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[sissel]

Yes too sad yes the Christmas  cards days are over. things change fast. Yes  I will do the same amount next yrs, i dont care I like doing it 

[panda1234]

@sissel   This happened to me two years ago. This past year I sent a card when I received one. Sent a total of 8 cards. Sad that this is a lost tradition.

[tarytoo]

I sent out over 30 christmas cards and got back about 6 too. very frustrating. i guess text messages and email have replaced them. or Zoom, Skype  Duo, etc . Was tickled to get a card from QVC. Happy New Year. 

[qualitygal]

You know what, I only got back about 1/3 of what I sent out.  Many no longer on the list, but I'm going to send them any time around Christmas that I want to.  I didn't send for years, when everyone was doing it on line.  There's just some things, I think I'll still do.  Before the time comes, when I no longer can do some of those precious things I know about, I'm going to do it.  Besides that, it's mail that's pretty and not a bill.  I think it lets people know we are thinking of them too.  It's sweet. 

[ValuSkr]

I'm embarrassed when someone sends me a card only after I've sent them one - embarrassed that they can't appreciate my gesture without feeling the need to reciprocate, and embarrassed that I caused them to spend for a card and postage.  In the end, I don't send many cards at all any more.

[Witchy Woman]

@sissel 

@qualitygal 

@tarytoo 

@panda1234 

And all other card-sending sisters....same story for me.  Probably sent out 25+ and received maybe 8.

When I was a child, my mother worked in the office of a greeting card distributor in St. Louis.  She would always bring home the old sample books and we were in awe of the fancy cards -- especially the ones with gold or silver inside the envelopes.  We hung on to those books for years!

I still love sending pretty cards, but, sadly, I think we are a dwindling minority.

[Nataliesgramma]

I got a couple boxes of cards on sale 2 years ago....when I use those up, I probably won't send any...

[ID2]

I stopped sending Christmas cards years ago. I found that I was receiving cards by those only to be polite. I used to send my many cards out on Dec 1st every year. I would get many in return. The year I didn't send any out anymore, I got none. So, those that I sent cards to were only sending me one in return only to be polite, not that they really wanted to. No way to be friends in my book.

[Lilysmom1]

I never send cards out anymore.  I still get them amd resist the urge to send a return card!  S

[Meowingkitty]

I only send to a couple of select people. My husbands brother and sister don't even acknowledge them so why bother. Haven't heard from either of them in years.  Next year I will send probably 3. One to our friends, my best friend from 1st grade and my husbands boss. Heck even my dentist didn't send one and I spent a fortune this year.