Sending Christmas and holiday cards is expensive. There are both the cost of cards and the cost of postage. If there is any year for finding a way to save on cards, this is it.
Pennypinchinghints.com offers a few suggestions.
First, it depends on what you send. Designer cards are beautiful, but they are costly. The trick is then not to send expensive cards. Instead you can
- Buy in bulk.
- Buy a box of 20 or more cards and don’t buy individual cards.
- Make you own cards. You can make them online, out of old Christmas cards or have family members decorate or draw them on inexpensive craft store blank cards.
- Send e-cards for no cost.
Second, it matters where you buy your cards.
- The Dollar Store has good buys on holiday cards.
- Check on E-Bay and at Amazon.com for good deals.
- Buy anywhere after the holidays when cards are discounted.
- Use photos at online sites like Snapfish and pay as low as $.29 for a photo card and you can get a 25% discount by using Coupon Code: 25CARD2009. Offer Expires 1/31. And at Kodak, if you buy 3 card sets, you’ll get the 4th one FREE! Must use coupon code:CARDSET4. But you better hurry…Offer expires December 7th!
- Other online sites like Vistaprint can print anywhere from 10 to 2,000 cards at 50% savings with choices of design and personalized messages for business or families. Right now you can get 25%-75% off on all products at Vistaprint. be sure to check out what they have to offer!
Last, think wisely about your Christmas card spending this year.
- Only buy after you have made a list and know how many people you are sending to.
- Only buy 5 extra cards.
- Buy postcards with or without photos and send for less.
- Consider using Facebook.
- Also consider calling instead of sending, especially when you have unlimited long-distance calling.
- Trim your list. If you are seeing people or giving them a gift, why send them a card, too?
What?, where?, and how? are important questions to ask this year before you spend on holiday cards.