Save the Children Christmas jumper day

[FeltCarrot]

Just seen the above advert, wear a Christmas jumper and donate £2 to charity to help children around the world. How about, no Christmas jumper ( could just wear red or green) and donate a £5, surely a win win or am I just a Christmas jumper party pooper
(Also not keen on world book day dressing up but I’ll leave that Aibu til March)

Our school does just say don't buy one pin a bauble on an existing one.

My dd does like her Xmas jumper though and will wear it other days in December. I also get big enough to last 2 years at least.

My DD has just bought a Christmas jumper for £8 (on sale), for her two year old, which to me is stupid. I'd have stuck tinsel etc on a t shirt. I think she has got a top with a reindeer on that was her older sister's. But the other parents were buying jumpers and my DD is, one of the only LPs, so feels the need to keep up.

So the charity is £8 down because of the requirements.

We have a Christmas jumper swap in November and then a chill jumper decorating station so NO NEW jumpers need buying.

I like Christmas jumper day. We have 4 over the Christmas period.

Chill- school!

It's a bit pants for children because you're buying a jumper that fits this year and won't next year.

It's fine for adults because you can just keep them for years.

YANBU. It's such a waste! I buy large and second hand so we at least get a few years use out of them but so many people I know buy a new one each year and then chuck them.

It’s more the advert I have a problem with, “buy a jumper for £10 and donate £2 to charity” when you could not buy a jumper and donate £5 to charity. Yes, I know some people already have jumpers or pass them down. It’s just another marketing ploy. Bah humbug.

@FeltCarrot are the jumpers specific Save The Children jumpers (so the charity gets £12) or are they just telling you that jumpers only cost a tenner. If the latter, I agree completely.

Thing is though, people could donate that money to the charity whenever they want - you could say the same for bake sales or any kind of sponsored events. Charities wouldn't do them of it wasn't an effective way of fundraising and if everyone was just donating the money instead - they won't. The charity benefits from associating a fun christmas event with their cause.

Tbh I'm fed up of charities hijacking traditions/trends 🤷🏼‍♀️

Well, it's not a tradition, just a recent trend.

So yes, wear a jumper made by children in developing countries to save them...?

oooh I hated xmas jumper day when ds was at primary. EVERY year he needed a new one + the donation. they grow too much to save a jumper for another year. save the children also use chuggers, so they lost any donation from me on that use!

It's the same with charity Christmas cards - you'll sometimes find that the extra you pay for a box of "charity" Christmas cards in the supermarket is more than the amount that will actually go to the charity.