So judgemental

Christmas is nearly upon us once again. It has been sneaking up on me the last few years, leaving me panicking with just a few days to sort everything. The biggest burden of Christmas is the Christmas card. Fortunately there are now a number of websites that will print and send cards for you. This year I thought I’d give one of these a try.

Being a bit on the kinky side, I wanted to send a ridiculously filthy card to a select few people who I knew would appreciate the sentiment.




I checked all of the T’s and C’s on all of the card sending websites and went to work ordering my card from the site with the best deal. Payment was taken and a delivery date selected. Now all I had to do was sit back and wait for the cards to arrive with the recipients.

Sadly, the cards never arrived. I then received an email to tell me that the card could not be sent as it was offensive. I checked the T’s and C’s again and found no mention of this, so I replied that the recipients would not find the card offensive at all. I received no reply but the money was refunded to my account.

There were many things about this that worried me. First, why was there no mention of “offensive” cards on the T’s and C’s? Second, what is defined as offensive? Third, if this is a manual process, could a different person have let me card through? Finally, why did I not receive a reply?

As it stands, I will send an e-card and try a more toned down option next year.