AIBU to opt out of Christmas cards?

[abraid]

I was thinking of only sending cards to elderly friends and relatives and people we can't easily email to wish a Happy Christmas.

This would partly be for credit crunch reasons and partly because I just can't face writing them.

Is this tight?

I never send christmas cards. I just can't be arsed. I email people I don't see to say merry christmas but I don't see the point of sending cards to people you see all the time.

I can't be arsed either. My mum gets one though, I'm too scared not to send her one.

I haven't sent any to anyone for the last three years.

It's amazing how many people haven't noticed either. I did a test asking people if they "got our card" and most said: "Ooh yes, lovely thanks."

I wouldn't have a clue who did/did not send me a card last year. It's the part of Xmas that bugs me most. Save your time, money and effort for something better! Humbug!

I pretty much do that already. A couple of years ago a friend said to me "do you know that we haven't sent Christmas cards for 5 years?". I hadn't realised that we hadn't got one from them in all that time.

I think the olds really appreciate them tho. And I also send them abroad.

I never do Christmas cards, haven't done for years. Too much faff Not good for the planet. We just tend to do emails, a lot of our friends just do texts (yes, really!) and occasionally we get DD to draw something for the more traditional relatives.

I'm planning not to send them this year - mainly environmental reasons, but also credit crunch and laziness!

I think it's lovely of you to do them for oldies etc who will appreciate them, even if you can't be bothered/afford doing loads.

Most people probably won't notice tbh.

no yanbu.

I don't have many to send, so will do them this year. If i had alot to send, to people who really wouldn't noitce/or care much that i hadn't sent one, then i prob would cut down on those.

I'm not sure what to do this year. DH has moved out but thinks it is still business as usual, even though he wants a formal separation. He's in denial about what his actions mean.

He still thinks we'll be sending lovey dovey cards from the whole family, whereas I want to be honest and just send them from me and the DCs. I would be so sad if we didn't receive any cards as I do like sending and receiving them from people I don't see much.

DD and i make some for the important people but i dont send loads of give them to people i work with or anything. TBH i just cant be bothered !

Good, that's that decided

I hate Christmas cards! We stopped doing them 3 years ago - I was hoping it would cut down the nuber we receive but we still get far too many (I open them then they go straight into the recycling bin).

We only send Christmas cards to people who we wont be seeing over Christmas, surely this is the reason of cards !!!

Makes me laugh when work colleagues bring in a stack of cards for everyone...and I sit there and think but you will see them on Christmas eve (We all work over Christmas) so why not just wish them a Merry Christmas !!

Soooo...YANBU

It's a good idea abraid

Yes, send them to older people. My uncle aged 78 told his 39 yr old son that "I can't put a text message on the mantlepiece can I ??".

I'm only going to send a selected few this year mainly to people we want see and the money saved I'm going to donate to charity. Spend ages writting out ones for everybody at work and they dont even take them home just bin them.

stopped last year and donated card money to charity - the freedom was fab......

Yes--the elderly are a different category.

I love both sending and receiving christmas cards, and I have a list in my Christmas book where I tick when I've sent people one and cross across the tick when they send one back . . .

Clearly I am an obsessive and need to get out more!!

at work, we agree to pay into a charity (Oxfam cow or similar) instead, then email a 'Happy Christmas, you wont get a card off me as i'm donating to send a cow' message

saves a lot of faffing and a few trees

Not tight at all and rather environment friendly. It is sweet that you will still make the effort for elderly poeple,very considerate.

I've cut right down and probably write less than 12 - that includes family. I don't see the point of family cards when you see each other on the day but my Mum will do it. I'd rather take a nice bottle of wine or scrummy chocolates to share.

YANBU and in fact, oldies excepted (agree they love and deserve the simple pleasure of a card at xmas...) i am joining your gang. HURRAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hours of time and a lot of money (which i will give to some deserving charity) freed up. yippee!