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I'm not sure if it's proper to not give a card, even though I'm not too impressed with the usual selection. Anyone have any nifty ideas to share?  Are any of my husband's ideas on the right track?    Veronica, I think your husband has the right ideas.      But I don't give a damn what is or isn't considered proper, so maybe I'm not a good person to advise you. I do what seems sensible and right to me, without regard to whether or not it's proper.     My mother thought you couldn't wear white shoes before Memorial Day.  It wasn't proper.  What a silliness!  No one ever noticed whether her shoes were white before or after Memorial Day!   Cheers, Pat

   Really, there are so many neat possibilities if you want to get creative about it.  Scrapbook places and craft stores have a lot of tools that would help.   There are neat possibilities for SOME people.  No matter what I personally did along these lines, it would inevitably look like the proverbial dog's breakfast....     That sort of thing just isn't my talent.   <she says, in what is probably the understatement of the century!    There are other things I can do well....and have done so, for gifts, on occasion.  Like a long basket filled with (growing) primrose plants...I'm good at most anything involving growing plants.  Or little loaves of quick breads.   Here's an alternate to cards, for someone who you are going to see in person.  I once bought six little loaf pans, they are 5 long x 3 wide.     I've often given little loaves as presents:  quick breads, the kind made with baking powder or soda (similar to muffins), not with yeast.  I have recipes such as Molasses-Fruit Nut Bread, Zucchini Bread, Pumpkin Bread, Banana Bread, or Pineapple-Walnut Bread.  Any complete cookbook has several of these. Cheers, Pat

Hi everyone, I was wondering what kind of frugal things you do for greeting cards.  <snip I'm not sure if it's proper to not give a card, even though I'm not too impressed with the usual selection. Anyone have any nifty ideas to share?  Are any of my husband's ideas on the right track? Pre-printed greeting cards are, after all, on commercial substitutes for the fine art of letter writing. Invest in a box of fine quality stationery, and a nice fountain pen. Then, when occasions occur, sit down and put your thoughts, in  your own words, on that paper.  Something original is always given more attention, and appreciation, than some trite words and common picture picked up off the shelf at the local drugstore.  And, it's more proper. You will not be viewed as someone too cheap to buy a card.  Rather, you will be recognized as someone who is socially correct, and thoughtful enough to take the time to write a personal note. Damn right!  Totally fed up with Hallmark et als sentimental bilge. What my girlfriend and I do is buy the cheapest, the nastiest cards we can find, spend the money we saved on booze get totally slaughtered and write silly comments and captions on the cards.  Some of them are actually funny the next day.