Sending a personalized sympathy greeting card is the perfect way to express your condolences and show you care. With all of our cards, you can personalize your card with a heartfelt message for no additional charge. All orders ship the next business day.
“Very nice card. The inside message was printed correctly. I ordered this card for my daughter who recently had her lab research published in a journal. It was nice to be able to personalize it. I was very happy with the card.”
Barbara - May 14th, 2012
“As an adoptive mother, I've had a terrible time in the past trying to find a card for my daughter's birth mother for Birth Mother's Day, the Saturday before Mother's Day. I mean, they just don't sell those in stores! Greeting Card Universe not only had A card, they had a variety of cards from which I could choose. Even better, I was able to personalize the message inside, and include a picture of my daughter, right on the card! The best part was that it was no more expensive than buying a card in the store. The card arrived in plenty of time for me to mail it. I will always use Greeting Card Universe for this holiday in the future!”
There are two types of sympathy cards that you can choose to send; an electronic version or a real personalized card. Here's a quick tip - send the latter. Have you ever heard the saying "It's not the gift. It's the thought behind the gift that counts"? Well that is exactly why sending a real card is a better option.
Electronic greeting cards by definition are easy because sending them requires very little effort. Most e-cards site have setups that allow people to choose, sign and send a card within a minute. You can send an electronic greeting card while watching TV, holding a cup of wine in one hand and focusing on the night's game. Because of this sympathy ecards are perceived as cold, impersonal and sometimes downright cheap. All those are qualities that you don't want in a sympathy greeting.
Very few things say "I'm here for you" like a personalized message accompanied alongside a greeting card. People appreciate the gesture behind the act of sending a card. It shows that you had the grace of mind to stop what you were doing to buy and send a handwritten note conveying your love and affection. In today's digital world where emails are constantly sent, real sympathy notes are like a breath of fresh air. It's always uplifting, while rifling through your mail, to find a personalized card from a loved friend.
Sympathy cards are a good tonic. Reading the personalized message within a card might not completely lift the spirits of the reader, but they stand as ready reminders that people are not alone in their grief. A room filled with a dozen sympathy greeting cards from various loved ones is a lot warmer than having a 100 electronic cards lying in your laptop.
It's not that electronic cards are worthless. It's just that the impact generated by these cards pales vastly when compared to a real printed card. Human beings are connected to each other by their major senses. The message translated by electronic cards can only be perceived through sight. A paper sympathy greeting card can be seen, touched and even smelled. The emotional responses of a real card are undeniable. They create a far stronger bond of commiseration than any electronic card ever will. If you can't be there and you wish to send a message of love, why would you want to do it half-heartedly?
A sympathy card partners perfectly with a gift. You can include them with bouquets or gift baskets. This way, the recipients will be able to identify who the sender is and treasure the gesture more. People are also less likely to forget your warm message of thoughts if it is conveyed in a handwritten message.
No one prays for dark chapters in life but sadly they do happen. During such chapters, it is important that we support our loved ones the best way we can. Getting through a difficult period is never easy. It takes time, patience and a lot of love. The act of sending paper sympathy cards is a simple message that boldly conveys all three - timelessly wrapped in a virtual hug.
