The Feel Good Times Blog
The blog: card deals, gifting trends and buying tips
Three running strands: card deals worth taking, what's actually changing in UK gifting, and how to buy cards that don't end up in a drawer.
Written from inside a small UK print shop. We draw and print our own cards and post them ourselves, so where a deal isn't worth chasing, we say so.
Cards, prints and badges, printed in the UK
Blank inside, heavyweight stock, posted the same working day where we can.
You Old Bastard (Funny Birthday Card)
£3.87
Cheeky Wordsearch Valentines Day Card For Him
£3.87
Fifty & Even More Fabulous Than Ever (50th Birthday Card)
£3.87
Cheeky Wordsearch Valentines Day Card For Her
£3.87
I Wish You Looked At Me Like Any Can of Strongbow Dark Fruits Ever (Valentines Day Card)
£3.87
Happy Valentines Day, Bab (Valentines Day Card)
£3.87
Card deals and offers
- How to spot a real card deal: compare the per-card price including postage, not the headline percentage.
- Multibuy saves nothing unless you'd genuinely send every card in the bundle.
- Christmas cards are cheapest in November and dearest in December, every year.
- Read the full post: card deals and offers, and whether Black Friday is worth it for cards.
Gifting trends
- Letterbox-sized gifts are growing because nothing gets missed or left at a depot.
- Smaller gifts, sent more often, are beating one big annual present.
- Where the gift is smaller, the handwritten message carries it.
- Read the full post: UK gifting trends.
Anniversaries
- Every year has a traditional UK symbol - paper at one, tin at ten, pearl at thirty, diamond at sixty.
- The modern list is a different set again, and either is fair game.
- Our year-by-year list covers 1 to 70, with the flower and gemstone for each.
- Read the full guide: wedding anniversary years, and what to buy for each one.
Buying tips
- 300gsm or heavier, blank inside, envelope included.
- A6 posts as a standard letter; square and thick cards cost more.
- Keep about ten spare cards and a book of stamps at home.
- Read the full post: how to buy cards well.
Where to shop next
- Card deals and offers: how to spot a real one
- UK gifting trends
- How to buy cards well
- Is Black Friday worth it for cards?
- Black Friday card and gift deals
- Cyber Monday gift ideas
- Christmas card etiquette
- How many Christmas cards do I need?
- Wedding anniversary years by year
- Traditional vs modern anniversary gifts
- Anniversary gifts under £20
- Christmas hub
- Black Friday hub
- Card hub
- Anniversary gift shop
- All guides
- Shop all cards
- Shop anniversary cards
- Planning the party? Birthday party ideas
- How to make a balloon arch
- Photo booth prop ideas
- Gifts to make someone smile
- Thinking of you gifts
Frequently asked questions
How often do you post?
The three strands - deals, trends and buying tips - are updated through the year, with more around Black Friday and Christmas when the advice actually changes.
Are the deals posts sponsored?
No. Some blogs and guides include affiliate links and we might be paid a commission for recommending products, but nobody pays for coverage and we say when a deal isn't worth taking.
When are greeting cards cheapest?
Late November for Christmas cards and January for seasonal clearance. December is the most expensive time to buy anything card-shaped.
How fast do the cards arrive?
Orders placed on a working day are usually posted the same day. First Class is normally next working day; Second Class is meant to take two working days but can take up to five.