Mother's Day is nearly upon us and one thing a few people are doing is sending e-cards. I won't be one of those. If I sent my mother a lame e-card, she would never forgive me! She wants nice words, a pretty stamp and a printed card she can show her friends and put on her bed stand.
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| Card image courtesy of Anna Griffin |
Here's a few facts:
- Consumers purchase an average of 2.8 Mother’s Day cards.
- Approximately 65 percent of Mother’s Day cards sales occur during the five days prior to the holiday.
- Mother’s Day is the third-largest card-sending holiday in the United States, with 139 million cards exchanged annually.
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12 comments:
I will send my mother a paper card because that is the era she is from. For myself, I want the ecards. There are some extrememly nice animated ones. Besides, I'm not wasting paper - and that alone is becoming a big issue.
I want my kids to support the Post Office, plus I love paper cards they have some awful cute ones out there. And for the post above, recycle them or keep them!! We went through some of my Mother's things after she passed and do you know what pride you feel to know that she kept something you sent.
After my Mother died, we went through her things, and she had saved every card she had ever received! It was like going through an emotional time capsule/machine. No other form of communication retains the same, lasting, power. My Son and Grandsons know better than to send my Mother's Day greetings electronically.
I want a paper card.I save every card I get from my children.and grandchildren.I too have read cards my grandmother saved. it was so awsome to read and hold.I give cards all the time.
I send Mother's Day cards to not only my mother, but my sister, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law and nieces who are now all mothers. My grandmother has passed away, but I have kept many cards and letters she had sent me. The mail truly gives us all a lifetime of memories to re-live anytime we pull out our precious cards and letters.
My mother is 92 and has SAVED every card I have ever given her, since I left home at 18! So, what do you think, a REAL card in the mail, or an E-card.....Let's see....oh, yeah, Mom doesn't have a COMPUTER! :)
I love the animated e-cards and when I can find a game or puzzle one I send them to my Mom. she is over 80 and says it helps to keep her mind active. I also send a paper card so she can display it on the shelf and reflect on it every day. My Mom loves both kinds of cards so she gets both.
I can't believe that someone would think that sending a real card with a hand-written sentiment is a waste of paper!! Sorry, but e-cards just don't cut it for Mother's Day and other special occasions. Send a cute one to Mom when you find one, but to make it special, send a real card that she can hold in her hands and keep to look at later.
Well, DUH!
I love getting cards in the mail and that is how I will send mine to my girls this year, my mom's and my grandma's I will hand deliver. Printed cards in the mail are so much more personal than and e-mail one.
I expect flowers and a card from my children. As they are local it is usually hand delivered.
I do not own a computer any longer.(I am 57) Over 5 years ago I had my identity almost stolen online. So my Mother's Day card has to be sent through the mail, as I will send my Daughter's & Sister-in-law's etc. All my family's special occasions that occur are always celebrated with a paper card and mailed. I also found all the cards that my brothers, Daughter, myself and other love ones had sent my Mother through the years after she passed away at the age of 59. I still have all the cards and letters she sent to me. Just seeing my mothers' hand writing and sometimes perfume always reminds me of how much we loved each other. She has been gone 18 years and an e-card can never match that ever, even if it was printed out to save. Type written messages are a bit cold. I love to support the USPS because that is my job and it makes small things a part of written history.
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