Just realised I have no Christmas cards. Where can I get some from where the charity actually gets the money?

[NAB3littlemonkeys]

I am looking to support cancer charities and the NSPCC. TIA.

Can you buy them from their websites? Or I get my cards from the charity Xmas cards at my local church, so I know the money goes directly to that charity.

What if you buy from one of tehir shops? Was going to get some Cancer Research ones in town tomorrow.

This is Macmillan

Once you order from them you are on their mailing list, I think, and get the catalogue every year which is useful.

Marie Curie have real and e-cards on their website and a way of making a single donation online too. I know this because I put it in our school newsletter this week . Other charities probably have a similar setup.

ecards.mariecurie.org.uk/

This is the NSPCC

They also send you a catalogue once on the mailing list.

These people have stalls locally you can go to for all sorts of charities

Sorry, should have said, my last post is probably the same organisation that EffiePerine goes to as they often have stalls in churchs, village halls, museums etc.

cot death money goes into reseach

Thanks all.

I was hoping to buy on the high street so I could get them tmw but I have a suspiscion that the charities don't et a decent cut.

Will check out the websites.

go to charity shops, they'll sell their own cards there. don't buy from high street shops, charity's cut is pitiful.

card aid or cards for good causes shops are often set up in churches so check there too, you might find some of the smaller charities have cards there too, they don't get much of a look in otherwise.

I bought mine from NSPCC website - shipping was really quick.

Nothing on the NSPCC website so I rang and I am too late to buy them.

Other ideas?

NAB - if you go to my link of Thu 06-Dec-07 14:15:13, it brings up the website where you can go and get the cards in person. There is a button to see which is your nearest outlet. They are usually in town centres but not in shops and a large proportion of the proceeds go to the charities (not pennies like M&S and WHS). One of their member charities is NSPCC.

my daughter wanted some in next last week, when i looked at the pack 25 p from £3.00 went to charity which is dreadful, she had to put them back till we find more charitable ones

Oxfam have very nice cards and as far as I know, all profits go to Oxfam, not just a cut.

I go to the same thing that Neicie recommends - really worth it - lots of different charities and the knowledge that the charities will actually see most of hte money (80p in the £).

Which thread Niecie please?

Why don't you buy cards from wherever you like (cheaper if you want), then make a donation to your chosen charity? Then you can decide how much they get.

get them direct from the website - I got some Macmillan ones this year and they are still available afaik

Do you know the address please? Typed in macmillan and got a publishers site.

On Niecie's link you cna find out if there is anywhere local to buy them or you can buy on line. Here's the link www.cardsforcharity.co.uk/index.htm

This thread!

I clicked on there and couldn't see any cards other than e-cards.

Here's the link to where the shops are www.cardsforcharity.co.uk/where-buy.asp

Here's the link to the online shopping bit www.goodcauses.co.uk/cards-user/

card aid too