Cardstore: $0.39 Holiday Cards - Today Only!

After all of their great deals so far this season, it is no surprise to me that Cardstore came through again today with a great deal for Cyber Monday!

Today only, you can get your holiday cards for only $0.39 each!  Plus, if you have them send your cards for you, they pay your postage!

So let's think about this... stamps are $0.45, so even if you got your holiday cards for free, but still had to send them yourself, you'd pay $0.45 per card.  Cardstore however, is offering an awesome card, mailed for you for only $0.39!  It's almost like you're making $0.06 on every card!

If you haven't made your holiday cards yet, this is definitely the deal to jump on!  I'm sure you have some great photos to use from the long holiday weekend!

Just click the picture above to get started making your cards!

Cardstore: 75% Off Holiday Cards!

If you haven't ordered your holiday cards yet, you have yet another chance with Cardstore!  Through Sunday, 11/25, they are offering 75% off their holiday cards.  If you haven't seen my other posts on Cardstore, it really is an amazing deal, and here's the biggest reason why:

If you put in your addresses and have Cardstore send your cards for you, they will stamp your cards for you... for free!  Free postage!

The majority of their cards start at $2.29, however, go down in price with the more you order.  But we'll use $2.29 as an example.  Your $2.29 is now only $0.57 per card!  AND... if you have Cardstore send your cards out for you, that $0.57 is your card AND postage!  Amazing!

Just click on the picture above to get started!  Use CCN2175 at check out.

I ordered my cards through Cardstore last year and I loved them.  I loved the card and I thought they were nice quality.  This year I've also ordered my cards through them and I'm even having them send them out for me - I mean, it's free postage!  It was really easy to do and didn't take long to enter all my addresses.  As long as Cardstore continues to offer these deals, I can't see myself getting cards from anywhere else!

Tiny Prints: 1 Free Greeting Card Through 11/20

Tiny Prints is offering a free greeting card through their newest company, Treat.  Create your card (birthday, get well, etc) and then use the code TREATFBONLY at check out! 

I love these free card offers.  I always take advantage of them, even if I don't have someone in particular in mind.  I find cards that look OK without the personalization for birthdays, get well or new baby (those are my go-to categories usually).  I now have a stash of really nice cards for those occasions that I can send out all year long!  Saves me on buying cards!

70% Off Holiday Cards at Cardstore Again!

 

 

So I'm starting to see a pattern here with Cardstore - a few days of 70% off, a one day sale then back to the 70% off.  Not that I'm complaining - their 70% off deal is pretty awesome!  And it's back!  You can get 70% off your holiday cards at Cardstore through 11/20/12.

 

And to make Cardstore even more awesome, if you put your addresses in, Cardstore will send your cards out for you and they'll even pay your postage!  That's another huge savings!

 

I used Cardstore for my holiday cards last year and I was really pleased with their quality.  I also received a few in the mail recently from a one-day promotion they had a few weeks ago and again, I'm really impressed with their quality!

 

Just click on the picture above to get started!

Cardstore.com - $0.29 Cards Today Only!

Cardstore is at it again!  Today only they are offering all of their holiday cards for $0.29, PLUS they will mail them for you - for free!  That's right, you won't even have to pay for the stamps! 

So many of my readers have already taken advantage of some of the great deals at Cardstore this season and have literally saved hundreds of dollars on their cards! 

This is probably their best promotion yet, so if you haven't bought your cards yet, today is the day to do it! 

Just click the picture above to get started!  Then at check out, enter code CCN1629.

140 Return Address Labels for Under $4 Shipped!

On top of the 6 free items from VistaPrint that I told you about last night, they are also offering free return address labels - just pay shipping!

If you aren't ordering your holiday cards through Cardstore and having them send your cards for you, these would be great labels for your holiday cards.  I made some with little Santa's on them a few years ago and they are adorable!

Other ideas for the labels:
- A house-warming gift
- Labels on school supplies
- Labels on toys
- Gift tags (make them to say "Merry Christmas!  Love, Katie")

You don't just have to put your address on them, so get creative!

If you haven't yet ordered your Christmas cards through Cardstore, I really would encourage you to think about it.  They will send them out for you (and pay your postage!), so you don't need to worry about address labels! 

Thank you, My Litter!

Vistaprint: 6 Free Items - Just Pay Shipping

Vistaprint is offering 6 FREE products right now, you just pay shipping.  I just ordered all 6 of the FREE items and my shipping was $11.83.  So for $11.83, I got:

- 250 Business Cards (pictured above)

- 10 Holiday Cards

- Personalized Photo Calendar

- Personalized Mug

- Personalized Tote Bag

- Personalized T-Shirt

You can pick one or all of the free items, that's up to you.  Here are a few tips for you:

- For some reason whenever I picked a photo card, it charged me $2.75 for photo upload.  So I ended up just picking a card without a photo.

- The mug and tote bag have "vistaprint" printed on them in small printing, so that would be up to you if you want to use it as a gift.  I opted not to use the mug as a gift, but I am using the tote bag as a gift bag.

- I've seen on other blogs that their shipping was less.  Maybe it was the part of the country I'm in, I have no idea.  But I would venture to guess that your shipping wouldn't be any higher than mine.

- Always pick the slowest method of delivery, in my experience the products always come faster than advertised.

- I found the best way to order all 6 items was to click here, order your first item, put it in your cart, then come back to the blog and click here again to go back in, order the next item and so forth. 

If you don't have a need for business cards, one cute idea I've seen is to make "mommy cards" with your contact information to give to other moms to set up for play dates, etc. 

Don't forget to order through Ebates (I totally forgot!  Bummer!) to get 5% back.

Who Do You Send Holiday Cards To?

Holiday cards are expensive for three reasons:

1. The cards themselves are expensive
2. The postage is expensive
3. The sheer number of cards you send out makes this ritual really expensive!

Here's how you can cut down on those costs:

1. Take advantage of the deals I post here on the blog (maybe check out this Cardstore post)
2. Take advantage of the Cardstore deal and have them send your cards out for you - they pay your postage!
3. Now what to do about how many cards to send out... personally, I send to certain family and then to friends that sent to us last year.  Either keep your cards from last year and use that as your list as you're doing this year's cards.  Or as you're packing up your holiday decorations at the end of the year, make a quick list of everyone you received a card from this year.  This will be your holiday card list for the following year.  My mom taught me this trick years ago and it really does help to cut down on the number of cards you need to send.

Thank you, Staci, for reminding me of this great tip!

Five FREE 4x8 Photo Cards from Rite Aid!

From now until 11/17, Rite Aid is offering 5 FREE photo cards with the code 5FREECARDS at check out! 

I'll be honest, I think Rite Aid is terrible to deal with - poor customer service & too many hoops to jump through for their deals.  However... when they are offering up free photos or free photo cards, I will take advantage of the offer!

I've ordered my cards already, so here are my tips to make your experience a little easier:

1. Head to the rite aid photo center online and either log in or register
2. Before you even start to look at cards, I would recommend uploading the pictures that you want to use.  I didn't do this and it was a pain for me to upload my photos after I picked out my card.
3. Then go to Cards at the top and pick 4x8 cards.  You don't just have to do a holiday card, you can do any kind of 4x8 card that you'd like.
4. After you make your card and get to the check out process, enter the cod 5FREECARDS in the promo code box.  For me, it didn't change the price, it looked like I was still being charged $3.75.  I put the code in probably 50 times and nothing changed.  On a whim, I continued with the check out process and once I was in the next screen, it showed my total as $0.
5. You will not need to put in any credit card information.
6. Choose ship to store and pick your store.

I'll take 5 free photo cards any day!  I'll be using these and the 10 free from cardstore the other day (no longer available) to pass out at work.

Thanks, Hip 2 Save!

Cardstore Deal is Back! Holiday Cards 70% off thru 11/19! Plus FREE Stamps!

Remember how I told you to have pictures ready early for your holiday cards? This is why!!!

From now through 11/16/12 (at 5am), save 70% off holiday cards at Cardstore, just enter coupon code CCN2170 at checkout! You can customize any holiday card with your favorite family photo, holiday message, plus Cardstore will even mail your cards directly to your recipients and pay your postage for you!

I made mine through cardstore last year and loved them. I have already ordered mine through them again this year too! I looked through a few options and this sale makes the cards well below $1 each (around $0.50 each, depending on quantity that you're ordering)!

Just click the picture above to start making your holiday cards!

I would recommend having Cardstore send your cards out for you.  You just need to type in the addresses of your recipients, then the work is done for you.  No writing out envelopes or buying stamps - Cardstore does that all for you!

I am having Cardstore send my cards out for me for the first time this year.  It really didn't take me long at all to put in all the addresses (54 cards) and now that the addresses are in there, I won't have to type them again next year.

You can also pick the date that the cards are sent out.  Mine will be delivered by Dec. 5.  I love that everything is done for me and I don't have to think about them again!  And I love even more that Cardstore pays my postage for me!

10 FREE Cards Plus FREE Shipping! Today Only!

Today only, Cardstore is offering 10 FREE holiday cards, plus FREE shipping!  Just use the code CCN2433 at check out. 

I'm going to order these even though I just bought mine last week through Cardstore's other great promotion.  I'm going to hang on to them in case I forgot anyone in my last order.  And if I didn't forget anyone, then I'll be giving these to my employees at work. 

You can't beat free holiday cards!

Click the link below or the picture above to get started:
10 FREE Holiday Cards + FREE Shipping at Cardstore! Use code: CCN2433, Valid today 11/8/12 Only. Shop Now!

Here's the fine print:
Visitors will need to use the coupon code provided (CCN2433) at checkout, which is valid for 10 Free Cards PLUS Free Shipping at Cardstore. Valid on any 10 Holiday cards at Cardstore.com (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, New Years, season's greetings, select photo cards, and holiday Invitations).Coupon code is valid for one-time use per Cardstore account and only while supplies last. Code must be entered during online checkout. No minimum purchase necessary. Code CCN2433 can only be redeemed once per household.

Cardstore: 70% off Holiday Cards!

Update at the bottom!

Remember how I told you to have pictures ready early for your holiday cards?  This is why!!!

From now through 11/7/12, save 70% off holiday cards at Cardstore, just enter coupon code CCN2070 at checkout! You can customize any holiday card with your favorite family photo, holiday message, plus Cardstore will even mail your cards directly to your recipients!

I made mine through cardstore last year and loved them.  I will be ordering through them again this year too!  I looked through a few options and this sale makes the cards well below $1 each (around $0.50 each, depending on quantity that you're ordering)!

Just click the picture above to start making your holiday cards!

Update - My friend Meghan asked if she ordered these today and had Cardstore send them, could she pick which date they went out on.  The answer... Yes!  You can schedule when the cards go out!

And even better - if you have Cardstore send the cards for you, they stamp them for you... FOR FREE! 

So let's say you're sending out 50 cards, that's $22.50 in stamps that you don't have to pay for!  Totally worth typing in all of your addresses!!!

Shutterfly: $20 Off a $20 Purchase

Wow! Shutterfly is offering $20 off a $20 purchase from now until the end of the year! I don't see any restrictions on the code and I tested a few items and they all worked with the code.

Think holiday cards, photo books, personalized iPhone cases, photo mugs - the list goes on!

Head on over to Shutterfly and look around! I would recommend putting the item in your cart first and testing the code just to make sure it will work before you spend a lot of time personalizing something.

The code should work until the end of the year, however, if a deal gets an overwhelming response, they do reserve the right to end the promotion early. So don't wait until the last minute if you're going to order something!

Start Taking Christmas Card Photos Now

Now is the time to start taking your Christmas card photos.  I had decided that I was going to start the first weekend in October taking pictures of my kids each weekend to try and capture at least one photo that would work for a Christmas card.  What do I get for my efforts?  I forgot to turn the flash on that first weekend, so I got pictures like this:

A really cute picture, but completely dark!  Oh well.  Of course, once I put the flash on, my participants were no longer willing to cooperate!  But I keep snapping away in hopes of getting a good shot to use!

The reason you should start now is because you want to have a picture (or pictures) ready to go when the Christmas card deals start popping up.  Last year the best deal of the season came up in the beginning of November.  Thanks to a freaky October snow storm, I had a great picture on hand to snag Christmas cards for 90% off!  Through cardstore.com I was able to get 50 photo cards for under $11!

So start snapping away now so you're ready when I post a great card deal!

Last year's Christmas card photo