Who’s ready for the holiday season? Here at Postable, we’re kind-of-sort-of obsessed with the holidays and get all sorts of giddy about answering questions like when to send Christmas cards. We’ve got straightforward answers along with plenty of tips and tricks to make you a Christmas card sending pro in no time. So hold onto your horses (or reindeer) and let’s dive right in to answer your questions about when to send holiday cards.
When to send holiday cards:
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- General timing
- Thanksgiving cards— November 7th – November 14th
- Christmas cards— Dec 1st – December 10th
- Holiday cards— December 1st – December 15th
- Business Holiday cards— December 1st – December 15th
- New Years cards— December 1st – January 7th *most flexible*
Navigate to more tips in this post:
- When to order Christmas cards?
- Who should you send Christmas cards to?
- Timing on sending cards out-of-state or overseas.
- Tips on actually getting your cards out on time this year.
The most general answer to when to send Christmas and holiday cards:
As a rule of thumb, the post office typically takes 3-7 days to deliver domestic mail. In some cases it may take less than 3 days and others it can take longer than 7. It happens. But for the most part, the 3-7 day rule of thumb applies. That is of course unless it’s the holiday season. When the number of people using the post office increases, it tends to slow the mail delivery times down. And while not everyone mails a Mother’s Day card (shame on you), most people do send holiday cards and holiday gifts in the mail at about the same time every year. 2023 is no exception.
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As you can imagine, this kind of mail traffic causes some delays. During the holidays the typical mailing time slows down to around 2 weeks. Sure, there’s still a chance it will be less than that, but in our experience (we’re talking a lot of card sending experience here) 2 weeks is generally the case.
In the last couple of years we’ve definitely seen this 2 week period get extended, so when you consider when to send Christmas cards just remember that early is always a good idea.
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