General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

chain letters

ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Kim

Kim Report 13 Feb 2004 17:17

have any of you nice peeps got an opinion on chain letters?

Unknown

Unknown Report 13 Feb 2004 17:19

Yes. Delete them. If you're too superstitious then send them to me, and I'll delete them, my luck can't get any worse.

Kim

Kim Report 13 Feb 2004 17:21

no this is one purportedly for the guinness book of records for children and says it doesn't need a stamp . it came from daughters school

Unknown

Unknown Report 13 Feb 2004 17:25

oh a "real" letter. whats it asking you to do ?

Kim

Kim Report 13 Feb 2004 17:43

it says it was started in 1996 and if it s not broken will be publshed in guinness world records for children book along with all the childrens names. it asks to write 7 ltters to your friends unders sixteen and then add your name n to the list of the names on the outside of the envelope . Then it says please take part in bold capital letters. I have taken it back to school as not happy with it . My daughter imagined her name would be in the book but if it has gone from 1996 which 1 doubt there would be no room for all those names. She was upset when I told her shes not taking part. the whole idea of chain letter appalls me and this one is aimed at the young. Kim... oops have changed my name by mistake...

Unknown

Unknown Report 13 Feb 2004 18:04

i am with Paul all the way on this chain letters. bin them.

Kim

Kim Report 13 Feb 2004 18:42

WILL DO..... Kim

PennyDainty

PennyDainty Report 13 Feb 2004 19:22

This old chesnut rears it's ugly head every once in a while. It takes on many different stories but always mentions it's for "The Guiness Book of Records". Agree with the others. Bin it! Don't think schools should be encouraging chain letters.

Unknown

Unknown Report 13 Feb 2004 19:33

I think chain letters are an imposition, especially when they come from friends. Just dump them in the bin. I've been breaking chains for years, and I'm stil

Unknown

Unknown Report 13 Feb 2004 19:39

We had that one, but saying from Blue Peter. Kids were really upset about it when they found out.

Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 13 Feb 2004 20:12

Not worth the paper they are printed on. I've always binned them. Liz

Trish

Trish Report 13 Feb 2004 22:04

Bin it

Len of the Chilterns

Len of the Chilterns Report 13 Feb 2004 23:07

Chain letter are for the gullible. If money is involved, like pyramid selling, its a con. Someone will get a lot of money but it won't be you.

Kim

Kim Report 13 Feb 2004 23:10

NO MONEY was involved but it is fooling the children if they think their name is to be printed. Thanks guys for all your good advice . the website is interesting too. Just thinking of all those letters without stamps the post office must be having to deal with now. KIM

Linda

Linda Report 13 Feb 2004 23:10

Don't think twice, just bin them. Hi, everybody.