Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Hallmark Releases Sympathy Cards for Unemployed

A CNN article reports that greeting card publisher Hallmark has started to distribute cards for commiserating with unemployed people.

"With unemployment sitting at 9%, the ongoing layoffs across the country have persuaded the greeting card giant to begin rolling out a line of sympathy cards with words of encouragement for people who have lost their jobs in the tough economy.

"The development of cards that deal with the various hardships of the times is nothing new to Hallmark. The company also produced cards aimed at individuals who struggled through events such as the Great Depression, the military draft, and losing loved ones on September 11, 2001...."

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