To hate moonpig?

[Wikkiwoo]

Moonpig has never bothered me until today - I confess I have used them in the past for an emergency birthday I almost forgot.

MIL sadly passed away a week ago today.

We have received some lovely sympathy cards with handwritten messages - today we received a sympathy card from friends direct from moonpig. And it just seems wrong! I think it is the HUGE comic sans print - so impersonal.

I know the thought is still there and I need to get over it and concentrate on more important things that are going on at this sad time.

So, you don't hate Moonpig, you hate the concept of people being able to send sympathies via Moonpig. I think YABU - sending regards of any kind on a death is commendable and what matters is what they wrote. Sorry about your MIL.

Sorry for your loss. I hope you are all ok
sometimes people can't get out to shops but want to let you know they are thinking of you all the same. I guess they thought it was more personal than an email?

I hate the idea of scheduling cards as you are encouraged to do on Moonpig (and fucky pigeon I imagine) because that just completely takes away from what I thought the point of a card was, to let someone know they are being thought of. If you have to schedule it then you aren't thinking about them are you!?

Tell you what they are good for though, cards to Australia!!!

funky*

@ fucky pigeon

sorry but lol at 'fucky pigeon'

sorry for your loss op but yabu, I have always found moonpig to be really good, although agree I wouldn't use them for a bereavement card.

Sorry for your loss.

But YABU. What happened to 'it's the thought that counts'?

But the reason I love Moon pig is because it reminds you to send cards to people that I never think about in a million years but to whom I am still obliged to send a card as per MIL'S dictate. My DH has a whole host of distant relatives, many of whom I have never even met and who he hasn't seen since childhood, but MIL insists we send cards otherwise arsey phonecalls abound. I never have trouble remembering my siblings' birthdays, but great-aunt Flo's wedding anniversary would generally pass me by without Moon pig.

Having said that I have to be selective about who I use it for. I made the mistake about 4 years ago of sending MIL'S mother a Moon pig card for her 80 something birthday. She is very poorly sighted and my handwriting is terrible so I thought Moon pig would be ideal as I could choose a large clear font. MIL opened said card and told me off because it was too "impersonal", ie I hadn't spent my entire lunch hour choosing and purchasing a card, writing it and then queuing in the Post Office to buy a stamp.......

Sorry got your loss but yabu.

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I use Moonpig when I want it to be personal! I do however get it sent to me first to write in it.

One of our wedding cards was from Moonpig and it's my favourite one! It has two wedding rings on the front with our names "engraved" on them. The person had written in it so obviously sent it to themselves first.

Sorry for your loss I think be glad that you received the card and don't dwell too much.

'Tell you what they are good for though, cards to Australia!!!' - agree - this is what I use them for too - cards to all my friends abroad as it just takes all the hassle out of it. I don't think I would send a sympathy card from moonpig as I would prefer to send something handwritten. However, at least they were thinking of you. Sorry for your loss.