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It looks like the UK is going to be beset by a postal strike by the Royal Mail, read about it on the BBC website. The timing is not a coincidence as we are entering the autumn and winter holidays season, which is the busiest time for Christmas Cards, Gift deliveries on top of the general mail.

The Royal Mail is about to put up its prices as (rea… Continue

Just letting you know that we have spent the past six months building a new version of the katiescards.com website that went live this week. It is familiar in terms of layout and design, but with many improvements to the navigation, card sending, personal message, account and membership.

Unlikely though it may seem I can think of less accurate barometers of my social development than the celebration of Mother’s day.

It makes me smile to think that during my infant years, when my mother’s mothering was it its most intense, I was at my most oblivious!

But a few years on, as a little girl testing my independence, I hope I made up for it with handmade gifts and wobbly dishes of sugary treats.

The night before, my father might come home with a bunch of flowers elaborately hidden b… Continue

Valentine's Day provides a great opportunity to show your affection and love for that special person in your life. Whether you want to re-kindle the romantic flame with your partner or surprise your fiance or someone you're courting, you can send your special message of love easily and at low cost via e-mail using e cards. Of course, Valentine's e-cards aren't meant to replace gifts, chocolates or the usual candlelight dinner, but they can be sent as a teaser for what lies ahead on this most rom… Continue

My dream has humble beginnings. Juggling a hundred and one things at my desk one Wintry morning in 2006 I wanted to find a greetings card to wish my mother a ‘Happy Birthday’. I didn’t want to buy yet another disposable product that chipped away at the world’s tree supplies and I didn’t want to burn fuel on an unnecessary car-trip to go and get it. What I did want was something fun and fresh, a modern way to say something familiar. The answer was staring me in the face: the internet. An E car

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