Christmas Cards

[Georgiesmum]

How many christmas cards will you be sending this year? Have you already written yours and are you worried about the threat of a postal strike before christmas?

[Vagus]

Nine, one less than last year as someone died.
Yes, they’re written and stamped, and no, I’m not worried about a postal strike as I’ll post them anyway and they’ll get there when they get there.

[ummmm]

Zero :-)

I don't think I've ever sent a Christmas card. When I bought them I've handed them to people on the receiving end. They are usually just used to put money in.

[hereIam]

I don't send many, most I hand out. Yes, I'm not happy about the threat of a postal strike as I get my prescription through the post and it's always late with the Christmas post anyway !!

[Georgiesmum]

Thanks for your answer vagus, yes, I think I will do the same just carry on as normal and as you say, they will get them when they get them!

[jakep]

I write five and they are all hand delivered.

[hellywelly4]

I stopped sending Christmas cards several years ago, and it’s such a relief not to ‘have’ to send them. All of my friends know, although quite a lot of them still send me one, but I really don’t mind if they don’t. It’s such a waste of money. It makes me laugh when people who belong to a club or organisation take their cards to the last meeting before Christmas and go round handing them out. Bah humbug, I’m afraid.

[jourdain2]

Quite a few - it costs a fortune in postage to send to friends overseas, but newsy chat is included and it's worth it to keep in touch. I always use up the left-over cards before buying a new pack and the village has a 'communal card' where you chip in a tenner and it is e-mailed around (surplus cash goes to charity). I also use an e-card firm which is very good, not sure if I can name it, Ja888i La**on, which at £10 a year is very, very useful.

No, I've not written mine yet and no, not worried about prospect of strike - people will have to understand and place the blame where it lies.

[maggiebee]

Probably post about 6 to close family who don't live close.

[naomi24]

Just to people abroad who I don't see often. I'll give what I usually spend - which is quite a lot - to the local hospice this year.

[Vagus]

The nine I send are to elderly relatives, I too stopped sending them to anyone else about five or six years ago. The money I would have spent goes to a local very close to my heart cancer unit.
These days, with email and other social media, I see it as totally pointless to spend/waste the money on cards and stamps to people who I’m in touch with throughout the year anyway.

[Cloverjo]

Oh gosh, Christmas cards! Forgotten about those looming on the horizon. I’ll send to people I don’t see very often. Some have died or got Alzheimer’s so it’s getting fewer and fewer.

[JimF]

None.