10 Places to Purchase a Holiday Card

When heading out to a holiday party, it's a thoughtful to stop and grab a holiday card for the host to spread the holiday job. Here's 10 places in and about Hauppauge to buy a funny, sentimental or religious cards to mail out to family and friends in time for the holidays.

*  has geared up for the holiday season. The local card and stationery retailer sells greeting cards for 50 percent off year round, along with small gift items including stuff animals to give as a small token of appreciation.

*Stop by the family-owned . The store's greeting card sections has cards sure to bring holiday cheer to your loved ones. It's open Mondays to Saturdays.

* If you are looking to multitask, pick up a holiday greetings cards at  while doing your grocery shopping. The store has an aisle of holiday greetings cards for you to choose from.

* Nearby  on Smithtown Bypass in Smithtown, has an assortment of holiday gift cards at 50 percent off. In addition to gift cards, the store sells gift items from Swarovski, Lenox, Precious Moments and Yankee Candles_ to mark special occasions. It's open seven days a week.

* , located nearby on Route 111 in the Uncle Guiseppe's shopping center in Smithtown, specializes in greeting cards for any occasion. In addition to finding the perfect holiday card, the store carries picture frames and a variety of gift times. Card Tique is open 7 days a week.

* Heading west on Veteran's Highway into Commack,  is a stationery store that sells half-priced greetings cards. Shoppers can find gift items from Snowbabies and Precious Moments collectibles among picture frames, mugs and photo albums to celebrate special occasions.

*  has stores along Smithtown's Main Street in the Branch Shopping Plaza and inside Lake Grove's Smith Haven Mall. The greeting card retailer offers a variety of holiday cards for Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanza in addition to a large gift selection.

* , located on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, is a local store that offers a variety of Hallmark cards and collectible gift items. It's open seven days a week for shopping convenience.

* Travel further into Commack,  sells greeting cards at 50 percent off as well as gift wrap, collectibles and lottery tickets.

* In Smithtown, , located on West Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown, carries a large collection of greeting cards at 50 percent off. It's open 7 days a week, open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. allowing plenty of time to select the perfect card.