Card Envelopes---Do You Fold Them In or Lick Them Sealed?
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
June 23, 2017 11:35pm CST
I'm never sure what to do with my birthday etc. cards before I mail them. My mother used to lick the back down to seal it before she sent it off- even if she hadn't sent anything in the card.
In those days, she would even send a small bit of cash to the recipient, but that started to get too risky. I sometimes send a lottery ticket and then for sure I would lick the back down. Some envelopes though, don't stick very well I noticed. However, it you are just sending the card and nothing in it, would you still seal it like my mother used to? In this case I would just tuck it into the envelope and send it off. What say you folks?
Remember this is one of the top important questions of the day! LOL!
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
24 Jun 17
My mom usually licks them shut cause i wont, then i tape them. Safety first. Lol
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
24 Jun 17
@MarymargII thsts why i wont do them LOL
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jun 17
@Courtlynn Oh yes I would be careful with that one-ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Jun 17
oh does she? yep, be careful of those paper cuts too. Many people do lick them shut!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Jun 17
Do you notice that sometimes it doesn't stick right down well? ha!
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@Shavkat (140309)
• Philippines
28 Jun 17
@MarymargII I agree. I think I need to use a glue.
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@BelleStarr (61289)
• United States
24 Jun 17
I always lick them even though I know that is disgusting, but honestly, unless I send it in the mail I just tuck it in. You never know where that glue has been lol
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jun 17
LOL! Me too- but then thought they were supposed to be glued down or something. ha!
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@andriaperry (118377)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jun 17
I always lick and seal mine no matter what.
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@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
24 Jun 17
In Australia, if you only send a card with nothing else in it, you should leave the envelop open, so you pay less for a stamp. With me, I use sticky tape to seal the envelop.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Jun 17
Yes, I have done that the odd time too- if it doesn't seem secure. And I worried whether it will still be okay to mail, but it must be.
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@LeaPea2417 (37564)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Jun 17
I lightly wet them to seal them, but never put my tongue on them to seal them.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
Sometimes lately though I find the adhesive part insufficient after wetting it- and it peels back up so often I just tuck it in now.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jun 17
More and more people are saying this- I didn't think I could
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
See some of the world's most prominent and important questions can be answered simply---ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
I wans't sure if you could use tape, but I am reading here that a lot of people do that
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
26 Jun 17
Just giggling at your last line.... 
but... in the uk, many moons ago... 25 years or more, if you tucked the envelope in.... it went at a cheaper rate... that of a post card... but, if you sealed it...., it went at a letter rate.... but .. I don't know if that still applies these days... I usually seal it...
but... in the uk, many moons ago... 25 years or more, if you tucked the envelope in.... it went at a cheaper rate... that of a post card... but, if you sealed it...., it went at a letter rate.... but .. I don't know if that still applies these days... I usually seal it...1 person likes this
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
I have been too but just recently started just tucking it in. No there's no higher price for postage here if you seal it.
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@Marilynda1225 (83868)
• United States
27 Jun 17
I always lick and seal an envelope even if it doesn't have anything but a card inside.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
I've been doing it that way but sometimes the adhesive is not great so have jsut been tucking it in.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jun 17
I lick them unless it is the adhesive kind. Sometimes add tape to seal tight.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Jun 17
Many are saying they sometimes add tape- I never thought I could.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
That's when I for sure would do it but only send a cheque - if at all- since they warn against sending cash! Could go missing---haha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
2 Jul 17
@RubyHawk You are lucky- I had a ten dollar bill go missing one time.
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@RubyHawk (99404)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 Jul 17
@MarymargII I shouldn't but I occasionally send money with a card but it's arrived safely so far.
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@lookatdesktop (27138)
• Dallas, Texas
25 Jun 17
I would think that sending a package, well sealed and insured, with greeting cards inside and even some gift cards or even cash would be more secure than sending a colorful sealed greeting card in an oversized envelope because I don't trust certain types from tearing them open before they get to their destination, that person's mailbox. I also prefer if possible to get the types of envelopes that you don't have to lick, but have peal off self sticking seals.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Jul 17
True and the greeting cards are so flimsy and often the adhesive is not great.
