To find it really irritating when people don't remove the price labels from presents and cards? (Light-hearted.. Sort of)

[Silversun83]

Is it just me that finds this really annoying? I'm not even sure why.. I guess I was just brought up with the etiquette that it was the height of bad manners to leave it on!

Just received this card in the post from a member of DH's family.. Actually, they are the only ones I know who do it.. It's like.. They've gone to the effort of buying a card/present but they just can't bring themselves to go the next step of removing the price tag.

DISCLAIMER: I am 37 weeks pregnant and suffering with SPD, just spent the last hour battling with my toddler to get them to nap and haven't yet had lunch..

I cover the prices on books etc with a sharpie.

I have a friend who always writes a really large amount (eg £67.99) on the back of cards - and adds 'Nosy' underneath...

That is really bad! 19p as well, so it's not like they're trying to show off about their generosity

My MIL has cut the labels off every piece of clothing she's ever sent for the kids, and she can't ever remember how old they are

You are right that removing the label is the polite thing to do.

My MIL is terribly generous with presents but frequently forgets to remove the price tag.

Oddly, and paradoxically she also refuses to give us the receipts, insisting on changing things herself if necessary.

I’ve never understood the logic.

That has got to be on purpose

@Silversun83 that is just rude. And deliberate.

My bugbear is people who don't write on the tags of gift bags, and/or leave the plastic hanging tag on.

They may as well have left it in a carrier bag for all the fucks they gave.

@shotsfired see, I can understand the logic in not necessarily writing on gift bag labels as some people do that so the recipient can recycle it.. The plastic hanging tag is another matter though

Oh my god, how on Earth were they not too embarrassed to have removed the sticker screaming “we only spent 19p on your card!”??
I didn’t even know you could buy a card so cheap!!! Even penny sweets are about a quid these days
It wouldn’t wind me up but I would be embarrassed for people to think I spent 19p on their card.

Shots not writing in the gift tag is indeed so that you can recycle it.

@Silversun83 @shotsfired see, I can understand the logic in not necessarily writing on gift bag labels as some people do that so the recipient can recycle it

But if it's written on and you want to recycle the bag, just tear it off! You don't buy the gift bag with the aim of it being a gift for the recipient to then give away later on, you buy it to make the gift look nice!

And that includes writing the usual gift tag message!

(I myself have a cupboard full of gift bags waiting to be re-used but I always write tags out!)

My dm will buy things in the sales and remove the sale sticker but leave the original price tag on.

I think a member of my family leaves the price on my birthday card so I know how little she spent deliberately as a 'I don't like you that much' thing.

I thought you were going to show a small sticker on the back!

It's right over the greeting!! How odd.

That's totally bloody weird! I have never received a card with the price sticker on the front before!

If it was left on the back, no problem really , just a bit sloppy, but a bit odd to leave it on the front where it looks like part of the design . And 19p ! Great value . I dislike the rip off prices if many cards ( 3.99, nope) but usually stick up on generic no message ones or the really lovely ones for about 99p from the Cancer Research shop. Or special family and friends may get hand painted ones if I can be organised enough

If i'd spent £5 on a card then perhaps i'd forget to remove the price label Are they proud of hunting down such a bargain?

God dh is ridiculous for this! Ive unwrapped presents with tags still on haha, I check everything we send to others now!

Tbh I'd probably take that as a passive aggressive gesture.

I mean... 19p?