To think this is strange from my neighbour?

[Pekitothebunny]

This morning I woke up to a pack of Christmas cards that have been posted through my door. They are new Christmas cards, still sealed within their pack, unused. A note came with it saying “hi, it’s Janet from number 5. I bought these for you to send out to the neighbours next year”

Huh? Why would anyone do that? She’s isn’t my direct neighbour, she’s like 4 houses down. We don’t speak or have any kind of relationship. However, since we moved in a few years ago she has always sent us a Christmas card, and I assume she sends them to everyone on the street. We don’t bother with Christmas cards and never send them out. Could it be that she’s offended that we never send cards so this is her not so subtle way of hinting that she will be expecting a card from us in 2025?? Why would anyone care so much?

Im planning on just throwing the cards away and ignoring it. Would anyone else find this weird?

That's possibly the most passive/aggressive behaviour I've seen on here.

I'd be tempted to send them back with a note saying for religious reasons you do not celebrate Christmas and this you are offended by her behaviour. See how the old crow likes that.

Hell would freeze over before I would send cards to racists.

I send cards and donate to charity but I don't tell people about the donations or which charities I support (other than that I'm doing so now!) Sometimes they are charity cards, sometimes not. As charities only get a fraction of the value of each card there are better ways than buying charity cards to donate to them. Judge the fuck out of that to your hearts content, I don't care.

This is such weird behaviour!! I send cards to friends, and to neighbours I'm friends with. Most don't send cards back, but I know they won't and I don't mind. I enjoy writing cards and I don't do it to get more cards in return. I'd just give the box to a charity shop and ignore your neighbour. I think what she did was extremely rude tbh.

I find charity shops cards overpriced.

Please open them, take one out, write this inside of one. Seal it in envelope. Put it back through her door with the other unused cards.

Just send the woman a card next year. She really really wants one.

Put them back through her door with a note that says 'we don't post Christmas cards regards xyz'.

It's really as simple as that. Don't keep them, bin them or donate them. Return them with a clear but short message on why.

Post them back to her saying "I've decided to give Christmas cards to my neighbours and I'm starting with you!"

Exactly@SharpOpalNewt
A lot of people buying charity cards like the poster above, are clueless as to how much actually goes to the charity. And how does that ignorant poster "judge the f" know how much the person sending a none charity card gives to charity, compared to what they're donating through the charity cards they're feeling morally superior about. 🤔

This was my first thought. She's trying to be nice.

"We're good for the next decade then, eight?"

I’d sign them all, Dear Janet, Merry Christmas 2025, the next 2026, 2027. etc.
Little note saying this should see you through until 2040 ( or whatever date they finish on) see you then!

😂

Has it never occurred to her not to s3nd them to someone who doesn’t send out cards? Good manners, surely?
I don’t do cards. Nobody will be guilting me into it, thank you. I have good reasons not to and I don’t expect people to send them to me.

Suggest you write into each of them "Merry Christmas 2001!", "Merry Christmas 2002!" etc... and stick them all through her letter box in one go!

I imagine her sat at home every year seething, saying "That bloody woman still hasn't sent me a Christmas card back, I can't stand it any more!!!" Batshit.

Blooming cheek!
I'd definitely return them to her explaining you don't send cards, as per PP, due to environmental impact but as she's bought them you've returned them.

Quite and if she doesn’t send cards, she shouldn’t have to buy a pack just to satisfy arsey neighbour!

Actually - that is genius.

Write all of them to her, then on the front of the envelope write "to be opened on 25/12/25, 26, 27", etc!

She wanted a card from you - there you go!

“Thank you ever so much for the box of Christmas cards. How thoughtful of you to assume I’ve been in desperate need of them all this time! Unfortunately, I don’t send Christmas cards—call it a radical rebellion against festive bureaucracy.

I wouldn’t want these cards to go to waste, though, so I’m returning them to you. Perhaps you can add them to your undoubtedly impressive collection of passive-aggressive gestures.”

And also add 'please feel free to knock and discuss your moral and spiritual options'

Put them through with Merry Xmas 2025 scrawled across the box.

Address each one to her with a different year and post them all through her letterbox at the same time.

This is hilarious and weird. However it obviously matters to her. So I'd be tempted to keep them and send her one every year until they run out !

I wouldn't throw them away or donate, I would post them back through her door with a note thanking her for her kind gesture but you do not participate in sending neighbours Christmas cards and simply wish her well for 2025.