Over the last nine years, rarely does a day go by without at least one customer commenting "You've got the BEST selection of greeting cards in town!" We take that as the biggest compliment anyone could pay us, considering we're located in Hallmark's hometown and we do not carry greeting cards produced by any of the "big boys". We enjoy working with the independent greeting card companies we've nurtured relationship's with over nearly a decade. We take the time to read and select greeting cards from each line. So in effect, we have pre-screened our card selection and tailored it to fit our customers.
On a buying trip not too long ago, we stumbled on a new line of cards we found very funny from "Bald Guy Greetings." As the owners of the greeting card company explain it, "the idea behind Bald Guy Greetings is to offer the greeting card buyer a funny card that they actually find funny. We have nothing against sappy, overly sentimental cards In fact, we love it when our grandmothers give us one. But, we don't want to have to look someone in the eye after handing them a card with pastel flowers on the front and a poem about a hummingbird inside. We want to give someone a card that looks and sounds like it's coming from us."
And that's exactly what Bald Guy Greetings is. A refreshingly honest, sometimes brutal, always sarcastic, but nevertheless very caring card.
It all started when Ian Kalman wrote a message on a birthday cake for his good friend. The message on the cake read, "35 years old! If this were the 1700's, you'd be dead!" Much to Ian's delight, everyone laughed. That evening, someone mentioned to Ian that the message he wrote would be a funny greeting card and the first glimmer of what would one day be "Bald Guy Greetings" shined.
Although the words on a blank page were brilliant enough, Ian quickly realized these cards needed a design element. Ian knew exactly where to turn - to his long time friend and artist, Sean Farrell. Sean's off-the-wall sketches on the front of these cards are what make them truly unique and difficult for other companies to "rip-off."
If you've ever commented how hard it is to find cards that really encompass what you want to say...or not say in some cases, Bald Guy Greeting Cards bridges that gap; perfect for the person in your life with a deliciously dark sense of humor.
The line includes a slew of birthday, get well, apology, anniversary and relationship cards, all with some kind of eloquent insult or back-handed compliment, as well as the first "You're Welcome" card we've ever seen.
When a co-worker gets dumped by her "perfect" beau, you'd hate to gloat. But since you've heard about the dude every day for three years, six months, and twelve days, you could express your sentiments with one of their cards like this: "Sorry to hear about your breakup" (outside), "but if it helps, I always thought he was an asshole, anyway. In fact, we used to make fun of you for dating him" (inside).
Other favorites include:
- "I'm sorry" (outside), "I still think it's your fault, but they don't make a card that says that." (inside).
- "You're a hard person to shop for." (outside), "And that's a huge part of why I didn't get you anything. --Happy Birthday, though." (inside)
- "I'm sorry I missed your birthday" (outside), "It must have been horrible without me" (inside)
- "Congratulations, you two" (outside), "Regardless of what everyone says, I don't think either of you settled." (inside)
Sign your name or send these cards anonymously; but don't deny you already have a list of potential recipients. We did! And that's why we're a huge fan of Bald Guy Greetings - a card company that tells it like it is.
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