Old cards.

[Nanto2girls]

I have a box of old birthday and anniversary cards, more than I thought I had. Some from before we were married, and that's nearly 48 years ago.
Just wondered, do you save any cards from birthdays or special occasion cards.
I can sense a clear out coming along.

[Shemadee]

Got one box in the loft and another I am still adding to. Did feel slightly guilty today when I put the voucher card from Mother's Day in the recycle bin but thought it would be a bit daft to keep it.

[Gemini]

Oh my goodness, I have hundreds! Wedding cards ( both times! ) 21st birthday cards, 50th and 60th, all the birth congratulations cards from 3 children, and the ones I got when GC were born. Not to mention various Mothers Day cards, and cards from GC and DDs!
OH doesn't keep stuff like this, I'm the sentimental one!

[Mimi]

I used to keep all cards, I even had my wedding cards but when we were 'downsizing ' we had to make sacrifices and the cards just had to go and now I don't keep any cards , well that is except for the ones our GC make. They are special so they get put in a safe place !

[Daisy]

I haven't got many cards - our wedding cards, some of our DSs' birth congrats cards, my 60th (goodness knows why I've still got those) and that's about it. I always feel a bit guilty throwing cards away - they're so lovely to receive, are expensive to buy and send and remind me that someone was thinking about me at that time. But if I'd kept all the cards I'd ever received I would be saying right now that I need to 'declutter' them.

[Libra Gran]

The only cards I keep are the birthday and Christmas ones from the Granddaughters. Had my first one when Erin was 13 days old.

[Enfys]

I think I've still got our wedding cards and telegrams together with birth congratulation cards I the loft somewhere. I have kept some that the GC made for us years ago but that's it.

[Gemini]

I would want to save the birth congrats cards in the case of a fire! The rest could go, but I'd want those.

[Plantaholic]

I have only got wedding cards and telegrams and cards that children have made.

[Nanto2girls]

Well, I have sorted through all the cards and just saved all the special ones.

[Clover]

I keep special cards and others I keep until the drawer gets too full I then culll the oldest ,keeping for shopping lists etc and recycle the backs

[Glammanana]

I have to hold my hands up and admit to keeping all my cards,wedding cards and birth cards from my DCs and DGCs the newist being for DGGD and 40th wedding anniversary,they all go up in a box in the loft eventually,I would rather have a card than a present any day as it shows some thought has gone into your special day and your loved ones are thinking of you.

[Gemini]

We think the same way on this Glamma I find it hard to throw cards away, and they are very important to me, much more so than presents.

One of the most shocking memories I have over cards was when I was playgroup leader. One family had baby twins, and few months later the mum sent the birth congratulations cards in with her daughter, for us to cut up for collage work . I was astounded that she could give such precious things away!

[Nana]

I have a small, painted, wooden chest with cards in, about a foot long by 9" high. I'll go & have a look tomorrow what I've saved. I know I didn't save the birth cards for my DDs or the first wedding cards. I did save them for years, however. My sister is the one who saves cards in our family. When I look in the box I know there'll be a few tear jerkers. One's I saved from mum for starters. My intention will be to remove some I don't want to save anymore.