Comments on: Greeting Cards are for Suckers!

By: DRS

DRS — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:35:46 +0000

I think greeting cards are a generational thing. I was brought up to send cards and thank you notes immediately upon receiving a gift, and for all occasions such as birthdays. I do not see my kids and younger siblings following this practice. I suppose their exposure to electronic communications and general environmental awareness has had a hand in all this. The only thing that really concerns me is that they tend to not acknowledge birthdays and other events at all now. It would be a shame if we lost that consideration for others while we are busy saving trees.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:25:03 +0000

There’s something really nice about getting snail mail these days. Must admit that, when I had an accident recently, the cards I received meant a lot! Someone actually spent the money for a stamp and card to wish me a speedy recovery.

That being said, I discovered dollar stores and after Christmas sales a long time ago! (I’ve noticed a marked improvement to quality over the past few years — excess printings from the prior year?) I now include a brief summary of what I’ve been up to in the past year in about half of them ’cause there are people in my life that I’m not really good at keeping in touch with. LOL A lot of them do the same.

Some of the card I do keep… not so much because of the sentiment inside but because the picture on the front triggered something in my imagination that I’d like to re-trigger when I’m looking for “food” for my creative side. I won’t copy a design in 3 dimensions because that would be derivative art, but it can be a good starting point for my imagination to take over.

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:00:42 +0000

I was at a yard sale this summer and the lady had a ‘free’ table. On it was a huge stack of cards and envelopes. I double checked that they were really free and walked off with a bunch of different occassion cards and note paper sets. Also some books she had for free and I think I bought one thing, but the best stuff she had was all on her free table!

By: ThiNg

ThiNg — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:21:01 +0000

If anyone I know is reading this, keep sending me cards because they help to keep my shredder’s teeth all clean and shiny…Sort of like Denta-bone for my paper shredder…

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:25 +0000

I agree $4 for a card is ridiculous. What I have been doing is buying really cheap cards, then adding my own embellishments like glitter, buttons, etc. This makes for a unique card at a lower cost. I have some elderly relatives with no computer, so they really look forward to receiving a card in the mail.

And by the way, I do save my cards and reuse them to embellish other cards and items. I also like having tangible evidence of a memory; I found a card from my father’s mother sent to me when I was a child, and it brought back so many memories.

By: Cindy M

Cindy M — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:23:02 +0000

The card thing is a throwback to former days when writing to and getting written correspondence meant so much. This was brought home to me because I’ve just finished a book called “Undaunted Courage,” about Meriweather Lewis (of Lewis and Clark fame) and Thomas Jefferson and their times, 200 years ago. This book is fascinating and really good, everybody should read it. Our high-tech society makes cards of any kind pretty much obsolete, but I can sure understand now how much it must have meant to anyone to get written communication from anyone in days past, really not that long ago.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:19:12 +0000

I am a note card junkie! I love them and they can be used for all sorts of occasions where greeting cards are generally occasion specific.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:13:39 +0000

I have a love/hate relationship with greeting cards. I agree that they are ridiculously expensive, so I try to save money by buying the boxes of 50 assorted cards at discount/outlet stores. It’s perfect because being a busy mom, I tend to forget birthdays and such until they are upon me, so I always have a card. I also have never spent more then $8 on the box of cards. I also have begun letting my toddler make cards. I bought some foam “paper” and some sticky letters and shapes at the craft store and she loves it. Now this is a win/win because making cards can keep her occupied for a good hour and her grandparents and friends love them.

By: minny

minny — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:41:52 +0000

There are countries where cards are only sent when one isn’t going to see or speak to the person. Window sills full of cards are unknown.

Most of the cards sent are more often the ‘postcard’ style rather than the ‘fold out’ stand up card.

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