{"id":16117,"date":"2024-02-28T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=16117"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:45:45","slug":"last-minute-mothers-day-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/last-minute-mothers-day-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The UK cities buying last-minute Mother\u2019s Day cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

To find out where the most forgetful children, both young and old, can be found, we took a look at our own data from 2023 to see which UK cities were picking up the most cards on the day before, the day of, and even after Mother\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

Are you a mum wondering whether it\u2019s just your kid who seems to wait right until the last moment? Perhaps you\u2019re just generally curious? Whatever the case may be, just keep on reading to discover which cities are the worst for remembering to sort cards for their mum on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Wait, before we go any further, are you one of those people who haven\u2019t picked up a card for Mother\u2019s Day 2024 yet? If so, here’s a friendly reminder that you\u2019ll probably want to sort that out sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

Below is just a little glimpse into the types of wonderful <\/strong>Mother\u2019s Day cards<\/strong><\/a> that our very own talented team of creators come up with. (Don\u2019t forget to check whether you can use one of our <\/strong>thortful discount codes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0towards your order too!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Mother’s
\"MintCards\"

MintCards<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Funny
\"Gobbygifts\"

Gobbygifts<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Mother\u2019s
\"Rosie

Rosie Johnson Illustrates<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Why
\"I

I AM NOT AN ARTIST<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Kind
\"Helen

Helen Mackay<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Mummy
\"Mrs

Mrs Best Paper Co.<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Mum
\"Charley

Charley Muttitt<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Happy
\"Daniel

Daniel Benney<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Mum,
\"Mrs

Mrs Best Paper Co.<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Shop
\"Jennifer

Jennifer Protheroe<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\"Funny
\"Kwirk

Kwirk Cards<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Which UK cities are most likely to forget to pick up a card for their mum?<\/h2>\n

Okay, let\u2019s get straight into it! First up in our rankings for the UK city where people are most likely to leave their Mother\u2019s Day card purchasing until the very last minute is\u2026. *insert drumroll please*\u2026. Leeds.<\/p>\n

With 3,324 cards being bought by people from Leeds in the three-day period around Mother\u2019s Day in 2023, they easily take the crown as the UK last-minute Mother\u2019s Day buyers. Now, this is not to say that people from this West Yorkshire city don\u2019t care about their mums, but they\u2019re somehow ignoring all signs and advertisements telling them that Mother\u2019s Day is coming up.<\/p>\n

Next up over 150 miles down South taking the second spot in Buckinghamshire. This is all thanks to precisely 2,331 people picking up cards at the very last (and in some cases, too late) moment.<\/p>\n

Wiltshire makes an appearance in the third spot on our list where 2,122 cards were suddenly bought as people remembered just what day it was and wanted to get their Mother\u2019s Day order in.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five are both Cornwall (2,076) and Birmingham (1,896) \u2013 so just a heads up to any mums from these areas that it sounds as though you\u2019re lucky to even be getting a card judging by the number of last-minute purchases.<\/p>\n

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What types of Mother\u2019s Day cards are Brits actually buying?<\/h2>\n

Taking a look into the particular types of cards Brits are buying, the majority of the top three most popular cards bought in all five of our \u2018most forgetful\u2019 cities came from our range of funny Mother\u2019s Day cards<\/a>. So it seems that a lot of kids, both young and old, are looking to be a bit cheeky with a corker of a card that will make their mum chuckle.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re the type to leave things until the last moment or are always super prepared weeks in advance, the very least you should do is write a sweet note inside the card. Luckily, If you\u2019re struggling for inspiration, we can help as we\u2019ve got all sorts of ideas on what to write in your Mother\u2019s Day card<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve lost a mother figure but still want to write out a special card message in her honour? It can be hard to put your emotions down in writing, but hopefully our article on happy heavenly Mother\u2019s Day wishes<\/a> can help with this.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, whilst us guys here at thortful believe that every special occasion warrants a lovely card, you might choose to celebrate in other ways like with a gift<\/a> or by preparing an afternoon tea for Mother\u2019s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For even more fun and cheeky articles like this one, go ahead and see what else you might want to read over on the thortful blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*Methodology:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The data was taken from thortful\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day card sales data for 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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