In our hyperactive online world of today - email, text messages, videos, etc.
- communication is everywhere.
Facebook, Twitter - other "social" media sites.
"Social" in that context is such an oxymoron, because there's nothing at all personal about receiving a text message, an email, etc.
People love to receive something in the mail addressed to them, hand-lettered in ink.
Even if it's tattered and soiled from the rigors of the "snail mail" process, that raggedy card speaks volumes - without it even being opened.
"Hi! I care about you so much that I went to the trouble of making you a handmade card..
I designed it especially for you and spent so many hours of labour making sure it was just perfect with a really personal touch.
Then, I spent money from my pocket and put the required postage on it, just because I wanted to share it with you.
You are special to me and I will treasure you always.
" Wow! That talkative little card packs an emotional wallop! So, why greeting cards? Glad you asked: Make an impact.
Greeting cards make an impression that other forms of expression cannot.
The moment.
Greeting cards mark a moment in time: a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation the passing of a loved one.
Greeting cards are a tangible way of staking out a place in time.
The memories.
When the card is saved from "the moment," above, it magically becomes a time machine with the passing of time.
The special card you got from your dad on your wedding day; the card your son tells you he still reads from when his team won the championship.
A cars not only captures the moment, it forever encapsulates the moment, allowing people to re-live the experience and that person over and over.
Transportable fun.
How many times has someone you know said: "I was in the card store and saw this card.
It's was hysterical!" A conversation starts, ideas and laughs exchanged a relationship is forged or strengthened.
The ice breaker.
When you simply don't have the words to express your feelings, a greeting card can do it for you.
Sympathy, Healing, Apologies - whatever the subject matter, a greeting card can handle it.
Like a robot for the bomb squad, you can send this fearless folded soldier into any situation and it will get the job done.
Greeting cards.
So many good reasons for them in an overly technological world.