An Early Christmas Card

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

Really you still send real cards . How sweet of you . Yes, this one is a beautiful. one . It conveyed what @just4him. wants to convey to me. I am touched. .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

27 Nov 16

@just4him Your sweetness is what touched me the most , my friend .

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306523)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

26 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD I'm glad it touched you.

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Tokz

@ilocosboy (45157)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

More than 10 years, maybe 15 years that I haven't receive Christmas card. Well, I don't send any Christmas card also. But I think we should send this card once in a while, its part of our tradition, part of story of our Christmas.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

What deters me though , is that the post office is far from our office place .

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73502)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

25 Nov 16

@ilocosboy way back in the 1960s my parents had lots of friends. Every end of November mom had over a hundred Christmas cards to write and we received about as many too. As a child my parents made it interesting and we had strings of Christmas cards hanging in the living room.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@RasmaSandra Wow, how nice of your parents to patiently send over a hundred cards . It means they have lots of friends . What about you , do you still send real Christmas cards.?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458458)

• Switzerland

25 Nov 16

Yes, we receive several Christmas cards, from the professional colleagues of my husband, his clients, some friends.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

That is good that it is still being practiced in your part of the world , my friend .

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

28 Nov 16

I can't remember the last time I received a Christmas card even though I do send them every year. I'm not sure if I'm going to send any out this year. How nice of @just4him to send this lovely card to you. We have such great people here on myLot.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

29 Nov 16

So you too send those real Christmas cards .

And i must agree @justforhim are one of the great and sweet people here in myLot .

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Sharon

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

29 Nov 16

@just4him

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306523)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Nov 16

I agree, they're the best.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Nov 16

I send out several dozen 'real' cards and mostly receive about the same number in return. I write a letter with many too as they are people I don't see very often, if at all, from one year to the next.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

I admire you for taking the time to send real cards . I am not into it already because i am always usy at work , and the post office is in the city .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@JudyEv Wow, how nice of you that even when you were still having a full time job , you still take time to send those real Christmas cards .

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD It is just something I have always done although I do have more time now to write cards and letters.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

I usually receive blank Christmas cards from Priest of the Sacred Heart (as I received last week) about a month before Christmas so I can use them to send to friends or family. Lately, my wife also received blank Christmas cards from them and a personalized 2017 planner after I referred her name to them. They usually send different items to their benefactors including personalized stickers that you can use as return address for your mail or stick to your notebook, book or whatever to mark the item that you own.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

Wow , how nice of those Priests of the Sacred Heart . At least , you are also forced to send them out to friends and the tradition of giving out real Christmas cards will not die . That's the price indeed for being their benefactors . I admire you for that my friend .

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@Jackalyn (7559)

• Oxford, England

26 Nov 16

That is a nice idea.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

25 Nov 16

I do still receive the occasional Christmas card and also send a few out myself. However, I always make the cards myself. It is surprising how effective they can be using a decent design, the correct software and especially designed card to print on. I find it preferable to buying cards because I an personalise them. The posting date is always a problem when mailing overseas because it is impossible to judge the timing. Today I will be mailing a couple to the USA, which may true early or just in time.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

How nice that yoy really make those real Christmas card yourself .It means. they are a labor of love . Lucky are the people who receives it because they are so personalized .

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@Jackalyn Usually that's the kind of Christmas cards politicians gives out on Christmas time - a christmas card with their family picture . And i find it really nice and personalized .

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@Jackalyn (7559)

• Oxford, England

26 Nov 16

That is nice. I do try to make a few and my son prints one of his pictures, but that is usually just for close family.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

That is so sweet! An auntie from USA still sends Christmas card and I do send back.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

What i hard for me is that the post office is a bit far from our office place . I would go to the city just to mail one . So now, i just gve out e-cards . I just write my hearfelt greetings.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD We used to bear that inconvenience of going to the post office and then the long queue. I hate to do that again. E-card is more convenient and I prefer it although it is true that receiving real cards is more touching because you know there is much effort involved.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@salonga I so agree with you . i don't want to be inconvenienced. anymore so i just send e-cards instead .

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Jennifer

@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

25 Nov 16

Aw that was so nice! =) My mother and grandmother still send real cards to our family which is nice.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

That is good that your mother and grandmother. still takes the time to write and send a real Christmas card . I think , your mother took it from her mother . So , do you also send real Christmas cards like them ?

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

25 Nov 16

Yes, from my sister and some business associates...

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

Wow really . So the old way is still practiced there in your place . That's so nice .

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

25 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD My sister sends actual birthday cards to each of us every year too, and graduation cards to my sons on the occasion - she is just very old-fashioned that way...

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Nov 16

@sishy7 How very sweet and nice of her .

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iamscribbler

@imravi (2337)

• India

25 Nov 16

I never recieved a christmas card...sigh*

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

But i think you received e-cards ?

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@imravi Oh i see . That is why no one sends you a Christmas card .

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iamscribbler

@imravi (2337)

• India

26 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD I don't celebrate Christmas or any other festivals... It's not a tradition i India in general to give cards on Christmas..

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DianneN

@DianneN (247052)

• United States

26 Nov 16

Valerie is a sweetie. I don't celebrate Christmas, but will send one in my son's fiancée's gift.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

29 Nov 16

@DianneN

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

27 Nov 16

I agree.

I think you don't celebrate it because your religion is dofferent from ours . I understand that .

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DianneN

@DianneN (247052)

• United States

28 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD Yes, I'm not a Christian.

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L. Jenkinson

@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

28 Nov 16

Yes we still do it because it's tradition although a dying practice- I have downsized the amount of people I send to but still do it myself. So that was so great you got a real card from one of the myLotters on here!

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

28 Nov 16

So you too are one of those sweet people doing the sending of real Christmas cards . I really hope i have the time to buy , write and mail those . I just send e-cards instead , because i have my full time job to attend to firstly .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

28 Nov 16

@MarymargII That's sweet of you .

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L. Jenkinson

@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

28 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD I've been sending them for years so still do.

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Bhem

@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

25 Nov 16

Not anymore. But I am the one who send christmas card for my friends and family. I'd like to give something other thab recieving.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

Wow, that's so patient of you . You see , sending real Christmas card is a labor of love . Imagine , you have to search at the mall for the right Christmas card that conveys what you would like to be conveyed for each recipient , then going to the post office just to mail it ..

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

@JustBhem And if you will be sending it abroad , t will arrive past Chrstmas already because of the volume of Crstm cards being sent at the post office .

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Bhem

@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

26 Nov 16

@SIMPLYD Yes. And I don't know if I can do that again. Christmas is marching and I still don't have time looking for a perfect christmas card. Haha.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (170109)

• United States

26 Nov 16

Yes, I get a few, but not many..

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

27 Nov 16

At least you get some . Me, this is the first time again to receiive a real Christmas card after many yaers.

Bojel

@jobelbojel (34731)

• Philippines

27 Nov 16

She is a lovely woman. She is sweet.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

27 Nov 16

I agree she is that kind of woman .

@Jackalyn (7559)

• Oxford, England

26 Nov 16

Very few people I know send cards any more and I think it is a shame. It was nice getting a bit of news and thinking of the person or family. I remember the days when you gave everyone you knew a card and vice versa. People do not do that now.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

26 Nov 16

That is true . When the internet age emerged it put the sending of real Christmas card on the sides because of the e-card one can send through email or through the social media . The personal touch is gone . Although having a sincere dedication can also convey a nice greeting .