Holiday Card to Neighbors (person, relatives, Christmas, messages)
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I was listening to a podcast recently and the host suggested one of the best things you can do during the holiday season is to reach out to those you haven't seen or spoken to in a while. I thought that was a great idea and have already begun to do so via phone and e-mail. I have a stack of holiday cards that are over a decade old, because with the advent of electronic communication, they have become passe.
However, I think in this digital world, a lot of people would be impressed and appreciate the extra time and minor cost someone took to mail out a greeting card. What message on the card would be appropriate to a neighbor who you haven't seen in a long time or who you have never met, many of whom might be seasonal residents or who may lead busy lives. No ulterior motive for this action, not seeking a friend and not seeking to promote my business.
I was listening to a podcast recently and the host suggested one of the best things you can do during the holiday season is to reach out to those you haven't seen or spoken to in a while. I thought that was a great idea and have already begun to do so via phone and e-mail. I have a stack of holiday cards that are over a decade old, because with the advent of electronic communication, they have become passe.
However, I think in this digital world, a lot of people would be impressed and appreciate the extra time and minor cost someone took to mail out a greeting card. What message on the card would be appropriate to a neighbor who you haven't seen in a long time or who you have never met, many of whom might be seasonal residents or who may lead busy lives. No ulterior motive for this action, not seeking a friend and not seeking to promote my business.
You would think this, yes. We stopped sending out Christmas cards to 25+ people/relatives across the globe a few years back because we hardly ever received any ourselves in return. A waste of time and money. Now it's just a text.
However, I think in this digital world, a lot of people would be impressed and appreciate the extra time and minor cost someone took to mail out a greeting card. What message on the card would be appropriate to a neighbor who you haven't seen in a long time or who you have never met, many of whom might be seasonal residents or who may lead busy lives. No ulterior motive for this action, not seeking a friend and not seeking to promote my business.
While I agree that reconnecting with acquaintances from the past can be a nice gesture, why would you send a personalized card to someone you've never even met (unless you had an established history with a long distance pen pal)? Doesn't seem like there was ever enough of a connection and smacks of insincerity. They might assume it's just an attempt to verify their address in order to solicit.
While I agree that reconnecting with acquaintances from the past can be a nice gesture, why would you send a personalized card to someone you've never even met (unless you had an established history with a long distance pen pal)? Doesn't seem like there was ever enough of a connection and smacks of insincerity. They might assume it's just an attempt to verify their address in order to solicit.
That is a far fetched assumption. Not going to include a business card. What is the downside of mentioning thankful to live in such a wonderful neighborhood and wishing them a happy holiday? What is the difference between sending a holiday card to a neighbor one has never met vs a caroling group going door to door and singing carols to those they have never met? Both are spreading well wishes.
Hubs and I discussed this today. We are going to drop cookies and a card for three of our neighbors (we live on a small, semi-private street). We don't see them much, we don't socialize with them, but as I've said before, we are fairly confident that if we needed help, they would be there (and us for them, as we've let them know).
We're not doing Christmas cards this year, like mailing out Christmas cards. The people we used to send to weren't people we even had a relationship with. And then some, you could tell they only sent a card after they received ours.
I'll send emails or messages letting the ones we know that we care about them and are thinking of them this Christmas.
Well, it cost time and money. If you didn't notice cards became expensive and very expensive lately. An ordinary one is like 4-5$. A fancy pop-up is 16$.
Send text, email or electronic greetings cards. I don't even know my neighbors. For people I know, we usually are on FB group or WhatsApp group and I put a greeting for everyone.
I've never seen the point of sending cards to people I see almost everyday. If I'm going to see you a a day or two before Christmas or just before the start of Hanukkah and I wish you a happy holiday in person, why send a card?
Well, it just wouldn't be Christmas without getting a card from my Edward Jones advisor, and my State Farm rep. Seriously.
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