Despite the rise of ecards, we still enjoy sending actual invites, letters and holiday cards -- and even more, we love receiving mail from loved ones. One of life's little treasures is opening your mailbox to find an envelope from a friend or family member, with that moment of anticipation as you wonder what's inside, and then carefully edging apart the envelope's seam to see what printed goodness awaits. It's like Christmas for the other 364 days of the year! Perhaps nothing is more indicative of the strength of the printed card than email invite darling Paperless Post's recent move into real, actual paper.
But getting up-to-date addresses to send those invites, letters and cards can be really tough! And this time of year, with 63% of American households still sending physical holiday cards, the hunt for addresses is on everyone's mind. If you are getting ready to send your holiday cards and have realized that, once again, your friends have forgotten to respond to your request for addresses -- don't worry, you are not alone. In fact, 30% of Americans report that they find it difficult to keep current contact info. But why do your friends -- your friends of all people -- make your life so hard?! Here are four possibilities.
- Just like you, your friends are busy. Your friends meant to reply to you, they really did, but then they got an email from their boss, or a call from Mom, and they forgot about it as their inbox filled with other messages. Plan to follow-up with your friends, and you won't feel so bad when you actually have to do it!
Want to make holiday card address collecting even easier? I've put together four more tips to make this holiday card season a breeze:
- Use the holiday cards you receive. If you still have the holiday cards you received last year, be sure to copy down the return address labels. If you don't have those cards still, wait until January to send your own cards and you will be able to glean mailing addresses off the cards you receive in the meantime!
Do you have any stories to add about your friends not getting you their addresses? Let us know in the comments section.