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by **miasmum** » 20 Dec 2013, 08:48

You can offload some my way, I think I may have gaps on my ribbons this year

by **saundra** » 20 Dec 2013, 09:23

iv only sent 12 to close family /friends this year
i wouldent care if people cut me out because
they were making a donation
its a big con this donate at xmas lark trying to
make people give IMO
my cards go onthe hearth special ones on the mantelpeice
people are definatly cutting back this year tho im sure

by **meriad** » 20 Dec 2013, 09:46

For quite a few years now I've been designing my own Christmas card and sending it via email , FB and forums (and yes you on VV will be subjected to it as well in due course

) and making a donation to a charity. I do print off about 10 to give to a few neighbours, the milkman, postman etc but that's about it in the way of 'hard copies'.

And I still receive proper Christmas cards from quite a few friends despite them only ever getting e-cards from me. But they know me and know that the cause(s) I support are important to me.

I've only ever had one complaint about the e-card vs proper card but that was from a rather odd person (make it very odd person) who for various other reasons - not just the card - is now someone I don't have any contact with any more.

Saundra, I suspect the reason a lot of people do donations to charities this time of year is because they get paid a Christmas bonus so can afford to. And I give because I want to; not because I've received a begging letter

by **saundra** » 20 Dec 2013, 10:05

i was in morrissons last week and gave to a youth brass band (what a racket)
and to people helping pack bags
plus madam curie
the week before it was lifeboat collecton
every week its something but i dont mind that
its the big adverts on tv that get me mad
how much of the cash goes to the charity
via big salaries office blocks etc
think my 10.00 xmas bonus soon gets used up tho
i do send e cards love them as well

by **pollR78** » 20 Dec 2013, 21:16

A few years ago in a place I worked someone said they were donating instead of doing cards but I still gave a card.

I posted about 14 cards this year and wrote them early so I could send 2nd class, which I have to say was still quite expensive but I like to send some cards

I bought a card holder that hangs over the living room door, it was looking very bare but now its full, family cards I keep on the tv unit, table etc. Although I did send less cards to family, I used to go out and buy mum & dad, sister and bro in law, nephew, niece etc, this year they all got 1 card and it was the card Amy made (with my help), the only 'special' card I bought was for Amy!

Poll x