Another Fan Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I know it seems less and less get sent each year. Typically they get tossed but I know sometimes cards can have special meaning to people. My grandmother still has one I sent her when I was 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Grandmothers are like that. Cards hang around until roughly when the tree goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, Another Fan said: I know it seems less and less get sent each year. Typically they get tossed but I know sometimes cards can have special meaning to people. My grandmother still has one I sent her when I was 5. You were probably cute then. You just annoy her now, most likely. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I know of people who cut pictures out of the Christmas cards they receive and use them to make the Christmas cards they send out the following year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Not intentionally, I move one pile of books and find a card from 12 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 If you live aways from where the cards come from, the return addresses are useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Marv's Neighbor said: If you live aways from where the cards come from, the return addresses are useful. That's how we send out cards, whoever sends one gets one. LoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: That's how we send out cards, whoever sends one gets one. LoL. How many each year? parents would send 250 decades ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 How the f**k should I know? That's wifey's domain I look forward to seeing them every year, but it's not a keepsake to me. She probably sends them to the street along with the tree when we tear it all down. But if she doesn't, I wouldn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Just now, row_33 said: How many each year? parents would send 250 decades ago Maybe 2 dozen, give or take more or less The people getting them probably never make the connection that they get their card after they send theirs. LoL .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Maybe 2 dozen, give or take more or less The people getting them probably never make the connection that they get their card after they send theirs. LoL .. You could play a game of chicken with it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 If the card is from someone near and dear to me, it gets saved until I de-Christmasize the house. If it's a card from someone who's not near and dear to me, it get's saved between the time I open it and the time I walk to the garbage can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 56 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Maybe 2 dozen, give or take more or less The people getting them probably never make the connection that they get their card after they send theirs. LoL .. Not sure if you're as clever as you think. A late card is often obvious. Sounds more like planned obsolescence on your part. You seriously don't have people you want to send a Xmas card to? But you feel obligated anyway? Perhaps I've misinterpreted your comments, but why bother sending any if you only send when you receive? With that said, we employ your base strategy on a limited basis. Every year we identify potential drop-offs, one or two at most that we wait until we receive a card before sending and otherwise they get dropped. People we've fallen out of touch with or didn't get a card from the previous year (usually one and the same). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 7 hours ago, row_33 said: You could play a game of chicken with it.... Yeah... I hate the stragglers that arrive AFTER Christmas, like my Sister's card... LoL .. Makes us look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Yeah... I hate the stragglers that arrive AFTER Christmas, like my Sister's card... LoL .. Makes us look bad. It’s not so bad, with the cloaking device postal strike up here you never know when things arrive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 6 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Not sure if you're as clever as you think. A late card is often obvious. Sounds more like planned obsolescence on your part. You seriously don't have people you want to send a Xmas card to? But you feel obligated anyway? Perhaps I've misinterpreted your comments, but why bother sending any if you only send when you receive? With that said, we employ your base strategy on a limited basis. Every year we identify potential drop-offs, one or two at most that we wait until we receive a card before sending and otherwise they get dropped. People we've fallen out of touch with or didn't get a card from the previous year (usually one and the same). Yep! Exactly. Just being cordial. Hopefully, it gets down to zero. LoL... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Did you guys all get my card this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 42 minutes ago, mead107 said: Did you guys all get my card this year? Just now. Merry Christmas. You should get one from me in 2 or 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 We used to send out tons in the 80s and 90s, once the kids grew up it slowed down, now we have not sent any since about 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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