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[ValuSkr]

I usually send cards to older relatives.  But there's getting to be fewer and fewer of them.  I need to get in the habit of buying boxed cards on sale after Christmas.  It pains me to pay normal Hallmark prices.

[chrystaltree]

Generally, we just send 10 or 12 to out of state friends and family but in 2020 when we have not seen many people and won't be seeing them face to face anytime soon; we plan to send a lot of Christmas cards out.  

[Shepherd]

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@caroln242 wrote:

I haven't mailed out Christmas cards in years.  It's not so much the money (although I am rather frugal), it just became way too laborious.  I pared it down to just giving cards to my immediate family along with their presents, but I stopped doing that as well.  Buying cards specific for each person...daughter, grandson, granddaughter, etc., got to be pricey.  I was seeing about $42.00 go into the trash. People open cards, read them, throw them away.  Why spend $5.00 or $6.00 on a card that's read once and goes in the trash when all they're interested in is opening the present?  I'd rather add the cost of the card to the present.

Sorry if I come across as cheap, but Christmas has become so expensive since I went on Social Security.  Not a whole lot of disposable income.

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FYI.............you can purchase Christmas cards in boxes of 12 or more the day after for half price up to 3/4s price off. Stamps, not so much

[beckyb1012]

Not as many as I used to but mine have already been mailed out and hopefully delivered by now.  Since the early 80's I have sent my Christmas cards one to two days before Thanksgiving so that all recipients would received them hopefully on Black Friday.  Out of state mailings is a hit and miss sometimes but family in my city are pretty easy to mail out for the Friday delivery.  But my number is way down to only about a dozen cards.

[jonbon]

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@caroln242 wrote:

I haven't mailed out Christmas cards in years.  It's not so much the money (although I am rather frugal), it just became way too laborious.  I pared it down to just giving cards to my immediate family along with their presents, but I stopped doing that as well.  Buying cards specific for each person...daughter, grandson, granddaughter, etc., got to be pricey.  I was seeing about $42.00 go into the trash. People open cards, read them, throw them away.  Why spend $5.00 or $6.00 on a card that's read once and goes in the trash when all they're interested in is opening the present?  I'd rather add the cost of the card to the present.

Sorry if I come across as cheap, but Christmas has become so expensive since I went on Social Security.  Not a whole lot of disposable income.

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I replied elsewhere with what I customarily do, but I would also comment on the original post that I would never buy a $5-$6 card for each person, especially not when there is a gift involved as well. (This is my gripe about birthday cards attached to gifts, too.) The cards that are mailed separately to family and friends are, in my experience, often displayed throughout the holiday season on a mantle or somesuch -- not opened, read, and immediately tossed (especially if there is a photo involved).

[Boomernichols]

@caroln242 I mail cards out every year to friends and family.  I also plan ahead and purchase Thomas Kincade cards after the holiday each year and put them up to mail for the next year.  It is a small token to let someone know that you treasure them and only costs stamp money at the time