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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 26, 2015 16:39:55 GMT
Except for the Pea card exchange, did you receive fewer cards this year? We usually receive quite a few and this year it has been about half as many. And some that we haven't received are people I've received from for over 30 years. Maybe we'll get a lot more in the next week as some seems to be taking really long to get here. How about you?
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Post by kristi on Dec 26, 2015 16:45:46 GMT
The number of cards we receive declines every year although this year we got more than in the past few years.
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Post by knitnmomma on Dec 26, 2015 16:46:32 GMT
We definitely received fewer, but I have seen more family greetings posted on Facebook.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 26, 2015 16:47:15 GMT
I got one.
To be fair, I only sent out three.
I did think I would get at least one more, but no luck there.
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Post by trollie on Dec 26, 2015 16:48:00 GMT
Way fewer, however I haven't sent out cards for a couple of years.... Very short on time.
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Post by raindancer on Dec 26, 2015 16:52:13 GMT
I got 4. I usually fill up our pantry door with them.
But I have not sent them out in 3 years either. No time with finals at Christmas time.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 26, 2015 16:54:08 GMT
Fewer. Plus, the peas wiped me out and I didn't send any.
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Post by sbartist on Dec 26, 2015 16:54:52 GMT
We mailed cards, and received only a handful. Our list gets smaller and smaller. There are those we know who don't send that we will continue to send to though.
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Post by styxgirl on Dec 26, 2015 16:57:06 GMT
I got about the same from family and real-life friends.
I sent out and received more from my Pea Friends through the X-Mas card exchange.
I remember back in the 90's, one year, I sent out about 150 cards! To people I really know!! This year I sent out about 5 to people I really know and the rest were to my Pea-Family.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Dec 26, 2015 16:57:29 GMT
Fewer. I didn't send any yet because my DDs grad photos aren't here yet so I'm sending Happy New year cards.
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 26, 2015 17:01:43 GMT
Glad you posted this. I thought the same thing. I always send out the same amount and have received about half.
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Post by kckckc on Dec 26, 2015 17:03:22 GMT
I received 7 cards. I sent out 18. I noticed that a lot of the people I keep in touch with through Facebook didn't send me a card and I will probably cut them from my list next year.
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Post by johnnysmom on Dec 26, 2015 17:03:27 GMT
I also considered posting this. I think we got 5. Now I don't feel so bad about not sending any  |
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Post by SabrinaP on Dec 26, 2015 17:03:37 GMT
I got very few, maybe 5-10. I didn't send out any cards and haven't in a few years.
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Post by compeateropeator on Dec 26, 2015 17:16:50 GMT
Not really. I got about the same, maybe a few less.
I received about 40. I sent out about the same number to family and friends.
ETA: I am not on Facebook so I am not sure if that skewed things.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2015 17:26:04 GMT
I didn't send any, got 3. Everyone is pretty much on facebook, so why waste the money?
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Post by peasapie on Dec 26, 2015 17:27:38 GMT
Except for the Pea card exchange, did you receive fewer cards this year? We usually receive quite a few and this year it has been about half as many. And some that we haven't received are people I've received from for over 30 years. Maybe we'll get a lot more in the next week as some seems to be taking really long to get here. How about you? Yes, significantly fewer, except from my art-friend exchange. I thought maybe it was because we moved this year and they didn't have my address, but it sounds like Christmas cards are becoming a thing of the past. |
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Post by tallgirl on Dec 26, 2015 17:28:36 GMT
We definitely got less. I sent out maybe 25. At my peak I sent out maybe 50, about 5 or so years ago. Now I just send to family and close friends and beyond that it's tit for tat - I exchange with others who enjoy exchanging, but not the list I used to send to.
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Dec 26, 2015 17:32:03 GMT
After making/mailing about 70 cards to the Peas, I was not very productive. I made another 12 cards for very close friends anf family and received just 5 non-Pea cards. One of the many reasons our card exchange was so much fun.
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Post by quinlove on Dec 26, 2015 17:34:31 GMT
Cadoodlebug, you will have to join the Christmas Card exchange as soon as you can. It was such a joy to receive cards from the Peas, as I was not expecting any. I received 6 from family and friends. The only cards I sent out were to the Peas. Sending out my cards brought me as much pleasure as receiving them.
Do do yourself a huge favor and join as soon as time allows.
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Post by myboysnme on Dec 26, 2015 17:36:35 GMT
Except for the Pea card exchange, did you receive fewer cards this year? We usually receive quite a few and this year it has been about half as many. And some that we haven't received are people I've received from for over 30 years. Maybe we'll get a lot more in the next week as some seems to be taking really long to get here. How about you? I received so many less than previous years that I remarked on it every day. My mom said the same. I sent out about 40 and received about 25, and 2 of those were from people I didn't send to. 4 of them came today. Never the less I bought my cards for next year already and I guess I'll keep up the tradition even as it does out among the younger digital communication generation. I love to send cards and I love to receive cards and I'm sad to see it go by the way side. |
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Post by peano on Dec 26, 2015 17:37:16 GMT
Yes, I noticed a significant difference this year. We always send between 50-60 and this year was no different. But we received maybe 20, and usually get twice that.
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Post by mallie on Dec 26, 2015 17:37:34 GMT
We sent out about 35 and got 5. Last year we got 20. So a sizable and noticeable decrease. Did not get one Christmas letter either!
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Post by YooHoot on Dec 26, 2015 17:38:39 GMT
If you don't count family...I got one. I didn't send any except immediate family.
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Post by paget on Dec 26, 2015 17:40:35 GMT
Usually I get some businesses and I didn't get any of those this year. I think I got one? And a crap ton from the peas.  |
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Post by chaosisapony on Dec 26, 2015 17:42:18 GMT
I received five. In past years I've received from 5-7. I typically send out around 15 or so. Most of my friends don't send out cards and none of my family does so I never expect to receive very many.
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Post by just PEAchy on Dec 26, 2015 17:45:32 GMT
I sent out about 30 and received 12, which was about the same as last year. I'll continue to send out the same, it's mostly to family and a few friends whom I don't see very often. Many are older 60+ and aren't on Facebook.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 26, 2015 17:50:00 GMT
Cadoodlebug, you will have to join the Christmas Card exchange as soon as you can. It was such a joy to receive cards from the Peas, as I was not expecting any. I received 6 from family and friends. The only cards I sent out were to the Peas. Sending out my cards brought me as much pleasure as receiving them. Do do yourself a huge favor and join as soon as time allows. I posted on the Pea Card thread that I would when we retire. I've never made cards but am inspired to do so. We mail about 200 cards a year between DH's real estate clients and our personal ones. ETA: We receive a few from DH's clients but mostly from friends and family. So far we've received 34 ~ usually we receive between 60 & 70. |
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Post by KikiPea on Dec 26, 2015 17:55:11 GMT
We got about the same as last year. We sent 40, and received about 15. Less than years before, for sure, though.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 26, 2015 17:56:18 GMT
We got about 10 -- two "regular" cards and the rest photo cards, which I love. Each year it's a fewer than the previous year.
To be fair, I did not send cards out this year or last year. I meant to, but just never got it done either year.
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