Buy the Best Personalized Christmas Cards

Custom Greeting Cards from Snapfish, Shutterfly & Kodak Gallery

Nov 3, 2009

Find and buy the best personalized Christmas cards by comparing custom photo greeting cards from Snapfish, Shutterfly and Kodak Gallery.

Buying holiday photo greeting cards online can be fun and easy. Snapfish, Shutterfly and Kodak Gallery offer large assortments of personalized Christmas cards and photo greeting cards. All three retailers offer coupons and discount codes via email newsletters. Read on to compare the selection and offerings of these three personalized Christmas card retailers.

Snapfish’s Photo Greeting Cards

Snapfish offers several different options for holiday photo greeting cards. Flat, photo cards are available on photo paper or on stationary in 4x8-inch and 5x7-inch sizes. Folded note cards are offered at 4.25x5 inches and folded greeting cards are 5x7 inches. Unlike Shutterfly or Kodak Gallery, Snapfish offers photo postcards and recordable 5x7 greeting cards. The photo postcards come in two sizes, 4.25x6 and 5x7.

Snapfish sells its flat photo cards (picture paper and stationary) in sets of 20 and its note cards in sets of 12. Greeting cards, postcards and recordable cards can be purchased individually. With the Snapfish Promise, the company compares its standard prices to that of Shutterfly and Kodak Gallery and ensures its regular price is lower.

There are two places where Snapfish excels. Snapfish has a pick-up service for flat, photo paper cards at select Meijer and Walgreens locations. Next-day service is available for 5x7 photo cards at Meijer and for 4x8 or 5x7 photo cards at Walgreens. Coupons and promo codes are not valid on orders that are picked up in stores, but this is a great option for last-minute cards. Another plus is that Snapfish is the only site of the three that offers Kwanzaa cards. The company offers one choice of flat card and four choices of folded Kwanzaa cards. Generic cards can also be customized to read Happy Kwanzaa.

Best Selection of Personalized Cards

Shutterfly has six different options for custom greeting cards. Flat photo cards are available on photo paper and on stationary in 4x8 and 5x7 sizes. Folded greeting cards are 5x7 inches and folded note cards are 3x5 inches. Flat photo cards (on photo paper or stationary) are sold in sets of 12 or 25. Note cards are sold in sets of 12 and folded greeting cards can be purchased individually. Shipping charges start at 99 cents.

Shutterfly has several areas where its personalized Christmas cards surpass the competition. The first area is in the wide variety of styles available for Christmas and Hanukkah. There are more than 400 cards for Christmas. The selection of Hanukkah cards includes 21 styles for flat cards and 12 folded card styles. Shutterfly’s discount codes can sometimes be combined with each other to get better prices and free shipping in the same order. The company also offers significant discounts for very large orders of 500 to 1,000 cards.

Unique Photo Christmas Cards

Kodak Gallery is an up-and-coming photo card retailer with a 100-percent-satisfaction guarantee. Kodak Gallery’s basic options and prices for photo Christmas cards are comparable to Shutterfly and Snapfish. The company offers flat photo Christmas cards in 4x8 and 5x7 options, note cards in 3.5x5 inches and 5x7-inch folded greeting cards. Unlike Snapfish and Shutterfly, stationary cards are only available in the 5x7 option.

Where Kodak Gallery excels is in its distinctive custom greeting cards. The accordion and tri-fold cards are not found at Snapfish or Shutterfly. These distinctive styles are more expensive than other options but they will stand out in the crowd of cards that come in the mail during the holidays.

The accordion card has five panels of 3.5x5 inches each. The card is printed front and back and can hold as many as 10 different photos. This is a great option for a large family or someone who likes to include photos from throughout the year on his or her holiday card. The tri-fold card is a slightly less-expensive option that Kodak Gallery offers. The tri-fold card has three, 3.5x5 inch panels and comes in several different styles.

The holiday photo cards from Snapfish, Shutterfly and Kodak Gallery are all comparable to each other. Snapfish is a good choice for those who need next-day service at the last minute or those looking for Kwanzaa cards. Shutterfly’s large selection of Christmas and Hanukkah cards and combined discount codes set the company apart from the competition. For a unique holiday photo card, choose Kodak Gallery’s accordion or tri-fold cards.