American Greetings Reviewer's Comments

For selection and ease of use, American Greetings online greeting card site, is the clear winner of "TopTenREVIEWS, Gold Award." If you want the instant gratification of ecards and evites, or enjoy paper craft projects with professional results, consider an annual membership. American Greetings calendar feature won’t let you forget your parents’ anniversary or a colleague’s birthday, and the evite tracking system is flawless. Yes, there’s a card here for every occasion, and you’ll never have an excuse for forgetting a big day. 

Note: Sugarqube is now available through American Greetings. Look under "Collections."

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Feature Set:  

Pricing

Three types of memberships available:

Get It All $29.99 per year

Ecard only $13.99 per year

Create & Print only $19.99 per year

Features

Easy navigation with simple buttons spanning the top of the page: ecards, create & print, reminders, invites, wallpapers & screensavers.

• Ecards: Search by occasion, AG collection, recommendations, or specific words that describe the card you are looking for. Preview includes animation, music and the area available for your message.
• Create & Print: Printable cards for every occasion plus paper projects that are simple to make like IM cards (today’s teen business card), party hats and coupon books. All to print from your printer at home. Remember, the key to success is the paper you print on.
• Invites: These are electronic invitations, commonly called evites. Choose by occasion and then customize for your event. Once you’ve set up your American Greetings Address Book, the guest list is a breeze. AG will notify you when guests reply, send you a list of those who have not replied, and send a reminder to all of your guests.
• Wallpapers & Screensavers: 21 categories of wallpapers for your computer to choose from and a less extensive selection of screensavers.

Bonus Features

• A selection of free items is available in each category.
• Mobile ecards: Ecards may be sent direct to a mobile phone. Check recipient’s carrier to be sure it can receive AG ecards.
• Holiday Dates: Wondering when Easter falls next year? Just click on holidays and each has a date.
• Scrapbook: Receive an ecard you’d like to keep? Just send it to your AG Scrapbook.

Security

American Greetings has an exceptional privacy policy—they will not sell personal information or information from your AG address book. They use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt personal information, including name, address, and credit card number.When you send an ecard, your recipient will receive a notification from American Greetings and a link to the site where he can view your card. The security message in the email sucks the thrill out of the notification, but once the link is clicked, the card begins its animation. A smile is sure to follow.

Ease of Use:  

The website is extremely easy to use and offers helpful tabs, drop–down menus, icons, and good online help. 

Selection:  

The most extensive list of occasions, themes and styles we reviewed. 

Quality:  

Design is good, ranging from traditional to contemporary. Greetings are just what you’d expect from this company. Lengthy sentiment? Short and sweet? It’s all here. The music selection is generic, but a reasonable range of styles is available. Animation is excellent. 

Help/Support:  

An extensive help section and trouble–shooting guide. Contact them through email mail or telephone. 

Summary:  

This is the most comprehensive site for online do-it-yourself greeting cards whether electronic or paper. It’s easy and fun: definitely a do.