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Is this another Southern thang??

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 Aug - Oct: Is this another Southern thang?? users admin

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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Personalized stationery and thank you notes??

In the course of all the homecoming stuff, something came up about personalize/monogrammed stationery, and none of my 'northern' friends seemed to have them, and were quite tickled that I did (several sets as a matter of fact, depending on the occassion! LOL)

Tashakinz
Member

11-13-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 10:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a box of "good" (heavy bond paper & words "thank you" engraved on cover) thank you notes - but they're not personalized.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is my belief that everyone should have his or her own stationary. It is simply a matter of propriety my mother taught me when I was young [in fact, I thought it was a big deal when I got my first stationary from an aunt for my bat mitzvah]. Several sets of it, however, might be southern!

Beachcomber
Member

08-26-2003

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Most definitely, not only for adults but also for the kiddies. I have even seen "family" business cards that have everyone's names, address, cell #s, and email addys!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yup, I think it's a southern 'thang'. I personally like to mix up my notecards. I prefer birds on them.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nope, not just southern. There's lots of personalized stationery up here.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, I live near Chicago.

They sell personalized stationery in stores up here from Walmart to Walgreens and all the Hallmark stores have them too....

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 3:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Walmart and Walgreens sell personalized stationery??? How do they do that? Do they send it out or print it there?

Beach, we had calling cards for the kids with just their names for gift tags when they were younger. I used to have them with mine and dh's names on them too but ran out.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 4:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
With just first names.

Are you talking full names and addresses? No, they don't sell that. That's pretty much ordered thru magazines or something like that.

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I used to have personalized stationary. I no longer spend the time to handwrite letters, and I use preprinted thank you cards. However, I also commit a major faux pas (according to Miss Manners) as I also send thank-you's via email. Bad Sue, bad!

I do think having/receiving monogrammed notes is a really nice thing. That has fallen somewhat outta favor.

I have a lot of cards (the thank you's you get when you donate to various animal and environmental organizations). I try to use those up first. Most of them are printed on recycled paper, and since I sorta "paid" for 'em... <grin>

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
FYI:

Definitions of stationery:

* noun:   paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

Definitions of stationary:

* adjective:   not capable of being moved

* adjective:   standing still



Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie, yes, full names and or monogram is what I was referring to.

Graceunderfyre
Member

01-22-2004

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 6:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Texannie that is def. not a southern thing. . .it's big business anywhere. . .I worked for a printer in college (near Phila) where we did a lot of that stuff. I am always sending my friends personalized stationery as gifts and they always tell me that they love it (I've moved quite a bit, so I have friends all over). I was just thinking that my husband's best friend and wife recently moved to China for a year and paper is the appropriate thing for a one year anniversary so I am going to send them stuff with their Chinese address. . .

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh. Well then no, walmart and walgreen's don't sell that. I think that is more a mail order thing.

Graceunderfyre
Member

01-22-2004

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie any printer that will print invitations or business cards pretty much does stationery too :-)

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Then i bet you could buy fancy paper and print out your own, no?

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Monday, September 27, 2004 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good lord. One typo, and I get dinged. Guess this was a pet peeve of yours, eh, Julie? <grin>

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 5:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Costa, you were not the only one and plus I always got it mixed up.

Just throwing it out there, it wasn't meant as a ding at all! :-) Hope you (or anyone else) weren't offended...