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Savvy September 2020

Using machine for Thank Yous

Lauren, on August 16, 2021 at 3:17 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 6
We're getting ready to do our thank you cards and I'm trying to make it as easy as possible. My husband and I both have horrible, almost illegible writing. I also have an issue where I tend to skip words or letters in words when writing because I'm so used to my own version of shorthand. It will take me weeks to hand write these cards (one took me 50 minutes and I had to scrap three cards in the process). If I have to do these by hand they will all be the exact same message, which is very impersonal, but it's the only way that I can get them done without wasting a bunch of cards.



For our wedding party, we used a cricut machine with the pen attachment to write the message in each card that we gave with our gifts. It was so nice to take the time to create special messages for wash person and then just let the machine do the rest. They had a handwritten look, but everyone knew it wasn't our handwriting.
I know printing a message from a computer or sending emails is a big no-no, but can I use the cricut?

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Latest activity by Julie, on February 24, 2022 at 8:32 AM
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    Super September 2022
    Sarah ·
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    I think if the message in each card is personal then this is acceptable. I wouldn't do a generic one that you send to everyone.

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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    I personally wouldn't care whether it was handwritten or printed from a computer, especially if it was personalized.

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  • MOB So Cal
    January 2019
    MOB So Cal ·
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    I agree with others that what is most important (besides actually sending some kind of thank you) is that the messages are clearly personalized and specific. Even if you typed them and printed them out using a regular printer and then hand signed them, I would be fine with that. If you like using the Cricut, that's even better! The thing so many of us are against is a generic "Thanks so much for the gift!" pre-printed card without personalization. I'd be pretty impressed if I received a typewritten personalized letter/note. Some people have disabilities that make handwriting impossible, so I wouldn't expect you to get any pushback as long as the messages are personal and heartfelt. Good luck!

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    As long as the message is not generic, I don’t see a problem. Cricut is better than nothing or a mass mailing. Handwritten is better than Cricut and as long as the effort is made, most people don’t care what your handwriting looks like.

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    VIP September 2020
    Willow ·
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    You're fine, since your messages are personalized.
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    Just Said Yes December 2022
    Julie ·
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    You’re totally okay using the cricut! I’m personally planning on a generic, typed note on every card that we’ll have the printer include. Even if I hand wrote them, everyone would be getting the same 1-2 sentence note, so it’s a waste of my time to write it myself.


    So few people actually care if you hand-write vs print, it’s not worth worrying over!
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