do you still "do" those letter+envelope+stamp in this internet age?

I don't have any pen pals but I do still write letters and send cards. There is something altogether more personal about a letter. I love to send them and love even more to receive them. Of course E Mail is a huge advantage. But there is still room for the romance of the letter. I also use letters when writing to businesses. It seems to make them take more notice.

I do not have pen pals.But I still like sending out cards which is more personal than a ecard.This does give a personal note.When I cant attend a wedding I will send out a greeting card with a hand written note to express my inability to attend.

Hi pixie,
No, the lazy and the miser both conspire to keep me away from the card shop and even if I turned my house upside down, I would not find a decent writing pad on which to write a few lines! And then who bothers to walk down to the post office anymore…not me certianly. The more than the internet itself, I think the worst indulgence comes from the online free greeting cards with all their myriad embellishments. Not only can you write your personal message on them, you can also decorate them as you like (which is impossible) in actual cards. Regarding letters too, I am an absolute netoholic…
But yes, I do agree that there’s a certain romance and expectation when the postman delivers a letter to you, especially if you are already waiting for it.

My friend and I have special pens with lights on them. It looks like we are writing blanks notes to each other. I am waiting for her to write me back because I wrote the last time.
My other friend lives far away. We do meet up but it is faster to get things to each other by mail.

I also write to my Grandma a lot ad she writes back. She doesn't have a computer or anything so other than phone it is the only way that we communicate.

i still do those letters..but i think your right about the penmanship..i notice mine is getting uglier..when there is no internet mails and im's yet i use to have a nice handwriting..but now i feel like its very exhausting to write and each time i write i'm looking at it and i just cant see it nice to read on..i also think its not embarrassing you know..i feel great whenever i receive real letters..it makes it more meaningful for me..

hi singlepixel, I still write letters when I have the time to do so. Its not too often now as I am busily mylotting when I have some extra time and not sitting there and putting pen to paper.
As I have a herniated disc which causes trouble right now I will be admitted to hospital in a few days and I plan to take the unanswered mail with me and to follow up on some so called snail mail then.

I don't write many letters but I do some. If I want to write my aunt I do because she doesn't have the internet. Every once in a while I pay bills by mail but lately I have started to use my credit union's free bill pay. I do mail out Christmas cards. I get email cards but I like mailing out the real ones. It just feels so Christmasy.

For me, I don't find posting mails are embarrassing, but rather too troublesome. As I can get it done fast in emails. If that's a parcel, then it's different story then.

As easy as it is to use a word processor, I still have to write an occasional letter. For my elderly friends I use large print and the processor. For thank yous I still write them by hand and mail them. It would be wrong to send a thank you any other way after a job interview. Believe it or not, people like to see our handwritting and they make judgements on it.
I journal and that is done by pen. I can look at different times in my journal and see just how my actual mood was by my handwritting.

There's only certain times of the year where I will do the letter, envelope and stamp thing. When it's someone's birthday I will send out a letter with the card, but that's only on occasion now.
Around Christmas time I always have and think I always will do it. I find it's more personal and I love receiving mail from friends and family as well. Just a pleasent surprise.

Have a good day