cards

shai_hulud · 09-20-2011, 07:40 PM

you are essentially paying for someone else's thoughts and feelings to convey "your own feelings" to someone you have an intimate connection with as a token of your appreciation. give me a break. how lazy can you be. seriously, does that action really warrant a deserving, caring emotional response from the sigother you got it for?

anyways, do you read them if given to you? do you buy them for significant others?

Sir-Ex · 09-20-2011, 07:46 PM

They're nice to have after that other person dies or leaves.

my_scatterheart · 09-20-2011, 07:48 PM

Of course I read them. My family only ever buys funny ones. Not the serious type.
I don't give them to people though. I've found that to accompany a small gift instead of a storebought card- a tag made of a good card stock, weighty.. with some kind of contrast piece - way more meaningful. People notice.

Sir-Ex · 09-20-2011, 07:57 PM

heh, cards was all I gave to my family last christmas because I had no money. I basically did these one page cards, portraits I guess, of their faces photoshopped into various images reflecting something indicative of their personality.

Stanton Peedman · 09-20-2011, 08:03 PM

For the basics, yes
Birthdays, Christmas, all that stuff I could really care less about (my own b-day included of course). It’s tradition I half-assedly participate in to keep up a relationship with my family. Silly family traditions sometimes require buying silly cards and the whatnot.

When I was younger I used to make my own cards, which always seems a little more appropriate for personal celebrations. I think I may look into doing more of this in the future with a bit more of a professional look. The personal touch makes it worth something more IMO.

shai_hulud · 09-20-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by my_scatterheart

I was answering your question.
I don't buy them, because it's fucking goofy to pay $4 for some shit card that people will throw away the next day. I've made brown envelopes with book page linings on their innards that people have kept for years that cost me nothing. Imagine that.

i posted that (my now deleted) message in response to sir-ex's reply before you retorted to the op. then, when i saw your reply, i figured that i conveyed my rant clearly enough and that sir-ex is probably so high he's most likely drinking out of the toilet again, so i deleted my response accordingly.

Sir-Ex · 09-20-2011, 08:05 PM

lol what did you say?

my_scatterheart · 09-20-2011, 08:08 PM

Ah, I see. Weird. I thought Sir ex made sensies.

shai_hulud · 09-20-2011, 08:10 PM

i guess i just don't see the sentimental value of that sort of thing.

Kompressor · 09-20-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by shai_hulud

you are essentially paying for someone else's thoughts and feelings to convey "your own feelings" to someone you have an intimate connection with as a token of your appreciation. give me a break. how lazy can you be. seriously, does that action really warrant a deserving, caring emotional response from the sigother you got it for?

anyways, do you read them if given to you? do you buy them for significant others?

Sometimes you aren't the best writer and can't convey the emotion you are feeling.

If someone else can express that in words for you, I see no harm in it.

After all, you're still picking their words.

my_scatterheart · 09-20-2011, 08:19 PM

cards can get you laid bro

The Rev · 09-20-2011, 10:39 PM

I like greeting cards, but I always write what I want in there, as if the printed sentiments that came with it weren't there at all. Then again, I feel confident in my writing skill to convey what I mean. A lot of people aren't as sure of themselves in that area, so it's good to have someone else put it down for them.

I wish they had more blank cards, tho. I don't see too many at the drug store anymore.

The Rev

HTAM · 09-20-2011, 10:45 PM

Always on the hunt for a great card. Some I have saved. Like the 'Rock and Roll Dog'. I bought one for my wife, and then a few days later I cut it up.

Because I framed the card. It was a nice picture of 'us'.

Roach · 09-20-2011, 10:57 PM

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09-20-2011, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
shai_hulud Om nom Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ab, ca Posts: 2,161 Thanks: 440 Thanked 600 Times in 335 Posts	cards you are essentially paying for someone else's thoughts and feelings to convey "your own feelings" to someone you have an intimate connection with as a token of your appreciation. give me a break. how lazy can you be. seriously, does that action really warrant a deserving, caring emotional response from the sigother you got it for? anyways, do you read them if given to you? do you buy them for significant others? __________________ "There are only three useless things in this world. Nuns' nipples, bishops' balls and an employer's praise without a raise."

09-20-2011, 07:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,413 Thanks: 1,725 Thanked 3,816 Times in 2,256 Posts	They're nice to have after that other person dies or leaves. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,565 Thanks: 1,486 Thanked 3,324 Times in 1,870 Posts	Of course I read them. My family only ever buys funny ones. Not the serious type. I don't give them to people though. I've found that to accompany a small gift instead of a storebought card- a tag made of a good card stock, weighty.. with some kind of contrast piece - way more meaningful. People notice. __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

09-20-2011, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,413 Thanks: 1,725 Thanked 3,816 Times in 2,256 Posts	heh, cards was all I gave to my family last christmas because I had no money. I basically did these one page cards, portraits I guess, of their faces photoshopped into various images reflecting something indicative of their personality. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

09-20-2011, 08:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,413 Thanks: 1,725 Thanked 3,816 Times in 2,256 Posts	lol what did you say? __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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Stanton Peedman Paradorable Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: someplace important Posts: 237 Thanks: 82 Thanked 115 Times in 65 Posts	For the basics, yes Birthdays, Christmas, all that stuff I could really care less about (my own b-day included of course). It’s tradition I half-assedly participate in to keep up a relationship with my family. Silly family traditions sometimes require buying silly cards and the whatnot. When I was younger I used to make my own cards, which always seems a little more appropriate for personal celebrations. I think I may look into doing more of this in the future with a bit more of a professional look. The personal touch makes it worth something more IMO.

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my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,565 Thanks: 1,486 Thanked 3,324 Times in 1,870 Posts	Ah, I see. Weird. I thought Sir ex made sensies. __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

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shai_hulud Om nom Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ab, ca Posts: 2,161 Thanks: 440 Thanked 600 Times in 335 Posts	i guess i just don't see the sentimental value of that sort of thing. __________________ "There are only three useless things in this world. Nuns' nipples, bishops' balls and an employer's praise without a raise."

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my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,565 Thanks: 1,486 Thanked 3,324 Times in 1,870 Posts	cards can get you laid bro __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,863 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	I like greeting cards, but I always write what I want in there, as if the printed sentiments that came with it weren't there at all. Then again, I feel confident in my writing skill to convey what I mean. A lot of people aren't as sure of themselves in that area, so it's good to have someone else put it down for them. I wish they had more blank cards, tho. I don't see too many at the drug store anymore. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

09-20-2011, 10:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
HTAM Old School Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 2,117 Times in 1,179 Posts	Always on the hunt for a great card. Some I have saved. Like the 'Rock and Roll Dog'. I bought one for my wife, and then a few days later I cut it up. Because I framed the card. It was a nice picture of 'us'.

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