Holiday Card Hold Up

You know, there was one glorious year where I had all my cards done before the 25th. I don't know how I did it, and I've never been able to repeat it. However, I think most people enjoy getting mail at any time. I doubt there's a person who goes, "Oh, it's the 27th, better throw this in the bin without reading it. It's dead to me." In any case, one year, a friend explained that the 12 Days of Christmas start on the 25th and it's still the Christmas season til Epiphany on January 6th. I don't even have to pretend the cards are New Years cards until AFTER that point. And what's wrong with New Years cards? Nothing! New Years cards are awesome. In fact, in Japan, they are kind of a big deal. Anyways, if you expected a card from me, it's coming at some point. Here's to resolving to a better response rate in 2020! How'd you all do?  

P.S. As of writing this post, I've been through A, B, C, & D and then T, U, V, W, X, Y, & Z in the address book. Only 16 more to go!

Comments

[Susan]

This post was the kick in the pants I needed to finish up cards I owe and some I just want to write. Can you believe a card-carrying member of the LWA was on the fence about sending out cards *after* Christmas? Happy new year and happy card-writing to all!

[Jennifer]

I was hoping that this post was going to be the same problem that I had. But I am going to post anyway to see if anyone has any ideas about what to do.

I had about 15 of my cards, going to the same region in the US, just disappear!

I finished my intricate/handmade cards and mailed them on December 5th. I took them to the local post office who kindly let me use their “non machinable” stamp on the A10 envelopes, measured them carefully and consulted with the postmaster to make sure I had more than enough postage, then carefully kept them separate from the machinable mail. It was really a fun morning.

I mailed over 75 cards around the US and abroad. Many were received in various states within a few days.

But 15 of the cards going to my hometown (Northern Indiana) and areas around there have disappeared! They never arrived. My local post office emailed the postmasters in the towns where I knew that the cards had not been received, but nothing has been found. I called the post office with the zip code where 6 of the cards should have delivered and a nice woman there said she would try to find out what had happened.

I am going to have to re-order supplies and re-create cards for these people but I just can’t wrap my head around what might have happened. Especially since I worked with the post office so carefully to send out the cards - and they arrived without incident in so many other states!

Of course, I did not send them with tracking. So I am trying to figure out what might have happened on my own.

My cards are a labor of love, including lots of vintage touches. So it is not like I can just buy another box and resend. I really hope that I won’t have to do that, needless to say.

If anyone has any ideas, I would be thrilled!