How long do you leave cards on display for?

[LemonTreeLemon]

It was my DD's birthday on 25 June and her birthday cards are cluttering up my mantelpiece. I really want to chuck them out but would I be mean to do so?

What's a "normal" / "acceptable" amount of time to leave them on display?

Until I think 'Shit, they've been up ages' so anywhere between a fortnight and a month? Depends on the time of year, if there's another birthday within a couple of weeks they will come down quicker, if not it depends how often I dust round there

1-2 weeks for DH and DC. Zero time at all for me because I hate them!

A week.

A week max! Can’t stand them cluttering up the place.

A month. Didn’t realise it was unusual. I like my family members (and their celebrations) and I like that other people think of us!

Until the next occasion, though at the moment we have several lots up

I'm a cleaner and some of my clients leave them up for 6 weeks. Then comes another fecking birthday. I'm sick of dusting under them.

Two weeks but we have them up in our conservatory, so out of the way and it doesn't feel cluttered.

I leave them up for a week unless I forget to take them down - then it might be eight days.

At least a month - makes the house cosy

Goodness. Invitations on the mantelpiece tucked behind a clock but others not displayed past the date you are celebrating. A day or two at most as the majority are fairly ghastly.Christmas is different, and cards are part of the decorations.

2 days max

We're like your mum, generally up until the next occasion. Father's Day cards are still up and will likely be until my birthday next month

1-2 weeks

I've just taken the last birthday ones down, so 5 and a half weeks

Months in our house. I might remove DH’s in time for my birthday 3 months later...!

A week here.

DDs have them up in their room all year, until next birthday.

My DD is 5 months old and I still have all the 'congratulations on your baby girl' cards up. I can't bear to get rid of them. Do I win the sloven award?

I think the spread of birthdays in your family is often the trigger here. I reckon about 2 weeks is about right but that's probably because my mum's birthday was the end of November (so her cards came down to be replaced by Christmas cards) and my dad's birthday cards came down to be rep!aced by mine (he's the end of January, my birthday is mid February). DH and DS's birthday cards always have some overlap because their birthdays are only 8 days apart and I don't feel it's fair to pull down DS's cards so early.

A week here too. except Christmas cards. They get t stay up for bloody ages because some people send to arrive on 1st of advent and DH won't take anything down until 12th night.

I had no idea people took them down so quickly. This has really baffled me. Certainly at least a month in our house but maybe everyone who comes over thinks we're nuts but is too polite to say

One week!

Keep up for a week but will save some cards if an extra special occasion or really nice card.