Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Christmas

From present ideas to party food, find all your Christmas inspiration here.

See all MNHQ comments on this thread

******************Important thread - please read - EVERYONE********************

1003 replies

soapbox · 14/11/2006 11:22

OK!

I'm distressed reading about those of you who are worried sick about Christmas and having no money to buy things for your children!

Rather than sit of my ample backside and do nothing I have the following proposal to make.

Those of you who have old toys/gifts which are in good condition, or who are willing to buy a new gift for a child can register your contributions with me.

Those of you who are down on your uppers can send me your details - name, address, age and gender of children, what kind of things they like!

Those lovely MN who will send me Christmassy things will be matched up with those people who would like a bit of a hand with Christmas.

Those giving pressies will wrap the pressie and label it 'To XXX from Santa', and then send it to the address given to them.

If people receiving presents want to remain anonymous then I can ask people to send their contributions to me, and I will forward them onto the gift receiver, I will bear the postage cost of the onwards posting!

If people want to help, but have no toys etc to do so, then a small amount on a gift voucher for woolies, argos or the like can be sent instead!

Please post on this thread whether you think it is a winger - if we get at least 10 givers and 10 receivers then I will go ahead with it, and will post my email address to start the ball rolling!

Receivors must be regular MNetters, in case we are deluged from other sites

So it is over to you guys - good idea or not???

OP posts:
faeriemum · 24/11/2006 13:22

hazell how lovely!!!! - maybe you should email the mumsnet team . [email protected]

Posey · 24/11/2006 13:25

Just dropped ds off at nursery and quick check-in here again! Can't keep away, it is a brilliant effort by so many people.

Big well done to everyone.

nutcracker · 24/11/2006 13:38

Wow this thread is amazing.

Only hope I am in the position to be a giver next year.

PinkTinsel · 24/11/2006 13:51

i'd also love to know who sent me stuff, the very least i can do in retun is send the giver a xmas card.

thanks to all the companies who are so generously contributing

faerie, you not the only one who weeps when they read this thread, dp thinks i'm having some sort of breakdown! i haven't told him yet as i want to keep it as a surprise for him

earlysbird · 24/11/2006 13:52

This just gets better and better...can't wait to find out what to send & who to! Its made Christmas really special this year

MarsLady · 24/11/2006 14:04

oops! Can't have this falling off the bottom.

xmasmummy · 24/11/2006 14:13

all we need to top it off now is a white christmas xxx

corrina28 · 24/11/2006 14:19

is this now going to be a yearly thing? see what u started soapy??

SisterOfSoapbox · 24/11/2006 14:20

Some more news for you all...the owners of the on-line sweetshop www.thesweetiestop.co.uk have donated some sweetie hampers and i would like to thank them for their generosity. Everyone has been so kind!

Soapbox will arrange distribution etc.

keep up the good works folks

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 24/11/2006 14:21

WTG Soapy's sis!!!

You lot are so so so fabbo!

MarsLady · 24/11/2006 14:22

Blimey sister of soapy! I do think it's time you got your own name.

Your parents did a good job with both of you!

xmasmummy · 24/11/2006 14:27

have to say i am really loving this thread. to be able to help so many needy people on such a wide scale must be sooooo pleasurable. also i think soapbox must be an amazing lady to be able to organise all this and i think she deserves a nice big pressie from everyone too. i am sat here listening to my xmas music and feeling really warm and content that this is being done its fabulous. like i said all we need now is to wake up to see everything white on xmas morning and the whole year would be complete.

noddyholder · 24/11/2006 14:33

Soapbox can you give me someone to send to in sussex.Is that how it works?

julen · 24/11/2006 14:36

I have just stumbled on this thread; what a fantastic bunch of people you all are..! Hope I'm not too late to do something? Will email straightaway.

runkid · 24/11/2006 14:42

I hope that this turns out to be a regular yearly avent so that i can help next year. It restores faith in humanity and takes away some of the pressure felt around this time of year

fussymummy · 24/11/2006 14:54

Rickman so pleased to hear about the shopping you're going to receive, brilliant.

Hazell you really are a gem, what an absolutely lovely gesture.

Please post your email address, i'd love a funky walking stick for my Mum.

How much are they?????

Sister of soapbox Thankyou for helping, it's lovely of you.

Can you give soapbox a big hug from all of us on MN.

This thread has such a feel good factor about it.

My kids can't wait to start wrapping and posting!!!

Have so much to give, makes me feel great.

Is this thread going to go in the MN record books for being the longest ever????!!!!!!!!!

xmasmummy · 24/11/2006 14:55

hey ladies lets see if we can get this thread to over 1000 posts then.....

soapbox · 24/11/2006 14:57

Marslady - need your nominees RL name

OP posts:
PeachyClair · 24/11/2006 15:00

I'm not a cryer but honestly- you'd ahve to be less than human!

Well done Hazel and the sweetieshop.

When I get my reciever details I can go shopping and that's mroe than reward enough I am sure!

Only sad thing is how many people need this is this day and age

FrivolentDemon · 24/11/2006 15:02

It tends to crash about the 1000 posts mark doesn't it?

ohlittletownofBendihem · 24/11/2006 15:04

Got my donation name & address this morning. Great start to the day and I can't wait to pack a box up. With that & my new Christmas name I'm feeling positiveley festive. I don't care I'm a month early, I'm feeling the Joy(ce)..... Merry christmas you good good people

hazell · 24/11/2006 15:05

Coloured/patterned walking sticks on www.verko.co.uk - mention mumsnet if you order

MascaraOHaraIncredibleSheHulk · 24/11/2006 15:07

Gosh, haven't got time to catch up on what is now a huge thread.. hope matching is still going on as I haven't heard anything

ImaVeryMerryChristmasFairy · 24/11/2006 15:11

(this is all reminding me of that episode of Friends where Phoebe and Joe were trying to come up with truly self-less good deeds. This thread is giving so much happiness by its very existence, and the fact that so many people are feeling good about giving and receiving.
I get a warm fuzzy feeling every time I read it, and I haven't even recived details of my 'receiver' yet.
Soapy et al - you are fab fab fab!!!)

faeriemum · 24/11/2006 15:15

.

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is not accepting new messages.