Is it manly (or feminine) enough?
Is it too cheesy?
Will he (or she) understand the joke?
I like the picture on this one, but the words are better in that one.
Once I'm finally to the point of sweating, fussing, and over-analyzing... frazzled to no end, I will pick a card. Or...if I simply can't decide between 2, I will buy both.
I justify that our relationship is so multifaceted that one card simply cannot sum up what the person means to me. Then I turn the cards around only to discover that they are $5.93! EACH! GAH! But by that point, I've already committed half of my day picking out the right card(s).
I have another confession to make. I'm cheap. I would much rather spend an extra $6.00 (or $12.00) on a gift for someone than on decorative paper.
I especially hate buying cards for my husband or my kids because after finding the perfect card(s), then I alone am responsible for finding the perfect place to STORE the perfect $6.00 card.
This year for Father's Day, I took a different approach. I took my husband to Target and after picking out my favorite 2 cards, I handed them to him to read. After the warm and fuzzies, I smiled and said "Happy Father's Day! Those are your cards!" Then I took his picture with his cards to memorialize the moment. And, I put them back on the shelf.
Husband felt loved and was able to enjoy a funny card and a beautiful, serious card.
I didn't have to spend $12.00 to achieve his sense of feeling loved.
I found the perfect place to store the perfect cards!
And, without the burden of committing to $12.00 cards, choosing the perfect cards took less than 10 minutes!
Happy Father's Day!
