Comments on: Which Holiday Card is for You?

By: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:01:20 +0000

I love photo cards, they are more special than those ordinary greeting cards that is just full of text.:-’

By: ~Sue-Leigh

~Sue-Leigh — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:55:08 +0000

I prefer personal actual cards in the mail. Because fewer people send them out, I feel an actual card has more meaning now. I also like sending a unique, personal, quality card.

I love that a few people still send cards in the mail, but am sometimes disappointed in the uber cheap card with just a signed name underneath the already written greeting. In that instance, I wonder what the point is, and therefore the e-card would have been better and cheaper for them.

I also do the end of the year address clean up as Vicki mentioned above, and I love the compliments I get from sending a unique personal card.

e-cards are also good for very large businesses that are sending a mass “just to have a point of contact/remember me quick”

They both have their purpose, it’s just good to know when (and to whom) to use them :)

By: Karen O'Bannon

Karen O'Bannon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:49:17 +0000

I prefer to receive my cards in the mail, although I do also appreciate ecards too.

By: Rita

Rita — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:08:03 +0000

I enjoy receiving cards in the mail. I haven’t received any e-cards this Christmas. I’m sending post cards this year instead of Christmas cards to cut down on costs. I send cards even though I don’t get them done before Christmas.

My blog is The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com

Rita

By: Pat Montgomery

Pat Montgomery — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:41:09 +0000

I appreciate both. However, I will open a mailed card if I am not sure of the sender. But will not open one on email like that–too many viruses going around. And I really like the photos and glitter of the cards by regular mail.

By: Vicki M. Taylor

Vicki M. Taylor — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:37:27 +0000

I love sending out Christmas cards. It’s the whole process of picking out the card, going through my list, updating it with new addresses, and then writing the cards and addressing the envelopes. I save all the cards I received every year. All the photo cards I receive go into a photo album and I look back on it every year to see how each child has grown. It makes me feel special that someone has chosen me to send a card to, that they felt I was special enough to take the time to do so.

By: Debwork

Debwork — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:01:45 +0000

I’ve tried to resist sending cards but the season feels flat without thanking customers and greeting friends and family.

I hang all the snail mail cards up as holiday decor then save them for reuse the next year complete with a recycle symbol. The most important thing is getting a glimpse into the latest news from the card sender whether it be a paper or ecard.

Happy New Year to you all!

By: Pam Archer

Pam Archer — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:35:55 +0000

I appreciate the time, thought, and effort of anyone who sends me a card, but I prefer the snail mail ones. I keep those cards, they mean so much to me.

Time, the economy, and the cost of postage is one reason that people don’t do them much, but also the fact that it is easier to go electronic.

By: Dawn Papandrea-Khan

Dawn Papandrea-Khan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:05:41 +0000

I am all about the tradition for me. My mom sent cards and she got it from my grandma, so now I am doing it too.

I send a photo Christmas card each year to over 100 friends & family. I still hand write the addresses and put on the return address label & stamps. I have been doing this since I got married. It is so much more meaningful to send a card in the mail rather than an e-card.

Dawn @PainterMommy

By: Betty Lynch

Betty Lynch — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:13:00 +0000

I love sending and receiving cards in the mail. I save every card in a trunk in hopes to do something crafty with the cards. :-) I love picking out the Christmas cards every year. I love sitting down addressing the card, maybe writing a little something in the card and generally just sending my wishes to the person. I don’t think much about the cost of the cards, postage, etc., because this is my gift to myself. Thinking about that special someone who I’m sending the card to makes me so happy!

Personally I do not open any online e-Card sent to me because of the possibility of a virus. That does not mean I don’t appreaciate the thought, because I do. I just have so much on my computer that I can’t take a chance of a virus.

Call me old fashioned, but I still love the handwritten gretting card. I do use my Send Out Cards account for birthdays, etc., but I have to personally handwrite my Christmas cards.

Great article, thank you!