By ron

December 16, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

I don’t know if they’re obsolete or not, but I know that we’ve gotten a lot fewer of them this year than in the past… of course, we may just not be as popular as we used to be (can’t rule that out!). I wonder if folks are saving the money and putting them off for a year… I will say that we are running a bit behind this year (my wife sends a TON of cards, and has just been bizzy)

By Carrie@MoneySavingMethods.com

December 16, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

I recently posted a deal on photo cards for under $1, and the response was overwhelming. First, from readers saying they were NOT planning on sending cards out this year due to the price ( between postage and cards…especially if you send photos…it can be steep ). So, I would say that is the main reason you won’t see alot of cards this year. But, when the price is right….you find people do take advantage and want to send them out. The desire is there. I had almost 800 people take advantage of the deal, if that tells you anything. And, considering I am new and smaller blog, that was a large deal of my readership. So, I think a lot of it this year, as in everything else, comes down to the expense of sending them out.

By Oldtimer

December 16, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

I create my own cards and Christmas letter on my computer then print them and send them by mail. I can even print pictures of the family, etc. We have received fewer cards over the past several years, but that may be because I’m 78 and my wife is 67 and many of our friends are dead now. Many of those who are still around aren’t computer literate, so we don’t connect that way.