Are you sending and receiving as many Christmas cards ?

The cost of postage is horrendous I find. I get cross receiving a card from a friend yesterday who lives miles way saying, love, Z
I do agree Charleygirl for decades we got a card from E and M and all I knew was that a) they were still together and b) they were still alive which is something I suppose! But frustrating. Even. “Hope all is well with you, we have the children here for Christmas” is something.
I must not be so churlish, but honestly the scribbled “Best wishes Tom and Pat in the free Red Cross card from one of paw’s closest former colleagues, whom we have had here to lunch several times, was the limit (I don’t think his wife ever liked me actually)

It has come to something when you pay more for the stamp than for the card. I notice that I am receiving fewer cards from friends and relatives than ever before. I have also sent fewer and will send some e-cards as well, when I get my drowned laptop back in working order,

The cost of postage is horrendous I find. I get cross receiving a card from a friend yesterday who lives miles way saying, love, Z. Okay, she may not have been on a world cruise but she could at least have told me she is in good health. That to me is a waste of money because I send a personal note inside each card. I am aware I am in my element because I am a serial writer!

Not many card fans on here, then! I still love them and never even open e-cards. They were a novelty a few years back, and I sent a few myself, but now I just see them as a round robin without the news. We had one from a couple last year with a covering email addressed to around a hundred of their closest friends, telling us that they were sponsoring a toilet somewhere instead of wasting money on cards and we should all do the same. Good of them to instruct us what to do, but we thought we’d just continue giving to our own favourite charities (as well as sending proper cards).

Oddly, we’ve received a card from them in the post today....

Well I have resolved this is the last year I have to write Christmas cards! I said as much to DH and he replied it’s good to keep in touch BUT I DO keep in touch with folks all year. In fact chatting to a friend now on her own-who lives a long way away now-she agreed and said you DO keep in touch all year! So what on Earth is the point of this wasteful exercise? I send many (free) ecards and only post a few to folks not online. When cards arrive I just see it as more landfill sadly! We have also agreed in the family/friends this no gifts for adults too. As we never over indulge in food or drink that’s not a problem either-i’m Just off now to polish my halo! Lol!

I suspect the underlying reason for less cards, is the fact sending Christmas cards has gradually become less popular than it used to be. Facebook means people send e cards, the cost of stamps is fairly prohibitive so a number of factors contributing.
I do send cards, enjoy receiving them but I expect that if I'm lucky enough to be around over the next several years, it will be something only a few of us oldies do.

Alygran I don't know 50 people to send a card to. I only have about 30 numbers in my phone book and half of them are people such as the plumber, GP, optician, newsagent etc. Who I don't send to.
My card list has dwindled in recent years due to deceased friends and relatives.
It was lovely when I worked n a school all the staff exchanged cards and we would receive several from pupils too. Every one of them was strung up around the lounge/diner.
This afternoon I will write 10-12 and that's it.

In the same position as Maw but cards do seem to be coming, no less than 8 in the post yesterday. I sent about 50, some with letters some brief notes. Of those received some say simply thinking of you, many are the usual greeting friends have always sent. One or two have mentioned DH. So far this year none have come addressed to both of us, something which was tough last year.
I look at them on my windowsill and they are a comfort that I haven’t been entirely forgotten, or perhaps they remembered me when they got to me in their address book!

It’s not just you maw. There are two of us but we get less and less each year. I’m sorry you were hurt by paws colleague and friend, no excuse for the thoughtlessness.

The first card we receive is always from husbands provider of stoma products. Very festive!

Oh, I agree with you there, Pamela! Sincere (of course) Season’s Greetings from a taxi firm we used once, or the local estate agent. Now those never make it onto the mantelpiece!

Don’t get me wrong Maggie, I do like getting cards from people I know well, like and/or love.
It’s just the others. I particularly dislike getting them from business I deal with.

Not in mine. I love to get cards, especially those with a personal message, and to me they’re just as much part of Christmas as the tree and the mince pies. I’ve had some particularly nice ones this year.

But yes, a lot of people aren’t sending them and that seems to be the general trend.

I still have my DH but our card input nd output has dwindled too.
Jolly good thing IMO

I'm sorry this is happening MawBroon. I also think that people are just sending less cards than in the past. I used to send and receive about 30-40 cards every year, but in the last few years it has dropped down to about 15 cards received. Some of these people have sent text messages or emails instead - not quite the same thing in my mind. And this year, two people ( so far) have made announcements on Facebook that "we aren't sending cards any more - accept this as our good wishes".

So I think it's a sign of the times - few people bother with sending paper letters, so I guess that cards come into that category as well.