Best Christmas Card Services That Mail Them for You (2026)
ShipNote is the best Christmas card service for mailing your whole list. Add a family photo and one message, paste your list, and every card is printed, addressed, stamped with First-Class postage and mailed the next business day, for $1.99 a card on 10 or more. That is the lowest price we found, with no membership, for a photo Christmas card mailed to everyone on a list with each card greeting its person by name.
We read every competitor price on each company's own site at list price, with no codes or sales applied: Postable, Shutterfly's Mail for Me fee, Walgreens Photo and Paper Culture's Mailed For You fee on November 10, 2026, the card prices and Snapfish's mailing fee on November 2, 2026, and Simply to Impress on October 18, 2026. ShipNote is our product, and this page compares it with the services people ask about when they want their cards mailed for them.
Which Christmas card service is best for mailing your whole list?
ShipNote, because it is built for the list. Most card companies sell you a box of cards and envelopes, and mailing them is an add-on. ShipNote starts from your list and mails every card, every order, for $1.99 a card on 10 or more with the postage included:
- Paste any list. A spreadsheet, a contacts export, last year's card list or an email: AI pulls out the names and addresses, so you never type them into an address book.
- Every card names its person. Write one message with
[RECIPIENT]and each card greets its own person by name, or write a different message for anyone. - Every address is checked before you pay. Each one is checked against USPS records, and a row with no address is flagged so you can send that person a link to fill in their own.
- Nothing to address, stamp or post. A ShipNote card is a 4x6 photo postcard: your photo on the front, the message and address on the back, and no envelope. It is mailed the next business day, First-Class.
- Pick the day it mails. Order now and hold your cards for a day in the first week of December, so they land when you want them to.
- No account needed. Upload a photo, paste the list and pay.
Which Christmas card services mail the cards for you?
ShipNote mails every card for $1.99 on 10 or more. Every other service in the table below that mails Christmas cards for you costs more per card, from 50 cents more at Walgreens Photo to $3.50 more at Snapfish. Here is what each one charges to print, stamp and mail a card, all-in.
| Service | All-in per card, mailed for you | Mails it for you? | The card | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipNote | $1.99 on 10 or more | Yes, every card, from the list you paste | 4x6 photo postcard that greets each person by name | Your whole list, for the least |
| Walgreens Photo | From $2.49 a postcard, from $4.00 a card (its Mail-for-Me page) | Yes, as Mail-for-Me cards, addressing and postage included | Postcard or 5x7 premium flat card | A store brand you already use |
| Paper Culture | $4.35 on 50 ($2.44 card + $1.09 Mailed For You + an 82¢ stamp) | An add-on at checkout, plus postage | 7x5.125 flat card in an envelope | Recycled paper and foil designs |
| Shutterfly | $4.82 on 50 ($3.33 card + $1.49 Mail for Me), or $5.64 if postage is extra | An add-on, in plain white envelopes; its bulk-order guide includes postage, its help page adds it | 5x7 flat card in an envelope | A card in an envelope, with photo gifts in the same cart |
| Postable | $5.41 on 20 or more ($4.59 + an 82¢ stamp, its FAQ) | Yes, every card, as standard | Photo card in an envelope | A designer card in an envelope, mailed as standard |
| Snapfish | $5.49 on 60 ($3.95 card + $1.54 to print, stamp and mail) | An add-on; premium cards sold in sets of 20 | 5x7 premium flat card in an envelope | Snapfish's frequent sitewide sales |
| Minted | Not published; $3.30 on 50 if you mail them yourself ($2.48 + an 82¢ stamp) | Only when Mail It For Me appears at checkout | 5x7 flat card in an envelope, foil options | Artist designs and foil, mailed by you |
| Simply to Impress | Fee not shown on its site; $2.75 on 50 if you mail them yourself ($1.93 + an 82¢ stamp) | Offered | 5x7 flat card in an envelope | A card in an envelope you stamp and mail |
Each figure is the company's list price for its first standard-printed 5x7 photo design (Paper Culture: 7x5.125) on the date above, with no promo code or sitewide sale applied; most of these sites were running one. Where the price leaves out the stamp, we added an 82¢ Forever stamp, which a 5x7 card in an envelope needs. Walgreens Photo publishes a "from" price rather than a price per quantity, so its row shows the lowest figure on its page.
At $1.99 a card, ShipNote is the cheapest way we found to have photo Christmas cards printed, stamped and mailed to your whole list, each one greeting its person by name, without a membership.
How much does it cost to have 50 Christmas cards mailed for you?
$99.50 on ShipNote, for 50 photo Christmas postcards printed, addressed, stamped and mailed. The same 50 cards mailed for you cost $217.50 at Paper Culture, $241.00 at Shutterfly ($282.00 if its postage is extra) and $270.50 at Postable, before any shipping or sales tax.
| 50 cards, mailed for you | Total | Per card |
|---|---|---|
| ShipNote | $99.50 | $1.99 |
| Paper Culture | $217.50 | $4.35 |
| Shutterfly | $241.00 | $4.82 |
| Postable | $270.50 | $5.41 |
Mailing the cards yourself from Minted or Simply to Impress still costs more than ShipNote per card once you add the stamp ($3.30 and $2.75 on 50), and you address, stamp and post all 50. For the card prices from more shops, including Vistaprint, Mixbook, Zazzle and Basic Invite, see Christmas cards cheaper than Minted or Shutterfly.
What do you have to do with each service?
With ShipNote you paste a list and you are done. With most of the others you build an address book first, and with some you also stamp and post the cards.
- ShipNote: paste your list from anywhere, and AI fills in the names and addresses. Each address is checked against USPS records before you pay.
- Shutterfly and Minted: your recipients go into the company's address book first, typed or uploaded, and the mailing service is an add-on (Shutterfly) or offered on some orders only (Minted). Our posts on Shutterfly's Mail for Me and Minted's Mail It For Me have the details.
- Postable: mails every card, from the address book you build on its site. Our Postable alternatives post compares it in full.
- Paper Culture and Snapfish: mailing is a paid add-on at checkout.
- Walgreens Photo: sells Mail-for-Me cards and postcards, with addressing and postage in the price.
How do you send Christmas cards through ShipNote?
Pick a holiday design, add your photo and one message, paste your list, and pay $1.99 a card on 10 or more. Each card is printed, addressed, stamped with First-Class postage and mailed the next business day, and most arrive 4–7 business days later. To arrive by Christmas Eve, order by December 14, 2026.
- Choose a front. Start from our Christmas postcards: a full-bleed family photo, a greeting such as MERRY CHRISTMAS or HAPPY HOLIDAYS, and your family name. Christian families can pick a nativity or a scripture front from our religious Christmas cards.
- Write one message. Use
[RECIPIENT]and each card greets its own person by name. - Paste your list. Any spreadsheet works, or start from our free Christmas card list template. US addresses only.
- Pick the day it mails. At checkout, tap "Choose a later mail date", then "On a date I choose", to hold your cards for a day in the first week of December.
The full walkthrough, from building the list to the mail-by date, is in how to send Christmas cards.
Photo Christmas postcards, addressed from your list and mailed with First-Class postage. $1.99 a card on 10 or more.
When is another service the better choice?
When you want a card in an envelope that people keep on the mantel. A folded card, foil pressing, a wax seal or a lined envelope is a different object from a postcard, and these companies make them:
- Foil and artist designs: Minted, mailed by you unless Mail It For Me is offered on your order.
- A card in an envelope, mailed as standard: Postable.
- A card in an envelope on recycled paper, mailed for you: Paper Culture with Mailed For You.
For a photo card to every household on your list, mailed for you, ShipNote is the one to pick.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best service to mail Christmas cards for you?
ShipNote, for mailing photo Christmas cards to a whole list. Add a family photo and one message, paste your list, and every card is printed, addressed, stamped with First-Class postage and mailed the next business day, for $1.99 a card on 10 or more. Each card greets its own person by name, and there is nothing to address or stamp yourself.
What is the cheapest way to have Christmas cards mailed for you?
ShipNote, at $1.99 a card on 10 or more with postage and mailing included: the lowest price we found, with no membership, for a photo Christmas card mailed to everyone on a list with each card greeting its person by name. On November 10, 2026, Walgreens Photo's Mail-for-Me postcards started at $2.49, and Shutterfly's 5x7 card with Mail for Me came to $4.82 a card on 50.
Does Shutterfly mail Christmas cards for you?
Yes, with Mail for Me, an add-on of $1.49 an envelope. Shutterfly's bulk-order guide says that includes domestic postage, while its help page says postage is extra. With its 5x7 flat card at $3.33 on 50, that is $4.82 a card, or $5.64 if postage is extra. ShipNote mails every card for $1.99 on 10 or more.
Does Postable mail Christmas cards for you?
Yes, every card, as standard. Postable's FAQ listed $4.59 a card on 20 or more plus the stamp on November 10, 2026, which is $5.41 a card with an 82-cent Forever stamp. ShipNote mails a photo Christmas postcard for $1.99 a card on 10 or more, postage included.
When should I order Christmas cards to arrive by Christmas?
On ShipNote, by December 14, 2026. Cards are mailed the next business day and most arrive 4–7 business days later. You can also order now and pick a later day for them to mail.
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