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We love Christmas! And two things we love about Christmas are sending cards and getting the family together for lunch! Everyone has their own way of spending Christmas Day, which was actually a part of one of my all time favourite adverts. There is a little scene in here that really does remind me of my mum on Christmas day. So much pressure put on us to have this "perfect" Christmas. And part of that is spending too much on the food, or there will be so many TV chef's telling you how to do your lunch. Which lets face it...

One of the pleasures of Christmas is the sending and receiving of hand written cards. They connect you to family and friends, and in a time of Tik Tok's, Instagram's and Facebook posts it is the perfect way to reach out to someone. There are usually two things that put people off sending cards - the cost of posting them, and the time taken to write them. Send Early, Send Second Class The cost of a First Class stamp has rocketed in the past year, but the cost of second Class has remained unchanged in the last price increase. So this year...

As a greeting card publisher, we understand the profound impact that a simple card can have on someone's day. That's why we're excited to share with you the wonderful occasion known as "Thinking of You Week." It's a time to celebrate the power of connection, emotions, and connections we have to friends and family. A greeting card from a friend or loved one can be very powerful, it can have much more meaning then many think. A few weeks ago, we saw a post on Reddit that reminds us cards don't have to be fancy or expensive, they can be...

Holidays are coming, holidays are coming … We may not be the Coca-Cola advert, but with Christmas just around the corner and we are already starting to pick cards with Santa on for orders. There is good news and there is bad news for sending cards to friends and family this year! Good news is that there aren’t any Royal Mail strikes planned this year. We lost track of how many orders and cards got lost in the postal system last year. So hopefully your cards will be delivered quickly and promptly this year. But as always, we suggest getting...

If you are a new customer of Dean Morris Cards - hello, welcome, it is lovely to have you here. If you are one of our fantastic existing customers you may have noticed we have had some work done! When we opened our first online store back in the dark ages of the Internet in the late 20th Century there wasn't much available in terms of e-commerce software. We used some open-source software called Zen Cart. It was awesome! We stuck with it for years, but now the time has come to update. So we have moved to the Shopify platform...

At the very start of July this year we were part of a group of 50 Greeting Card Association members who got together to celebrate Pride in London. It was an amazing day! Several members of the GCA wanted to celebrate both Pride and the industry we work in, and so a group got together and decided to make it happen! The plan was simple, get some LGBT+ publishers, owners, staff and supporters and celebrate our community and industry. And what better way to do that then with a few greeting cards! We all met up on a bright sunny Saturday morning. We had...

"I love your cards but they are a bit too rude for my shop." At trade shows we have heard this from so many potential customers. They are right that a lot of our cards are a bit rude, some are outrageously naughty, but we have an awful lot more cards without any swearing then we do with. Back in the late 20th Century when Dean Morris Cards was started we were a pioneer of filth! Most companies preferred to stear clear of of the more coarse language we brought to the market - cards with fluffy bunny's, formular one...

We have had "Flowers from the Garage" day, and the next annual celebration we are looking forward to is Eurovision! No it's not, it's the Coronation!! No ... it's Mother's Day! We have of course launched some lovely new Mothers Day cards available on the site now. We will be sending some newsletter emails about the new cards and reminders to ensure you get your orders in. But we also know for some this is quite an emotional day, so you can update your profile to opt out of Mothers Day cards, or Fathers day while you are there.

Has anyone else noticed everyone is getting ready for Christmas a little earlier than usual this year? We are – the Christmas trees went up two weekends back. There is no other way to say it – 2020 has been a shit year! One of our most popular Christmas Cards this year seems to have hit the sentiment perfectly looking at how many of you are buying it … Fuck 2020! We have friends and family in all four countries of the UK who have had to go through different lockdowns, tiers and restrictions. And of course, our stockists and...