Mail Call: Greeting Card Universe Salutes Deployed Servicemen and Servicewomen Connecting with Families
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 03, 2013 -- Greeting Card Universe, the world’s largest greeting card store, announces its collection of hard to find and unique patriotic cards for deployed servicemen and servicewomen.
“About 1.5 million US military personnel are currently on active duty in the Armed Forces and can be away from home for months or longer, especially when deployed overseas,” says Mindy Rosso-Gaemi, Community Manager at Greeting Card Universe. “During that time, staying in touch with loved ones and getting mental and emotional support and encouragement becomes vital to their well being. Letters from home and care packages are an important part of deployments. For family members of deployed servicemen and servicewomen it’s a way of showing support, encouragement and love while coping with their absence.”
According to Visual.ly, more than half of active service personnel are married and/or have family responsibilities like children, the majority of whom are aged 5 and younger. As of 2012, the average length of separation by deployment is 12 plus months.
“When husbands, fathers, wives, mothers, sons, daughters, and other family members are away for more than a year on deployment, they need the connection to home,” says Rosso-Gaemi. “Mail call can be the highlight for any deployed service member’s day. Thinking of You, Miss You, Birthdays, Fourth of July, and any other occasions provide the perfect opportunity to send greeting cards - a tangible expression of love and a reminder of the people they’re fighting every day to protect. “
Ordering from Greeting Card Universe’s collection is easy and convenient. “Once shoppers discover the variety of cards we offer and how easy they can be mailed across the globe including APO / FPO / DPO addresses, they’ll never shop anywhere else,” says Rosso-Gaemi. “And the ease of personalizing cards with photos will delight service members longing to “see” their family while away from home.”
Additionally custom greeting cards can be created within 48 hours at no additional cost by requesting changes or a totally new design from a community of more than 5,700 freelance artists from around the world. Shoppers can also personalize the inside of all cards at Greeting Card Universe with their own text and photo. An added convenience for last minute shoppers, cards can be ordered online and picked up—usually within one hour—from most Target stores across the country.
Greeting Card Universe’s traditional and niche offerings of over 580,000 cards gives nod to the importance of choice and personalization in today’s marketplace and stays true to its tagline “any card imaginable.”
Explore more uncommon holidays and occasions on the Greeting Card Universe blog. Mindy Rosso-Gaemi is available for guest blogs, radio and TV interviews on this topic and other uncommon occasions and holidays.
About Greeting Card Universe
Greeting Card Universe (http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com) is a division of BigDates Solutions, a private company that provides consumers with unique, personalized services for any holiday or occasion. Greeting Card Universe is the world's largest paper greeting card store, offering an unlimited selection of custom greeting cards, birthday greeting cards, photo cards, invitations, and note cards. BigDates Solutions is the leading provider of Online Reminder Service Solutions, powering gift-reminder services, including 1800Flowers.com and FTD.com. The company is also the owner of Birthday Calendar, a Facebook application with over 42 million installs.
Mindy Rosso, BigDates Solutions, http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com, 925-866-4110 x1110, [email protected]
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