Christmas card templates make it easy to send out Christmas cards without having to stockpile a large number of cards which can be expensive. Send Out Cards, a US based company, offers such a template service. But is it any good? What's on offer, how much is a card and how simple is the service to use?
Today I'm going to review the templates by Send Out Cards to see if it is a worthwhile alternative to buying season greeting cards from a stationary shop or printer.
1. How Many Templates Are On Offer?
Send Out Cards has over 450 Christmas card templates as part of their total 15,000 templates. Most of these have a message within but you can add your personal touch as well.
2. Do The Cards Come In A Physical, Printable Format Or In Email Format?
The cards are printed by Send Out Cards in their warehouse saving you time and ink charges. In my opinion it's nicer to receive a physical, printed card than an email card. Email delivery is unpredictable and may get caught by the recipient's spam filter and end up in their junk folder. Posted cards have a greater chance of delivery.
3. Is The Quality Good?
They are printed on quality, sturdy paper. While I'm not sure of the gsm of the paper used, they feel comparable to cards supplied by other major makers.
4. Are The Templates Easy To Find?
Once you are inside the site, you can select Create A Card and enter Christmas in the search box. This will give you access to 450 plus greeting cards.
5. Can I Write My Own Message?
You can enter a personal message in your selected font. The company also gives you the option to upload your own hand writing font which can be used to give that handwritten feel. The beauty of using a template is that this message can be saved and used over and over again. Not only does this save you time but it will save you from writer's cramp if you had to hand write your cards yourself.
6. Can I Add A Photo?
Many people love to add photos to cards especially at Christmas. It's the one time of the year that families separated by distance have an opportunity to see each other via a photo. You can order such a service with your local printer but it maybe expensive depending on the run size. With Send Out Cards you can add photos even if you are only sending just one card.
7. What's The Price?
There are a number of companies offering Christmas card templates to produce your own greeting card for around $3 - $5 with local paper stores offering them for $3.95 - $5.95. With this company you can produce a Christmas card for as little as sixty two cents. Photo Christmas cards start from ninety three cents for preferred customers. Casual users can pay up to $1.98.
8. Is There A Minimum Spend With Send Out Cards?
This is perhaps the only downside. In order to send a card you must register with the company as either a retail customer or preferred customer. Retail customers invest $9.80 per month which allows them to send approximately six to ten cards. Preferred customers need to spend $31 per month but for this they get a lower costs giving them somewhere between thirty to fifty products to send. In either membership, subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.
Overall the service offered by Send Out Cards offers a quality and convenient product at a competitive price. No more searching at various stores or having to que to post. The company does that all for you.
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