Christmas cards needed

SailinAway · 12-14-2021, 09:04 PM

I need a box of Christmas cards. Walmart in Tilton had exactly one (ugly) box. Kohl's none. Where can I get some of decent quality?

(You know what happens when you have a ton of perfectly good Christmas cards left from past years but ONE person on your list has already received all of them.)

TheProfessor · 12-14-2021, 09:42 PM

Found some.

LINK

BrownstoneNorth · 12-14-2021, 11:55 PM

Gift & craft shops usually have them. In Wolfeboro, these come to mind but, in view of the covid situation, I'd call first instead of doing in-person scouting — the staff in all of these shops know their stock. Some of them carry cards by journalist Elisse Paquette, who does lovely nature photography and who may have some Christmas-y ones.

https://blacksgiftsnh.com/

https://www.gabriolabakery.com/gifts

https://butternutsgooddishes.com/

https://www.thecountrybookseller.com/

thinkxingu · 12-15-2021, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SailinAway

I need a box of Christmas cards. Walmart in Tilton had exactly one (ugly) box. Kohl's none. Where can I get some of decent quality?

(You know what happens when you have a ton of perfectly good Christmas cards left from past years but ONE person on your list has already received all of them.)

Honest question: you think that person will remember/care they've received the same card?

We've sent the same cards a few times because, well, we're cheap, and I always thought it mattered more what we wrote than the vessel the greeting came in.

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gus62 · 12-15-2021, 08:51 AM

ACE Hardware - Laconia and Center Harbor have some.

SailinAway · 12-15-2021, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Honest question: you think that person will remember/care they've received the same card?

We've sent the same cards a few times because, well, we're cheap, and I always thought it mattered more what we wrote than the vessel the greeting came in.

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HAHA! Sadly, a few years ago I accidentally sent a repeat card to this very same person. I now keep a spreadsheet of which cards I sent to who.

SailinAway · 12-15-2021, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by gus62

ACE Hardware - Laconia and Center Harbor have some.

No kidding. That's the last place I would have looked. I'll try them.

SailinAway · 12-15-2021, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TheProfessor

Found some.

LINK

Leave it to the professor to find a card with a blatant political message. ;-)

Descant · 12-15-2021, 12:09 PM

Each year, you have a few extras, right? Put them together in a mixture, box them and use as your Yankee Swap gift. Then watch to see if somebody unsuspecting sends one to you next year. Our group has been bringing the same fruit cake to Yankee Swap for probably 25 years. Always a highlight to see who gets it each year. Ya gotta love tradition.

Jersey Bob · 12-16-2021, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Each year, you have a few extras, right? Put them together in a mixture, box them and use as your Yankee Swap gift. Then watch to see if somebody unsuspecting sends one to you next year. Our group has been bringing the same fruit cake to Yankee Swap for probably 25 years. Always a highlight to see who gets it each year. Ya gotta love tradition.

That’s too funny!
We have good friends that we have over for dinner or we go there for dinner from time to time.
Since neither one of us can go empty handed we were joking about just bringing the same thing as a “gift” that wouldn’t get eaten or drank.
I suggested fruit cake. He said he likes fruit cake and would eat it.
We now just bring a bottle of 43 back and forth, but the label says Green Turtle Soup.
We’ve been doing it for years.

8gv · 12-17-2021, 09:12 AM

Ah, fruitcake the wheel chock that some people eat!

Janet · 12-20-2021, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey Bob

That’s too funny!
We have good friends that we have over for dinner or we go there for dinner from time to time.
Since neither one of us can go empty handed we were joking about just bringing the same thing as a “gift” that wouldn’t get eaten or drank.
I suggested fruit cake. He said he likes fruit cake and would eat it.
We now just bring a bottle of 43 back and forth, but the label says Green Turtle Soup.
We’ve been doing it for years.

My sister and I have passed the same $20 bill back and forth to each other on our birthdays. We've signed the bill each year with the date. Too fun!

TheTimeTraveler · 12-21-2021, 12:10 AM

Went to the Dollar Store yesterday and bought 14 Count Package of Xmas Cards much to my surprise for only $1.25. A real steal in my opinion.

At that price I went back in and bought a bunch more with various images to use in 2022 and 2023.

I'm surprised that FLL hasn't been there yet to pick up his own.......

12-14-2021, 09:04 PM	#1
SailinAway Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 991 Thanks: 256 Thanked 280 Times in 169 Posts	Christmas cards needed I need a box of Christmas cards. Walmart in Tilton had exactly one (ugly) box. Kohl's none. Where can I get some of decent quality? (You know what happens when you have a ton of perfectly good Christmas cards left from past years but ONE person on your list has already received all of them.)

12-14-2021, 11:55 PM	#3
BrownstoneNorth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 217 Thanks: 117 Thanked 132 Times in 72 Posts	More possible sources Gift & craft shops usually have them. In Wolfeboro, these come to mind but, in view of the covid situation, I'd call first instead of doing in-person scouting — the staff in all of these shops know their stock. Some of them carry cards by journalist Elisse Paquette, who does lovely nature photography and who may have some Christmas-y ones. https://blacksgiftsnh.com/ https://www.gabriolabakery.com/gifts https://butternutsgooddishes.com/ https://www.thecountrybookseller.com/

12-15-2021, 12:09 PM	#9
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,591 Thanks: 1,415 Thanked 1,703 Times in 1,107 Posts	Be a Yankee Each year, you have a few extras, right? Put them together in a mixture, box them and use as your Yankee Swap gift. Then watch to see if somebody unsuspecting sends one to you next year. Our group has been bringing the same fruit cake to Yankee Swap for probably 25 years. Always a highlight to see who gets it each year. Ya gotta love tradition.

12-21-2021, 12:10 AM	#13
TheTimeTraveler Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 963 Thanks: 302 Thanked 303 Times in 188 Posts	$1.25 pack of 14 Xmas Cards Went to the Dollar Store yesterday and bought 14 Count Package of Xmas Cards much to my surprise for only $1.25. A real steal in my opinion. At that price I went back in and bought a bunch more with various images to use in 2022 and 2023. I'm surprised that FLL hasn't been there yet to pick up his own.......

12-14-2021, 09:42 PM	#2
TheProfessor Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,164 Thanks: 17 Thanked 357 Times in 214 Posts	Found some. LINK

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8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,193 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	Ah, fruitcake the wheel chock that some people eat!