# Shutting shop for Christmas

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/12/13/shutting-shop-christmas/
- Published: 1999-12-13T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

This might be the first genuine e-Christmas for online traders, but various reports
are surfacing that some online traders are not servicing customers well.
Which makes
efforts made by Barnardos to manage expectations from visitors to its new [online shop](http://www.barnardoshop.co.uk)
all the more welcome. Their front page states clearly: “PLEASE NOTE : We are only
currently able to deliver to the UK and orders must be received by 13th of December
to be delivered in time for Christmas.” It will be interesting to see if any other
online charity shops and trading activities fail to stop taking orders beyond the
date at which they can still deliver goods bought for Christmas.

 * **[Independent Christmas appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/12/12/independent-christmas-appeal-250/)**(
   12 December 2000)
 * **[Helping.Org reports 300% rise in online Christmas donations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/05/helpingorg-reports-300-rise-online-christmas-donations/)**(
   5 January 2001)
 * **[Merrychristmas.co.uk to support Great Ormond Street Hospital](https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/12/19/merrychristmascouk-support-great-ormond-street-hospital/)**(
   19 December 2001)

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