Do you think this seems really lazy and uncaring?

[OrmRenewed]

To send my DB and his family presents that I have ordered online and got delivered to them?

We live the other end of the country and only see them perhaps once or twice a year. I wouldn't mind paying postage but we have no decent shopping round here so most of my present shopping is online anyway. So it's quicker to just get them delivered directly. I always get them gift-wrapped and send a card seperately.

But I worry it might seem a bit casual. I started one birthday by accident because I was late sorting anything but it seemed so convenient I carried on. Is it a bit off?

Gawd, I do it every time. Mind you, am Slack and Uncaring, deffo

No, I think it's fine. My sister does this, particularly with presents for ds. She has hardly any decent shops near where she lives, and we are a long way away. I don't mind at all, as she always buys something that ds really wants, and like you, sends a card separately.

Oh well. That's OK then

I reckon its marginally better than forgetting

No, not at all! Have you or have you not spent time shopping for them? Have you or have you not thought about them? Does it matter who delivers it?

Has anyone said anything or is this a random thought of your own? If it's the latter, put it right out of your mind now. You are ebing a lovely, dutiful sister.

Argh. being, obviously

No. I always send a card to arrive a couple of days before a birthday, then order and make use of gift-wrapping services (Amazon I luurrve you!)

But my DB and his family live in Australia. I spent a fortune on postage one Xmas, then got wise and try to order stuff from Australian websites now.

It's a random thought of my own. I just have this feeling that it's one of those things that 'isn't done' according to people like my granny She has influenced a lot of life my old gran even though she's been dead for 20 years!

Order online I mean.

It's the present that counts .

It's much, much better than forgetting! I would have no problems with any of my relatives or friends doing this for my birthday/Christmas.

It's better than buying something locally which the recipient wouldn't like and then wrapping it personally and posting it.

Also, if you are buying online anyway, it might as well be sent directly, rather than coming to you first and then making an unnecessary journey afterwards. More environmentally friendly!

I have an Interflora account to deal with DH's habit of ALWAYS forgetting family birthdays.

Why is it ALWAYS the wife who gets blamed when the husband forgets his mum's birthday.

Good.

Yes like the 'green' aspect. Now I can look like a someone who cares about the environment as well as a doting auntie