Christmas Cards

I get mine done as early as poss just to get them out of the way , then they will all be posted on 1st. I feel quite relieved as they are all out of the way, and I even have all Xmas gifts wrapped and ready to go. So I can start the Dec madness calm and chilled. When you have a big family it pays to plan in advance and alleviate the stress.

I have written my cards ready for posting on 1st December, for many years now I have written them mid-November.

No letters to go in them this year as many of my friends are on fb so no new news from me (apart from birth of GS2 in May which they all know about). It's been a pretty "normal" year, no excitement.

I also email friends if I have important news to pass on.

I love receiving Christmas Cards particularly as I'm a Widow, love to have them dotted around my Lounge.

Can't bear miserable people who don't send cards

Why have we got two threads on Christmas cards

There have been recent threads on the subject of cards.
I find it's a good excuse to sit in my dressing gown with a few cups of tea on a cold dark winter's morning and write my cards.

Tanith
Isn't the point of sending xmas cards for those who are not close enough for you to convey the seasons greetings in person. Apart from dgc who love to receive cards I now give the money I would spend on cards and postage to a charity.

Every year I buy the cards early in anticipation of writing and posting them in time for surface mail rates as we live overseas. Every year I find myself writing at the last minute usually having to buy more cards as I don't know where the last lot are ? I have spent a good deal of time today and yesterday writing out the piles of cards we just bought as I can't find the ones I bought at the January sales last year! We got all of them posted off today. I love writing and sending them, get a childish enjoyment from posting ally brightly stamped cards in the box. Postage usually costs more than the cards but so worth it if the recipients get as much pleasure as I do when I receive and put my cards up. I like people to see my card and know I'm thinking of them. I dometrs send calendars as that's a useful thing to give. Card sending is one tradition I shall continue with. And one day I might hit the jackpot and find my hidden stashes of Christmas cards ?

I was not one for sending cards, but an interest in calligraphy changed all that! I not only hand write them, I make my own too with little paintings on the front.

An enjoyable hobby for me

With Facebook I send less cards now both for birthdays and Christmas. I only send cards to close friends and family.

Receiving a Christmas card is a big deal for the lonely, be they old or young.

I have about 26 to write for posting and we have all the addresses stored in the computer as a template to print labels. DH printed the labels on Sunday and I spent 1 hour writing the cards and putting on the labels. I did all the close family cards on Funky Pigeon while they had an offer on. 10 personalised cards, sent straight to recipients,for £21 including postage. It would have been much more expensive to get them in a shop and no personalisation. They are all due to be sent out on 8th December.

I put on fb I’m not sending cards and will give postage to local hospice.

I made a list of 8 folk who are more my DH's friends than mine. I got DH to write these. Imagine my despair when he used the wrong envelooes for several cards!! Perhaps he was hoping I wouldn't ask him again!!

I don't write cards anymore. Just the odd one or two to long distance relatives who don't have email addresses. I email messages and send money to charity instead. We also, as a family, do secret Santa with a price limit of roughly £50 so there is just the one good quality, wanted present. Hey ho, less shopping, less wrapping, less card writing, less worrying and less stress. (Although I still buy for the dgc) Christmas should be something to look forward to not something to fret about.

I don't write cards anymore. Just the odd one or two to long distance relatives who don't have email addresses. I email messages and send money to charity instead. We also, as a family, do secret Santa with a price limit of roughly £50 so there is just the one good quality, wanted present. Hey ho, less shopping, less wrapping, less card writing, less worrying and less stress. (Although I still buy for the dgc) Christmas should be something to look forward to not something to fret about.

I only send four or five cards to elderly friends or relations who I know are not computer users. Everyone else gets an e-mail, sent to each person individually, as I don't feel comfortable sending group e-mails unless everyone in the group already know each other and have exchanged e-mail addresses.

I simply cannot afford to send cards, as the cheapest postal rate is 90 cents if I go across the border into Germany and buy my stamps there. Cards cost over £1 each here, unless one can find a cheap offer, so thee is no way I can possibly send out loads of Christmas cards.

E-mails are free and I give some money to a homeless shelter or to meals for the disadvantaged instead.

I only send four or five cards to elderly friends or relations who I know are not computer users. Everyone else gets an e-mail, sent to each person individually, as I don't feel comfortable sending group e-mails unless everyone in the group already know each other and have exchanged e-mail addresses.

I simply cannot afford to send cards, as the cheapest postal rate is 90 cents if I go across the border into Germany and buy my stamps there. Cards cost over £1 each here, unless one can find a cheap offer, so thee is no way I can possibly send out loads of Christmas cards.

E-mails are free and I give some money to a homeless shelter or to meals for the disadvantaged instead.

I love receiving cards and write about 100. I hear from school friends, friends I met whilst training, old neighbours, old work mates etc. I wouldn’t miss it for anything

I love receiving cards and write about 100. I hear from school friends, friends I met whilst training, old neighbours, old work mates etc. I wouldn’t miss it for anything

I love receiving cards too, but writing them not so much! I still write around 60, but we deliver most of them by hand (or rather, DH does - division of labour). It is satisfying though, when they're all done, and it's worth the effort to get everyone else's news and Christmas wishes. They're part of the Christmas decor, as well - there are some beautiful cards around. And of course if you buy directly from charities, they get the benefit as well. Emails and ecards don't come close, imho - you can't put them on the mantelpiece for starters!

I love receiving cards too, but writing them not so much! I still write around 60, but we deliver most of them by hand (or rather, DH does - division of labour). It is satisfying though, when they're all done, and it's worth the effort to get everyone else's news and Christmas wishes. They're part of the Christmas decor, as well - there are some beautiful cards around. And of course if you buy directly from charities, they get the benefit as well. Emails and ecards don't come close, imho - you can't put them on the mantelpiece for starters!

What a lot of bah humbug! Just think of the people you know who have few friends, live in old folks' homes, have no family. Just a card with a cheery greeting can give so much pleasure.

Christmas cards are one of the only bits of Christmas that I like! It’s kept me in touch with friends that I didn’t see for ages, when we were all too busy with kids and work, but now we have more time, we do see each other. Without the ritual each year, reckon we would have lost touch. But, yes, they are a pain to do. Especially as I now rarely hand write for long. Kills my hand!

I gave up writing the wretched pointless things a couple of years ago .I donate money to a charity instead.

I still send a few cards, but I do love the free greeting cards that I send and indeed receive online, especially this time year.
Many of the Xmas ones are truly fabulous and so much fun with animated scenes and lovely music, unlike the tinny jingly jangly sounds that you get from a shop bought card. I can write the exact same sentiments as I would on a normal card. My friends and family love them. It means that I can donate the money to charity that would have been spent on postage which is a complete rip off.

I make most of my cards so very very busy'!!!!!!