Mummy business cards...really??

[HoneyStepMummy]

I was just on Vista print looking to get some new business cards for some side work I do. They offer you the option of getting what they call 'Mommy Cards' which is like a business card with your name on top. Beneath that is says "So-and-so's Mommy".Yuck. So twee. Who the heck uses cards like this?? What's wrong with just swapping mobile numbers at the school gate?? AIBU??

I see an opening for 'Mummy card top trumps'.

Harry's Mum trumps Jack's Mum!

I know this is a zombie thread, but still.

I used to have cards with my (crazy long) name on it, phone number and email address. This was before I had my own business (or children) and it was GREAT. Everybody who saw them thought they were fab. They were non twee.

I think they'd be even more useful with kids involved. Although calling them "Mommy Cards" makes me want to throw myself under a bus.

Mommy cards?! I'm sorry but if someone handed me one of those I'd get a fit of giggles and I'd be trying my hardest to arrange my face into 'serious mode' whilst wanting to roll on the ground in hysterics!

I had some plain ones made up because I am crap with names and it was so much easier when DD was little to set up play dates.

When I worked in an office it just wouldn't be appropriate to give my cards and when I WAS WORKING AS A THERAPIST oops, caplock, it gave out the wrong message ("hey, kid, give this to your mum and ask her to call me")

Mummy cards? Hell no! If anyone handed me one of these that would be a clear sign that they were to be avoided like the plague in future.

I think its a great idea! I often drop my eldest at parties and always write my name and number on a scrap of paper with my sons name on it in case they need to contact me...I'd love those cards!

I've never come across these, but I actually think it's quite a good idea. Quite a few of the children at DS's school aren't dropped/collected by their parents but a nanny/grandparent instead. It would be a lot easier just to have their parent's name etc on a card and that way you could organise playdates more easily.

Onesleeptillwembley - I had one like that today in an interview for an administrator post. Came in and before we even started the interview TOLD me what hours she would work, when she needed to take holidays and informed me that if she didn't get the job then she would consider it discrimination because she was also 5 months pregnant!

She didn't get the job. Though that was due to her complete incompetence at the test we set the candidates (just a bit of typing and, like, admin stuff) and her lack of formal qualifications.

I just give people my business card - in fact it's the only time I ever give them out. Though, thinking about it, it must cause a certain element of confusion as my children have their father's name and I still use my own...

Blimey are we all so full of self loathing and general disdain for 'women what ever they chose to do' that we can't see what a brilliant idea they are!? Rather than hand over a piece of card with all the useful and you know , actually quite important information, we'd rather faff about with smart phones and pieces of paper and it's the third house after the post box, do you know the park, cos we're like not really just Mums, but hey I s'pose it might be useful to have my number because I'm quite fond of the little chap if I'm honest, and I would quite like to be able pick him up after?
Bonkers! The sooner these become commonplace the better. I wont have one of course, but you can follow my dcs on twitter and instagram.

I think they are a great idea, I have kept all the ones like this made out for birthday invitations, good idea imo.