Wednesday, December 3rd 2008

Christmas Cards

I am a huge fan of Christmas. I drive everyone mad here at ICM every year with my over excited ‘Merry Christmas’ on the first of December. The ICM Christmas tree went up in reception on the second of December. This morning, on the third of December 2008, I handed out my first Christmas cards to my colleagues here at ICM.

The cards got a reaction for the first time. It wasn’t because of the outstanding design, the subject matter or even the Christmas message; it was purely to do with the size. At 70mm x 70mm they are on the small side and you could debate they could be gift tags not cards. This year was the first year I put extra thought in to the cards. I am, as most people this day and age, concerned about the environment and the impact that we have on it, so I took that into consideration with my purchase. The cards I chose also donate 10% of the proceeds to various charities such as The Children’s Trust, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Help the Aged, and The Woodland Trust.

So, does size really matter? Should we be looking into using more ecards or other methods of spreading our Christmas wishes? Has purchasing, writing and posting hundreds of Christmas cards every year become a chore?

Posted by Melissa on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 at 4:41pm

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And, just for the record, I have almost finished the Christmas shopping and most of it is wrapped!

Posted by Melissa on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 at 4:55pm

Unlike Melissa, I am very umprepared for Christmas and have not even brought or thought about anyones presents yet! Best get my thinking cap on.....

Posted by Sally on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 at 5:07pm

That's my hand in the picture!

Thanks for my card Melissa, it is cheering up my desk.

Posted by Louise on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 at 5:22pm

You can ask Melissa to help you and she'll order things from Play.com for you.

Posted by Tasha on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 at 5:28pm

Aah, the age-old question; is size important? Now you know how it feels for us blokes! It's the sentiment behind the card that counts, not the size.
At least they don't look really cheap like the ones you sent us last year ;)

Posted by Richard on Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 at 5:37pm

Melissa has already helped me with my secret santa! Thank you Melissa and Play.com!

Posted by Sally on Thursday 4th of December 2008 at 10:11am

Personal shopping invoices will be going out in January, for my services. I am here to help.

Posted by Melissa on Thursday 4th of December 2008 at 1:44pm

...and for the record Richard, last years cards were not cheap!

Posted by Melissa on Thursday 4th of December 2008 at 1:48pm

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jOTSbr9df6w

Posted by Steve on Thursday 4th of December 2008 at 5:38pm

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