I still send Christmas cards especially to people who live a long way from us or have been long-term friends / older family members who don't keep up with us on Facebook etc. I don't give cards to friends from a local hobby group who I will see and have a Christmas drink with. I do NOT mind who sends me a card or whether they choose not to ... that doesn't influence who I choose to send to / or not. I also respect that some folks donate to a charity directly rather than buying and sending charity cards.
Yes the cost of postage is crazy and sending an advent calendar cost twice as much to post as the blinking chocolate calendar did so I will be rethinking those for the next generation in 2025 - might look to see if I can order on Amzon Prme which I have for the one-off delivery costs.
AIBU to still send cards to folks who don't send to me though? One friend said I made her feel bad as I sent a card on 1 December when she wasn't sending cards and had put up a post on social media later in the month to say she was donating instead. I replied that I wanted to send her a card, I didn't want to receive one in return - it was about the giving not the getting.
I saw someone else post yesterday that they give cards and keep a tally of who sends them one and if one isn't received they don't send next year. Fair enough if the getting is as important to you I guess but perhaps not the way I want to think in December, and frankly I don't have time to cross-reference on a spreadsheet who gave / who got / who to ignore / who is excused.