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OT- Do You Send Christmas Cards?

Fred19Flintstone
Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,173
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Ever since we’ve been married, we’ve sent family photo type Christmas cards to a bunch of people.  Wilma wants to keep it up, Or maybe it’s my MIL bugging her to keep doing it.  I’m not sure.  I think it’s passé.  Most other folks do too judging by the number of cards that hit our mailbox compared to how many we send.  Besides, I can think of better ways to blow a couple hundred bucks.

She wants to get started this weekend   Do you send them?

signed,

Fred Scroogestone

Flint, Michigan
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,384
    no, im the drunk that makes the calls =)  if you dont pickup, i come over.  i dont see any use in the xmas cards, the happiest looking family type cards seem to come from those that are miserable, its a dead giveaway
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,702
    No I don’t. With email and texting I can be in touch with anybody I know quickly.
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    We struggle with this every year. Well, I should say I struggle.

    My wife has abandon all involvement. I still do it but the send/receive ratio and the timing of some of the received cards tells me that one, fewer folks are doing it and two, some only send one once they receive ours.

    On the family picture/story of our year cards, I agree. I don't need an essay detailing how awesome your fkng kids are when I know your life is a shatshow.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,854
    Great question-  We still do it primarily for those who are "one touch a year and still alive" friends from far and wide over many decades.  We keep the note, either hand-written or a two para letter to a minimum.  Focus on doing well health-wise and perhaps a noteworthy event.  On both sides of the equation we have served up fewer and received fewer but also not with the uptick in email connectivity.  The clock moves ever forward.  
    Roll in early Dec.  FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • MasterC
    MasterC Posts: 1,424
    Yes I do. Family, friends, survivors I've met. 
    A Christmas card is a small price to pay to let someone know your thinking about them as well. 
    Fort Wayne Indiana 
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,173
    Perhaps we’ll buy some cards to send out and limit the list.  The big expense is the photo card.  Who wants to see a photo of my ugly face show up in their mailbox anyway?  
    Flint, Michigan
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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    I send E-cards, usually Jacquie Lawson's. My wife does send 'real' cards to some people. I never cared for the family photo full page brag list type cards. No offense. My father used to start doing cards in calligraphy around June, because it took so long. 

    Now I send Photoshop printed cards with my favorite dog's picture.
     
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,173
    We never included a boring year summary letter.  We just went with a Christian design postcard type photo and mailed that.  Wilma was in charge of producing the card.  I am merely a figurehead.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,481
    The wife does it every year.  I just agree to whatever she wants when it comes to this sort of thing.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnInCarolina said:
    The wife does it every year.  I just agree to whatever she wants when it comes to this sort of thing.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,384
    got one last week from the johovas witness. it basically said to send money and no visits this year due to covid. didnt mention christmas but their was a picture of head quarters, it was huge
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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