Last Saturday’s convo about price increases on stamps pulledĀ out some interesting insights into your views on sending greetings cards ā or rather, avoiding electronic greetings cardsā¦
Iāve already explained thatĀ I only buy stamps once a year ā at Christmas ā and donāt really bother any other time as I rarelyĀ post anything.
I also confessed that Iām a fan of sending well wishes via text and maybe a message on Facebook, too.
These e-greetings are mostly sent for birthdays, and to mark the occasion, Iāll probably throw a few emoticons in there and almost certainly a picture of a birthday dog, too:
Getting personal
But is sending an electronic greeting a good way to send instant well wishes, or is it another example of technology destroying tradition?
John Ward is very much in favour of sending cards:
āWe send quite a lot of birthday cards to friends and relatives, and about two or three letters a week that require stamps. Thereās also St. Valentines Day, Easter, get well, thank you, new home, best wishes, condolences, congratulations, family correspondence, and so on.ā
He also pointed out that:
āThe internet has saved so much in other ways that it makes personal correspondence affordable as well as a pleasure.ā
ForĀ Alfa, electronic greetings miss out the personal touch:
āI like to receive greetings cards so also send them as electronic greetings seem a bit of a cop-out and rather impersonal. If I forget to send a card, I phone to say āhappy birthdayā, and wouldnāt dream of sending a text or email. ā
Both Wavechange and NFH agreed that e-greetings andĀ e-cards just donāt cut the mustard and the decline of such electronic greetings is welcomed.
And Emgee noted that while electronic greetings cards lack thought, e-invitations can be quite useful:
āElectronic greetings are nowhere near as thoughtful as finding the right card for someone, handwriting a personal message and going to the bother of posting it. Although I have received beautifully designed wedding invitations electronically with an electronic reply function and that is a good idea.ā
It seems, however, that thereās still place for thoughtful and creative card sending.
Both John Ward and Malcolm sparked a degree of envy for me with their cards ā MalcolmĀ cleverly makes greetings cards from photo-print paper, and the hand-drawn cards John Ward receives from a friend sounds like they belong in an art gallery.
It had me digging around for my own card-making craft kit, which I bought a number of years ago with high hopes of finding the time to make themā¦
So are electronic cards an appropriate means of sending your wishes or invitations, or should they be banished altogether?
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