Handmade Greetings

摘要

Sales of greeting cards were $10.3 billion in 2004, that's down 3.9 percent from 2002. Why? Some believe one reason is that the younger generation, the Gen Y-ers, feel that greeting cards are no longer relevant in their lives, that alternative avenues of communication are more timely and more appropriate to them and their peers. However, email, instant messaging, text messaging and voice mail will never carry the sentimental value of a snail mail note or letter. There is still a contingency that understands that—that there is nothing like opening the mailbox and finding a few words from a friend or family member to make you feel better.