Do you still send out Christmas Cards?

Yes, I mail between 35-40 boxes of Christmas cookies to friends and family every year, and include Christmas cards in the boxes. Last year I moved from rather standard cards to very upscale ones. The compliments I got for the cards were nearly equal to the compliments for the cookies. I've already purchased this year's cards.

We receive a lot of Christmas cards every year - probably 60-ish.
 

Follow-up to to reply #25, I gave away a lot of the cards (religious, Santa themed, photos of ribbons and wreaths, etc.) by putting them on the freebie table at the senior center and just kept scenic winter landscapes, Americana style, hearth& home scenes and animal themed.

I have a female cousin that made clever hand-made cards, but due to health issues, she doesn't do it anymore. Someone else I know says they are a big waste of money for something someone glances at a second then throws in the trash.
 
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There was a company that advertised in magazines for kids to make money selling Christmas cards. You got a sample kit and took orders. I don't think I did it, but I remember some kids peddling them and making some money. So I think that's probably gone now too.
 

Goodness this house used to be filled with Xmas cards every year... strings of them on all the walls.. family, friends..work colleagues....

Now I get about 3 or 4 every year... and one of them is from the church

The neighbours I always sent cards to , the last one died and she was only 46...the eldest was 103...
Now everyone sends Virtual cards..

My daughter who is very modern in her outlook.. still, oddly.. demands a paper card.. I'm happy to send it.. but in her modern outlook it's seems odd... and it's not like she keeps them like I do... however she's one of the few I now send a card to....good thing because not only are cards expensive.. it's super expensive for post.. £1.10p..for ONE stamp.... I remember when I could buy 12 for that price...
 
I haven't sent a Christmas card since my ex left the White House as an agent. Then you had to send them. My friends and I agreed to stop as we all disliked doing it. My ex and I used to recieve the Big card when he was at work, the little card in the mail, other cards here and there. I never knew how long to hang the big one, took it down after January. He has all of them now. Most of them were really pretty.
 
My maternal grandmother made a big deal out of Christmas cards. She kept an address logbook of who sent one to her and who didn't. If she didn't get a card from someone that year, they were crossed off her list. The ones she received she clipped to string and draped them around her living room like in this photo, except she had a lot more. Kinda reminded me of those pennant streamers seen at car dealer lots.

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I agree with this:

"The cure [for Christmas], of course, is to simply ignore it. You have to put up with about four years of disgrace when you receive Christmas cards and do not send them, but after that you know that the people who send you Christmas cards are doing it to please you and that they don’t expect a reply."
~~Quentin Crisp
 
We (more she than me) send out around 30 Christmas cards each year. They go to extended family members, friends, and others others we know who appreciate them. All contain a personalized note. None are sent with the expectation that we'll receive a card in return, although we always get feedback and often get a card or letter in reply.
 
Oh yes, sending Christmas cards is so seasonal, traditional and cheerful that I'll never give it up. I think it shows your recipient that you care about them, and hope they're having a happy time of year.

Sadly the combination of people having fewer standards anymore, and the crushing influence of digital and idiot internet phones, cause some to simply send E-greetings. But to me that borders on laziness and disrespect. Is anyone impressed or touched by an online Christmas wish? It's the same with birthday cards.

So unless you're physically impaired or in dire financial straits, go the extra mile and send cards that one can hold in one's hand. They're always appreciated.
 

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