The Five Important Dates Absent Minded Brits Are Most Likely to Forget

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The Five Important Dates Absent Minded Brits

Are Most Likely to Forget

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 28, 2012

LONDON

,

June 28, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

A staggering 65% of Brits admit to forgetting their friends' birthdays, as

revealed in a recent survey by Filofax, the personal organiser company.

Absent-minded 35-54 year olds are the worst culprits, with 69% of them

neglecting to wish their friends a 'happy birthday'.

It would be easy to assume that the commercial buzz around

Mother's Day

would serve as a reminder to send a card or flowers, but 16% of mums are

likely to be disappointed when it comes to Mothering Sunday each year.

Mothers in

Scotland

are most neglected, with a significant 20% of Scots

forgetting

Mother's Day

. In comparison, those in

Wales

and the

Midlands

seem

much more attentive, with only 13% forgetting to send well wishes to their

mum.

It may come as a surprise that women are more likely to forget their wedding

anniversary than men, with 10% of women surveyed admitting to this hefty

oversight compared with 8% of men.

Reassuringly, just 3% of us forget our partner's birthday, perhaps fearing the

consequences of forgetting!

The top five important dates Brits forget are:

1) A friend's birthday (65%)

2)

Mother's Day

(16%)

3) Wedding anniversary (9%)

4) Parents' birthdays (7%)

5) Partner's birthday (3%)

Sharon Golbey of Filofax comments: "Letting someone know you are thinking

about them on an important occasion can make their day, but it's no surprise

with our busy lives that significant dates occasionally slip our minds."

Golbey continues: "Invest in a 2013 diary to record important events so that

you never forget a special occasion again. Reminding yourself to buy a card by

scheduling significant dates in your diary alongside work and life

responsibilities, should make remembering to reach out to others on special

occasions part of your daily routine."

Notes to editors:

Survey conducted by Vision Critical on behalf of Filofax,

June 2012

For more information, visit http://www.filofax.co.uk/