Anonymous wrote:I stopped sending them out years ago.

Usually when I get them these days I throw them straight into the fireplace without opening them. They’re just holiday “we’re great!” brags, no one who sends me one has seen me in over a decade. I don’t feel the need to keep in touch on that basis alone.

I’ve so far only seen one this year, it was from a professional real estate firm. Toss.

My goal is to eventually just get off everyone else’s list.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stopped sending them out years ago.

Usually when I get them these days I throw them straight into the fireplace without opening them. They’re just holiday “we’re great!” brags, no one who sends me one has seen me in over a decade. I don’t feel the need to keep in touch on that basis alone.

I’ve so far only seen one this year, it was from a professional real estate firm. Toss.

My goal is to eventually just get off everyone else’s list.

I do open them, but I do so over the trash, and in they go immediately.

I mean... isn't this true about all cards you get in the mail.

Thanks you note... okay, trash
Birthday card... read and into the trash

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Anonymous wrote:I dropped 65 in the mail today and I have another 35 to address or hand deliver.

I’ve only received 10 or so thus far, but it’s early. We usually have an influx of cards pile up when we are away for Christmas and it’s nice to return home with happy mail waiting.

When our kids were young, we sent nearly 200 cards each year (we had a lot of older relatives still around as well). Now it seems like a lot of our peers stopped doing cards (I recognize it gets challenging once the kids go to college/launch).

We have always displayed our cards as holiday decorations, and many of our friends and family do the same. A number of people have told me they save our cards and literally have upwards of 20 years worth of Christmas cards/photos from us. One person actually asked me if I wanted the collection her grandmother kept of our cards, and I happily took it (to save for my kids). I was touched that someone appreciated them to such an extent, so I’ll keep sending them out each year.

I have culled the list a bit. I’ve heard some people make negative comments about photo cards (“family ads”), the environment, etc. so I’ve stopped sending them to those people. But I hope the tradition doesn’t die.

I think happy mail like Christmas cards, birth announcements, wedding invitations, etc. are lovely in the moment as well as for keepsakes.

Please keep sending them, folks.

I absolutely love receiving them but have only gotten about 5 so far this year which is much below normal. We sent about 150.

Anonymous wrote:I dropped 65 in the mail today and I have another 35 to address or hand deliver.

I’ve only received 10 or so thus far, but it’s early. We usually have an influx of cards pile up when we are away for Christmas and it’s nice to return home with happy mail waiting.

When our kids were young, we sent nearly 200 cards each year (we had a lot of older relatives still around as well). Now it seems like a lot of our peers stopped doing cards (I recognize it gets challenging once the kids go to college/launch).

We have always displayed our cards as holiday decorations, and many of our friends and family do the same. A number of people have told me they save our cards and literally have upwards of 20 years worth of Christmas cards/photos from us. One person actually asked me if I wanted the collection her grandmother kept of our cards, and I happily took it (to save for my kids). I was touched that someone appreciated them to such an extent, so I’ll keep sending them out each year.

I have culled the list a bit. I’ve heard some people make negative comments about photo cards (“family ads”), the environment, etc. so I’ve stopped sending them to those people. But I hope the tradition doesn’t die.

I think happy mail like Christmas cards, birth announcements, wedding invitations, etc. are lovely in the moment as well as for keepsakes.

Please keep sending them, folks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stopped sending them out years ago.

Usually when I get them these days I throw them straight into the fireplace without opening them. They’re just holiday “we’re great!” brags, no one who sends me one has seen me in over a decade. I don’t feel the need to keep in touch on that basis alone.

I’ve so far only seen one this year, it was from a professional real estate firm. Toss.

My goal is to eventually just get off everyone else’s list.

I do open them, but I do so over the trash, and in they go immediately.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stopped sending them out years ago.

Usually when I get them these days I throw them straight into the fireplace without opening them. They’re just holiday “we’re great!” brags, no one who sends me one has seen me in over a decade. I don’t feel the need to keep in touch on that basis alone.

I’ve so far only seen one this year, it was from a professional real estate firm. Toss.

My goal is to eventually just get off everyone else’s list.

I do open them, but I do so over the trash, and in they go immediately.

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Anonymous wrote:I will send out 70 but have only received three this year. Much less than previous years.
Then I realized stamps are 78 cents! Can’t blame people for skipping. I do love the tradition.

WHOA. That's nuts. Makes me grateful for the costco pack of forever stamps I bought a few years ago.

Anonymous wrote:I stopped sending them out years ago.

Usually when I get them these days I throw them straight into the fireplace without opening them. They’re just holiday “we’re great!” brags, no one who sends me one has seen me in over a decade. I don’t feel the need to keep in touch on that basis alone.

I’ve so far only seen one this year, it was from a professional real estate firm. Toss.

My goal is to eventually just get off everyone else’s list.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve received about 10, all photo cards with absolutely no personalization or genuine greetings. I only send a very few fully handwritten, non-photo cards to people.

To me a photo card is sufficiently personal. I like getting pics of friends and kids. Realtors and insurance agents don't send vacation pics.

I love the Tik Toks and Instagram posts this year that prove just how impersonal they are; multiple people admitted to goofing and forgetting to change the name of the pre-written message from the generic last name to their family’s actual last name. That is how impersonal and careless the whole process is. Vacation photos are for social media.