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highplainsdem

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7. A lot of people I know have stopped sending them completely, or send them only to their

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 09:36 PM

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closest friends and family, and maybe a boss or important coworker.

It's become more expensive, it can be time-consuming getting the right assortment of cards if you know who prefers what (traditional religious, traditional nonreligious, funny, cats at Christmas, kittens at Christmas, puppies at Christmas, etc). Most of us have handwriting that can make deciphering even a short note a challenge. Mail delivery is unreliable.

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Are Christmas cards no longer a thing? [View all] Shambala Monday OP

i get one from my cpa... ret5hd Monday #1

I got one from Sal's pizza. Shambala Monday #2

No longer a thing for most people Sanity Claws Monday #3

I get 1 back for every 3 I send Johonny Monday #4

Yeah, about the same return ratio for me Shambala Yesterday #21

Price Maninacan Monday #5

I've sent cards I got from Estate Sales the last 10 years. maxsolomon 19 hrs ago #37

The younger families send cards with photos of them and their kids on them, i love them. dem4decades Monday #6

Yes I mostly get these types newdeal2 Monday #13

I have a couple of relatives that send Shambala Yesterday #22

A lot of people I know have stopped sending them completely, or send them only to their highplainsdem Monday #7

Mail delivery is not unreliable. maxsolomon 19 hrs ago #38

I've received enough mail late and heard enough about USPS packages highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #41

I don't know where you live, but maybe your issue is local. maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #42

I'm in the center of the country, but I've heard about problems like the ones I've run into both from highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #44

Cards and packages I sent out on 12/15 are just now being received 15 days later. Totally Tunsie 9 hrs ago #54

Not really. Ocelot II Monday #8

It requires hours and hours of work. Few women have the bandwidth Maru Kitteh Monday #9

I'm the one who does it in my house. I still believe it's important to my elder relatives. maxsolomon 19 hrs ago #39

I only send them to people who care OnionPatch 2 hrs ago #61

That is why I prefer a quick few words and then sealed. OldBaldy1701E 38 min ago #64

Not so much. Ms. Toad Monday #10

fewer every year, and not just people dying Skittles Monday #11

They have 50 cent Hallmark cards at Dollar Tree.nt helpisontheway 3 hrs ago #56

I guess it depends - on age, personal tradition, available time, number of friends and/or family NewHendoLib Monday #12

I still send them out to family and friends Bayard Monday #14

Most that i received this year, were from businesses BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #18

My wife and I send them ITAL Monday #15

My 88-year-old mother still sends Christmas cards. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #16

One of my cousins would not only tout the highlights of the past year Shambala 22 hrs ago #25

Yes Rebl2 22 hrs ago #27

I've always hated those "brag" cards. StarryNite 8 hrs ago #55

I havent mailed a card in years BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #17

I spent about $75 on postage alone. notinkansas Yesterday #19

Heathens. Trump will issue an executive order to restore this sacred tradition dalton99a Yesterday #20

Come to think of it I don't know if we got any this year fujiyamasan Yesterday #23

We haven't been able to coordinate a family photo to use on a card the past few years Shambala 22 hrs ago #24

I think Rebl2 22 hrs ago #26

Only family in other states to whom I'm including a Christmas check. tavernier 22 hrs ago #28

My wife and I have been sending fewer and fewer. Life in the Trumpocene has made us increasingly jaded and cynical. Borogove 21 hrs ago #29

Waste of money and paper in my opinion... FascismIsDeath 21 hrs ago #30

I had some custom ones made this year. gay texan 21 hrs ago #31

My wife and I are experiencing the same thing. patphil 20 hrs ago #32

I quit social media several years ago Shambala 19 hrs ago #33

Crazy where the years have gone. patphil 13 hrs ago #50

We got a ton of them this year bif 19 hrs ago #34

I stopped sending them six years ago. I don't blame people for dropping me off their list for not reciprocating theirs, chia 19 hrs ago #35

We just Zelle things Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #36

I still send them Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago #40

People with kids send them Renew Deal 18 hrs ago #43

I like the custom photo cards Shambala 15 hrs ago #46

Yes and I'm glad. It became a chore. CTyankee 15 hrs ago #45

I don't do them. Haven't for years. JustKay 14 hrs ago #47

I send them out. Ecards don't do it for me. n/t valleyrogue 14 hrs ago #48

A few years ago i received an ecard Shambala 13 hrs ago #49

I sent a few this year, Pinback 13 hrs ago #51

Seems to be fading out vapor2 13 hrs ago #52

I haven't sent one in years, I got one from a doc03 11 hrs ago #53

I work for Hallmark (not the Hallmark store) and we sell a lot of cards helpisontheway 3 hrs ago #57

My wife still sends them out. Emile 3 hrs ago #58

We sent out close to 80 of them. DFW 2 hrs ago #59

I send a few out to friends who live far away. Dulcinea 2 hrs ago #60

Most of my family uses Facebook now to send Xmas greetings Kaleva 1 hr ago #62

Actually, I think we got more this year than the past few years. Around 40 onenote 50 min ago #63

I sent out six. OldBaldy1701E 38 min ago #65

Lol! I got one card. It was actually a pleasant surprise. ecstatic 32 min ago #66

Along the same lines- Conjuay 29 min ago #67

Do people's vacation photos count? Iris 20 min ago #68