Coming from a team of girls who don’t leave home without their laptops and/or Blackberries, it might sound odd that we really do appreciate a hand-written note. There’s something special (and obviously more personal) about getting a card in the mail, addressed to you and not your email address. There’s something even more special about getting something in the mail that is not a bill. At the same time, we understand more than most the beauty of e-mail and the related avoidance of the card aisle at CVS, line at the post office and time it takes for snail mail to arrive. That’s why we have a new-found love for online greeting card store and organizer, JackCards.com.

The site allows you to create a profile where you can load important events (birthdays, anniversaries, general holidays) plus your family and friends’ mailing addresses, then schedule delivery dates for the cards you choose! The cards will come to you, stamped and addressed, 2 weeks prior to a given event - giving you time to write your own personal message and send on its way. The card selection is great as well - from sassy Valentine’s Day cards “I want to have text with you” to break-up cards “Break-ups are like a bikini wax…excruciating but so worth it” to some of the most beautiful vintage-inspired cards we’ve seen.

Prices range similarly to the options you’d find in a drug store, and shipping is not bad especially if you order more than just 1 card.

Keeping in mind the time you’ll save by not having to go to the store and/or post office, we think it’s a bargain.

Now go ahead, get personal.

(Noelle Provencial)

Originally published- January 7, 2010