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Bob61

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I can understand sending Christmas cards to distant friends and family but I have never understood the reasons for swapping Christmas cards between close friends and neighbours. I give them one, they give me one...why don't we just keep the ones we've got?

My wife handed my next door neighbour a card today and the neighbour apologised because she hadn't got one for us. I said, 'No problem...we still have a box full of them'.

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You need to have a cull. One year don't send any cards at all. Then next year only send cards to those who have sent you a card despite them not receiving one from you last year.

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Bl**dy hell I must be getting old. I am starting to agree with a lot Bob says.

Happy Christmas.

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The idea of Christmas Cards is to send greetings and a merry Christmas to ones we won't speak to or see during the Christmas period. I don't send many these days I don't particularly like them up in the house either, so I am not bothered if I don't receive many either.

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Only send a couple out myself. Rather than buying cards i just make a donation to a charity, there's a few i know that do this rather than sending cards out.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 24/12/2016
I can understand sending Christmas cards to distant friends and family but I have never understood the reasons for swapping Christmas cards between close friends and neighbours. I give them one, they give me one...why don't we just keep the ones we've got?

My wife handed my next door neighbour a card today and the neighbour apologised because she hadn't got one for us. I said, 'No problem...we still have a box full of them'.

Post last edited on 24/12/2016 17:45:42

Merry Christmas Bob,congratulations on your win.
Best wishes for the New Year.
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Bob61

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Hello Greg...thank you and I hope the coming year is a good one for you.

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I'm late with my comments but I thought it might be of interest .... some years ago we got a Christmas card from our neighbour with the usual wishes and a note at the bottom which said something like 'We have made a New Years resolution to stop sending cards for Christmas, New Year etc. and to donate the money we would have spent on cards and postage to a charity. We would be grateful if you would not send us cards but perhaps donate the cost instead to a charity of your choice. And since many cards cannot be recycled, we are doing our bit to avoid sending waste to landfill'.
Those are not their exact words (their's were more tactful !) but the meaning was about the same. Several people thought it was a great idea. I don't think anyone was offended, at least if they were, they never said!

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Quote: Originally posted by Mike313 on 20/1/2017
I'm late with my comments but I thought it might be of interest .... some years ago we got a Christmas card from our neighbour with the usual wishes and a note at the bottom which said something like 'We have made a New Years resolution to stop sending cards for Christmas, New Year etc. and to donate the money we would have spent on cards and postage to a charity. We would be grateful if you would not send us cards but perhaps donate the cost instead to a charity of your choice. And since many cards cannot be recycled, we are doing our bit to avoid sending waste to landfill'.
Those are not their exact words (their's were more tactful !) but the meaning was about the same. Several people thought it was a great idea. I don't think anyone was offended, at least if they were, they never said!

Our family have started doing the same and hope to be card free for next Xmas.
Consider the cost of the card and stamp x however many your extended family send.
We pooled £30 this year and it goes to a local charity, looking for £40-£50 next Xmas when we are card free.

Edit: Thing is we always bought cards from a charity shop so they will lose out but we prefer giving to local charities.

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We only send a few nowadays, and all purchased from H4H website, so don't feel too guilty!

...Don't tip the postman though... not once has he shut our bloody gate!

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...Don't tip the postman though...

our post man must be from a different plannet,does not know the difference between no 17 us, and next door no 17A.always mixes up mail.

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Sorry to disagree, but my cards are hand written with my news and I look forward to hearing what my friends & relatives have been doing over the year. Ex husband's news is always entertaining... Yes, if you do Facebook (I don't), you'll know when your friends have wiped their noses, but Christmas is my annual catch-up time. If not Christmas, when?

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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 20/1/2017
If not Christmas, when?

Any of the other 364 days of the year! Why Xmas?

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We sedn cards to relations overseas and the cost is in excess of £20 for less than 8 cards.

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