To be Jewish in Bakersfield
I will never get used to Bakersfield.
I have an interfaith family, so every year I go to Sears and get a family portrait shot and then use that picture for both Chanukah and Christmas photocards. I have done this every year for nearly a decade.
This is my first holiday season in Bakersfield. I took the kids to the Sears at Valley Plaza Mall last weekend and posed for pictures. Then when I went to order my cards, they told me they didn't sell Chanukah cards. Sure you do, I insisted. I have been buying them from Sears for years. Maybe at other stores, the saleswoman told me, but not at this location. We don't have them here.
Now, I could see if they had to physically stock the things. I'll grant that the Jewish community here is pretty small. But all of this stuff is stored digitally. You just put the photo on a stock background and send the order offsite to be printed. You mean to tell me the Sears in Bakersfield can't get online and choose a Chanukah card out of its OWN offerings at other locations? Gimme a break.
So I ordered some Christmas cards and then called WalMart and asked if they carry Chanukah photocard backgrounds. Nope, the woman on the phone tells me, but you can custom design one if you want. "We can put a cross on it for you...or that thing...what do you call it? The thing with the candles?"
"A menorah," I said, rolling my eyes.
And I'm silently thinking, if I'm going to be reduced to designing some amateurish looking thing on a PC, I could do that at home. What do I need you for?
I'm not very artsy or computer savvy so I was really not looking forward to having to make cards myself at home, but I guess I'm going to have to suck it up and learn how. Either that or drive to Los Angeles or some other REAL city, which would just be a ridiculous waste of time and gas money for something so basic.
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"Either that or drive to Los Angeles or some other REAL city, which would just be a ridiculous waste of time and gas money for something so basic."
Do you mean that Bakersfield is not a real city? What do you mean by real city anyway?
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Please don't judge us by our Wal-mart. Or our Sear's.
Indeed, vistaprint are known for being a little hands on with your money. I had a run in with them myself. However, I can't stay away from those vistaprint coupon freebies!
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Wow. That's, well, wow. We just did "holiday" cards on Vistaprint.com--you can easily find discount codes online that will basically reduce your costs to shipping and envelopes, and I'm pretty sure there's something you can use. But yeah, Costco has everything. I just can't believe that national chain locations that use digital uploads and templates from their national supplier are telling you they can't do a Chanukah card! Have you asked your fellow congregants at your temple what they do?
[Now you've got me craving latkes. Mmmm, latkes. :) ]
Costco has great cards for many different faiths, holidays and events....I have browsed through the catalog instore and seen Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza, Easter, birth announcements...you name it! Once you see how easy it is to order from Costco, you'll keep on going back!
Try vistaprint.com. The postcard holiday cards are very reasonably priced. Also, I might be able to round up a discount code for you if you decide to use them.
Now, can you remind me, what's that candle thing called? (I'm betting the workers just didn't know anything about Chanukah, and didn't have a clue what to look for.)
LisaW you are my hero!!!
Do you have a Costco membership? They have a Chanukah card. You just upload your photo to Costco.com and pick your greeting card then go pick them up the next day.