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JamesandJon33 Sat 08-Nov-25 05:43:55

I write letters often. To friends for birthdays, to an aunt in a care home, and they are always much appreciated. I use a sheet of A4 paper now, as writing pads are no more.

BlueBelle Sat 08-Nov-25 04:53:59

Times have changed we don’t write letters any more so there is no need for stationery in shops in fact we barely have shops any more I write notes with pages torn out of an old note book or exercise book but I haven’t written a letter for years and years Royal Mail would probably lose it if I did
I don’t think I miss it to be honest
I m sure you ll get some online

HelterSkelter1 Sat 08-Nov-25 03:28:18

I wrote a letter last week and used up the final sheet of a 5 or more year old pad of writing paper. I thought I would buy a new pad yesterday. Plenty of envelopes in both
Tesco and Waitrose but no writing paper.

Gone are the days of a stationery set for birthday or christmas. And I havent seen Basildon Bond or the deckle edge paper...what was the brand name of that....for years.

I shall look in our local card shop tomorrow and then resort to a search on line.

I wish I had treasured those gifts in the past along with a box of embroidered hankies and a proper pen and bottle of Quink. I shall go back to sleep now and dream of writing letters.