Christmas Cards Pricing and Costs
Make sure your business Christmas card message fits within your budget this year
If you plan to send Christmas cards this holiday season, you have several options, whether you want to send them to your employees, clients or both. Due to the wide variety of choices available, you should be aware of Christmas cards pricing and costs before you shop. Otherwise, deciding on a card and making sure it's within your budget can be overwhelming.Checking out Christmas cards online is a great way to estimate how much you will spend on cards this year. Consider the prices of some of the main card types:
- Personalize your corporate Christmas cards with a photo.
- Keep it simple with traditional cards.
- Buy cards in bulk to save time and money.
Purchase a Christmas holiday card that holds a photo
If handing out personalized Christmas cards is important to you, consider using cards that allow you to include a photo. Whether you put in a photo of yourself or a picture of your team is up to you, but clients and employees alike will appreciate the personal touch of a photo card. You can buy custom Christmas cards that hold photos for about $1 to $2 each, depending on how many you buy at once.
Try: ChristmasCardsDirect sells Christmas photo cards for about $2 each when you buy 25, or $1 when you buy 500 at once. Pear Tree Greetings sells photo cards for $.90 per card when you buy 25 at once.
Buy traditional Christmas cards for clients
If you just want a simple Christmas message for business clients or employees, check out traditional cards online. You can buy one at a time or several at once to save money, but either way, there are plenty of business Christmas card designs with a traditional message to choose from. Expect to pay $.60 to $3, depending on how many you buy at once and how thick the cardstock is.
Try: You can buy traditional cards at cardstore.com for about $2.75 per card, or about $1.60 when you buy 100 at one time. Curiosities Greeting Cards sells traditional cards for $.50 to about $3, depending on the designs and quality of the cardstock.
Get several business Christmas cards at once in bulk packs
If you plan to send several Christmas greetings, save yourself some time and money by buying whole packs of cards at one time. You can often choose between packs of 5, 20, 100, and everything in between. You can expect to spend between $85 and $150 for a package of 100 cards, or around $5 for a pack of 5. As a rule of thumb, budget for about $.85 to $1.50 per card.
Try: Christian greeting cards are available from Doodle Greetings for $5 for a 5-pack and $85 for a 100-pack. A pack of 50 assorted Christmas cards is $75 at CardsDirect.
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