WEBVTT - If you didn't send Christmas cards, send Valentines

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that if you like the idea of sending

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<v Speaker 1>holiday cards, but you didn't send them this year, just

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<v Speaker 1>choose another holiday. Anytime is a good time for greeting cards,

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<v Speaker 1>and there are some upsides to skipping the December busyness.

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<v Speaker 1>There are all kinds of reasons people don't wind up

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<v Speaker 1>sending holiday cards. Life gets busy. Maybe your whole family

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<v Speaker 1>spent December battling illness. You meant to order cards, and

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't until late enough that the cards were going

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<v Speaker 1>to come after Christmas. If you feel sad about that,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to wait for next December. You can

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<v Speaker 1>choose any holiday like Valentine's Day or the start of

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<v Speaker 1>summer or anything to send cards. There may even be

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<v Speaker 1>advantages to sending cards at another time of year besides December.

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<v Speaker 1>If someone receives two hundred Christmas cards, they might not

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<v Speaker 1>really notice much about yours. But if they only get

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<v Speaker 1>a few Valentine's Day cards, or Thanksgiving cards or summer

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<v Speaker 1>greeting cards, well they will notice yours. Plus, if you

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<v Speaker 1>send your cards at some point after Christmas, you will

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<v Speaker 1>be able to update addresses on your list based on

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<v Speaker 1>the cards you received. That means fewer cards getting returned

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<v Speaker 1>or winding their way slowly through the postal forwarding system,

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<v Speaker 1>or collecting on the counters of the people who recently

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<v Speaker 1>bought your friends houses. Even if you did send cards

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<v Speaker 1>this past December, as you look ahead to this new year,

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<v Speaker 1>you might think about whether you'd like to send cards

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<v Speaker 1>during a different month. Here in the United States, I

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<v Speaker 1>think Thanksgiving cards can be a great idea, particularly if

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<v Speaker 1>you've moved recently or haven't sent holiday cards in a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Sending Thanksgiving cards creates a chance for friends to update

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<v Speaker 1>your address before they prepare their Christmas card lists. In addition,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to figure out which people on your

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<v Speaker 1>list do and don't celebrate various winter holidays because virtually

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<v Speaker 1>everyone in the US celebrates Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is also the

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<v Speaker 1>perfect time to let your friends and family know that

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<v Speaker 1>you are grateful for them, whether in the printed message,

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<v Speaker 1>in the note you handwrite, or both. If sending holiday

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<v Speaker 1>cards in December is working for you, great, I certainly

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy it. But if you didn't send cards this past December,

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<v Speaker 1>or perhaps you're curious about a different approach for the future,

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<v Speaker 1>consider sending cards at another time this year. People will

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<v Speaker 1>be delighted to receive a card from you anytime, so

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<v Speaker 1>there's no need to put on the brakes. It is

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<v Speaker 1>always a good time to reach out. In the meantime.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our tast Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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