Greeting Card

A greeting card is a card, folded illustrated with an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions like birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, they will convey thanks or express it at a different feeling. Greeting cards, usually packaged with an envelope in a variety of styles. There are both mass produced and handmade versions that are distributed by hundreds of companies large and small. While typically inexpensive, more elaborate cards with die-cut or glued on decorations may cost more.

Hallmark Cards and American Greetings are the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the world. In the UK an estimated £ 1000000000 greeting cards on every year by the average person sends 55 cards per year.

In Western countries and increasingly in other societies, many people traditionally seasonally themed cards to friends and relatives in December. Many service businesses as well as cards to their customers in this season, usually with non-religious messages universally accepted as “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings”.

Greeting Card Association is an international trade organization representing the interests of greeting card and stationery manufacturer. John Beeder, former president of the Greeting Card Association, says greeting cards are an effective tool for people to feel important, to communicate with you: “every great feel, if they receive an unexpected card in the mail for me there is nothing like a greeting card. To send special message. I am proud to be part of an industry which not only keeps people connected, but also uses the power of words and images that help us express our emotions. “