{"id":833,"date":"2017-03-18T11:31:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T11:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=833"},"modified":"2017-03-18T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T11:31:53","slug":"the-state-of-greetings-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/the-state-of-greetings-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Greetings Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why are all greetings cards so terrible?<\/p>\n

I had to buy a card the other day, and it was a depressing experience. There’s something about that industry that brings out the worst in creative design. I mean, just look at the state of some of these:<\/p>\n

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Could this maybe be meant ironically? Is the demand for irony sufficient to justify the mass production of this card?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Absolute state of this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Burn this sick planet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are some more, from Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Who is still buying these joke birthday cards? Stop it. pic.twitter.com\/FRqF7EufW4<\/a><\/p>\n

— Michael M \ud83d\udc7d (@michaelmphysics) March 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n