Christmas Cards

[Nomilynn]

I would like to be on the snail mail list and the ecard list. I have no problems with the ecards because they are free, so whomever I'm supposed to contact for that I will anyway. However, with the snail mail, maybe people can send in addresses and when Zippy (or whoever) knows how many names there are we can decide if we want to be on the final list? Because if there ends up being hundreds of people on there I won't be able to afford it, but I will do it if it's around 75 or so. This may end up being too much work for the name collector, and if it is that's ok I'll just put my name on the snail mail list anyway and send more cards I just thought this might make it easier for some people to decide if they would like to be on the snail mail or if they will be able to afford all the snail mailers.

What do you think?

[Miss Meow]

Sounds like a good idea Nomilynn. Maybe we can see how many names are on the snail mail list, say in early November, and then decide if we all send to everybody, or as many as we can.

Almost everybody is overseas mail for me, which I don't mind at all and I'll send as many cards as I can, but I'll be out of a job in three weeks so I may have to budget

[Rottieluver45]

Well,If it`s ok with Wolf Q People can start sending me their e-mail account names!!!

[aly]

Last year I think we had around 30 or less names. 26 maybe? I don't remember exactly. I can't imagine having more than 50 people on it because a lot of people won't be doing it for one reason or another. So as far as money goes, we should be okay. Except the overseas ones, but Karen has solved that problem.

How about this, Casper & Kitty, just don't have your name put on the snail mail list, but ask Zippy to send you the list. That way you can choose who you want to send them to, but you don't have to send one to everybody, and everybody doesn't have to send one to you.

Brilliant idea. I think that will work wonderfully.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I don't want to get off the subject but I just have to say this " I love your new signature Aly." I already e-mailed Tonya(Zippykat) my address and I"ll be on both lists. I think that this will be a lot of fun.

[Rottieluver45]

Krazyaboutkatz,send your e-mail adress to me!

[gini]

If you didn't participate last year, you have no idea how much fun is ahead of you. Yes, it can be expensive......but you can also be selective, and everyone understands that money is tight and the economy not doing very well. Maybe some of you could "double up" on cards if you live in the same area. (just a thought). And a free "e-card" has no less meaning.

When I got my cards, I happily received many from close friends, and family, and then would come the surprise. A PET TALK CARD!

When I received a card from Sophie Bunny, I just hugged it........
it made you feel warm and fuzzy......just like Christmas!

Just a thought, but maybe we give someone names that end in A through H - and the next I through Q or something like that, so no one has a burden. I would be happy to help.

[shais_mom]

I will send my email addy and my snail mail addy but I want to make it very clear to our PetTalkers across the ocean that I will not be sending them snail cards. I simply can't afford it. It cost me $2.00 last year to send a card to Canada and I got an ecard from that person. So please don't be offended. I certainly do not expect you to send me a snail mail card either due to cost prohibitive to you. I will send you ecards! Heck I will send you 2-3 to make up for not sending snail cards.

[wolf_Q]

It cost you $2.00 to send a card out of the U.S.?? Hmm that seems pretty high to me. I mailed a Pet Portrait, in a tube, which is a lot heavier then an envelope, to Switzerland, for around $2. My brother lived in Switzerland also, and we sent him tons of letters, and I don't remember any of them being horribly expensive. Of course, that was about 2 years ago, but I didn't think the mail rate has gone up *that* much. I'll have to go to the Post Office and ask or something.

[wolf_Q]

I'm wandering around the USPS website. I tried to figure out approx. how much it would be to mail a card to Canada. I put in a letter in an envelope, weighing 2 ounces (how much would a card weigh? I have no clue)...air mail, 2-7 days, no confirmations/insurance, for $0.85 Of course that's probably not real accurate. Just for grins, I might put a large card in an envelope, and go to the post office and ask how much it would be to mail it to different countries lol. I'm down there enough to mail stuff, they probably won't kill me for asking.

[aly]

Here are the pics I sent in last years cards and my old Christmas sig!!! (Maybe it will lighten the mood)

[ellensy]

cool, Aly

[krazyaboutkatz]

Great festive pics Aly. I'm trying to create some festive pics of my 3 cats too.

[aly]

Thanks I've been trying to come up with something to do for this year. Have an idea for Shiloh but don't know how well it will work, hehe.

[shais_mom]

Well I wouldn't say it cost me $2.00 on the money. But it was pretty high. And the point was I got an ecard in return. Maybe they ran outta time, who knows.

I am not trying to be difficult or make a big deal out of b/c it isn't. But to save the hassle for people across the way, it will be much easier for me to send them ecards.