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[catter70]

Yes, I will, though, I don't have many to send. Maybe 12, is all.

[gidgetgh]

I do plan on sending cards this year, as I always have, but the list is going to be substantially smaller.

I bought the cards last year so I already have them and plan to order the woodland stamps from the post office, once they're available. 

[CelticCrafter]

 I stopped sending any and all Christmas cards years ago.

Cards to immediate family only are hand delivered with their gifts.

[JYWilliams]

Yes I'll mail anywhere from 20 to 22 cards. My list is a lot smaller compared to years ago.

[Goldengate8361]

with cuts in post office funding and capabilities, looks like you will need to get them in the mail soon to get there by the holiday......Just saying......

[Boehm Collector]

@OhioAngel    I used to send approximately 200 Christmas Cards at one time.  But I have been reducing the number each year.  I have been weeding out people who don't send cards to me.  Last Christmas I was down to about 40.  

[Anonymous032819]

It's too soon to think about X-mas.

I'll be sending out exactly zero cards.

[Catch71]

Yes, I will send them as usual.  My list is down to about 50 cards now.  Was well over 100 at one time.  I get from the same people every year and enjoy reading them.  Most are family picture cards now that people have made.  I still buy the boxed cards. Years when I do not get a card from people who usually send them I fear something is wrong and it usually is.  Sad to cross off friends and relatives who have passed from my list. I lost my childhood friend this year and will miss her card this year, we were friends since we were 5 years old.  She always caught me up with her news of her children and grandchildren and I did the same. 

[Mominohio]

I still send cards and probably always will. 

My list has shortened, because so many I sent to have passed on. I loved sending to older relatives, they still appreciated the time honored tradition and I would continue to send to them even when they stopped. 

We had a lot of 'friends' during the child raising and school years that have now left our lives because the kids grew up and apart, as did we parents. I sent for many years to many of them, but was getting no response, and figured they had moved on, so I now have as well. 

I often see things about sending to rest homes, or someone that makes the news or social media and is asking for cards for someone, and I like to do that as well. 

I think especially for people who don't use technology, getting something in the mail that isn't a bill or junk is such a bright spot in their day. It is to me. I still love to receive a card, a letter or a real invitation. 

[Eileen in Virginia]

I don't send out that many Christmas cards. Last year I sent e-Christmas cards and it worked out really well. I subscribe to American Greetings cards for $19 per year and send birthday cards throughout the year at no additional cost. So I don't have to worry about the cost of stamps. They have a wide variety of cards and you can customize your message as appropriate to each recipient. I still send a few hard copy cards to some older relatives who don't use computers, but it's e-cards for everyone else.