christmas cards
so every year, i buy christmas cards after christmas. b/c i'm cheap and i love cards and i sure can't resist them when you mark them down that much.
this year, i managed to resist. largely b/c i didn't see any that i liked. and partially b/c i still have the remnants of past year's half-price christmas cards still cluttering up my apartment. and also b/c i wonder if i will ever get my act together enough to send out christmas cards.
but the other day in the office, i saw a christmas card i really liked. (i thought it looked like maybe you could personalize it, choosing different character snowmen to go on it and represent you and your family or things you like. i was mistaken, but it's an awesome idea.) so i got the website off the back of the card.
and here i am, on january 6, looking at hundreds of options of business quality christmas cards for next year. turns out that 25 of these things usually retail for $207.90. which is clearly PREPOSTEROUS! right? that's nearly $10/card!! PREPOSTEROUS! geez louise!
but right now, in the post-christmas slump, where it's pretty tough to sell christmas cards (unless you're marketing to crazy people such as myself), they are having what is maybe the best deal i have ever heard of. 50% off AND $75 off of each order! that is also preposterous! i mean, you knock half of the price off and then, they figured, just for good measure they'd save you an extra $75!
of course, since we're talking about ridiculously expensive christmas cards, we're still far out of the price range of what i usually spend on christmas cards. but i like them! they're so pretty! i bet they are on thick paper! that feels expensive between your fingertips! and above all, they've convinced me i'm saving money! i am a sucker.
so today, i am resisting. but these amazing prices last for the next 3 months! the odds are great that by march 27th, i will have caved. of course, those odds probably aren't as great as the odds that by march 27th, i will have completely forgotten about this.
this year, i managed to resist. largely b/c i didn't see any that i liked. and partially b/c i still have the remnants of past year's half-price christmas cards still cluttering up my apartment. and also b/c i wonder if i will ever get my act together enough to send out christmas cards.
but the other day in the office, i saw a christmas card i really liked. (i thought it looked like maybe you could personalize it, choosing different character snowmen to go on it and represent you and your family or things you like. i was mistaken, but it's an awesome idea.) so i got the website off the back of the card.
and here i am, on january 6, looking at hundreds of options of business quality christmas cards for next year. turns out that 25 of these things usually retail for $207.90. which is clearly PREPOSTEROUS! right? that's nearly $10/card!! PREPOSTEROUS! geez louise!
but right now, in the post-christmas slump, where it's pretty tough to sell christmas cards (unless you're marketing to crazy people such as myself), they are having what is maybe the best deal i have ever heard of. 50% off AND $75 off of each order! that is also preposterous! i mean, you knock half of the price off and then, they figured, just for good measure they'd save you an extra $75!
of course, since we're talking about ridiculously expensive christmas cards, we're still far out of the price range of what i usually spend on christmas cards. but i like them! they're so pretty! i bet they are on thick paper! that feels expensive between your fingertips! and above all, they've convinced me i'm saving money! i am a sucker.
so today, i am resisting. but these amazing prices last for the next 3 months! the odds are great that by march 27th, i will have caved. of course, those odds probably aren't as great as the odds that by march 27th, i will have completely forgotten about this.
posted by laura at 2:16 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home