10 Places To Make Your Holiday Card

Personalizing holiday greeting cards are a nice way to send a piece of home to your family and friends. Share that moment in time with the people that matter most to you. Here's a list of 10 places  in the Hauppauge area that will help you create that perfect holiday card.

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Staples printing creates custom holiday photo cards, which you can submit online or pick-up in store. They are offering 24 custom photo cards and envelopes starting at $9.99. You can add up to four photos, personalize your greeting, and choose from four different layouts. Each layout has numerous categories allowing for the ultimate card. Take your own photo and add it to your card online, or bring it into the store and have a sale associate help you.

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FedEx has an variety of photo greeting cards to choose from. The store is offering some online exclusives, such as a 20 folding card set for $27.99 and a flat card set of 20 for $19.99. FedEx has a free seven-day business delivery. The store has over 1,000 options for folding cards alone.

3. Dingers Do Company
Dingers allows you to upload your own photo online or choose something artistic already created. Customers can get a standard greeting or change the verse printed on the cards for free. All photos can be adjusted to black & white, color, or sepia. Dingers can take care of those mass printings you might need done. They offer sets of 25, 50, 75, 100 and even 500. Prices range depending on the options chosen.

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This company offers various cards and package deals with holiday cards as low as $1. F&M is willing to customize your card however you see fit. Bring in a photo, have them select a photo for you or find one online together. You can design the card online via website or in-store. F&M has a company that will professionally print the cards for you for an additional fee.

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This craft store offers customers the ability to digitally scrapbook their holiday cards. It starts with a blank template or one already created. All templates can be customized and changed according to your needs. Customers can also select the size of the photos, cards, and even the quantity. It includes the ability can move around the pictures on the cards, add clip art, and even change your photos around. Prices vary depending on customization. A.C. Moore offers this service online at www.acmoore.com.

6. Walmart
Islandia's Walmart allows you to upload your photos online and create your personal greetings which can be mailed or picked up in-store. It has a complete printing center in-store allowing you to work with a Walmart photo associate. This retailer offers folding cards for $1.42 each and flat cards for only 28 cents each. There are over 900 options to choose from online with over 100 additional photo gifts.

7. Sears Portrait Studio
Need help creating that perfect photo? Sears Portrait Studio in Lake Grove's Smith Haven Mall is offering all customers a free gift (choose from portrait composite, enhanced wall portrait, prestige collage). Any of these special photos can be used to create a holiday card for an additional fee. Sears offers a package of 10 cards for $20 with a same-day service. They have over 40 options for cards and allow a message with up to three lines. Sears portrait studio is located at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove. Call 1-888-Portrait to schedule an appointment.

8. CVS
CVS offers both express cards and regular cards. Express cards allow the customer to complete a holiday greeting card online or in-store and have it printed within an hour. Regular cards allow for the customer to order the cards in advance and have them to be scheduled for a pick-up or mailed home. Both options offer a set of 20 flat cards for $12.99 (4x8) or a set of 20 folded cards for $16.99 (5x7). If you don't need a complete set, CVS offers individual cards for only $1.99 (5x7). CVS is located on 16 Wheeler Road in Central Islip. 

9. Target
Target is offering a holiday special set of 36 greeting cards and a two-page portrait sheet for only $29.49. It is offering an additional deal of one framed photo, a 10-inch by 20-inch photo, an 8-inch by 10-inch photo with free sitting fees for a $49.99 package as an alternative to holiday cards. You also get 12 free cards when you purchase a pack of 48. Target is located on 255 Pond Path Road in South Setauket. 

10. JC Penny
JC Penny's  allows you to schedule your family portrait online at www.jcportraits.com. JC Penny is offering a special set of 36 greeting cards and a two-page portrait sheets for $29.49. Order by Dec. 20 to receive photos before Dec. 24. You can create 4-inch by 7-inch size greeting cards with your own message. Go online to www.jcportraits.com to schedule a sitting and to print out additional coupons. JC Penny is located at 1701 Sunrise Highway in Bayshore.