Christmas cards

[fisicx]

Do you still send them?

We have decided not to bother. We will be seeing family and friends over the festive period so there is a bit of a collective agreement not to.

Same with presents. Not doing them either.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Family and a few friends - mostly those I don't see often. (Family insists)

Presents - parents and wife.


And myself, obvs.

Hint to those not sending cards - don't say you're giving the money to charity instead, people will just laugh at you (but do give money to charity)

 

[IanSuth]

As a family we have never done cards to those we see, we have only ever sent them to those we won't catch up with in person for as long as I remember (late 70's)

 

[estwig]

The whole sodding street sends Christmas cards, they don't know my name, I don't know theirs.

Merry Christmas No.12, and so on.......

Humbug from me this year, I ain't playing no more!

 

[Clodbuster]

Yes I do send cards to a list of people in the UK. I have so many friends scattered overseas so don't sent to them.
I also send to about 300 of my customers who are regulars. I insist on religious cards.
I have sent a gift - invariably a box of biscuits, to the dispatch and office workers of my suppliers - not the higher ups.

 

[fantheflames]

I send e-cards to my close friends and family, and my clients too.

I like the thought of Christmas cards, but don't like the idea of wasting paper.

I don't even wrap presents anymore, I just keep them in the box or re-use old boxes to 'wrap' presents.

As you can tell, I'm very conscious of the environment.

 

[Clodbuster]

Jeez - if you guys are going to be so grumpy at this time of year - what are you going to be like the rest of the year.

 

[fisicx]

Not grumpy at all. Just don’t see any value in sending a card to someone I see almost every week and will be spending Christmas Day with.

The whole point of the cards was to send greetings to those you wouldn’t be seeing.

 

[Mr D]

Do you still send them?

We have decided not to bother. We will be seeing family and friends over the festive period so there is a bit of a collective agreement not to.

Same with presents. Not doing them either.

Yes I still send cards. Probably write 50 or so out - half go locally and get delivered by hand, half get posted in 3 or 4 packages.

 

[Mr D]

I send e-cards to my close friends and family, and my clients too.

I like the thought of Christmas cards, but don't like the idea of wasting paper.

I don't even wrap presents anymore, I just keep them in the box or re-use old boxes to 'wrap' presents.

As you can tell, I'm very conscious of the environment.

Wife and I don't wrap presents to each other. Often enough just stick them out of sight in a box or a bag until the grand opening after dinner.
Not environmentally conscious, just using all the wrapping paper on family presents.

 

[fantheflames]

Wife and I don't wrap presents to each other. Often enough just stick them out of sight in a box or a bag until the grand opening after dinner.
Not environmentally conscious, just using all the wrapping paper on family presents.

Accidentally conscious of the environment

That's still environmentally friendly in my books.

 

[Ozzy]

I haven’t sent cards to anyone for quite a few years now, and when questioned about it I just says it’s because I’m Dutch and we don’t do it. The easiest way to explain and not get into a conversation about it.

We only get presents for our parents and our kids, although for the first time ever this year and last the list grew a little as the mods here got a little something.

I very much believe in the values Martin Lewis says about not buying tatt or buying people stuff they then feel obligated to reciprocate.

 

[fisicx]

Chatting to the postie yesterday and they aren’t allowed to deliver mail. So it’s unlikely any cards will arrive before the new year. They reckon it will take until February to get everything sorted.

 

[wayzgoose]

Chatting to the postie yesterday and they aren’t allowed to deliver mail. So it’s unlikely any cards will arrive before the new year. They reckon it will take until February to get everything sorted.

We had 6 cards through the letterbox this morning.

 

[Ozzy]

We had 6 cards through the letterbox this morning.

We had our mail this morning too, so some parts of the system are still working it seems

 

[siangana]

only for family members
friends don't understand that)