Sending a sympathy card   When someone close to you dies, sending a sympathy card may sound right, but writing the right words can be difficult. There is always the worry that you may say the wrong thing and offend the recipient. The right words can help ease the pain of having lost a loved one and it can

  Bringing back writing in cards   After nearly two decades of virtual cards brought via the courtesy of the internet, there is a demand for printed cards, and for good reason. There are an endless number of virtual greeting cards online but the majority are not much more than spam. They clog up the internet, carry little personal meaning,

  A greeting card is a gift   A greeting card is considered to be a gift by many recipients, especially if the sender has made an effort at making the card extra special. For example, the sender may have handmade the greeting card or may have used uncoated paper to write a message. Generally, most people who receive a

Is giving a greeting card a dying practice?   There is no question that fewer people are buying a greeting card these days. Times have changed, innovations and the going green platform are just one of the two reasons why virtual greeting cards have now replaced the physical greeting card. But this does not mean that people do not like

  Not everyone celebrates Easter or Xmas   When we buy greeting cards for Christmas or Easter, we generally assume that the recipient also celebrates these Christian holidays or is Christian. But times have changed and today we have to be politically correct all the time. While there are millions of people who celebrate Christmas and Easter, there are other

How receiving a greeting affects people   The internet has overall been a good thing for most people but it also has a few negatives. Making all things virtual has also led to a loss of the intimate touch and feelings for others. And this is best exemplified by a greeting card. Receiving a greeting card with a handwritten note