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Charity Christmas cards 'give 6%' Charity Christmas cards 'give 6%'
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Several high street retailers are selling charity Christmas cards which donate as little as 6% to a good cause, a Which? survey has found.Several high street retailers are selling charity Christmas cards which donate as little as 6% to a good cause, a Which? survey has found.
Certain packs from Next and House of Fraser contributed the least (6%) while a set of WHSmith cards gave every penny to charity, the consumer magazine said.Certain packs from Next and House of Fraser contributed the least (6%) while a set of WHSmith cards gave every penny to charity, the consumer magazine said.
It found on average 13% of the price of high street cards went to charity.It found on average 13% of the price of high street cards went to charity.
Next said its entire card range was made up of charity cards. House of Fraser has yet to comment.Next said its entire card range was made up of charity cards. House of Fraser has yet to comment.
Charities make about £50m each year from card sales and more than half of the 1,052 adults polled for the survey said they bought charity cards last year.Charities make about £50m each year from card sales and more than half of the 1,052 adults polled for the survey said they bought charity cards last year.
CHARITY CARD DONATIONS WHSmith: 20% - 100%Asda: All at 50%Waterstones: 20% - 50%John Lewis: 10% - 25%Clintons: All at 21%Paperchase: 16% - 18%Debenhams: All at 17%Waitrose: All at 15%Morrisons: All at 13%Post Office: 10% - 13%House of Fraser and Next: 6% - 13%M&S, Tesco, Rymans, Sainsbury's, Selfridges: All at 10% Source: Which? magazineCHARITY CARD DONATIONS WHSmith: 20% - 100%Asda: All at 50%Waterstones: 20% - 50%John Lewis: 10% - 25%Clintons: All at 21%Paperchase: 16% - 18%Debenhams: All at 17%Waitrose: All at 15%Morrisons: All at 13%Post Office: 10% - 13%House of Fraser and Next: 6% - 13%M&S, Tesco, Rymans, Sainsbury's, Selfridges: All at 10% Source: Which? magazine
Which? advised shoppers to check the back of the card to see how much would go to charity.Which? advised shoppers to check the back of the card to see how much would go to charity.
Editor Martyn Hocking said: "It's great that charities earn so much money from high street Christmas cards, but some donations are more generous than others."Editor Martyn Hocking said: "It's great that charities earn so much money from high street Christmas cards, but some donations are more generous than others."
In a statement, a Next spokeswoman said: "We pride ourselves on the fact that our entire card range is made up of charity cards... whichever of our Christmas card designs each customer prefers, a donation will be made to charity.In a statement, a Next spokeswoman said: "We pride ourselves on the fact that our entire card range is made up of charity cards... whichever of our Christmas card designs each customer prefers, a donation will be made to charity.
"Due to this we believe our charity contribution to be one of the highest on the high street.""Due to this we believe our charity contribution to be one of the highest on the high street."
A spokeswoman for House of Fraser said the "majority" of charitable donations from the cards it stocks contributed "between 10 and 13%".
"The one which is 6six per-cent relates to a small independent company whose main focus is on everyday cards, rather than specialising in the Christmas sector," she said.
"The brand is stocked nationwide in the UK in other card retailers and department stores including John Lewis, Selfridges, Harrods, Cards Galore, as well as being sold independently from their own website."