Hallmark’s Postage-Paid Greeting Cards

I bought a Hallmark card at CVS recently. The card and envelope were packaged together in a plastic wrap. I thought it was kind of odd, but didn’t think much of it. The card was sitting on my desk for a few days before I realized…. the envelope was postage paid! I don’t recall the card costing more (to cover postage), but probably it was a bit more. I think this is a real convenience for mailing a card. The only thing is…. a lot of the time you just give a card to someone.. Like on a birthday gift or whatnot. Will be interested to see what happens with this in the future. Looks like Hallmark launched postage paid greetings this past February.

Muchas Felicidades

Christina and Geoff got married in Mexico. We wanted to go, but it was the day before Danny and Caroline’s wedding, so we couldn’t make both. I knew we were going to gift them money, but still wanted to do something a little special since we were going to miss the wedding. I thought it would be super easy to buy them a wedding card with a Mexican theme or one that was in Spanish. Especially since I live in a historically Puerto Rican and Mexican neighborhood. And there are so many people who speak Spanish in Chicago.

I looked around my neighborhood a bit. I looked while I was at Target. They had Spanish cards there, but nothing that really caught my eye. I looked at Walgreens and CVS. Nada. On a side note, Walgreens had a whole section of cards geared towards African Americans, which I’ve never seen before. I Googled online a ton and looked on Etsy. Nothing was coming up that was really what I wanted. Then, for some reason I can’t remember, I went on Hallmark’s website. Bingo!

Not only do they have a whole line of Spanish cards, but you can customize them with photos and edit the text however you want. I added a photo of Christina and Geoff that I took at their wedding shower.

I also added a photo of Dallas and I and some text on the back of the card.

So, if you’re ever in a bind, try Hallmark.com. Customization couldn’t be easier and the pricing is only slightly more than what you pay in a retail store. I paid less than $4, including shipping.