I love Christmas cards and the tradition that underpins it; I like exchanging news snippets on a once-a-year basis. And I really do not like electronic cards unless there are exceptional circumstances, principally the cost of affording stamps.
I guess we spend £100+ a year on the cards and the stamps as we like to send cards chosen with some care, usually from the Royal Academy or the Fitzwilliam. I wonder if those who elect to make a contribution really do pay the full cost, and do so in years 2, 3, 4 etc. And do we send cards back to folk who are now sending electronic cards? We are in a quandary on this one but disinclination rises upwards. Similarly, at the carol concert yesterday, someone said they had just received a card from Lucy but “I can’t stand the woman. Should I send one back?” It’s the season of goodwill, I replied, so definitely.
We have whittled down card sending to OH's family and friends we treasure but can't see more than once a year - pre-Covid, that is. I've sent charity cards in the past - RNLI and RHS - but can't get them here any more. I'm considering making them next year.
Yes @Dovefromabove - Stalin, Red China, Pol Pot had a go but had fewer people to work with so only managed a million or so.......
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I only send cards to people I rarely see, old friends from up to 50 years ago. It’s good to hear what is happening in their lives, and update them on ours. I’m always disappointed when there is just a signature in the card. Although I suppose that at least means they are still alive. I also buy them from charities, and am pleased when all the profits go to the charity.
Of course … Nazism is about an elite oppressing the rest.
And left wing extreme Governments aren't?
Where did I say that? Although I doubt you can name a left wing government that has verifiably murdered over 11 million people in a period of four years.
I would have thought Communism was quite a long way towards the left.
I don't buy charity cards and wouldn't donate to something like "donotsendmeacard" for the same reason. That is the amount which is creamed off by the companies selling them. I will only donate directly to a charity, not pay a third party.
I've been known to do both.
Why not buy charity cards if you like the design? ... but don't be naive and think all the money goes to the charity ... the artist, the printers and the sellers all have to make a living too, just like you and I.
What I mean is that I will buy cards direct from a charity, but not from other shops which also take their cut off the top. The amount the charity actually receives is tiny in may cases.
I'm partial too. Every few weeks Sainsbury's reduces it to £1 having hiked up the price the preceding weeks. Goes well in mashed potato and an omlette too.
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I guess we spend £100+ a year on the cards and the stamps as we like to send cards chosen with some care, usually from the Royal Academy or the Fitzwilliam. I wonder if those who elect to make a contribution really do pay the full cost, and do so in years 2, 3, 4 etc. And do we send cards back to folk who are now sending electronic cards? We are in a quandary on this one but disinclination rises upwards. Similarly, at the carol concert yesterday, someone said they had just received a card from Lucy but “I can’t stand the woman. Should I send one back?” It’s the season of goodwill, I replied, so definitely.
Yes @Dovefromabove - Stalin, Red China, Pol Pot had a go but had fewer people to work with so only managed a million or so.......
I also buy them from charities, and am pleased when all the profits go to the charity.
I would have thought Communism was quite a long way towards the left.
What I mean is that I will buy cards direct from a charity, but not from other shops which also take their cut off the top. The amount the charity actually receives is tiny in may cases.
Great in a toasty with bacon!!! And all profit to charity.... win win