Don't buy charity Christmas Cards

ahai1

Yes and they are a lot more cheaper then the £2:20 fee.

sibohibbo

Yes, by all means buy Christmas Cards at local Charity Shops, dont go to those large 'card shops' they are a rip off. I just wish there were more cards with a religious theme. I mean it is a religious festival after all. and was'nt there something about The Red Cross not selling religious cards for fear of offending non Christians? What's that all about?

nomoneytoday

glitter123 wrote: »

I normally buy mine from a stall set up in our local library which I believe is run by volunteers. Is that ok?

Don't see why not

Savvy_Sue

sibohibbo wrote: »

Yes, by all means buy Christmas Cards at local Charity Shops, dont go to those large 'card shops' they are a rip off. I just wish there were more cards with a religious theme. I mean it is a religious festival after all. and was'nt there something about The Red Cross not selling religious cards for fear of offending non Christians? What's that all about?

Gospel Cards now give a percentage of profits to various Christian charities.

L-train

EightiesChick wrote: »

www.cardaid.co.uk
Cardaid are more expensive, but the cards are very nice indeed. They say that 100% of the profits go to the charity (again, they sell for a range of charities) and that that means that between 40-60% of the price of the cards goes to charity. They guarantee that a minimum of 25% is donated, which is, as they say, far more than with the high street packs.

Both these companies will also print personalised cards if you want those. I have bought from both in recent years and been happy.

Just wanted to point out that Card Aid is itself a registered charity. 25% goes to the charity named on the card, and the rest goes to the Charities Advisory Trust, which runs the Card Aid shops.
(I may or may not work for this charity. Glad to hear you were a satisfied customer, EightiesChick!)

I'll also plug the competition: Cards for Good Causes, run by the 1959 Group of Charities (a registered charity). They also sell cards on behalf of a range of charities.

POSSETTE

we dont buy any cards at work anymore..we all put a £1 in a pot and the management match what we collect,usually around £500 then donate taht to local hospice for children.
saves writing out loads of cards too

ahai1

There is a lot of freebie sites where can earn points for just clicking so there are a lot of companies willing to pay.

GiveItBack wrote: »

advertiser supported is a nice idea, but personally, I wouldn't advertise on such a site. People looking for freebies probably wouldn't click through to spend on my site..

I think it's be hard to find the advertisers

GIB

lizibond

You are correct - charity cards in shops pay hardly anything to charities. Headway - the bran injury association receive 100% of the income, minus the expenditure to buy the cards in the first place. This is because they do it directly in-house - google an article from November 2009 'Nottingham Evening Post Headway Charity Cards' - really interesting facts and figures..

Poppy9

POSSETTE wrote: »

we dont buy any cards at work anymore..we all put a £1 in a pot and the management match what we collect,usually around £500 then donate taht to local hospice for children.
saves writing out loads of cards too

We do that too in our office.

If you have to send card and want to give to charity probably the cheapest way to buy nice cards and to give the most to charity is to buy your cards in the January sale when they are dirt cheap and give the difference in the normal selling price and the sale price direct to your favourite charity.

XxXfashionqueenXxX

I sell Xmas cards (currently sorting out business) and 50% goes to selected charities but since i'm fundraising for my local cause 100% goes towards