Greetings cards are
something most of us give without thought. They’re a tradition which dates back
to Ancient China and has been sold across Europe since the 1400s. As such,
you might feel downright rude turning up to a party without a telltale colorful
envelope.
The trouble is that
greetings cards often end up in the bin after a week or less. Honestly, most of
us don’t even look at those cards after that initial opening session. It isn’t
that we aren’t grateful it’s just that...how much fun can you have with a
card?
Sadly, greeting card
costs don’t reflect the time receivers take over them. In fact, if you have a
buzzing social life or a large family, you could spend over £20 or more on this
every year.
That’s why we’re
coming to the rescue. Believe it or not, the answer here is not to scrap
card-giving altogether but to instead turn it up a notch in the following ways.
Messages with a
little more meaning
If you write a basic
‘to and from’ card or let the preprinted message do the talking, is it
surprising if the receiver doesn’t take much time over their card, either? We
don’t think so. If, however, you wrote a heart wrenching and personal message
inside each card using tips like those found on classpass.com, things might be a little different.
Even a seasoned card disposer is less liable to chuck a card which includes a
meaningful message. Instead, they’ll probably keep it in a safe place and come
back to it in the future. All because you took a little more time in the first
place.
Unique card designs
If you buy a boring
card design which everyone in your town has seen at the front of your local
store, then you can bet your card is getting chucked. Chances are your
recipient might even have received the same in the past. By comparison, buying
from card retailers who stock from suppliers like somdiff.com could add a whole load more interest.
That’s because designs like the Angi and Silas All My Butt cards are something
your recipient probably hasn’t seen before. And, that can encourage them into
keeping your offering. Equally, something like poem cards you can buy from
bookstores adds a little something extra to the potentially dull cards you
might get otherwise.
Make your own
If neither of the
above appeals, why not make your cards? There are two ways to do this. If you
want to keep things simple, you could turn to suppliers who allow you to print
custom messages on cards. This is an easy way to get cards which always stand out. Or, you could go all out with a
totally homemade offering which is guaranteed to earn its place in a recipient’s
heart and a keepsake box for all time.
As you can see,
giving greeting cards more meaning isn’t hard. Stop throwing money in the bin,
then, and get around to these methods already.
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