Card Snobs
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (82529)
United States
October 9, 2024 10:47am CST
Happy Wednesday Everyone! it's a beautiful day here in my little corner of the myLot world. The sun is shining 
Next week if my Aunts birthday so I went out early to buy her a card. Cards have become so expensive that I went to the Dollar Tree and got a very pretty card.
It's not a Hallmark but I've never been one to buy a card just because it's Hallmark. I go by what it says.
I used to have a co-worker who was a card snob. She would open the envelope and immediately turn it over to look at the back to see if it was Hallmark and the price. If it wasn't Hallmark or the price wasn't exactly expensive she would be annoyed. Sometimes I wondered if she ever even read the saying inside since she already formed her opinion based on the price and brand.
I like to give and receive cards and am always thankful for being remembered on whatever occasion the card giving/receiving is for.
Are you a card snob or do you know anyone who is?
Next week if my Aunts birthday so I went out early to buy her a card. Cards have become so expensive that I went to the Dollar Tree and got a very pretty card.
It's not a Hallmark but I've never been one to buy a card just because it's Hallmark. I go by what it says.
I used to have a co-worker who was a card snob. She would open the envelope and immediately turn it over to look at the back to see if it was Hallmark and the price. If it wasn't Hallmark or the price wasn't exactly expensive she would be annoyed. Sometimes I wondered if she ever even read the saying inside since she already formed her opinion based on the price and brand.
I like to give and receive cards and am always thankful for being remembered on whatever occasion the card giving/receiving is for.
Are you a card snob or do you know anyone who is?17 people like this
18 responses
@GardenGerty (160402)
• United States
10 Oct
@AmbiePam you come up with some very neat, spectacular cards.
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@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
9 Oct
Nope it's not odd. I've stood in front of cards and read almost all of them before making a decision. The message has to reflect the feeling
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@Beestring (14458)
• Hong Kong
9 Oct
When I receive a card, I usually read the message inside. Don't care if it's a Hallmark card or not.
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@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
9 Oct
I'm with you. I'm appreciative of any card I get because it reflects that someone cared enough to send it
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@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
9 Oct
I agree that the cards at Dollar Tree and Dollar General are nice and not the least bit cheap looking.
Yes that old co-worker wasn't the nicest person
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@snowy22315 (179490)
• United States
9 Oct
Oh heck no, I am not too much of a snob about anything really.
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@wolfgirl569 (105008)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Oct
@Marilynda1225 My favorite ones are made by kids. They are the best
@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
10 Oct
I never do either. It's the message that has the meaning not how much someone spent on the card
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@Fleura (30099)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct
No, as far as I know never come across anyone like that! There are many card producers here (many of them much nicer than Hallmark, which could be considered rather ordinary!) so a card could come from all sorts of different places. Like you, I like the thought that someone has taken the trouble to send it. And if it has a pretty picture or a funny cartoon that's relevant to me, so much the better.
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@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
9 Oct
I definitely agree with you both for the sentiment in the card and I aways enjoy a funny card too
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@GardenGerty (160402)
• United States
10 Oct
I do not know anyone who is a card snob and I have seen some really pretty cards from the dollar stores.
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@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
10 Oct
Dollar stores do have really nice cards and affordable which means a lot these days with the price of everything including stamps
@allknowing (134992)
• India
10 Oct
It is like only going for branded clothes. I go for what suits me.
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@luisadannointed (5750)
• Philippines
14 Oct
We still sell cards but the world is quickly changing and our aunts who are now older love to receive a dollar on their birthdays, lol! It is funny but true and we often give them a dollar if we have extra and they are so happy about it.
@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
10 Oct
Same with me. I don't care how much a person spends or even if they made the card themselves. It's the thought and message that counts. My co-worker was a piece of work and everything to her was status, etc. She was very self-centered and basically not a very nice person over-all
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@LindaOHio (176191)
• United States
10 Oct
I"m not a card snob. It's the thought that counts. I get all my cards from the Current Catalog. Much cheaper online. Have a good day.
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@Marilynda1225 (82529)
• United States
10 Oct
Current has some really nice cards
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@LindaOHio (176191)
• United States
11 Oct
@Marilynda1225 Yes. I stock up on Christmas cards, etc. when they have their sales.
@thislittlepennyearns (61701)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Oct
Dollar Tree is where we get all our cards.
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@RebeccasFarm (89736)
• Arvada, Colorado
11 Oct
I used to be a card snob..nothing but Hallmark or Blue Mountain Arts for me. These days, I can;t afford the cheapest cards.
@jstory07 (139312)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Oct
Since I retired 8 years ago I make my own cards. I wonder what the card snob would think of my cards.
@JudyEv (338434)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
I buy the cheapest cards I can find as long as they are appropriate. They only get thrown out in the end.
@somewitch (1324)
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10 Oct
I didn't even know cards could be branded. The cards I tend to appreciate the most are handmade, but in the end it's the fact someone thought about me that matters.
