Birthday cards - don't take too seriously

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whoputthecatout · 12/10/2017 16:24

Been looking for a birthday card for my DD. Sea of pink in shops naturally. DD is not a fan of pink.

So I googled "cards for daughter that are not pink" - yup, up came a see of images of pink cards.

Now I know I can change the way I google e.g. cards for daughters that are blue. Up came some blue cards, but yup, still couldn't get rid of the pink on a lot of them - pink pictures, writing etc.

As I say, this is meant to be lighthearted, but it does make quite a serious point.

I think card manufacturers are missing a trick here - how about a shelf in stores entitled "Cards for daughters - not pink". I think they would do quite a trade....

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peglady · 12/10/2017 16:35

Search for -pink daughter birthday card. The - sign before a word means not. But a lot of cards won’t be listed by colour anyway.
Why don’t you just choose a photographic or art style card instead and write something really personal inside?

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whoputthecatout · 12/10/2017 16:33

Usually if you want to eliminate something from a search putting 'not' in will do that.....

It usually works, but obviously not this time.

Perhaps someone more techy than me can tell what I should put in.

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tabulahrasa · 12/10/2017 16:31

Not to detract from your point, but that isn't how search engines work not pink will throw up the same results as pink, you've put pink in so it will search for pink...

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