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To buy and write out birthday cards for friends and some family up to a year ahead?

31 replies

Rockitlikearedhead · 02/07/2024 11:44

I’ve been feeling recently that I’d like to be better at celebrating friends’ birthdays. Since having children, I’ve been mostly rubbish at this, but now they’re older I’d like to make more effort. But I can also be stupidly busy at times and miss stuff - like I might be organised enough to buy a card well in advance, but then I’m too late to write and post it. So I was thinking I might buy and write cards all in one go, or 6 monthly or something, and then I only have to remember to post them on time (which somehow seems more manageable!) AIBU??

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TheTripThatWasnt · 02/07/2024 12:01

My friend does this, in blocks of a few months. She buys and addresses the cards, but leaves it until just before posting before writing the messages. Seems like a good system to me!

Yellowpingu · 02/07/2024 12:00

Buying them online through one of the card companies helps here. You can set it up so that they email reminders in advance and then once you’ve selected and purchased the card you can schedule delivery for the relevant time. Game changer.

Floralnomad · 02/07/2024 11:59

Much easier to get Moonpig or equivalent to remind you and then let them send the card .

5475878237NC · 02/07/2024 11:57

Writing them in advance is a bit pointless as you'll just end up with generic messages surely? Otherwise though sure why not.

Dinosweetpea · 02/07/2024 11:49

I have a card diary/ file and buy cards in advance but writing them is a bit weird!
It takes seconds to write a card and stick a stamp on.

FaintlyMacabre · 02/07/2024 11:47

Buying the cards and even addressing the envelopes sounds like a brilliant idea- but I wouldn’t write the message a year in advance. Anything might have happened in that year such as a bereavement, new job, new puppy etc etc that you might want to reference in the card.