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My unpopular opinion (cause I can't remember what day it's supposed to be)
I think that even though personal photo greeting cards make complete sense to the card sender, they are useless. In all honesty, no one but your very close/immediate family gives a monkeys whether or not they have pictures of your family. That family should not have to wait til Christmas to get pictures. Your pictures will not be displayed, they will not be kept in a special place or anything of the sort.
Everyone I know does the same thing when they get photo cards every year....put them in the same pile with the rest of the cards they'll never see again. So yes, I think they are useless and a waste of money but hey, if it makes you happy....
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Re: My unpopular opinion (cause I can't remember what day it's supposed to be)
I totally agree with you that they are useless to everyone except immediate family. I know my parents/ILs love them, but I'm sure everyone else just looks at them and throws them in the trash.
I admit I'll still make some this year as soon as I take some Christmasy pics of DD.
ETA: We also display all our Christmas cards until I take down the rest of the decorations, so maybe there are more people who do that than I thought.
I like seeing the photo cards of people's kids. No I don't display them any differently than regular cards, but a puts a bigger smile on my face when I receive it than a glittery picture of a snowman:)
A) I only send out 25 cards max - to immediate/close family/friends.
I keep/display them too.
Tell that to my BFF who still has our photo card from before we were even married on her fridge. That had to be from 5 years ago.
And I still have IBFlorida's from last year up on my end table where I keep cards.
That said, for the majority of the people your cards are going to, I see your point.
aw, that makes me all warm and gooey inside
This exactly.
Me too. I still have last years christmas pics up. Maddie loves seeing all the "babies" on the fridge.
I guess I was right about the unpopular part!
There are always people who do display these cards and what not but I was refering ot the majority of the people your cards go to.
We used to put our Christmas cards on the mantle when we had a fireplace. We'd take down right after Christmas. We don't get many photocards, I guess most people we know share my sentiments.
No one take this personally, it's just an opinion and you know what opinions are like! They are like a$$holes, everyone's got one and they all stink!
I absolutely love getting photo cards from friends and family that I may not see that often. It is nice to see how the kids grow and change from year-to-year if we don't see them that frequently. So I don't think just immediate family cares to see the pictures.
We also display ours and keep them afterwards.
Also, we send about 50 - so mostly close friends and family will be getting ours anyway.
We do the same thing
I have a hard time throwing away cards as well. I know I have birthday cards at least ten years old. It also kind of hurts my feelings if dh throws away a card I've given him.
I keep mine too- most of them. And even though some Christmas card photos may get thrown away, I still enjoy receiving them and I display them at least through the new year. Most invitations get thrown away too- doesn't mean you shouldn't make them cute or not send them out, you know?
I clip off the name part (so that it fits into an album) and put them in the family album for that year
Actually, I STILL have Southern and MyHeart's Christmas card from last year on my fridge
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I actually have every card that's been given to me, Christmas, birthday, thank you, invitation, halloween, easter, whatever, since I was 16. They don't actually take up much space, and I do enjoy looking through them from time to time. I swear I'm not a packrat, but cards and photos, I don't know, I just keep 'em. I keep cards from Christmases past in a separate box and I pull them out with the holiday stuff every year. I don't really do anything with them, but it's fun to look back over the years.
But I do recognize that I'm probably the only person I know who does this.
My silly Lily is almost 4.
Wow, I TOTALLY disagree with everything you said.
I love photo greeting cards. And I keep mine. When putting away Christmas decorations, I throw in the cards. I don't know why, but I do and I keep them. And yesterday when I went to SIL house she had our Christmas card from last year on her fridge, under a plastic magnet frame thing. I was sooo touched she still had it. So there!!
I would rather look at a photo card of someone I know (and their family) than some random image (like a regular holiday card). If you are going to send cards anyway, who cares what is on the front.
I buy plain colored gift bags and cut up old cards and decorate bags with them. Or they become embellishments on a scrapbook page. Or they become part of a handmade card. But they almost always get cut up.
Can't do that with a photocard.
I don't like greeting cards in general. Maybe it's because I'm a packrat who can't throw them away (even if they don't have an immediate use like I listed above). I literally have 3 shoeboxes of cut up cards and 5 or 6 shoeboxes of cards I haven't assigned to any projects. Ugh.
That's my UO.
I'm the complete opposite, I open them, read them and immediately throw (shred/recycle) them away.
I prefer non-photo cards, it's easier to toss those. The photo cards take me about 30 seconds to throw away instead of the 5 seconds it takes to toss the non-photo cards.
Finally! A real unpopular opinion!
Like many of the pps said, we keep them on our fridge. I love getting updated pictures every year
Judah's mommy,
I do the same thing! I have, by year, the following envelopes: cards/letters and memorabilia (play bills, etc.) I'm not pack ratty in other ways, but I like to keep these things for some odd reason. Doesn't take up much room.
Oh, this is my pet peeve!!! ITA!
I sent out photo cards last year, but I wrote on the back and signed them.
In general, I don't see why it's a waste to send a photocard unless you are somebody spending a TON of money on them. I did ours pretty inexpensive last year. So what's the difference between that and buying a plain greeting card. I know as a receiver I'd rather have a pic than a card. But I do like the handwritten notes in cards that most photocards lack.
Man, and I thought I was a Scrooge!
The photo cards are the ONLY cards I actually do save, and display. The non-photo cards sometimes get re-purposed as labels for gifts (cut off the back side and use the front as the label - much prettier than a sticker, and unique). Either way, I save both types until after the holidays.
The only thing I don't like about photo cards is that people don't sign them or take the time to write a note. Not everyone, but it does seem like most people just stuff them in an envelope and send them out. It just seems so impersonal.
And, I like getting a photo of the entire family, not just the kids.
I like getting a real card with a note and then a photo.
This year, I'm handstamping all of our cards, writing a note, and including a photo. I don't care if they go in the trash. I enjoy stamping and making cards.
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