Unemployed Greeting Cards

Unsure of what to say to your unemployed friend; why not put it in writing.

In response to the nation’s 9% unemployment rate Hallmark has rolled out some new greeting cards. The country’s biggest card manufacturer says it has eight designs meant to cheer up the jobless.

One card reads “it’s hard to know what to say at a time like this. How about, I’m buying!” Another says “don’t think of it as losing your job. Think of it as a time out between stupid bosses.” Some take an optimistic tone and read “one day you’ll look back on all this with the wisdom that distance bestows and you’ll say, wow that sucked.”

A Hallmark spokesperson says the company realizes the job-loss cards are not going to be a best seller. They are simply meant to fill a need for anyone looking to cheer up their stay-at-home friends. The company says its loss of job cards can be found in stores and online under the “encouragement” category. In some states unemployment has climbed into the double digits; but it seems one company has found a way to profit from their pain.