If someone sent you a birthday, Christmas, get well soon, invitation etc made on their computer at home, would you think it was nice and thoughtful or naff and that they were cheapo's?
2006-11-11 09:48:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Well, once you buy the ink, paper assortment, envelopes, use a photo you've taken and uploaded, that's a lot of work. I love getting homemade cards. I also love giving them. A lot of thinking goes into each one to fit the person. A friend just had a birthday - on Halloween. I'd have to look forever to find a card that said Happy B'day AND Happy Halloween.
From the heart does not mean cheapo - quite the opposite.
2006-11-11 11:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the card. i make cards and write poems for the person the card is intended. the poems i can do quickly but the card can take up to 2 hours cos i want it to be just right. as far as i know i have never made 2 cards the same.
computer cards are a different matter though. i could spend 10 minutes at the computer and 'make' 10 cards - all identical apart from the name inside. personally i don't like them so i choose not to make them. my friend makes them though and we all get them for birthday and Christmas. it's the thought that counts.
2006-11-11 10:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by magicalle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't matter to me. A homemade card show a real thoughtfulness but if your like my husband than buying a store bought card would show thoughtfulness too because my husband isn't the type to go in a look at a couple and just grab one, he spends like an hour picking out the perfect card - that's why I won't go shopping with him when it comes to buying a card. :)
2016-05-22 05:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the card. If it's clear that a fair amount of time was put into the graphics and text, it would pretty cool. However, if they just pasted a picture and had a really lousy resolution when they printed it, it would kinda suck. Personally, I like to break out the construction paper when I make cards, and do it all by hand.
2006-11-11 10:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by spunk113 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I depends whether it was one that took a lot of effort to make or one that was just printed and sent. I have recieved "home made cards" that have been very beautiful . I hate e-mail cards cos they are a cop out and takes no thought to do or send
2006-11-11 18:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mousey 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A card off the rack takes 3 minutes and a couple of dollars.
A card made by a person takes time, effort and creativity.
My time is more valuable to me than a 'couple of dollars'. If I make you a card, it comes from my heart.....not a generic greeting.
People who get a purchased card from me are not very happy. They wonder why I'm mad at them.
2006-11-11 10:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by momwithabat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nice
2006-11-11 19:33:39 · answer #7 · answered by Dan Ln 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that depends on the card, if its a template that they've printed onto paer and just folded in half then I guess I'd be offended! But I make most of my cards for people, handmade, on card and personalised, and people always say its a nice touch - shows you've thought about them.
2006-11-11 10:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by Rachel N 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends if they draw their own art and use hand crafted paper. But if you know that person well and you know they're 'cheapo' then it should be accepted with all the sincerity that was intended. Who knows, they may become famous and you threw that 'card' away.
2006-11-11 10:06:20 · answer #9 · answered by Ta 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
naff if using default images but nice if using personal images etc. showing thought and effort put in to message.
2006-11-11 09:57:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋