Work Life Balance and Forgetful Men

Have you ever forgotten a Birthday? Overlooked# 4 Time spent by men finding a card: Minimum /
an Anniversary? Failed on Valentine's Day.....andFirst found
other important personal dates?# 5 Time spent by women finding a card: Hours
If you have, you are in good company! Many of# 6 Women that wanted a nice card not the first
us need to juggle busy lifestyles in the attempt toto hand: 74%
maintain a good work/life balance. In my busy# 7 Women that desired a card rather than other
corporate life I was always desperately searchinggreetings: 74%
for a greeting card and gift service that helped# 8 Men who believed a unique or personal card
busy people in business like me to achieve thewas important: 1 in 10
ever illusive work life balance through what would# 9 Number of men that do not have time to
be described as an innovative service. In thislook for cards: 66%
article we look at a solution.# 10 Men funding a dinner date after forgetting:
You know, what I sought was an organisation20%
that would provide an extensive, quick and easyAdditionally, and whilst wandering around a recent
to use card library and extensive gift range all inexhibition for greeting cards publishers, I learned
one place but I did not find one. Specifically what Ifrom a number of stall holders that the UK
yearned for was a service that would allow megreeting card industry is amazingly worth around
to select then forget as they took care of all thisof £1.9 billion per year, that's more than UK
for me, and would:o make sure the greetingtea and coffee sales put together. Surprisingly it is
card(s) and gift(s) I selected were dispatched tothe most successful greeting card industry in the
chosen recipient(s) in good timeo remind me inworld with over 800 publishers producing in
advance, by SMS or email, so I was not surprisedexcess of 2.6 billion greeting cards per year for
to receive the appreciation of my chosenthe greeting card hungry UK public. I also learned
recipient(s). A service where I could select, applythat the average number of greeting cards sent
my own personalisation and order as many cardsper person per year is a whacking great 55 (see
or gifts as I wish, in one go, in advance, but onlyUK retail sales figures below in £m)!
pay just prior to dispatch. This would therebyFlowers & pot plants £1,409,
negate the need for 'revisits' triggered by someGreeting cards £1,155,
of the irritating reminder systemso give meChocolate (counter) £1,048,
peace of mind and relieve me of any after theChocolates (boxed) £671,
event heartache associated with forgetting to letChocolate (blocks) £411,
someone know they are special and 'I'Fizzy drinks £1,290,
remembered 'them'Ice creams (handheld) £788,
It has long been apparent to me that I was notCrisps £740,
alone in my desire to find a solution to theSavoury snacks £611,
problem. Looking up some data in 2005 it wasNuts £124,
confirmed to me, and the men and women ofGum £211,
the UK (ditto the wider world), that the long andBatteries £265.
commonly held view, 'men particularly forget',During 2005 a small group of people teamed-up to
birthdays, anniversaries, valentines day and adevelop a service, the type of which I had
variety of other special dates, really was true. Ienvisioned in this article, in a bid to help busy
have pieced together the following information,people, men but not only men, no longer be part
ten facts, on the subject which is tabulated below:of such statistics on forgetfulness. So, in future
# 1 Men who forgot a minimum of one specialdon't be a statistic, find an online greeting card
occasion pa: 19%company that enables you to quickly select cards
# 2 Men made to suffer by their partners as aand gifts all in one place for chosen recipients, in
result: 14.5%advance, and you will ensure that a reprimand
# 3 Women made to suffer by their partners forfrom a partner; family member or friend for
forgetting: 4%missing a celebratory date is banished to the past.