I pride myself of being a fairly good correspondent in that I write thank you letters to people promptly if they have given us gifts or had us over for dinner etc.
I also always try to send invitations or change of addresses or cards or thank yous etc by mail, rather than given them in person or sending email, as I think it's lovely and old fashioned to get mail that isn't a bill through the door. And I always send out Christmas and birthday cards, try to send house warming cards or other special occasion cards where possible.
But it takes a lot of work and costs a fair whack in postage. I sometimes do question the logic of it as it would often be far easier and cheaper to send an email or give a person an invitation or whatever in person when next I see them.
To me though, it just doesn't feel as nice. Yet I've noticed a decided lack or at least a lessening of cards/letters in return. I know my friends and family in South Africa think I'm barking mad - mainly because the postal system there sucks, but also no-one would ever dream of writing a thank you letter. But I expected more people in the UK to do it.
So do you write letters etc? Is it old fashioned and a waste of money or a custom that should be continued?