I admire people who are always thinking of others, sending out
greeting cards just to let someone know they're thinking about
them. But greeting cards are so expensive these days.
I've found outlet shopping malls to be good sources of discounted
greeting cards, which are often 50% off retail prices. That's
convenient, except their selection is usually pretty limited and
isn't updated very often. You have to be careful not to buy the
same card for the same person twice!
Quite by accident I stumbled on another great way to find
inexpensive greeting cards. Last year I noticed that a lot of
people sell unused greeting cards at their yard sales. Some
people practically give them away! I started picking up a few I
liked here and there. One day at a rummage sale I bought a whole
bag of really neat, old cards for less than $1! There were some
little note cards in there that looked like they were from the
50's or 60's! People really get a kick out of receiving these
cards. I also found some of those neat tri-folding note cards
that self seal with foil stickers that are straight out of the
70's. They're priceless.
After awhile, the grocery bag I'd been piling these greeting
cards in started bursting around the seams, and I had to find
somewhere else to keep them. I'm now storing them in a large,
sturdy holiday gift bag, and that's working out great. Now
whenever I need a card I always have one--wedding, sympathy,
baby shower, birthday, get well, thank you, thinking of you...you
name it and I have a card for it. I can't even believe how much
money I've already saved ($100's), and I always have a card, even
at the last minute. I now send out more cards than I ever did
before.
Another great benefit of adding to our greeting card grab bag is
that my daughter enjoys the cards just as much as I do. She's
learned at a very young age how to be thoughtful and reach out to
other people around her. A great lesson for a small price!
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About The Author
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of
What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick
easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home, home
decorating, crafts, and frugal family fun, visit Creative
Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com and Suite 101 at
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/creative_homemaking. To
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