Usually I am on top of the holiday checklist. By this time, I have picked out Christmas cards, purchased gifts and just have a few last minute things to do. This year I haven’t even started and I have to do everything this weekend.
In an effort to make productive use of my time, I decided to find some Christmas cards during lunch. I always manage to find great Chaunukah cards, it’s just difficult to find 20 or so fun boxed Christmas cards that don’t cost a fortune.
Part of the problem is that I am a freak about cards. I love sending them. I will search and search to find the right card for a person. Not only does the card have to be perfect for the recipient, but I feel that it has to represent me. So you can see my dilemma.
I started my search at Borders and to no avail. Sure they had plenty of cards, but nothing that really stood out. There were a lot of old fashioned holiday scenes, but nothing really modern and kind of graphic. I like penguins and snowmen, maybe reindeer or mixed drinks – you know something fun.
Feeling a little discouraged I headed to the stationary store around the corner. I sifted through piles and piles of cards, still not having any luck. As I headed to the other side of the store, I saw them. Very graphic, very colorful and totally me. Hope, Peace and Cookies – exactly what the holidays should be.
I picked up the box and realized they were Kate Spade cards. I could feel the sinking feeling in my stomach. This wasn’t going to be pretty, but I had to see how much they cost.
$34. That’s right - $34 for 10 cards. It would cost me $68 not including tax to send a card to everyone on my list.
I really do love Kate Spade. If I could, I would live in the Kate Spade world. I even went so far as getting a chocolate brown Kate Spade cover for my iPod, but I feel that getting $68 Kate Spade Christmas cards crosses a line. Seriously, it’s paper. What magical trees did she cut down because those cards sure weren’t printed on recycled paper?
So for all that effort, I’m back to square one. Hopefully I’ll find something I like this weekend. In the meantime, I hope that everyone enjoys the photo – it’s the card that you won’t be receiving this year.
1 comment:
Very cute card. I found some great ones online - not crazy expensive. PLUS all the cards are already on sale at Barnes & Noble. Check it out!
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