Do you send out holiday cards?

Question

More and more people no longer send out Christmas cards, which is sad. I always took the weeks between Thanksgiving and early December to write out cards with personal notes in them. As I think back, I also used to send cards to certain people for Thanksgiving, Easter, and birthdays. For some reason, I seem to have stopped doing that over the years. I still do the Christmas card thing, though. Do you send cards and for what reason? Do you just sign your name or do you take the time to actually write personalized notes?

Answer 1

I have always enjoyed sending cards as much as receiving them. Since I moved to Europe I tend to write only to my family and very very close old friends. Only because cards here are more expensive, and hard to find. I really miss my Hallmark cards in the states...keep making your friends and family happy by sending your cards...it's such a nice feeling to know somêone took the time to do it.

Answer 2

I still send out holiday cards. I send cards all through the year too. I personalize each one with a note. It's a nice way of keeping in touch and people seem to appreciate them. I may not hear from someone in mts and then will get a note saying how much the card brightened their day.

Answer 3

Oh yes! It is the only way I can keep up with people with my added personal touch. I really love sending cards, some are so beautiful. I try to write notes to let them know what's going on and include my e-mail in case they want to get in touch with me. But you are correct. Not many cards come to my house anymore. I do still get ones from the real estate company or charity people. Pretty sad to let go this custom.

Answer 4

I never got into the tradition of sending out cards for Easter.
But I did give my hubby Valentines Day cards until these last
couple of years,when I couldn't get out to buy one. I always
send out Christmas Cards, as a family tradition. Although due
to others not sending their cards anymore, my mailing list is
down to a dozen cards if that. I used to mail out closer to three
in the past. But hubby was still working then, so we had other
people in the company to send to. When I sold Avon, I handed
out another twenty. So back then, it was almost a major in-
vestment to buy and mail out cards. But I enjoyed it and dis-
played them as part of my holiday decor on the inside of our
entrance door. I still hang them there, but more in the
center of the door only. Thank goodness for garland LOL.

Answer 5

In England it is still a strong tradition to send cards. Not so much for easter or halloween and then they don't have thanksgiving but i still buy a box of christmas cards and mail them to all my family there 3 weeks before xmas.
My husband family here in theu.s do not even phone one another, they don't write, phone, visit nothing, they have barely anything to do with another.
So i don't send cards to them at all.
Just something i learned from him.

Answer 6

I send for holiday and for no reason. I also email card almost everyday. Sometimes I sign them sometime I write a note. I've also sent them with out any thing.

Answer 7

I dont anymore but a few years ago I belonged to an internet group and we exchanged cards. It was an all female group. It was the most wonderful thing because I recieved over 50 cards of my own that year and they were from all over the world.

Answer 8

Yep, I do send out Christmas Cards to around 50 people each year - my friends, some coworkers, my mom's friends [on her behalf and with update notes] and I buy single special cards for each of my kids and my grandkids...writing something special on each.

Answer 9

No I am trying to reduce my 'carbon footprint' as the new catch phrase is. We should not cut down trees just to make greeting cards. The trees do a much more valuable job being the oxygen pumps of the earth.

Answer 10

I send them and receive them. I also write little notes in them ,It gives it a personal touch and shows that you really care.