{"id":9130,"date":"2022-03-16T14:31:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=9130"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:33:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:33:59","slug":"mothers-day-are-you-a-last-minute-larry-or-a-competitive-sibling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/mothers-day-are-you-a-last-minute-larry-or-a-competitive-sibling\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s Day: Are you a last-minute Larry or a competitive sibling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9130\" class=\"elementor elementor-9130\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b363a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b363a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c934a4\" data-id=\"8c934a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7c885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When Mother\u2019s Day rolls around, it\u2019s not too dramatic to say that the country divides into those who are ultra-prepared and buy their mama\u2019s card weeks in advance, or those who completely forget, and panic buy at the last minute. We were curious to find out exactly which areas of the country are proper mama\u2019s boys, and which parts of the country are leaving their mothers questioning whether they\u2019ll get a card at all, so we decided to create the ultimate award ceremony for best and worst children, to see who comes out on top of the podium.<\/p><p>We used our internal data on card sales to find out which cities can be crowned as having the most early-bird Mother\u2019s Day card shoppers, and which come last in the rankings to make for the cities with the most last-minute lazybones. We also wanted to find out which areas had the most competitive siblings, to know which city ranked top for buying the most \u2018#1 child\u2019 cards for their mummies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f38d713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f38d713\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fe6a04\" data-id=\"8fe6a04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04798ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04798ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mothers-day_Early.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1e6599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1e6599\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be38b98\" data-id=\"be38b98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee3a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee3a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Who are the early bird shoppers?<\/h2><p>It\u2019s always easy to spot the early bird shoppers out there \u2013 swanning into the office with their smug grins and proclaiming that they had sent their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/heartfelt\">heartfelt Mother\u2019s Day card<\/a>\u00a0WEEKS ago when you cry out in panic at seeing the date looming. After scouring the nation\u2019s card-buying habits, we found that these five areas were the most likely to want to keep their dearest mamas happy:<\/p><ol><li style=\"outline: none;\"><b>Westminster &#8211; 95.79%<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"outline: none;\">Coming in at first place for the entirety of the UK, over 95% of the population of Westminster in London are suck-ups.<\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li style=\"outline: none;\"><b>Skegness &#8211; 95.04%<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p>Skegness came for silver in this title race, with a stunning 95% of the population buying their cards ahead of time when they go for a day trip to the \u2018big shops\u2019.<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li style=\"outline: none;\"><b>Slough &#8211; 94.42%<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p>The humble people of Slough slid into third on the podium, with just shy of 95% of the population admitting that they were able to grab a card on their way home from tea at Windsor Castle.<\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li style=\"outline: none;\"><b>Anglesey &#8211; 94.31%<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p>Living in a holiday town, these people have nothing but time to saunter down to the shops and deliberate over the perfect Mother\u2019s Day card to send.<\/p><ol start=\"5\"><li style=\"outline: none;\"><b>Redditch &#8211; 94.18%<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p>In fifth place, we have Redditch, which is filled to the brim with young folks who respect their mothers and don\u2019t have much else to occupy their time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ddbb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ddbb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb40c15\" data-id=\"bb40c15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5175c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5175c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mothers-day_Last-min.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-628e23e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"628e23e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c432fa\" data-id=\"9c432fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b326ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b326ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Who are the last-minute Larrys?<\/h2><p>We\u2019ve probably all been a last-minute Larry at some point in our lives \u2013 unless you live in Westminster of course \u2013 so it\u2019s not uncommon to see panicked people scouring the shelves in the local supermarket on the day itself, stuck between a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/rude\">rude Mother\u2019s Day card<\/a>\u00a0with a crude joke, and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/traditional\">traditional Mother\u2019s Day card<\/a>\u00a0covered in flowers. It turns out that these five areas make for the shoddiest sons and dastardly daughters who can\u2019t get their act together enough to buy their sweet mothers a card on time:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Faversham &#8211; 93.82%<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Clearly, life in Faversham is so fast-paced and hectic that only 6% of people can get to the shops more than a day ahead of time to pick up a Mother\u2019s Day card\u2026 They take the #1 position on our podium!<\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Eastleigh &#8211; 92.56%<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Our second-place silver goes to the laid-back town of Eastleigh &#8211; down on the coast, nearly 93% of those who send Mother\u2019s Day cards from Eastleigh are too busy surfing and going to vegan cafes to get to the shops on time!<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Mansfield &#8211; 92.26%<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Bronze goes to the ever-humble area of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, another city that takes the biscuit for leaving it to the last minute.<\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Watford &#8211; 92.22%<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Coming in hot on the heels of Mansfield are the Watford crowd \u2013 over 90% of them are too busy at the Warner Brother Studios Tour to head over to the giant Asda to get their mams a card.<\/p><ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>Stoke-on-Trent &#8211; 92.03%<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>The lovely people of Stoke-on-Trent are obviously too busy making handmade pottery for their mums rather than prioritising getting them a card, what a shame.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ac970d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ac970d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2702bc0\" data-id=\"2702bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d4b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30d4b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mothers-day_Siblings.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b3108c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b3108c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5819d14\" data-id=\"5819d14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eccf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eccf89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Who are the competitive siblings?<\/h2><p>Now that we\u2019re figured out who the early birds and last-minute Larrys are, we wanted to dig a little deeper into the psyche of the British public and find out just how competitive we are with our own siblings \u2013 put plainly, how many of us boast that we are the \u2018number 1 child\u2019 in our beloved mothers\u2019 eyes, by buying a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/fromfavourite\">Mother\u2019s Day card from her favourite<\/a>? Here are the cities which have brothers and sisters at war with one another:<\/p><p><strong>1. <\/strong><strong>Gloucester &#8211; 5.81%<\/strong><\/p><p>It makes sense that there isn\u2019t much else to keep you entertained in the Cotswolds than a good old-fashioned sibling rivalry \u2013 Gloucester takes the top spot for most \u2018#1 child\u2019 cards bought in the UK.<\/p><p><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>Barrow-in-Furness &#8211; 4.32%<\/strong><\/p><p>Sandwiched between two gorgeous national parks, it\u2019s little wonder Barrow-in-Furness has \u2018middle-child\u2019 syndrome and needs some extra love \u2013 they slide into second with just shy of 5%.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>3. <\/strong><strong>Redditch &#8211; 4.05%<\/strong><\/p><p>Not only are the people of Redditch desperate to please their mum, but they also really want to be Mummy\u2019s Favourite \u2013 what are Redditch mums doing so right over there?<\/p><p><strong>4. <\/strong><strong>Anglesey &#8211; 3.97%<\/strong><\/p><p>Another pitcher from our top five early birds, Anglesey kids are clearly not winning their mothers affection with their poor surfing skills, so are going for the \u2018#1 child\u2019 Mother\u2019s Day card bid instead.<\/p><p><strong>5. <\/strong><strong>Boston &#8211; 3.89%<\/strong><\/p><p>With just shy of 3% of Bostonians (not the cool American kind, the Lincolnshire kind) buying their mums \u2018#1 child\u2019 Mother\u2019s Day cards, we can only assume that they need some extra loving right now!<\/p><p>Whether you\u2019re a mama\u2019s boy who catches the early worm, or you\u2019re a lazy sod who leaves it to the last minute, you can get your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\">Mother\u2019s Day cards<\/a>\u00a0delivered straight to her door for whatever day you like, thanks to our super speedy delivery service. You should also definitely tag on a gift if you\u2019re running late, like our gorgeous handpicked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/flowers?occasion=Mothers%20Day\">flowers<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/chocolate?occasion=Mothers%20Day\">chocolates<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Mother\u2019s Day rolls around, it\u2019s not too dramatic to say that the country divides into those who are ultra-prepared and buy their mama\u2019s card weeks in advance, or those who completely forget, and panic buy at the last minute. 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