Survey: 80 Percent of Canadians Prefer Holiday Cards Sent By Snail Mail
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – A survey made by Harris/Decima for Canada Post found out that 80 percent of Canadians prefer to receive Christmas cards sent by snail mail.
In 2008, only 71 percent of Canadians said they still look forward to receiving traditional holiday greeting cards by post.
The survey indicated many Canadians still prefer to older ways of sending greetings during the Yuletide season based on the average of 15 Christmas cards they plan to send this year.
About 60 percent said they will not send electronic greeting cards this year, while those who plan to send one gave an average of only five digital cards.
Seventy-five percent of Canadian women will send Christmas cards this year by post, compared to only 62 percent of men.
In anticipation of higher volume of Christmas mail, Canada Post started on the first week of December weekend deliveries, while during weekdays the postmen will delivery letters and parcels until 9 p.m.
According to Doug Jones, Canada Post senior vice president for operations, the agency added extra flights to its national air network and 50 more highway services to complement the over 1,400 Canada Post trucks that delivery mail daily throughout Canada. Aside from road and air routes, Canada Post also moves 10 tractor loads of mail each business day by rail.
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