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Ocm Vs. G. Lalo Correspondence Card Opinions Needed - Thought Experiment.


ScottT

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Hi Everyone,

 

I'm wanting to get some correspondence cards, but I'm constrained by budget at this time. So I am considering the OCM cards and the G. Lalo cards, and need some feedback from the community.

 

The OCM (I have a sample in hand) feels great, and given the listed gsm for G. Lalo is the same, I'm thinking not a lot of difference there.

 

What I am really wondering is how, in general, it will be perceived by a non-fountain pen user, both business and personal. Yes, I know everyone is different, I'm looking for opinions and experiences.

 

The OCM is a plain card, while the G. Lalo has a border stripe. Both are rectangular, non-rounded edges. I know I am probably way overthinking this, but I've a lot of time on my hands at present (as do so many of us) and thus am indulging this thought experiment, with your help of course.

 

Would there be, in your opinion, any noticeable difference between receiving a plain card vs. a decorated one? And if so, what are they? In regards to personal use, I really mean more of a social use, as a friend, I would hope, would just be delighted you wrote to them, the content being more important than the trappings.

 

Thoughts?

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I've always gone for the bordered cards. I think they both feel and look like something special; your recipient gets the content _and_ the trappings.

 

My caveat: I haven't used either the OCM or G.Lalo cards. There may be other factors that completely override any consideration of the border.

 

HTH,

 

DB

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Not sure if they still do them but G Lalo used to have cards and envelopes in a box labelled 'Opera'. They were good value for money with fancy envelopes and the cards had a torn edge appearance and were quite thick. I think they came in ivory and white. In the EU they are very good value for money but quite pricey in the States.

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I've always gone for the bordered cards. I think they both feel and look like something special; your recipient gets the content _and_ the trappings.

 

My caveat: I haven't used either the OCM or G.Lalo cards. There may be other factors that completely override any consideration of the border.

 

HTH,

 

DB

That's a good point. Maybe best to err on that side of things.

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Not sure if they still do them but G Lalo used to have cards and envelopes in a box labelled 'Opera'. They were good value for money with fancy envelopes and the cards had a torn edge appearance and were quite thick. I think they came in ivory and white. In the EU they are very good value for money but quite pricey in the States.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

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