e-greetings replace traditional cards

Gone are the days when people welcomed the New Year by exchanging greeting cards. With the advent of technology in the past decade, the habit is dying a slow death. E-greetings are the new fad. People, especially youngsters, prefer to send an e-greeting card rather than giving a traditional greeting card.

With social networking becoming a part and parcel of youngsters, wishing someone is just a click away. “I prefer to send an e-greeting as it is cost effective and I can send the same to many people at one go. With so many websites to choose from, one is spoilt for options,” says a student G Alok.

“Many people these days prefer to send an e-greeting than the traditional one. I guess there is nothing bad in sending an e-card as long as the feeling is the same. We should change according to time. I think in the near future people will send only e-greetings,” feels another student P Sunitha.

But not everyone is going the e-way. There are still a set of conservatives who prefer the custom of handing out greeting cards. “I make it a point to buy greeting cards for special occasions. Sending an e-greeting is also ok, but delivering a greeting card personally gives a warm feeling. I already bought a few greeting cards for my close ones,” says V Anuradha, a corporate employee.

“In the past decade there has been a steep decline in the use of greeting cards. Earlier people would throng our shop a day or two before and select cards. However, this year there have been only a few takers. The demand for handmade greeting cards is more than cards sold by corporate companies,” says B Mahesh, a gift shop owner.

By:Navin Pivhal