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I LOVE the tradition of handwritten cards. It’s my mom’s thing, so it’s special to me. Homemade cards are extra sweet. :heart:

Back in the ‘old days’ people with money used to go to the stationery stores at Christmas and order cards and envelopes.  Their names would be printed inside and their address printed on the envelope.  I don’t know that an actual person ever handled one.  I guess they had so many business and social acquaintances that they couldn’t write them all.  What a waste of trees.

A card from the Dollar Tree with a real signature has a special place in my heart.  I still hand write thank-you notes, so I’m really a dinosaur.  Glad you are carrying on the tradition. :heart:

There have been some years when I think I won’t send any, or at least fewer, Christmas cards. But then I think: No, I’ve been doing this since I was 16–why stop now! I also send greeting cards, some homemade, on other occasions to family and friends. I even have my granddaughter over often to make cards for the special people in her life. She loves it. Also, my mother taught me the importance of sending a handwritten thank you note; something I passed on to my daughters.

Sure, I send greetings by text or on social media too, but I’m not giving up a tradition that I enjoy.:smileyhappy:

I get personalized cards from at least two former bosses every year.  The Realtor who sold me my home more than twenty years ago also sends a made for the company calendar.

I think it is a nice gesture.  Everything is so tech driven that people will forget how to write their names soon.  LOL.  That’s what I tell my son all the time (heehee).  He loves his gadgets.  I prefer making a shopping list with pen and paper.  All in all sending Christmas cards and other handwritten notes have dwindled greatly.  

The actual steps of writing is also good for the brain.

For me there is nothing better than receiving a hand picked out card with a personal note handwritten inside.  They took the time to stand in that aisle and search for just the right one…..that’s my best gift.:heart:

I totally agree with all of you…and RetlawG74, GREAT TOPIC!

Every Christmas I do get really beautiful, religious cards.  Then I will take the time out to always write a individual message to whom I am sending…making it personal to them.  After the message (which I write in green and red glitter jel pens) I have beautiful rubber stamps that I put in red ink then stamp the inside with them.  The images are SANTA, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, A CHRISTMAS TREE, and others.  When the individual receives it and opens it…the card is so PERSONAL and very FESTIVE.  Everyone always calls me and loves it so much.  So, I have to say I love the good old personal tradition, and will always do this every year. 

HAPPY HOLIDAY’S MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a retired owner of a Gold Crown Hallmark store that was in NYC.

I taught my kids from a young age that you can’t just pick a card without reading it..I also taught kids that came into my store when they asked for help choosing a card.

The card has to fit the person you are sending it to..I love to send and get cards in the mail..

Although the card prices have gotten out of hand in some cases..You can always write a heartfelt message in a cheaper blank card.

I did teach my kids well..they always manage to send me a card that makes me cry!!!:smileyhappy:

I love sending and receiving Christmas Cards.  I especially like the ones that have a picture included, both the children and adults.  It’s nice to see your loved ones and friends smiling at you, and of course all of the little fur babies too.:smileyhappy::heart:

Because of the tech things I do here you might think I would not be into hand written, mailed cards.  That would not be true.  I also love to give and receive old fashioned Christmas cards.  I hope this tradition lives on forever.    

I understand fully.. I received one card and I wanted to cry, I did.

Hi Retlaw. Just wanted to mention that you start some great, interesting threads.  Thank you and Merry Christmas!:womanvery-happy:

Back to this topic… I was just thinking about how I can’t even remember the last time I received a Thank You card. 

CARDS-I love to choose a card for any occasion-it’s personal and,I don’t think typing something out has the same value,that’s just my choice.

It’s wierd that you started this post. Just this morning, I went out looking for cards that say Merry Christmas or a religious theme on the front.  Most cards I have seen display Santa, Snowmen, and PEACE on the front.  It’s becoming expensive sending cards these days, with the price of nicer cards themselves and of course the Christmas stamps that keep increasing in price year after year. 

I finally found some nice glitter cards at Target with a religious theme to send to family and close friends. I do think people are forgetting the meaning of the holiday.  I also send beautiful snow themed picture cards by email to the few co-workers I still communicate with after nearly everyone has retired.

I mailed cards to some old friends today. I didn’t handmake them like I do sometimes, but I would like to next year.