Cards – to send them or not to send them… that is the question

Do you worry and wonder about sending cards at this time of year? Okay, this might be a bit late because most of the mailing deadlines have long since passed.

Well the folks at https://www.grammarly.com/grammar-check have put together a couple of tongue-in-cheek infographics to help you through this troublesome dilemma.

The New Adult…

 

Holiday Card Flow Chart Infographic1

The Pro Adult…

 

Holiday Card Flow Chart Infographic2

And some fun facts about holiday cards...

  • Americans send 1.6 billion holiday cards annually [source]
  • Women purchase an estimated 80% of all greeting cards [source]
  • E-cards have become an environmentally friendly alternative to paper cards [source]
  • Christmas cards originated in London, where Sir Henry Cole commissioned the first in 1843. [Source]
    • Two batches totaling 2,050 cards were printed and sold that year for a shilling each. [Source]
  • Despite the separation of church and state, it’s customary for the President and First Lady to send White House Christmas cards each holiday season. [source]
    • Calvin Coolidge issued the first official Christmas message to the American people in 1927. [source]

About Grammarly…

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As a company, Grammarly’s mission is to improve communication among the world’s more than 2 billion native and non-native English writers. Millions of registered users worldwide trust Grammarly’s products, which are also licensed by more than 600 leading universities and corporations. Grammarly is an Inc. 500 company with offices in San Francisco and Kyiv.

 

 

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