Royal Mail missing a trick

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Pogle replied

10 December 2008, 08:41
Originally posted by Liability View Post

how many Muslims would celebrate Christmas?!?!

LOL this has got to be Post of the year!

According to my Muslin chum, Jesus is considered a prophet in Islam and so Christmas can be celebrated as his birthday.
I expect that the more fundamentalists Muslims would not agree as they would only celebrate Muslim festivals.
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MarillionFan replied

10 December 2008, 07:50
Originally posted by Liability View Post

how many Muslims would celebrate Christmas?!?!

LOL this has got to be Post of the year!

Good call. Lol
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NickFitz replied

9 December 2008, 21:42
Originally posted by MrMark View Post

1) Eid (the giving day festival) was this week. Maybe you're thinking of Ramadan? Anyway it changes each year - but so could the stamp issue

Do you mean Eid al-Adha? (Ramadan is a month, the end of which is Eid ul-Fitr.)

The point is that it changes each year, so issuing alternative stamps at Christmas bearing symbolism relevant to Islam would make no sense. Similarly with issuing a Vaisakhi-related stamp (April) or a Diwali-related one (October/November) alongside ones bearing Christian imagery appropriate for Christmas.
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Liability replied

9 December 2008, 21:32
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

How many places are going to take a parcel with Eid on it?

how many Muslims would celebrate Christmas?!?!

LOL this has got to be Post of the year!
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EqualOpportunities replied

9 December 2008, 20:49
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

How many places are going to take a parcel with Eid on it?
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BrilloPad replied

9 December 2008, 20:47
Originally posted by MrMark View Post

1) Eid (the giving day festival) was this week. Maybe you're thinking of Ramadan? Anyway it changes each year - but so could the stamp issue

2) So far as I'm aware you can use xmas stamps after 25 Dec. I'm not 100% certain tho.

Stamps are valid forever. It looks rubbish though.....
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MrMark replied

9 December 2008, 20:45
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Eid isn't at Christmas. Nor are (for example) Vaisakhi or Diwali.

Why would people want to buy a stamp celebrating something that happened a few months ago?

1) Eid (the giving day festival) was this week. Maybe you're thinking of Ramadan? Anyway it changes each year - but so could the stamp issue

2) So far as I'm aware you can use xmas stamps after 25 Dec. I'm not 100% certain tho.
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NickFitz replied

9 December 2008, 20:43
Eid isn't at Christmas. Nor are (for example) Vaisakhi or Diwali.

Why would people want to buy a stamp celebrating something that happened a few months ago?
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minestrone replied

9 December 2008, 20:33
How many places are going to take a parcel with Eid on it?
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MrMark started a topic Royal Mail missing a trick

9 December 2008, 20:29
Royal Mail missing a trick

Instead of taking sides on the "should stamps at Christmas show a religious theme?", the R Mail should sell special stamps (7pence extra) for all the various groups. I reckon supporters of Happy Eid will buy a load of their stamps; there'd be a few "traditional Xtian" supporters who'd buy Xtian themed stamps.

I should be made boss of R Mail. I reckon I could earn a few bob for Britain.

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