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Straight answers about handwritten cards.
Honest, short answers about prices, timing and how it all works.
How much does a handwritten thank-you card cost?At Be Thoughtful a handwritten thank-you card costs $8.95, including the card, the personal message, the real-pen handwriting, the envelope and the US stamp. Ten or more in one checkout are $7.45 each, and 25 or more are $6.95 each. A full-page thank-you letter is $10.95, or $8.95 each in a batch of 25 or more.Is there a service that writes and mails thank-you notes for me?Yes. Be Thoughtful writes a personal thank-you note for every guest from your gift list, lets you read and edit each one, then writes them with a real pen and mails them with a stamp. Notes are $6.95 each when you send 25 or more, and you never have to touch a pen or a post office.How long do I have to send wedding thank-you notes?The usual etiquette is to send wedding thank-you notes within about three months of the wedding, and within two weeks for gifts that arrive before it, such as shower or early registry gifts. If you’re past that, send them anyway with a warm note and no long apology; a late thank-you is always better than none.Can I send a card without knowing someone’s address?A mailed card needs a mailing address, but you don’t need to know it yourself. With a free Be Thoughtful account you can send someone a private link where they add their own address, which goes straight into your address book, or you can ask a mutual friend or family member to share it or pass the card on.How do handwriting machines work?A handwriting machine holds an ordinary pen and moves it across the paper, lifting and lowering it to draw each letter along paths taken from a handwriting style. The ink is real and pressed into the paper, so the card looks and feels handwritten; the hand is a machine, not a person.What are the best handwritten card services?The best handwritten card service depends on what you want the card to carry: real pen ink written by a pen machine, a person’s own hand-lettering, a printed handwriting font, or your own handwriting written on a phone. This roundup is written by Be Thoughtful, which is one of the services, so we link to sourced side-by-side comparisons and say where each one is better.