Christmas Cards

Last year ZippyKat (Tonya) was kind enough to make a separate list of addresses and then she privately emailed them to us.

I have to tell you that when the first Christmas card arrived and it had a picture of our MIZ SOPHIE enclosed I just sat down and hugged it.

It was so much fun getting cards from all of the people at Pet Talk that you have gotten to know and love.

But - our list has grown and happily we have many people from around the world and it can become expensive. An e-card that costs nothing, would be no less fun than receiving a printed one in the mail.

I would love to be in on this too! However I am a little paranoid about giving my home address out (long story). But if it's e-cards, I am definitely interested!!!! :D

Yes, count me in, last year I received as many cards as I sent to Pet Talk friends. However, this year my cards may be very late or just arrive by e-mail.:( Unlike Logan, I'm not moving or getting married;) but from September to February, because of membership renewals and holiday donations, it is the very busy season for Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue. Since my volunteer job is to send "thank you" notes to all donors, that means 200 to 300 pieces of mail a week It's wonderful for the Goldens awaiting adoption and YGRR is growing fast, over 3,000 members and counting...
As you well know (and understand) the pups come first in my schedule. So, if I'm late or you don't get a real card from me, you will know why.

I think when we organize all of this, the information we email to the appointed person should be this:

Name
Address
Email Address
Pet Talk ID
Pets names and breeds

That way you can send real cards to some, and e-cards to others, as long as you send something to everyone!! :) I'm going to be sending snail mail cards to as many as I can afford, because I like them better. :D

Would it be better to have two lists, the e.mail list for those who don't or can't send regular christmas cards and one for regular cards, I think I worked with Zippy-Cat last year and there were two lists.
The one list was for people who wanted to send and receive christmas cards, and another list for those who def. wanted to send and receive e.mail cards.
Jackie

I might be intrested again - it was so fun last year! Yes, Jackie the 2 lists worked out last year with you and Zippy doing it. With 2 lists also you don't need to give out your home add. for e-mails. That is a big concern for many with good reason. Getting pictures was so neat! I need to send some this year for sure.

Jackie, good idea. Many people are understandably reluctant to give our their real names and addresses!

Yeah, you have a point Jackie. It wouldn't really be fair if somebody sent out a bunch of snail mail cards and only received e-cards in return.

We should have 2 lists, one for e-cards and one for regular cards. I guess you could be on both lists if you wanted! :)

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Originally posted by gini
"Me too! Me too!"...........says Rascal

(oh, yeah, right, Rascal, just because you are the "feature" of my Christmas card for 2002 - you want THE WORLD to receive them).

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OMG OMG! How cool is THAT??! :D :D Marius and Scooter are jealous and now they want to be featured on the Christmas cards this year! LOL Marius was quite upset that the cat on the card last year looked more like Scooter, so this year it's his turn... :rolleyes: I will be sure to include pics this year too! What fun! :D

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wolf_Q
I think the addresses should be emailed to somebody then sent to everyone else....definitely not posted online. :)/QUOTE]

Well LOL when I did this on the other website, everyone (including me) just posted their address right there in the forums. I understand that alot of people follow the "don't talk to strangers and don't tell anyone anything private" codex, but I've never really worried about it. Maybe that's really stupid of me, but I guess I've never thought it was realistic that someone would come knocking on my door thanks to me posting my address online.

Well because of Pet Portraits I obviously have to give out my name and address to a lot of people. It doesn't bother me at all. But this is an open forum, and it bothers a lot of people. I don't think any of you guys are going to do anything (duh!)...but I have met some rather....odd......people on the net in the past lol....

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Originally posted by wolf_Q
but I have met some rather....odd......people on the net in the past lol....

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;) Are speakin' of me, Wolf_Q? lol

I'd be happy to collect addresses again--does someone else want to do the ecard list?

And Miz Gini, I didn't know Sophie's card was the first one you received!!! How fun!!!

Tonya did a great job organizing last year! And I REALLY enjoyed all the cards I got.

I promise I'll get my address right this year guys (HEHEHE!!!!)

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Are speakin' of me, Wolf_Q? lol

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LOL no I'm speaking of a chinese fellow from Canada who believed he was a dragon. He was afraid of the dark, and often wore high heels. He even showed me a picture of them, their name was "Strappy." hehee I'm not kidding here! I have many other strange people I have talked to.....I think that's why I don't go into chat rooms anymore!!

I'll collect the e-card list if you want me to, it doesn't matter! :)

Hey, I have an idea - for Niina and others from Europe - Why not mail one big envelope to one "point person" in the US with all the cards for the US folks addressed and ready to go inside? If you did that, you'd just have to pay the expensive postage for one, and then the "point person" here could put US stamps on the others, and you'd just have to reimburse the "point person" 37 cents for each one inside the envelope!

It'd be almost no work for the "point person" - just taking them out of the envelope, putting stamps on, then mailing! No one would get the European postmark, but they'd get your card, greetings, pictures, whatever!

I may be very dense, but I don't really understand Karen's post.. do you mean that we would all mail our cards to one person and that person would have to put them in a big envelope and mail them, and they would have to pay the european postage? Please correct me if I'm wrong. :) I wouldn't mind ecards and regular cards anyway, but then again I haven't yet seen the list! :eek: :D

No, no. Say you are in Germany, and you want to mail cards to 25 American addresses. But she posted that it would cost 1,53 Euro each, so that times 25 would be $38,25 Euros! But if she put them all in one big envelope and sent them say, to me, it might cost her 3,00 Euros because it would be a bigger envelope (just guessing) but then it would cost just an additional $9.25 US to send them out once they got to the US, so (if we're pretending 1 Euro = $1 just for simplicities sake) she'd save $26 and still reach 25 people.

Did that make it more confusing or less confusing?

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH.... that makes a lot more sense! so the point person would collect many envelopes :D That's a great idea, Karen! Thanks for clearing that up.

December is a really busy month for me so I couldn't be a point person :( But I definatley want to participate in the card exchange :D

I might know someone (retired) who could be a "point-person" if no one here could ... but that's a ways away - it IS still September! ;)

I'd also love to receive real cards and e-cards. I wasn't here last year so I don't know much about this. December is also a very busy month for me at work so the sooner that we start this the better. :D

Karen,I think you explained it quite clear. Anyway we have to arrange a POINT PERSON here in Europe, and see what country is cheaper to forward the mail to the USA if Spain or Netherlans o wherever.
I willingly do the job and gess that Sirocco too.

And for the money is quite expensive to send moneny away, especially such little quantities.Could we arrage among us (european's ones) and just insert a Travel Check inside the envelope? (certified mail).

Karen, the mail is very busy around Decembre, the early we start the better, to send packets overseas sometimes it takes a month or so (it's my experiece), via UPS or FeedEx is quickier,also more expensive.

Anna (AKA Koxka's Human)


PS: Nicole you will get the most beautiul xcard from me, even if you lived in the moon...

I'm a bit slow (blonde....) and I completely forgot: I'm going to the US in December, so for my cards there won't be a problem.

I think the idea is very good, for collecting and sending the cards to one person. It'll save us Europeans quite some money.

If you want me to post in the US, let me know! I'm going around the second week of December.

I won't be having that many cards, so I can send them from here, will be more expencive to start sending the money/check in the mail. So you can count me out from that "mass mailing".

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Originally posted by koxka
Anna (AKA Koxka's Human)


PS: Nicole you will get the most beautiul xcard from me, even if you lived in the moon...

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Awwwwww ... <<blush>> :D

From December, I will harass my postman until he presents your beautiful card to me, and I will then be happy!!!

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Originally posted by wolf_Q
I think when we organize all of this, the information we email to the appointed person should be this:

Name
Address
Email Address
Pet Talk ID
Pets names and breeds

That way you can send real cards to some, and e-cards to others, as long as you send something to everyone!! :) I'm going to be sending snail mail cards to as many as I can afford, because I like them better. :D

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So these are`nt gonna be e-cards? I`m confused!

I think there will be both an e-card list AND a "snail mail" card list, so those who want to participate either way, can.

And as far as the "money" I'm sure we'd be able to figure out whether a traveler's check, a Catalonian trinket or whatever way is cheapest and easiest for the designated "point person" to do!

What's a catalonian trinket???

I wouldn't mind being the "POINT PERSON" here....just let me know. :)

I still have my list from last year but I know several addresses have changed so a new list (with some new friends)is a great idea. It wasn't a huge list and I enjoyed sending AND receiving. Except for receiving one back as "undeliverable" :rolleyes: ahem.....:p but we won't embarrass anyone here :o Being able to match real names with PetTalk names and Pet names was terrific... count me in. Laurie

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Originally posted by lbaker
...Except for receiving one back as "undeliverable" :rolleyes: ahem.....:p but we won't embarrass anyone here

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*snicker, snicker*
I know who that would be! ;)


(And don't worry, I won't tell a soul, Aly....lol)http://smilies.uniquehardware.co.uk/...s/newangel.gif

I'm all giddy about this!! When should we start sending in our names and addresses?? :D :D

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Originally posted by wolflady
I'm all giddy about this!! When should we start sending in our names and addresses?? :D :D

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Now??

hee hee! I am all excited too Karen!! :D

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Originally posted by koxka
What's a catalonian trinket???

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I was just teasing - something small and local that you could send as something from Catalonia in lieu of actual money! Some people might find that more interesting than check! ;)

For those of you that are overseas, I would be more than happy to receive an ecard. I love ecards also!!!! ;)

:o :o I had just moved!!!! And umm... my fingers slipped while typing the address... uhh yeah thats it!! :D

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Originally posted by wolflady
I'm all giddy about this!! When should we start sending in our names and addresses?? :D :D

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Sure! Send 'em now if you want! I won't distribute the list until closer time, but go ahead and send me your name/address if you want to participate in the one for "REAL" cards (thru the mail).

You can PM ~or~ email the addresses to me. However, if you send it via email, please be sure to include your PT nickname!

HA!
I just found this thread and I want to be counted in too!! I loooove getting christmas cards... e-cards or real cards... I will pm you my addresses Zippy!:D

So this year are a lot of people just going to pick and choose who to send the cards to from the list? I sent cards to everyone on the list last year and thought that worked great. But if most people seem to want to just send them to their close friends, is that what we're doing? :confused:

I plan on sending to one to everyone on list that lives in the US. As for overseas since I'm not sure how much it would cost, I don't think I'll be able to send one to everyone. But it also depends on how many people from overseas are on the list.

I want "snail mail" cards but I won`t be able to send anyone those kinds of cards but I will be able to send E-cards! Is that ok?