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It seems they're hard as heck to come by right now...my son has kids at school begging him for them daily, some offering to pay him ten bucks each if he can get them one (he wears one so that's why they ask.)

I have been ordering them to give out, but the LAF site is down for maintenance and before they went down for updates/repairs, they said the bracelets were being back ordered, and that was in August!

Anyone know what's going on??


Sites I checked:

http://www.laf.org

http://www.wearyellow.com

I just tried if the site is working and few secs later I saw your new thread hehe:)Last time when site was working it was written that orders will be sent (something like that) in 3-4 weeks!

I heard about the secondary market on this. People are hawking them on Ebay for $10 and more. Armstrong's foundation gets none of the excess. While this is not illegal, it's a shame that the overwhelming majority of the profit is not going to fight cancer. It's going into the pockets of the profiteers. I guess the company didn't dream that it would have so much demand for those charity bracelets.

And I will do the same, because you can buy min. 10 bracelets! So what will I do with most of them? Of course I will sell them..
Hehe these bracelets realy are big hit!

And I will do the same, because you can buy min. 10 bracelets! So what will I do with most of them? Of course I will sell them..
Hehe these bracelets realy are big hit!

Why don't you buy 1,000 of them? :D

Because I must pay for them first hehe!

I bought 20 of them before the fad took off (10 youth, 10 adult sizes). I gave my husband and kids some, and sold the rest for the price I paid for them. I then planned to use that money to restock and resell more. But I'm not selling them for more than what I paid, I'm trying to raise money for cancer research and get the bracelets out there on people.

I think its SHAMEFUL that anyone would resell them for a lot more and keep the excess. In fact the LAF has a regulation against doing that, not that profiteers give a damn.

I bought 20 of them before the fad took off (10 youth, 10 adult sizes). I gave my husband and kids some, and sold the rest for the price I paid for them. I then planned to use that money to restock and resell more. But I'm not selling them for more than what I paid, I'm trying to raise money for cancer research and get the bracelets out there on people.

I think its SHAMEFUL that anyone would resell them for a lot more and keep the excess. In fact the LAF has a regulation against doing that, not that profiteers give a damn.
Well, Lance is making money off of the bracelets simply through name recognition. Not that he needs anymore recognition, but I'm sure it helps keep him a hot product, along with the books, bicycles and other products that are associated with his name.

Any news? Still waiting here as it still writes "ships in 3-4 weeks" on official site:mad:

I called the LAF a couple of weeks or so ago, and they told me the site would be back up in a week (which it now is), and they are NOW able to take more backorders, which are what ships in 3 to 4 weeks. They were so backlogged with the previous backorders that they took the site down to prevent more backorders being made until they could handle the prior ones.

Whew! I'm sure glad I don't have their job! One article I read said they had to hire a 2nd factory to make more to handle the extraordinary requests for bracelets. I backordered 50 last week, good thing, I'm down to 2!

Hm..I ordered on September 6 and it was already written "ships in 3-4 weeks" hehe!

Yeah I ordered 10 youth and 10 adult on the 5th of Sep. Still haven't gotten any word on when I will get them. I emailed them 6 days ago and haven't heard anything yet. I ordered a T-Shirt too. :(

The same here, no reply to email:mad:

Patience is a virtue. I had an order in for about 3-4 weeks and received mine in due course. They are shipping, it just may take them a bit because of all the demand. Keep in mind that this is a foundation, not a commercial enterprise. Their capacity to deal with customer and order questions is probably a lot less than most of us might expect. ;)

Patience is a virtue. I had an order in for about 3-4 weeks and received mine in due course. They are shipping, it just may take them a bit because of all the demand. Keep in mind that this is a foundation, not a commercial enterprise. Their capacity to deal with customer and order questions is probably a lot less than most of us might expect. ;)


I think after the Tdf and Lance's 6th win, followed by the Olympics when almost every athlete wore one, and then when the movje stars took to wearing them, it was all over, the fad took off. I doubt Lance or the LAF EVER anticipated this kind of response....the kids at my son's school have been daily bugging him for a bracelet (I have about 3 left), and one kid even offered to do my son's homework for a week for him if he'd sell him one bracelet!

Saw Lance's mum last night on the local news. She said that there are already over 15 million of the bracelets around, and that there will be 20 million before too much longer. When Nike came up with the idea they figured that about 2 million bracelets would be plenty. At this point they have shipped bracelets to all 50 states and to over 60 countries. She also said that a tally by the folks at the foundation indicates that something like 70% of the people wearing one are doing it in support of someone who has cancer.

Saw Lance's mum last night on the local news. She said that there are already over 15 million of the bracelets around, and that there will be 20 million before too much longer. When Nike came up with the idea they figured that about 2 million bracelets would be plenty. At this point they have shipped bracelets to all 50 states and to over 60 countries. She also said that a tally by the folks at the foundation indicates that something like 70% of the people wearing one are doing it in support of someone who has cancer.

I really adore his mom, she looks young enough to be his girlfriend! She is one hell of a lady....I read the story of how she had him and she is really a woman to be admired.

I wear my Livestrong bracelet in memory of ly father, who died of lung and bone cancer 6 years ago. My kids wear theirs for the same reason, and my husband wears his in memory of his mother, who died this year from lung cancer.

Anyone who ordered in Europe? Did you pay anything else at taking over or just Total prize at order?

I heard about the secondary market on this. People are hawking them on Ebay for $10 and more. Armstrong's foundation gets none of the excess. While this is not illegal, it's a shame that the overwhelming majority of the profit is not going to fight cancer. It's going into the pockets of the profiteers. I guess the company didn't dream that it would have so much demand for those charity bracelets.
As a person currently living with cancer it infuriates me to see people on ebay profiting from such a noble cause. People on ebay are still bidding $10 or more for these bracelets......I just received my order of bracelets today, I want to offer to my friends on this forum for $2 a piece to cover my cost.
I also work closely with Team in Training program here in San Jose and help to fundraise. If you would like to pledge a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society of $10 or more I will forward the entire amount to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society on your behalf and send you the bracelet at no additional charge.

Please make the check out to "Leukemia and Lymphoma Society".

Thanks and LiveStrong,

As a person currently living with cancer it infuriates me to see people on ebay profiting from such a noble cause. People on ebay are still bidding $10 or more for these bracelets......I just received my order of bracelets today, I want to offer to my friends on this forum for $2 a piece to cover my cost.
I also work closely with Team in Training program here in San Jose and help to fundraise. If you would like to pledge a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society of $10 or more I will forward the entire amount to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society on your behalf and send you the bracelet at no additional charge.

Please make the check out to "Leukemia and Lymphoma Society".

Thanks and LiveStrong,


Mike, this totally infuriates me also....and the fact that many want the bracelets as a fad thing, or because movie stars wear them. My son came home in tears a few days ago because one kid he sold a bracelet to for a dollar bragged that he resold it for 5. My son felt it was his fault and I said, no, you can't be responsible for what greedy people do with them. We have a rule now with the kids at his school: only one per person. That way if they intend to resell, they know they can't get another one from us. Its sad to have to do this. :(