Tuesday, February 22, 2011

60 DAYS TO GO . . .

     TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2011

     ADDRESS LABELS AND/OR BUSINESS CARDS.  HUH?  WHY WOULD I NEED THESE?  I THOUGHT THE SAME THING TIL I READ SOME MORE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR USES ON A CRUISE.  WHILE I LOVE TO WRITE, I'M NOT A BIG CHRISTMAS CARD SENDER, AND WITH E-MAIL NOWADAYS, WRITING LETTERS SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME A THING OF THE PAST.  BUT, ON VACATION PEOPLE LOVE TO SEND POSTCARDS. 
     SO, PLANNING AHEAD, INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT NAME SPELLINGS AND CORRECT ADDRESSES, YOU CAN HAVE FRIENDS NAMES AND ADDRESSES ALREADY PRINTED OUT ON COMPUTER ADDRESS LABELS TO AFFIX ON YOUR POSTCARDS WHEN YOU'RE READY. 
     YOU CAN ALSO PRINT YOUR OWN NAME AND ADDRESS ON ADDRESS LABELS TO BRING WITH YOU SO YOU CAN MAIL PACKAGES, LETTERS, OR CARDS TO YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY FROM ANY PORTS OF CALL.  ANOTHER BENEFIT OF HAVING YOUR OWN NAME AND ADDRESS PRINTED OUT IS SO YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE YOU MEET ON-BOARD.  YOU MAY BE PLANNING ON MEETING UP WITH SOME PEOPLE ALREADY THAT YOU'VE MET ON-LINE IN DISNEY CHATS OR BOARDS, OR THEY MAY BE JUST FOR THE PEOPLE YOU DINE WITH EACH NIGHT IN DISNEY'S ROTATIONAL DINING.  YOU NEVER KNOW.
      IT'S THE "YOU NEVER KNOW" LOGIC THAT INSPIRED ME TO TRY THE ANOTHER OPTION.  I HAD BUSINESS CARDS MADE UP JUST FOR OUR CRUISE.  AN IDEA I GOT OFF OF ONE OF THOSE DISNEY BOARDS.  I THOUGHT, "THAT'S CLEVER".  SO I DID SOME SEARCHING AND I CAME ACROSS OVERNIGHT PRINTS. (http://www.overnightprints.com/)  NOW THERE ARE TONS OF CHOICES OUT THERE FOR BUSINESS CARDS, ESPECIALLY CHEAP ONES, BUT THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE BEST DEAL FOR ME THAT I FOUND.  I GOT 100 TWO-SIDED COLOR BUSINESS CARDS WITH WHATEVER I WANTED ON THEM FOR $5!  I GOT THEM IN ORANGE (MY FAVORITE COLOR - GO CLEMSON TIGERS!) AND WITH A STOCK DESIGN ON THEM ON THE FRONT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A MICKEY MOUSE HEAD TOO.  I PUT MY NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE # (WHICH IRONICALLY I HAD CHANGED AFTER I HAD THEM PRINTED), AND E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THEM ALONG WITH "CLEMSON TIGER AND DISNEY ENTHUSIAST".  CUTE, FUN, AND COST NEXT TO NOTHING.  NOW I CAN HAND THEM OUT TO WHOMEVER I LIKE ON-BOARD WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF THEM OR ANYTHING ELSE.  THEY'RE MY OWN ADDRESS LABEL.
     NOW I'M SURE THERE ARE EVEN MORE OPTIONS OUT THERE, THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN OR THOUGHT OF, BUT THAT'S HALF THE FUN.  COMING UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SUITS YOU, OR YOUR FAMILY, PERFECTLY.  REMEMBER, IT'S A VACATION, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!  ;-)
     SEE YA REAL SOON!      ºOº

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