Many consumer products have seasons. Clothes, for one. Shoes, makeup, electronics, etc. But did you know that Christmas cards are also released according to product seasons / years?
I try to send Christmas cards to everyone I know – friends, professors, mentors – just to say thanks and to keep in touch. It might be a dying tradition, but I love it. Believe it or not, selecting, writing, and mailing Christmas cards are actually one of the things I love best about the holiday seasons. Usually, I send out around 50 to 75 cards per year (already started writing them!). I try to keep cost of every card (including $0.44 stamp) at under a dollar – or $0.75 if I can. So that means card expenses usually run $50-$60 per year.
A few days ago, I found 2 boxes of Christmas cards at Marshalls for 70% off because they were labeled “Past Season”. I was really happy to find quality cards for an affordable price, but I’m still a bit mystified at how stationery can have seasons. I would think that even if I had a box of Christmas cards from 1939, they would still be every bit as usable and valuable as cards produced in 2009.
After all, a Christmas card is just a piece of folded cardstock with some message of good cheer in it – isn’t that, by definition, timeless? So, if you receive a Christmas card in the mail from me, please forgive my past season cards! 
Do you send Christmas cards / have a Christmas card budget?
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