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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

As a 'growed up', what is the acceptable time to keep birthday cards on show? It was my birthday last Friday (20th)and took my card down this morning. Too much or not enough?

Rosie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I usually leave mine a week xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends- I hate dust.

So I take em down to dust and then cba to put em back up!

So about a week for me- they are your cards,so it's your choice!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's still your birthday until it's someone else's , like child or partner family etc ,

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

364 days unless it is a leap year

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Whatever makes you happy. That's the beauty of being all growed up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As a 'growed up', what is the acceptable time to keep birthday cards on show? It was my birthday last Friday (20th)and took my card down this morning. Too much or not enough?

Rosie

And do you keep the cards, or bin them?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Dusted and put em up again! Sad I know but with a wood burning fire.....

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

My birthday was 19th April and I just took mine down on Saturday. I've left three of them on my card holder cause they're such good cards. There's no-one here to tell me I can't!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"My birthday was 19th April and I just took mine down on Saturday. I've left three of them on my card holder cause they're such good cards. There's no-one here to tell me I can't!

I took mine down after a week but I have kept a couple of them because I like them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I get so few it matters not. They brighten up the hearth

That said they've only been up a day

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Keep the 'special' ones from Mum, bro, niece, but never really sure what to do with them. Don't like to throw them away cause you never really know if you might not get another next year. Not being morbid, but I might not get one from Mum next year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1 day

your birthday lasts for one day, i put mine up and take them down the same day

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By *icarswife45Woman
over a year ago

wiltshire town near Bath

Take mine down next day and put in recycle bin.I have only ever kept one from my mum she passed away 8 years ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Keep the 'special' ones from Mum, bro, niece, but never really sure what to do with them. Don't like to throw them away cause you never really know if you might not get another next year. Not being morbid, but I might not get one from Mum next year."

I have a drawer with my favourite ones. I know what you mean about them being the last from parents, my mum is struggling now.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

About a week and i never bin them. Best ones get kept around and others recycled.

Everything from cards,packaging and paper.from my 50th are all in a special box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1 day

your birthday lasts for one day, i put mine up and take them down the same day "

My birthday lasted a day when I was a kid. Now that I'm an adult it lasts as long as I want it to and I've already started justifying things just because my birthday is coming soon

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I find random ones in drawers and wonder why I kept them but the ones that I should have kept I cant find. Im sure they are somewhere safe, just not sure where that safe place is! Doh

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yeah, week long birthdays - love it.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Now is the time

*courtesy of the useless information department*

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By *uvesmuffinCouple
over a year ago

Barking

Gimps top tip..

If you put some clean Brake fluid on kitchen roll then lay it on the pen ink for an hour it will remove the writing and the card can be reused

Cheapy Gimp

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

They morning after my birthday, and they go in the bin.

Apart from one which is a standing joke with a freind; where we just cross out the greeting, write a new message and send it back on their next birthday. This goes on until there is no more room on the card, or it falls to bits and we start with a new one.

The current one is with me, waiting for me to send it back to her in August.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Great tip but I havnt got a daughter, sister or..... what the hell is opposite of neice? to send to1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some people don't get any so don't have that problem

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I usually do a week for birthday cards.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Aw fats. You saying you don't get any birthday cards? Poor baby!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Aw fats. You saying you don't get any birthday cards? Poor baby! "

Boo hoo

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Keep them up whilst you're feeling it. A week is very acceptable but no reason not to keep them up longer - especially as some will have taken second mortgages to pay for them and postage.

Having them around is a good reminder to thank the senders too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Till you get new ones to replace them

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By *ackett1962Man
over a year ago

harrow

I leave them up for a week but keep the cards from my kids.have a suitcase full of them. Bit sad but it reminds me of how innocent they used to be.

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By *reakShow90Man
over a year ago

Manchester/halifax

Ie say a week is about right last birthday my boss let me go home at 3 am(was ment to stay til 7) to get d*unk and eat pizza

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lol i have actually forgotten and been known to keep them up for a month and realise i have still got

Them up

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

A week

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"Great tip but I havnt got a daughter, sister or..... what the hell is opposite of neice? to send to1"

Nephew

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine are still up from the 22 nd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As a 'growed up', what is the acceptable time to keep birthday cards on show? It was my birthday last Friday (20th)and took my card down this morning. Too much or not enough?

Rosie

Until they fall down...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Usually a couple of days here.

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

Mine were up for nearly 4 weeks but it was a big birthday & I'm milking it

JG x

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"Mine were up for nearly 4 weeks but it was a big birthday & I'm milking it

JG x"

It's was a very big birthday party

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