It’s sad, though, how the tradition of Christmas cards has really disappeared. Every year I receive less and less in return to the amount I send out. I guess social media has played a part in this….when people can stay connected via Facebook and Instagram, they don’t feel the need to send cards. But I’m fairly old and traditional. I love cards…and I love displaying them in my house as part of Christmas decorations. --I remember my mother back in the 50s and 60s sending over 200 cards out and getting that many back! I don’t even KNOW that many people I would send cards to. I am still in awe of that, 60+ years later.
The era this occurs in vanished years ago… now, around this time of year, I get nothing but packages every day… except I’m buying them, not someone else. And, I’m sure there are a lot of people who DO check every 5 minutes, except it’s on the tracking website/app to see where it is now… :-P
Now with USPS “Informed Delivery”, it saves me the hassle of that worry, though in Charlie Brown’s case it would just remind him that nothing is coming for him…
When this strip was drawn we got twice a day mail delivery during the holidays, a first-class postage stamp cost three cents, and if you tuckedthe flap of a greeting card envelope on the inside instead of licking and sealing it you could use a two-cent stamp. Ah, the good old days!
We don’t have that kind of mailbox in Iceland, so I don’t know exactly how it works, but isn’t that what the flag is for – to let you know when you have mail?
steven01221971 almost 6 years ago
Actually, I check my email every couple of minutes. That was before they had this alert feature.
sirbadger almost 6 years ago
Get a fake Rhino. Sit inside and watch the mailbox.
jpayne4040 almost 6 years ago
He should really find out his mailman’s regular routine. It will save him a lot of time!
dlkrueger33 almost 6 years ago
It’s sad, though, how the tradition of Christmas cards has really disappeared. Every year I receive less and less in return to the amount I send out. I guess social media has played a part in this….when people can stay connected via Facebook and Instagram, they don’t feel the need to send cards. But I’m fairly old and traditional. I love cards…and I love displaying them in my house as part of Christmas decorations. --I remember my mother back in the 50s and 60s sending over 200 cards out and getting that many back! I don’t even KNOW that many people I would send cards to. I am still in awe of that, 60+ years later.
docforbin almost 6 years ago
Nowadays Charlie Brown would have to watch out for porch pirates.
sheilag almost 6 years ago
The era this occurs in vanished years ago… now, around this time of year, I get nothing but packages every day… except I’m buying them, not someone else. And, I’m sure there are a lot of people who DO check every 5 minutes, except it’s on the tracking website/app to see where it is now… :-P
jagedlo almost 6 years ago
Now with USPS “Informed Delivery”, it saves me the hassle of that worry, though in Charlie Brown’s case it would just remind him that nothing is coming for him…
jmcenanly almost 6 years ago
These days, you get a text that details the path of your package, but only if you ordered it.
I❤️Peanuts almost 6 years ago
When this strip was drawn we got twice a day mail delivery during the holidays, a first-class postage stamp cost three cents, and if you tuckedthe flap of a greeting card envelope on the inside instead of licking and sealing it you could use a two-cent stamp. Ah, the good old days!
Grace Premium Member almost 6 years ago
When I was a kid in the 60s we’d get it twice a day…
Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Ooh, they’re so impatient!
Purple People Eater almost 6 years ago
We don’t have that kind of mailbox in Iceland, so I don’t know exactly how it works, but isn’t that what the flag is for – to let you know when you have mail?
DCBakerEsq almost 6 years ago
Obviously, pre-Amazon.
Leojim almost 6 years ago
Why is the flag on the mailbox upside down?
WCraft Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I think I know why the mailman isn’t leaving any packages in there…
jkf7 almost 6 years ago
No wonder that no Christmas package was sent. Snoopy’s head has to scare everybody.