Are You Sending Christmas Cards This Year?

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

Due to a postal strike in 2024 in Canada, I and 99.999% of the card sending Canadians did not mail Christmas Cards. 

Many are deciding not to this year, while some are.

Do you send Christmas Cards ?

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I send a few, but not a lot.  Maybe eight to ten a year, mostly to my kids and friends.

[watab kid]

NO - dont do that anymore - halmark got all our money they are going to get 

[Buckshot Bear]

Yes.......too many!

[Doc Shapiro]

Nope.  Never have, never will.

[Rye Miles #13621]

Haven’t sent out Christmas cards in years. 

[Calamity Kris]

We're discussing it.  Haven't arrived at a decision as of yet.  A lot of that depends on how much time I have.  That being said, we only send to close family and a few friends.  Maybe about a dozen or so.  

[Chantry]

Yes, only for less than 10 people and I have enough cards for at least a couple of years.  (Amazon)

[Cypress Sun]

Nope, haven't sent Christmas cards out in many years.

[Eyesa Horg]

We're starting to debate it!

[Yul Lose]

Mrs. Lose sends out a Christmas letter and it gets shorter every year as does the mailing list.

[Blackwater 53393]

I, (we) sent cards to several of our friends for years and tried to get them to those who sent cards to us.  Schoolmarm would tape them to the front door of the house and keep a list.

 

The last few years, the number of cards has dwindled to just a couple and last year, for the first time, we didn’t send any cards.

 

I have a short list of close friends that I call every Christmas week! A short conversation and good wishes exchanged over the speaker just seems so much more meaningful and uplifting!

[Eyesa Horg]

Many of the cards we trade are with folks from our past. It's typically the only yearly update between us. We do drop off our list the ones we don't receive cards back from anymore. I kinda hate to see it go the way of Thank You Notes to which I hate asking "Did you get the gift I sent?"

[Henry T Harrison]

No it has gotten to expensive for this pensioner 

[WD Farren]

My wife used to send and receive 100.

This year is 30.

Most people don’t want the expense or be arsed to send them.

[Smokin Gator SASS #29736]

It seems like the only Christmas cards anymore are from families with updated photos of the kids.

[watab kid]

2 hours ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:

It seems like the only Christmas cards anymore are from families with updated photos of the kids.

ido get a few of those yet - mostly young people that i worked with in the latter years of my career , i appreciate their sharing and love seeing their families grow but im wishing they wouldnt spend the money on me , spend it on their kids - thats where it would be well invested , im old and i dont count anymore in that picture 

 

that said , ive always enjoyed seeing their young families grow and prosper , most of these kids were in my life after full retirement age and they were young just getting started , i guess they felt they learned something from me o remember me at christmas time , i do appreciate that 

[Michigan Slim]

I am not. My wife, however, is sending a bunch.

[Texas Maverick]

On 12/1/2025 at 10:31 PM, watab kid said:

NO - dont do that anymore - halmark got all our money they are going to get 

Bought 2 birthday cards yesterday and it cost me $20. Gonna tell my wife she can't have anymore birthdays.

 

TM

[Eyesa Horg]

1 minute ago, Texas Maverick said:

Bought 2 birthday cards yesterday and it cost me $20. Gonna tell my wife she can't have anymore birthdays.

 

TM

Dang, that's over 300 primers for 2 cards!

[Texas Maverick]

Yeah, I am gonna have to consider whether she is worth it next year. LOL

 

TM

[WD Farren]

My missus wants me to write a Christmas letter for inclusion with her cards.

We have so much going on right now... but getting the document created, then getting X copies from the local copy shop is another time sink.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

NOPE 

 

lost all the address 

 

I have a GREAT filing system 

 

the retrieval system STINKS 

 

  CB 

[watab kid]

On 12/3/2025 at 9:34 AM, Texas Maverick said:

Bought 2 birthday cards yesterday and it cost me $20. Gonna tell my wife she can't have anymore birthdays.

 

TM

i hear that , my wife still buys cards - just not christmas cards and because she is spending her hard earned side money on them she has gotten a lot more selective