kiwimum6 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Nice idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmith263 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 This is a great idea ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annaliesey Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Can we have secret handshake too perhaps? Haha Where's the poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I have finished the poll and asked the mods to lock it. So over to you Cavycapers! The winner was Round and Blue. I assume a medium to dark shade of blue rather then sky blue or baby blue. Can we therefore go and buy our badges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) I think because the example John showed us was a darker blue, then that is prob what people had in their mind when they were voting. Yes, yes, buy away! I'll still put up photo of one with wording when it comes. What do we do when a general election is coming up Edited April 30, 2016 by cavycapers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Are we having wording on them? I am just asking so that I don't mess up when I order mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yes, just checked the first post. Ignore my question, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Personally I think they would be better without wording on, in case all and sundry think these are "official" badges provided by the Committee. I can envisage a whole heap of messages to Mods asking "where do we buy Balletcoforum badges"? Wording also means that it would look more uniform if everyone gets their badges from the same supplier. If you agree round and blue, and specify a vague shade, e.g. Royal blue, people can order them from suppliers anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) I'm not quite sure I follow this logic exactly. I'm not sure who the all and sundry are. I suspect that it is only the 100 or so members who voted in the poll who are interested. And if I were to be wearing a badge with the name on and be spotted by a forum member which elicited a request for a badge, isn't that the point, so we can find each other? I do also think that if it were me, I would search for 'badges' rather than contact an administrator. Would it be possible to put up a final post sayng that it has nothing to do with you and to read the threads for how to buy? Edited April 30, 2016 by cavycapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I was going to buy a plain dark blue badge, no wording hope that'll be OK. Either way I'll know that if I see a round blue badge it is 99.9% likely to be one of us and if not well it's just another chance to meet another balletomane! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I will be doing the same DQF! Mind you, with my avatar I don't really need one! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I will be doing the same DQF! Mind you, with my avatar I don't really need one! I'd like to be able to say that about my avatar but somehow don't see my knees managing that jump LOL!!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Ok, plain dark blue rondel it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I couldn't quite see how to order a single badge from that link. I may just use a felt tip to draw a blue circle on my shirt... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmmom Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) I like very much the idea. It will be nice even during the summer intensive. Edited April 30, 2016 by vmmom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmie Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 A funny thing happened at the ballet tonight. I'll let Indigo explain... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Well, I trialled my lovely new, round blue badge at the ROH this evening. (I know, I was super keen & amazingly it arrived by next post just in time to wear tonight!) I wore it around the ROH before the performance started, at the first interval, the second interval... And no-one spotted me So I returned disconsolately to my seat for Act III & got chatting again to the person sat next to me. In the course of conversation, I mentioned BalletcoForum. To my intense amusement, it turns out I'd been sat next to a fellow forum member (who knew about the badges) & despite me squeezing past them to get to my seat & several chats hadn't even spotted my badge - Doh!!! Edited to add: It was lovely to meet you, Timmie & I'm still chuckling on the train home Edited April 30, 2016 by Indigo 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 What link are people using to order a badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmie Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Likewise it was lovely to chat with you Indigo. The only conclusion is that: We’re gonna need a bigger badge. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmmom Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I ordered on ebay because I live in Italy. Round and blue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruna S Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) I ordered on ebay because I live in Italy. Round and blue Would you mind sharing the link please, vmmom? I live in Italy too, and I wanted to order from Amazon Italy but the supplier didn't have plain blue badges. Edited May 1, 2016 by Aruna S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmmom Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Would you mind sharing the link please, vmmom? I live in Italy too, and I wanted to order from Amazon Italy but the supplier didn't have plain blue badges. Here the link. I ordered a light blue because I'm wearing always a black jacket and the dark blue is not so noticeable on dark colors. http://www.ebay.it/itm/271062262043?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=570114604674&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Has anybody got a link to a site in UK where can try to order a badge.....in my case the emphasis on "try" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Meant to add thanks for the link vmmom but I'm not brill at ordering online so cannot cope with an Italian website What does "compralo subito" mean? Comprar in Spanish is "to buy" so could be similar?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Would this one be any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discounted-Trophies-Round-Enamel-Badge/dp/B01AK4NJTO/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2_m?ie=UTF8&qid=1462795539&sr=8-2-fkmr1&keywords=small+round+enamel+school+badges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Meant to add thanks for the link vmmom but I'm not brill at ordering online so cannot cope with an Italian website What does "compralo subito" mean? Comprar in Spanish is "to buy" so could be similar?? "By now" would be the equivalent I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 I've just bought one from the link I provided LinMM (yes OK, I've given in!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Same here Janet I've just bought one It was the £1-99 one because it had free postage. But they look very similar ( the £1-10 and £1-99 one ) It gave the size for the latter one as 20.5 mm so hope this isn't either ginormous or minuscule compared to others!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Same here Janet I've just bought one It was the £1-99 one because it had free postage. But they look very similar ( the £1-10 and £1-99 one ) It gave the size for the latter one as 20.5 mm so hope this isn't either ginormous or minuscule compared to others!!! Which site is that LinMM please. Looked on Amazon but can't find it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 I've got both the £1.10 & £1.99 badges from Amazon (as per links in this thread) to get different shades of blue - so I can choose which one stands out best against what I'm wearing that day. The main difference is that the £1.10 badge has more of a metal rim at the edge & is just slightly larger. I have now tried wearing both these badges on different nights at the ROH & so far no-one has spotted me!!! In fact, the same thing happened last Friday night as I reported before: I got chatting to the person sat next to me & only discovered through conversation that they were a member of BalletcoForum! They just didn't spot the round, blue enamel badge which I wore near my collarbone on the right hand side, this time against a white background Has anyone spotted a forum member via the blue badges or been spotted whilst wearing one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 It's the link Janet gives in post 91 at the top of this page. It takes you straight to the badges page with various colour badges. There is a badge for £1-10 with postage to pay and another one just below it for £1-99 but postage is free.....so works out marginally cheaper. I do wear a lot of blue though.....so whether will stand out have no idea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Has anyone spotted a forum member via the blue badges or been spotted whilst wearing one? I was wearing a - small - blue badge on the opening night of Frankenstein and haven't seen anyone else wearing one nor been approached by anyone about the badge. I didn't wear the badge for the Lamb/ Dyer/ Kish cast on Saturday, thinking that it will take time for others to get a badge, and haven't seen any blue badges that day either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks, Duck. You're probably right that it will take time for members to get their badges. Also to get used to looking out for a blue badge while wandering around the ROH! I'll try wearing mine again when I'm next at the ROH later in May. Perhaps I should also sport one of those giant foam hands so that I can conspicuously draw people's attention to my badge! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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