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Post by katlady on Dec 24, 2020 2:13:52 GMT
Have you sent or received cards this year? The number of cards we have received is very low. I still sent out my usual, which is about 20. As of today, we’ve only received 4. Just wondering if you normally send cards, did you send out cards this year?
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Post by rodeomom on Dec 24, 2020 2:15:51 GMT
Well I'm in one of the two card lists, so yes. Plus sent out to family as well, so about 65.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 2:16:57 GMT
Yes, sent it to my usual list of people. I think I received the same amount as last year.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 24, 2020 2:21:52 GMT
We sent the usual, about 15, and received less than half that, which is usual. Plus I sent cards to 4 members of the royal family, and don't expect replies to those until well into the new year. I had read that card sales were up, but that wasn't reflected in our response rate.
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Post by vspindler on Dec 24, 2020 2:25:01 GMT
We sent the usual, about 15, and received less than half that, which is usual. Plus I sent cards to 4 members of the royal family, and don't expect replies to those until well into the new year. I had read that card sales were up, but that wasn't reflected in our response rate. I have thought of sending cards to the Royal family even though I am in the Midwest of the US. Do you really get cards back?
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Post by padresfan619 on Dec 24, 2020 2:29:45 GMT
I ordered 60 and have sent out 59, I always keep one for us. I’ve received 30 cards. A lot of my friends sent out cards for the first time this year, I usually only get around 15.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Dec 24, 2020 2:30:15 GMT
I’ve received just 1 Christmas card so far (outside the peas)
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Post by StephDRebel on Dec 24, 2020 2:35:37 GMT
Mine are lost in the mail and I've received 6-- usually we get a TON and I send out about 300
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 24, 2020 2:35:37 GMT
I feel like I got cards from people who have little ones (kids or grandkids) that they want to showcase.
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Post by katiescarlett on Dec 24, 2020 2:37:30 GMT
I always send out cards. This year I sent out about 30. Until this week I had received one card, from my mail carrier lol. I've gotten about 8 in the mail this week. I'm disappointed.
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Post by mom2kbs on Dec 24, 2020 2:48:36 GMT
I sent out the same amount but we have not received as many as usual. WE didn't have a family photo this year as my son couldn't come home but we had a snapshot outside our hotel at disneyland in Feb with my parents so that is what I used.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 24, 2020 2:52:18 GMT
We sent the usual, about 15, and received less than half that, which is usual. Plus I sent cards to 4 members of the royal family, and don't expect replies to those until well into the new year. I had read that card sales were up, but that wasn't reflected in our response rate. I have thought of sending cards to the Royal family even though I am in the Midwest of the US. Do you really get cards back? Their response rate is great. It takes a few months, but only one time have I not gotten a response. The queen sends a letter written by a lady in waiting, the others have sent cards. It's really fun mail! The envelopes have crests on them, the cards are usually photo cards. I always wonder what the post office workers in my little town think when they see the royal mail. This year I sent to Her Majesty, Charles and Camilla, the Cambridges and a new one, Sarah Ferguson.
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Post by jennifercw on Dec 24, 2020 2:55:14 GMT
I didn't get around to creating mine until late and haven't even gotten them from Shutterfly yet - so I am considering them New Year's cards! Will send about 20 - which is about 15-20 less than usual.
I was seriously considering not doing cards this year but I do photo cards and always keep one. Hated the thought of 2020 being missing from the archive. Then Shutterfy sent me a coupon for $50 off a $50 purchase so I went ahead and ordered!
Most years I get about 20 cards. So far I have only received 3.
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Post by librarylady on Dec 24, 2020 2:58:28 GMT
I send around 100 each year. I have not counted the ones I receive. At first they were slow coming in, but now I think we have about as many as we got last year.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 24, 2020 3:04:23 GMT
I've always sent out cards, but this year we cut back our list a little (mostly people on DH's side). That worked out nice because I had to mail the cards I wanted to give to people at our church (we had been doing a big church-wide exchange, but had to cancel it because of Covid).
Each year I feel I get one or two fewer cards than the year before. They are also coming later and later in the month, but I can't complain because mine keep going out a little bit later each year too! I didn't even get out my cute card holder because they weren't coming as early so I figured I wouldn't be getting many at all.
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Post by kate on Dec 24, 2020 3:23:51 GMT
I sent cards out for the first time in several years. I'm embarrassed to admit that I had quite a hoard of Christmas cards that I'd made (and not a duplicate in the bunch!), thinking "THIS year I'm going to get them out!" but ending up packing them away again in January... This year, I've sent out about 40, and I'll probably send some more out tomorrow. I have received fewer this year, for sure. I have maybe 10 on the table in the foyer.
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Post by finaledition on Dec 24, 2020 3:30:37 GMT
Definitely less than previous years. I would say more than 50% less. Both today and yesterday I was hopeful there'd be a ton in the mailbox, but just one. I almost did not send cards so I get it.
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Post by alsomsknit on Dec 24, 2020 3:39:28 GMT
DH has done the cards the last few years. No idea how many went out. Though, I am sure he only did a fraction of who was deemed too important to leave out when I was the one doing that chore.
There are 3 shoved into the door frame on display and some laying on the island waiting to be opened.
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Post by kokomo on Dec 24, 2020 3:39:54 GMT
This is the first year in along time that I have sent out cards. I joined one of the card groups this year. At the end it was a bit of a time crunch and a little more expensive then I anticipated ( I live in Ontario) to get them sent. I am over joyed and the beautiful cards I have received from this group. I look forward every day to see new ones arrive .Thank you ladies !
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Post by ~summer~ on Dec 24, 2020 3:40:19 GMT
I’m not sending them out this year - normally I “only send about 50.
I usually get around 40 but this year I’ve only gotten like 5.
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Post by seaexplore on Dec 24, 2020 4:10:18 GMT
Gave out 46 (usual number) and have received about 15.
I actually have a google sheet that I’m tracking on. I’m a geek.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 24, 2020 4:14:46 GMT
I ordered cards but haven’t gotten them in the mail yet. I got stamps today so will take them to the post office tomorrow. Hopefully. It seems that every year we get fewer cards than the year before and This year was no exception. I’ve seen several people that we usually get cards from post pics of a card on Facebook, or Other comments about not getting cards out this year. Makes me not want to send as many as normal but since we won’t be seeing family I will for sure send to them. I’m not buying more stamps, though, so will prioritize the cards.
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Post by kimi on Dec 24, 2020 4:36:48 GMT
I'm still waiting for my Christmas Cards from Shutterfly. I ordered them on 11/30, they shipped on 12/4, but I still haven't received them. I can't blame USPS cause I don't know if Shutterfly's shipper has turned them over to USPS yet.
There are MANY people complaining about Shutterfly. And their CS is has been terrible this year. I like Shutterfly's products, but I'm not going to order time-sensitive products from Shutterfly again. Shutterfly's reputation has taken a big hit.
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Post by maryland on Dec 24, 2020 4:52:36 GMT
We only got about 10 this year. We just mailed ours out today. We sent over 50 because this is the last year with two of the kids in their sports (poms and dance team) so they wanted the photo cards this year.
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Post by jenjie on Dec 24, 2020 5:58:55 GMT
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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 24, 2020 6:01:06 GMT
Between personal and business, we send out about 175. We've received quite a few.
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Post by justkat on Dec 24, 2020 6:04:26 GMT
I always send cards. My husband is convinced we single-handedly keep the USPS in business with our cards! lol It's one of my most favourite Christmas traditions.
I neither sent nor received as many cards as usual. However as of today I've received just over 100 (including pea exchange) cards. So people are sending them. 😊
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Post by Linda on Dec 24, 2020 6:08:00 GMT
I sent to two small card swaps plus about 30 to friends and family. I also sent 60 to nursing home residents.
We've received a decent number thanks to the card swaps but only a handful from friends and family - I would say all older than I am (I'm 50) and the number is shrinking each year as those generations die off. DH gets several from work higher ups - I'm sure they mass send to every employee but they are usually very pretty cards.
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Post by caangel on Dec 24, 2020 7:11:16 GMT
We send about 120-125 each year, including this one, to family and friends. Typicality we receive about 80ish. Mostly photo cards which I love and a handful of regular cards mostly from older folks. I haven't counted all the cards from this year but seems to be about the same. I expect to continue to get cards until NYs ish. We have received a few from new people, some I had no idea they even had our address. I love sending holiday cards and keep sending them to people who may not reciprocate because I enjoy thinking of them, remembering our times together and want them to know that they are in our thoughts.
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Post by tracyarts on Dec 24, 2020 7:25:43 GMT
I did one of the Pea card exchanges, and sent out about 70 cards and received at least that many in return.
For just family and friends? I sent 8 and received 1. I guess people just weren't into it.
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