Some seasonal advice
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driverrob

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4,847 posts

232 months

Tuesday 9th December 2008
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To save you annoying your friends and relatives.

Christmas cards: check the envelope dimensions, especially the thickness. More than one fold in the cardboard or a bow or similar decoration can easily take it over the 5 mm limit. If you don't put the correct stamp on it the recipient will get a red card from Royal Mail, instead of your card.

Then, if my experience is typical, he'll use £1.50's worth of fuel on a Saturday morning driving to the sorting office. There, he'll stand in a long line in the cold until it's his turn to hand over £1.20 for the privilege of receiving your card. He'll then curse you for giving him all that trouble.

Nolar Dog

8,786 posts

224 months

Tuesday 9th December 2008
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Simple: Don't send cards.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Tuesday 9th December 2008
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I've just added Gordon Brown and his gang to my card list...

How do I bugger the cards up again...?

Mobile Chicane

21,995 posts

241 months

Tuesday 9th December 2008
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Tip: send out a smug and self-congratulatory email announcing that you've donated the money to charity instead. thumbup

PeteG

4,278 posts

240 months

Tuesday 9th December 2008
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Mobile Chicane said:
Tip: send out a smug and self-congratulatory email announcing that you've donated the money to charity instead. thumbup
Don't forget to add in any recent babies, puppies, exam results, or cases of spontaneous human combustion.