8 ways to pin your Remembrance Day poppy

8 ways to pin your Remembrance Day poppy

CBC News | Posted: November 5, 2015 3:35 PM | Last Updated: November 5, 2015

Robyn Bresnahan, host of CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning, asks for help keeping her poppy on

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Caption: There are creative ways to make sure your poppy does not fall off. Twitter provided eight examples for Robyn Bresnahan, host of CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

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Keeping the Remembrance Day poppy pinned to your coat or shirt can be a challenge, as experienced by Robyn Bresnahan, host of CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning.

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Her frustration resonated with others, too.

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Twitter provided eight ways to solve the dilemma.

1. Push the pin back.

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2. Use clay or Play-Doh.

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3. Use a Canada pin.

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4. Use tape.

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5. Use backs of earrings.

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6. Use eraser from lead pencil.

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7. Replace poppy with poppy pin.

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8. Replace the poppy with a poppy sticker.

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Caption: The Royal Canadian Legion also has the poppy sticker, which can be helpful for many elementary schools. ((Robin Rowland/CBC))
In the end, having to buy multiple poppies might not be the worst thing as one person points out.

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