Live Strong Bands
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Topic: Live Strong Bands
Posted By: Frostbolt
Subject: Live Strong Bands
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:02pm
| I work at Champs Sports and we use to sell the Live strong wrist bands... Well i know its a kind of old subject but their have been alot of people comming in to buy the bands. Well i noticed most of the people are teens (mostly girls) who come in asking if we have the lance armstrong bands. One guy even came in and was like "um do you have the yellow rubber bands???" And it was making me angry because it seems like the whole point of the band is going down hill. I bought one becasue when we got them I read the cause and figured it was a good cause. But now adays it seems people just want them to look cool or someting... Anyone else feel the same way? |
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Posted By: Sumo_Monkey22
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:04pm
| Fad |
Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:04pm
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Who cares why they are buying them. As long as they pay money for them, donations are given to Armstrongs charities. That is enough reason for me to buy one. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ejp414
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:04pm
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Who cares? It's getting money for cancer patients. EDIT: Dammit, Hades got here first. ------------- __________________ __________________ |
Posted By: Super NEWB
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:08pm
i dunno that its a fad im the only
person i know with any interest in them. but yeah like hades said what
does it matter they're supporting cancer research even if they are just
buying into a fad
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Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:08pm
as long as they reach the goal of 7 million dollars. 
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Hades wrote:Posted By: Frostbolt
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:08pm
Well the decription on the box we received said it goes to the survivors of cancer... now ill be honest nike wouldent sponser it if it wasent a good cause, and i dont want to sound ignorant but my co worker said that it shoudlent go to suvivors because they already beat cancer and it should go towared people who acctuly have it. I was still was sketchy but bought on becasue i thought it was a good cause. |
Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:15pm
| its also for research |
Posted By: Ilovepaintball1
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:18pm
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I see a lot of people whereing them. they are cool. I want one personally myself.. |
Posted By: Super NEWB
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:18pm
maybe nike needs to work on those sweatshops in indonesia too -------------
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Posted By: NotDaveEllis
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:22pm
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I found an Adidas wrist band cleaning a theater, so I took it, and now its mine.
Booya |
Posted By: Random_Person
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:43pm
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i think its both, it's cashing in on the successful advertising spawning from Armstrongs reccent fame, but i think it is a good thing. ------------- http://profile.xfire.com/kentuckyfriedgangsta"> 
I wish my grass was emo so it would cut itself. |
Posted By: ImpyKing2
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:46pm
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No its a waste of money because its just a fad. ------------- (I'm a nob with no clue about almost anything...) |
Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:46pm
waste of money?!? 
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:49pm
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What % of the money payed for the wristbands actually goes to the charitys? ------------- 
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Posted By: ImpyKing2
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 9:49pm
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To me its a waste of money to go out and buy those arm bands when its only a fad and they'll go out as fast as they came in. ------------- (I'm a nob with no clue about almost anything...) |
Posted By: General_Sprats
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 10:23pm
| Yeah I bought one of those. I hope it does go to the Cancer Research funds, but you never know, they could just me made for companys to get money. |
Posted By: ImpyKing2
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 10:30pm
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As Tae said I would like to know how much actually goes to the cancer fund and how much lines Lance Armstrong and others pockets. ------------- (I'm a nob with no clue about almost anything...) |
Posted By: boomstick
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 10:56pm
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if you want to donate money to a charity, Give it straight to the charity. dont buy something thinking its all going to the charity, cause it isnt. ------------- YONK~!~ |
Posted By: tippy_182
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 11:45pm
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I just thought the bands were so stylish......
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Posted By: phantom87
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 11:52pm
| I want one...anyone wanna send one to me up in Canada? |
Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 03 August 2004 at 11:53pm
| I wouldnt say its a fad... |
Posted By: Slothbutt
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 12:09am
yeah ..I'm waiting for my cut. lol 100% of the money goes to the http://www.laf.org/ - Lance Armstrong Foundation ------------- http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/2688/3guns27ef.jpg - My Paintball Guns http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2711/arand9mmak9.jpg - New "Toys" |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 3:13am
Exactly. Man, if Hades keeps this up, I won't have to post anymore, just quote him and agree with him. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 3:16am
Me too, someone? please? |
Posted By: Slothbutt
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 4:36pm
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go to the link I posted and buy them.. 10 for 10$ ------------- http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/2688/3guns27ef.jpg - My Paintball Guns http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2711/arand9mmak9.jpg - New "Toys" |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 5:01pm
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what what????!!!??? StrongBad live??!!!??? Where? ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 5:07pm
live strong band.
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Posted By: Frostbolt
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 5:30pm
Some guy bought one off me for 5$ today. Then i found another one in the back 
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Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 5:38pm
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Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 5:41pm
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I am sporting one. I went to a national swim meet in College Park, Maryland last week and about half the atheletes had them. It's not a fad. I support the LAF. ------------- I have returned to the Tippmann Forum. |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 04 August 2004 at 5:45pm
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my friends and i collectively donated 20 bucks to the foundation, then a short while later we recieved 20 lil bands, and realized that we actually got something for donating the money. So my story shows that atleast a small groups of friends donated money only thinking it was just for charity. ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 12:18am
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if you are into mtb then it is for the support of lance armstrong and how he survived cancer. ------------- I LIKE BIKES! |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 1:37am
That is what I keep reading too... |