Does anyone send (or receive) paper greeting cards?

Sometimes if I remember. But it's always birthday cards to siblings. This past Christmas was the first year I went totally no-paper-cards, all ecards because the level of animation, detail, and music is practically George Lucas quality nowadays. I can "sign up" for 30 days, (which costs less than one single good paper card) send a bunch of "cards" then immediately terminate the subscription.
 
badatmath said:
I look at it for about 2 seconds and pitch it in the trash. I just wondered how others felt. I haven't ever gotten ones with any nice notes. Mostly people just sign their name which is all I do as well.
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No wonder you feel as you do. If all you do is sign your name, why bother with even that?

We never just sign our names to a card. We always write at least a short note on the card to personalize it. People we see infrequently usually get longer notes.

For some of us, exchanging hand-written cards or letters is an enjoyable ritual.
 
badatmath said:
I look at it for about 2 seconds and pitch it in the trash. I just wondered how others felt.

I haven't ever gotten ones with any nice notes. Mostly people just sign their name which is all I do as well. Just another obligation to check off.
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I do enjoy getting them. If it is a pretty card, I will put it out for a week or two. And yes, I have gotten cards with very nice notes, in particular from DH. Those, I keep.

I don't expect others to keep my cards. I am hoping to give them a smile . . .
 
Lewis Clark said:
No wonder you feel as you do. If all you do is sign your name, why bother with even that?

We never just sign our names to a card. We always write at least a short note on the card to personalize it. People we see infrequently usually get longer notes.

For some of us, exchanging hand-written cards or letters is an enjoyable ritual.
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Me too. I always add at least a sentence to whatever is already there, often referring to the picture on or inside the card. This makes it personal, as you pointed out. Even the year-end holiday card to my co-op's super which includes a tip also has a thank-you note for the fine effort he does taking care of the co-op and any specific tasks he did for me.
 
Heck the last xmas cards I got weren't even signed just a family photo no words . . . I mean it was fine I guess but ?
 
My wife makes cards and sends them out. Always with a handwritten note. Mainly for our family and close friends. For others in our lives we use the free cards or less expensive cards, but still with a hand written note. We still believe a thank you card with a hand written note is appropriate. Emails or text are just too impersonal, but can still be used in conjunction with a card. For each other we always give each other nice cards for all the occasions in our lives. It’s something we’ve done and will always do.
 
badatmath said:
Heck the last xmas cards I got weren't even signed just a family photo no words . . . I mean it was fine I guess but ?
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You might need to find a better class of friends. 🤣
 
badatmath said:
Heck the last xmas cards I got weren't even signed just a family photo no words . . . I mean it was fine I guess but ?
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I have a former colleague that still sends us a card just like that. They even have printed address labels. I guess when you send out mass amounts its easier.
 
djsander said:
My wife makes cards and sends them out. Always with a handwritten note. Mainly for our family and close friends. For others in our lives we use the free cards or less expensive cards, but still with a hand written note. We still believe a thank you card with a hand written note is appropriate. Emails or text are just too impersonal, but can still be used in conjunction with a card. For each other we always give each other nice cards for all the occasions in our lives. It’s something we’ve done and will always do.
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I don't get presents but if I did I'd send a thank you cause someone went out of their way. I get few cards but they are of the mass mail variety. Since I guess people like them I will send another I suppose even if I don't see the point.
 
Because it is difficult for me to write due to my illness I transitioned everyone I could to egreetings and send a lot through text and email. I send paper cards only to a few where that is not a possibility - mostly elderly friends and relatives. I sent 8 Christmas cards and one birthday card in 2025. It will be a max of 5 and 1 this year.
 
We live in a small enough town that we send graduation gifts to every kid that sends us an announcement. (word travels quickly) Last year, one kid had not cashed his check after a couple months. I ran into his mother and asked her if he had received it. She said yes, but he is working out of town and I won't let him cash the checks until he writes thank you notes. About a month later the thank you note arrived and the check was finally cashed. :)
 
I love to send and receive cards and do so throughout the year for occasions and just because. I have a large inventory of lovely cards I’ve made and purchased, and enjoy matching the card, envelope, return address label, and stamp by color and theme. I write a meaningful message and feel they are little gifts of art to loved ones.
 
DW sends cards all the time. Some are birthday cards, anniversary cards, Christmas cards, bereavement cards, and sometimes just "thinking of you" cards. She has found that a nearby Dollar Store is a good place to buy cards because of the silly prices at places like CVS. Christmas cards she buys by the box online.

Who doesn't like getting a card? Someone in your life thought enough of you to go to the bother and expense of sending it. Not everyone rates that, it should be treasured that someone thought enough of you to do that.
 
Yes, dollar store 2/$1, head there a few times a year and stock up. Except boxed Christmas cards I get at Hallmark or Costco 50% off after the holiday for the next year.
Send birthday and Christmas cards to all family members, most major holiday cards to my kids with $, easy way to give them a little something through out the year.
I also send cards to friends and family for other life events.
I have two long time friends that I exchange cards with letters in them a few times a year. Fun way to stay in touch along with email.

I enjoy receiving cards, too. DH and I keep received cards up for about a month. we like to see them, especially the hand made ones from the grandkids:love:
My Mom showed me how to make little boxes out of cards, so sometimes those are fun to make with old cards and use for small gifts (jewelry, folded $bills, etc)

Maybe it's an age thing? Younger folks don't seem to send cards. Neither of our kids send Christmas cards, nor do our nieces/nephews.
 
We send picture greeting cards in December to family and friends. We either use a photo service, or print our own, The general feedback is that they enjoy seeing how our family has evolved over the years (and we enjoy seeing theirs). When DW's late roommate's mother was moved into assisted living, we would visit her. The first time we can she showed us an album where she had saved our picture cards for almost 30 years, and told us how much she enjoyed receiving them. So there are some who do not throw them out.

Other than during Christmas and the Holiday season, usually the only time I send or give greeting cards is for a wedding or graduation. DW, though is still big on sending get well or sympathy cards to those ill or who have lost a loved one. And, we will exchange Valentine's Day cards.

We source almost all of our store bought cards from Dollar Tree, cards are practically the only thing left there that are still (for most versions) a dollar. :)
 
We have found sources of very inexpensive cards - sometimes at resale shops. We send at least 500 cards/year. BD, sympathy, Christmas, thinking-of-you, get-well, etc.
 
Wife sends birthday cards to all the relatives and close friends. She often throws in a scratch off lottery ticket for the younger (under say 25). Some of those tickets have hit $100. She's a favorite aunt. I'm OK with it. I think it's cool that there are still some people that send snail mail.

Getting the "what did our family do in the last year" Christmas letters seems kinda lame. Sometimes it's nice to hear what people you're not in close contact with have going on in their lives but a lot of the time it turns into a brag fest. We quit doing it about 10 years ago and I don't miss it.
 
I must always personally deliver Valentine's day, anniversary and birthday cards to the young wife on the appropriate days. Other than that, I'm not really a card sender. Although I did just send a postcard to a 2nd grade class in Ohio. They are trying to get one from every state. Since they still lack one from Connecticut, my aunt who lives out there asked me to help out. It's the first actual postcard I have sent in years.
 
We send out ~ 120 "Holiday" cards in December.
We include a humorous rhyming note about the events of the past year which is quite popular.

We also send out a handful of birthday cards during the year.

-gauss
 
badatmath said:
I wouldn't even know where to buy one!
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The local drugstore had one of the old tourist type ones showing our harbor with the name of our town superimposed.
 
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