Surprise surprise with birthday cards that are personalised | Personalised Cards from GettingPersonal.co.uk

1 December 2009

We all love surprising each other with something a little bit more thoughtful and special. Whether it's taking the time out to grab some chocolates for a friend who isn't feeling so great, to a full-blown surprise party for someone you think really deserves a special day, surprises are a fantastic way of showing we really do care for someone.

On our birthday, we all expect cards and perhaps even a present from our friends and family - so it's not really a surprise to receive one or both of these from a well-wisher! But, what if you could put the surprise back into birthday cards and really make them smile?

Well, it seems a bit impossible in this day and age, really. When it comes to buying birthday cards, we all usually shop in the very same places - your high-street card shop, supermarket or charity shop. Even with this seemingly-huge range of choice and variety in birthday cards, we still find ourselves going from shop desperately seeking that birthday card that is right for them. There's no mention of surprises of something unique - it's simply impossible when it comes to shops all carrying huge amounts of the same stock, with little variation and variety (and the best cards are often snapped up quickly, only to find that someone else has also found it fantastic - that dreaded "Duplicate Card Syndrome") and often exorbitant prices for those bigger and more exciting cards, or hand-made varieties.

Here's a surprise - you can order personalised birthday cards on-line that are totally unique.

That's right - made just for you with exactly what you want, front and inside. You can pick any card design and change the name or message on the front, the blurb inside, even write the whole card completely on-line and send it to a loved one. And we are not talking your average cheap personalisation - personalised cards are really guaranteed to surprise, not only because it's your loved ones name on the front, or a special message, but because they are created in such as way that they seem made just for them (which, they are!). The 'Fairy Princess' card is a perfect example, guaranteed to surprise any little princess on her birthday. Pink and sweet, with an illustration of a fairy princess on the front and bold and sparkling writing, this card can be adapted for any little girl, with the name on the front completely customisable! In addition, you can also change the age on the front, leaving the frantic rummage through card shop shelves for the correct age a thing of the past! This also means that the card can be sent to a rather older recipient who also loves fairy princess, too! Customising personalised cards is quick and smooth - you simply type in your exact message, name and age on-line on the easy to use form and the card will be made exactly how you wish. No more cringe-worthy inside messages or poems, too, you choose exactly what you want written inside, or leave it blank to write for yourself.

Fantastic new advances in digital technology have meant that creating exciting and unique cards is easier than ever - and cards can be printed individually and on-demand, not in the huge runs you see in chain card-shops. This means that a card or cards can be made to customer's unique specifications, even designed and printed the very same day! Even more surprisingly, personalised cards can be sent via First Class post either to you (with an extra envelope provided upon request), or to the lucky recipient directly - often arriving only a day or two after the order is placed. This makes surprising someone with personalised birthday cards really easy, even if their birthday is a surprise to you and you find yourself frantically looking for a card at the very last minute! This is also very useful for those of us who work full-time, or with hours that mean that most shops are closed when we have free time, as you can get on-line and order personalised birthday cards at any time of the day or night, or even on lunch breaks at work. In fact, you can order personalised birthday cards from anywhere, as long as you have Internet access - which is fantastic if you've gone on holiday and forgotten someone's birthday back home! Imagine sending really special personalised birthday cards to your loved ones and making them smile, even though you are hundreds of miles away - they will have thought it was impossible and be really surprised!



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