a sad case of caring more about another pathetic fashion bandwagon than actually giving a s**t about any donation to charity. :rant:
I'm not making a generalisation there, I'm sure that the majority of people wear the bands for the right reasons and good for them. :)