Honing In On The Holiday Cards

Honing In On The Holiday Cards

Halloween is but a faint memory (except for the 3 lbs in Snickers thigh weight that seems all too vivid), and Thanksgiving is around the corner. You know what that means: holiday cards.

If you weren’t ones of those “plan ahead” types who stocked up on the bargain bin cards last December 26 (you’ve got to sift through all the Nativity scenes to find a few snowmen), then you’ve got to start thinking what kind of message you want to send and how much money you want to spend.

The short and sweet route is the picture of the kids and the dog – maybe the whole family – with a heartfelt message, “From the Smith family to yours: Best wishes for the holidays!” The plus on these: saves you the time of signing all those cards. The minus: loses the personal touch but does let friends and family take a peek at how little Sally and Jimmy have grown. Were all busy; no judgments.

Walgreens prints up these little time savers for you from an uploaded photo at a cost of $12.99 for a set of 20 4x8 photo cards or $14.99 for a set of 20 5x7 cards. Both prices include envelopes.

If most of the folks on your holiday list are cyber savvy, you can save both time and money, by sending e-cards. Free-christmas-cards-online.com lets you send a card to up to twenty-five people at a time and you can access emails from your address book. You certainly lose the warm fuzzies, but if you want to personalize some of the messages, you can send those in a separate batch. All for free!

If you’re going the good old fashioned write ‘em and stamp ‘em route, there are many places to get lovely cards in all shapes, sizes and sentiments. Here are a few stores that offer a big supply and substantial savings:

Barnes and Noble
Cards from $9 and up

728 North Waukegan Road, Deerfield
847-914-9293

1630 Sherman Avenue, Evanston
847-424-0848

55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie
847-676-2230

Village Crossing Shopping Center
5405 Touhy Ave., Skokie
847-329-8460

Paper Source
30% off personalized cards through 11/15

2100 Central Street, Evanston
847-733-8830

490 Central Avenue, Highland Park
847-266-6100

Staples
Cards from $9.99 - $13.99

1509 Waukegan Road, Glenview
847-832-0283

Intersection: Rt. 41 and Park Ave.
1931 Skokie Valley, Highland Park
847-681-0029

4131 West Dundee Road, Northbrook
847-509-0798

4825 Golf Road, Skokie
847-763-0278

If you’re looking for unique or handmade cards that you won’t find at the national chains, check out these specialty shops:

All She Wrote
566 Chestnut Street
Winnetaka, Illinois 60093
(847) 784-8200

Hannah Handmade Cards
1330 Sherman Ave, Evanston
(847) 864-8292?

Jenny Sweeney Designs
627 2nd Street, Libertyville
847.816.8387

Mi-Te Stationery and Invitations
311 Park Avenue, Glencoe
847.835.0085

Stationery Station
610 Central St. Highland Park
Phone: (847) 432-3044

Laura Folkl

Honing In On The Holiday Cards

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