Do you still send greeting cards or just use email or FB

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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It seems that birthday greetings are more apt to show up on my iPad than in my mailbox. This is OK with me...
 

I wish my FB friends happy birthday or anniversary on FB. I send birthday cards to my two granddaughters and two step-grandsons via the post. It makes them happy.
 
I still send cards, individually written.

I hate these "family circulars" which many people still send.

If you can't be bothered to send me a proper letter, then don't bother, just send the card!
 
I use a mix of electronic and real cards. We still send cards for birthdays and at the holidays, occasionally for an anniversary. I tend to send electronic birthday greetings to my FB friends. I always send a hand written thank you note when someone gives me a gift or extends a kindness. And of course, my wife and I exchange real cards with a hand written sentiment inside a few times each year. She's saved them all since we started dating.
 
I always send greeting cards through the mail and love receiving them that way as well. I still have friends who don't have a computer.

I think we might be the last of a breed. Real cards with handwritten messages and prints of real pictures with handwritten dates and notes on the back. Oh best buddy still makes card giving an art...all of the above plus confetti or glitter in the envelope. Plus he'll hide wrapped gift in plain sight. You walk out to the porch and there's a surprise bag.

My Mom taught me handwriting a card was like stepping out and giving the reader a personal bear hug. I will always do that when I can. Of course some of the animated computer greetings are fun too, so I might do both. It's sad though...I can imagine in even fifty years from now...handwriting and printed books will be seen in museums.
 
I send greeting cards to special people but use a site called 'Jaquie Lawson Greetings Cards'. for e cards, they are exquisite and well worth the small annual subscription
 
I find with the cost of cards and postage these days going up and up, I limit paper cards to a select few and emails to the rest. If I find a nice e-card I'll send that.
 
I mail a few Christmas cards and that's it. Over the years I always sent birthday cards to my nephews and niece along with gift certificates. They all lived in another town. Now that they are grown, do you think they send me one? No. I don't think young people get into all that and that's fine. I stopped sending as well. I do send out electronic b'day cards to a few friends.
 
Anymore, sending a card & letter writing is becoming a lost art. People are always in a hurry, or busy, or whatever other reason they have, that they just can't do it.

I always send cards with a letter in them. If you think about it, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Christmas only come around but once a year. How much time does it actually take to choose a card and write a note or letter to mail to someone? It's a personal touch. Makes the receiver know that you remembered them and hold them in your thoughts. I enjoy the pictures people send in these cards and they enjoy the one that I'll send to them. It's something that you can save, re-read and cherish.

E-cards, I won't even acknowledge nor open them up, if I have to retrieve it from a site. To me, they seems so impersonal.
 
I still send cards as much as possible and we try for ones that will make you laugh. The kids know we don't need gifts for birthdays or other holidays (except Christmas) so we try to find funny ones that are picked specifically for that person. I am still a fan of Christmas cards with hand written notes too. I am about the last hold out but it seems so much more personal. I used to send the type-written letter that had been copied - when we were both working and had 3 young sons in school. I knew people wanted to know what we were doing and just did not have the time to write to our long list of family and friends. I tried not to brag but, of course, shared all the good news we had. I am all about the paper and personal contact! I have several cousins that still send postcards when they travel and change-of-address notes when the move. So nice!
 
I just try to realize that times change and all. But I still feel children should write thank you notes. A real note, not typewritten and printed out. It did hurt my feelings a bit especially with my oldest son. I've given him some nice gifts over the years and his wife got my mother's anniversary band. He can write very well but I know her command of English is limited. I expected a bit of a personalized thank you ya know?
 
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