# how do I send an e-card?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 26, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757 "2013-04-26T14:39:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757/1 "2013-04-26T14:39:40Z")

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Mrs Piper is out of town for a week. How do I send her an e-card? are there sites that you can go to to set one up? any recommendations for a good service? do they cost anything?

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### Author: ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757/2 "2013-04-26T16:21:37Z")

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I like using [http://www.123greetings.com/](http://www.123greetings.com/)

it’s free and sent via email

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### Author: ![FeAudrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757/3 "2013-04-26T21:59:38Z")

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If you’d like something arts-y, Dover Books has multiple categories sourced from their publications:

[http://dovercards.com/categories.html](http://dovercards.com/categories.html)  
There are tons of sites out there. Many, including FitR’s recommended “123”, let you schedule a send date – you can set up a week’s worth of e-cards in one visit, so Mrs. Piper would get one each day.

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### Author: ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757/4 "2013-04-26T22:40:09Z")

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I guess I’m going to be a stick-in-the-mud, but I have to say I never trust any of those free e-greeting card sites. I’m always worried that they’re nothing more than e-mail address harvesting schemes.

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### Author: ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-send-an-e-card/656757/5 "2013-04-26T23:28:53Z")

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Now that **Kyrie Eleison** has posted that warning, how about creating your e-card yourself?  
There’s plenty of free graphics software on the Internet. Heck you could even use MS Paint.  
You can always use a graphic you see on the 'net, paste it to MS Paint, then make whatever changes you want.