Hello everyone
I did not know where to put this posting but I have just come back from Asda shopping. I have to say their tickled pink promotion is great. I have bought a fabulous pair of leather gloves for £8.00 skipping rope for £1.98 and a tee shirt for £6.00 with lovely button features.
I have my eye on a pair of panties for next time.
It really was worth the visit.
Love and best wishes to you all.
Jane
well im not tickled pink by having breast cancer
Asda tickled pink campaign has raised over 20 million pounds for breast cancer over the last 12 years, and has funded almost half of the services provided by breast cancer care so i for one am very greatfull for their support.
I too am very grateful for all the monies raised by the Tickled Pink campaign. Surely any charity that raises money for breast cancer is doing a fantastic job (or any type of cancer for that matter). I will gladly support the campaign again this year and encourage friends and family to do the same.
So am I…I will head off to ASDA tomorrow and contribute my share,
Sheana x
I am aware that not everyone feels that the “Pink” issue is of good taste for a variety of reasons. In an ideal world, the government would pay for everything, including the funding of research and patient organisations and corporates would not get involved. However, Asda’s campaign has helped to fund organisations like BCC, so without the help of the big corporates, charities like this who help so many of us, would struggle to provide services. I see nothing wrong with Asda or any other organisation raising money and awareness for BC or any other condition, as long as they are up front about where the money goes to etc.
I can’t stand all the pink fluffy stuff it just gets a bit TOO MUCH, however i owe my life i feel to the Asda Oct 2005 mag. I have said it before Gp misdiagnosed me and but for reading the asda mag and signs of BC that should be investigated i wouldn’t have gone back to another GP and been Dx 2 weeks later. Its good it raises peoples awareness of this disease.
I choose to buy lapel badges which i like and will purchase cards from BCC.
Keep up the gret work.
Rx
I thnk its good to support breast cancer and always have done, the only problem is they sell out of goods very quickly. I wanted to purchase some pj’s to go into hospital with but will have to go back monday as very little left.
actually the only thing i object to is the campaign name and the whole fluffiness of pink october. Surely someone can come up with something that reminds people it is a serious desease that kills women (and men) of all ages
Hello everyone
I cannot believe I received negative responses to my posting, anything that raises money for charity must be positive. I buy what ever I can afford and the Christmas cards last year were beautiful.
I do not post often and now feel I will not post again.
I felt so good when I was posting now I feel so deflated.
Jane
Jane ,
Please don’t take it to heart - we’re all different. I think it’s the name of the Asda campaign which puts people off . To be "tickled pink "about something is to be really delighted - not quite the case when you have a diagnosis of BC??
Janeyb
Well, I was pleased to be able to buy a pretty Pink sports bra in Asda this morning instead of the “regulation” passion killer black and white that seems to be the only choice usually. I’m not Tickled Pink to have had a bilateral mastectomy but let’s not take ourselves TOO seriously either.
Jane
Sorry that you have had the negative comments regarding the tickled pink campaign. Please do not let it put you off posting again. I understand that some ppl feel uncomfortable with the ‘tickled pink’ name and I can understand their reasoning - however I personally do not care what a campaign is called, the main factor to me is that they are raising money for a very good cause. I have bought tickled pink products for many years, and previously bought the ribbon pins from Avon many many years before I was dx with bc myself. I will continue to support the campaign.
As i said, we are all different and consequently I think as individuals we are allowed to decide for ourselves what we take too seriously and what we don’t. I think the name of the campaign is unfortunate in that it is misleading and patronising.
Janeyb
I realy dont mind the pink (always been my favorite colour) or the fluffyness or october month, i certainly wouldnt what to see gloomy drab campaigns that make me feel even more depressed than i already am liveing with BC. Isnt that the alternative (no thanks) i hate that tut tut ,poor her pitying look.
Im just greatfull that there are organisations out there that are funding for BC which ever way its achieved.
I ofen feel sorry for other cancer patients that dont get the high Profile that BC does.
Come on Ladies, you all benifit from these campaigns, you may not like them but you should remember and thank god that their there and giveing help to people like you and me.
Keep posting Jane , and dont be put off by negitive comments.
Jane
Please dont be put off posting. I certainly am not negative about corporates who use their image and power to raise funds and awareness. I know that the pink thing irritates a few people on this forum (I personally dont have a problem with it) so I felt your initial comment was going to be hijacked by people complaining about pink october. The problem is that to raise awareness, it has to be “customer friendly”. I agree with Lindiloo that the last thing that Joe Public want to see when shopping is doom and gloom - they are likely to walk past and not buy/donate and we dont want pity either. I used to be on a committee to raise funds for a children’s cancer charity. People are not moved to donate soley by the realism of the disease. They want to get something out of it, like merchandise, raffle prizes etc , then they will dig deeper.
Well said Cathy! I too don’t have a problem with “pink October” but certainly don’t want to get embroiled into an exchange of views via this forum!
At the end of the day isn’t it important that as much money is raised as possible!
Denio x
I saw the ticked pink stuff in Asda, and I must admit I wasn’t offended. I can see where people are coming from, the whole tickled pink conjures up a picture of being giggly and happy, and obviously BC does quite definitely not make you feel like that. But as many have pointed out if it raises cash does it matter. I’ve had bilateral mastectomies due to bc, but I still don’t get offended by the slogan. In fact I nearly bought one of the t-shirty type tops, then thought better of it because do I want to be reminded too much.
Croft - Don’t feel deflated, people just have very varying views on here, don’t let it worry you.
I hate pink. never liked the colour and I don’t do fluffy. Nothing against the raising of money for breast cancer treatments or raising awareness. I just hope that I can contribute too but I won’t wear pink, my friends would actually worry about me… I’m a goth… goths dont DO pink, unless it’s fushia, that’s called ironic pink 
(ocassionally we do fluffy thought)
Anyone seen anything that’s raising money that isn’t that sickly pastel pink colour that I refused to wear since I was 5
Blacks good though 
I think people would soon start to say something if we didn’t have breast awareness month - the problem is that as has already been said here, some people can’t stand what October represents and for others (me included) it doesn’t bother me as long as it gets the message across and raises money.
I have mets and some of us feel that we’re the forgotten ones because nowhere is there any awareness on signs and symptoms of advanced cancer although that is starting to change slowly.
Anything that raises the issues on any cancers is good - I don’t particularly like the colour pink but it doesn’t offend me that it’s used for awareness raising.