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AIBU?

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to NOT send any Christmas cards?

49 replies

Spidermama · 08/12/2008 22:07

I can't be bothered. I think they're a waste of time and space. I LOVE Christmas, I just can't be doing with cards.

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stroppyknickers · 08/12/2008 22:09

same here. we do aged rellies/ friends who will be genuinely pleased to get one. no-one else. i am esp not a victim of school gate syndrome.

nappyzonehasastroppytoddler · 08/12/2008 22:12

oh im with ya - they are looking at me out of their reduced from last xmas box - willing me to write them. Nanna will get one - the rest im not so sure.......... yanbu.

They are clutter and i hate clutter. I love xmas btw

tiredsville · 08/12/2008 22:13

I think they are a waste of time unless you're sending to someone you haven't seen in awhile.

ReinDIORdroppings · 08/12/2008 22:13

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tiredsville · 08/12/2008 22:17

Like your name DIOR

piscesmoon · 08/12/2008 22:26

I love the cards and letters-they are the best bit. I don't send cards to people I see, but having moved around a lot it is a great way to keep in touch with old friends.

LoveBeingAMummyKissingSanta · 08/12/2008 22:34

This is one of the reasons why I love being off work at the moment!!!!

scifinerd · 08/12/2008 22:35

I'm not either, better for environment

starbear · 08/12/2008 22:36

I don't want to bother But... I like cards from friends I don't see very often. I've done the foreign cards, already written, so they are going in tomorrow's post. A few to distance friends and that's it. I've made up my mind here and now. No work cards, no nursery cards. I'm going to say it isn't eco-friendly

piscesmoon · 09/12/2008 07:40

Work cards and nursery cards are a waste of time-just say 'Happy Christmas'!
However I love the ones that come from a distance. I open them when I have time to relax, put my feet up, have a cup of coffee and read the letters-one of the best parts of Christmas.

stitch · 09/12/2008 07:43

i cant be bothered any more either.
only dc who wants to send them is dd, the youngest. she can write her own. she's almost six, so perfectly capable. everyone else will get either a phone call, text, email, or facebook message.

onlyjoking9329 · 09/12/2008 07:47

i can't be bothered with cards either, will make a donation to a worthy charity instead.

RubberDuck · 09/12/2008 08:34

Not unreasonable.

I am doing mine after all this year (after saying for weeks that I'd had enough and wasn't going to bother). But I think next year, I'm only going to send cards in reply to those people send us.

The amount of cards we send has just spiraled out of control over the last couple of years and it's ridiculous the amount of time and energy we spend sending a bit of cardboard through the post which then gets binned 2 weeks later.

ClausImWorthIt · 09/12/2008 08:43

I love them! Not a fan of clutter either, but what we do is stick them all along the edges of the shelves that line both alcoves. Then it becomes part of the decoration whilst keeping the clutter to a minimum.

The house always looks really bare when we take them down.

I hate writing the buggers though! I always think I should write a personal note, but in reality just haven't got the time. I send around 80 cards every year and would have to start in October if I was really going to write to everyone as well.

sunnygirl1412 · 09/12/2008 08:46

I'm with you, Claus - for me, the cards are a vital part of decorating the house. I stick them all onto long hanging strips of gold paper, and hang them up round the rooms. Mind you, I am a bit snobby, and the cheap or tacky ones get relegated to somewhere obscure, and only the nicest go up in the lounge.

I have to confess also that I like the round robin letters. I know they're not terribly personal, but since I rarely get any personal letters these days, the round robins are way better than the usual junk I get!

piscesmoon · 09/12/2008 08:54

They are a big part of my decorations, we have glass dividing doors and I blu tack them back to back so there is almost a wall of cards in 2 rooms.
I love the round robin letters. If people are rude about them I would suggest that they drop the friend who sends them! I am interested in what friends have been doing for the last year and appreciate that they can't be expected to write individual letters.
I would give up the presents rather than the cards and letters.
Keeping up with old friends is what Christmas is all about to me and reading a text or email is no substitute for a good old fashioned letter, even if it is a round robin.

sunnygirl1412 · 09/12/2008 09:05

I like the idea about blu-tacking them to the dividing doors, pisces - would it be OK if I borrowed it, please?

claw3 · 09/12/2008 09:11

Spider - Same here, ive also asked family and friends not to send me any.

Ronaldinhio · 09/12/2008 09:16

I only want them from long lost friends and distant family
I only get them from everyone else

I'd rather not send or receive on balance

yanbu

sunnygirl1412 · 09/12/2008 10:33

Sunnygirl crosses Ronaldinhio off her christmas card list.

piscesmoon · 09/12/2008 13:19

It works brilliantly sunnygirl, shows them off nicely and cuts the clutter and avoids marking the walls. It also ensures that I clean the glass when I take them down.

pamelat · 09/12/2008 13:42

I might not bother either, am off work so feel like the pressure is off. Might just do close family.

Gateau · 09/12/2008 14:22

I think it's a bit miserable not to send cards, TBH. I love receiving loads of cards in the run-up to Christmas; it's nice to know people are thinking of you. A mere Happy Christmas is far too easy and does not require any effort.

nickytinseltimes · 09/12/2008 14:27

I hate the bastard things.

Pain in the arse to write., a fortune in stamps and a bloody mess in the house. And you have to lift them all to dust, if you don't do the dividing doors thing of course.

I do them under duress and I do not write a synopsis of my shit-boring year either. I am in constant contact with the people who matter to me. If I am not in touch with someone frequently, then they can't mean that much to me.

If anyone so much as thinks of sending me a round fucking robin, I will shove it up my own arse.

DaphneMoon · 09/12/2008 14:31

Have literally just written my last one. hate going it but love getting them from afar. Have to say that the "Special" ones i.e., Mum and Dad and Son and Daughter etc cost a bleeding fortune. Actually stared open mouthed at the lady in Tesco at the till when she had put them all through!

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