for the last day

retirement cards,
written with a real pen.

Forty years of work and one card. Make it one they keep: your words, in ink, posted to the house they will now be home in.

$5.15 a card, plus delivery.

Paper-craft illustration of a flat landscape card with a sailboat on paper waves under a low sun, beside a small paper deckchair
Slow mornings, from here on.

Who gets one

The person leaving, from the people staying.

A colleague or a boss

Name one thing they taught you. A team can each write a line, or a manager can send one from everyone.

A parent or a client

A card from a child, or from a business to a client who is handing over. Add their photo as a QR code on the card. Messages for years of work.

What to write in a retirement card

Four tones. Change the names.

  • Warm

    Happy retirement, Mr Menon. You taught me to check twice and sign once. I still do. Anita
  • Funny

    Congratulations! Every day is Saturday now. Please stop emailing us. Sam
  • Family

    Papa, you worked so we could rest. Now it is your turn. Happy retirement. Dev
  • Short

    Well earned. Enjoy every slow morning. Jo

Make it arrive for the send-off

Order ahead. The post takes days.

We hand the card to the post within three business days. Then it travels for about the time below. These are usual windows, not promises.

Usual delivery window by destination
United States8-15 days
UK7-14 days
Gulf6-12 days
Australia8-15 days
India3-7 days

Work out your own date with the mail time calculator.

Pick a design and a hand

The pen draws the picture too.

More in the designs gallery under Retirement. Then pick a handwriting style, or upload your own.

Questions

Is it really handwritten?
Yes. A machine holds a real pen and writes your message in ink. It is not a printed font made to look like handwriting.
Can a whole team sign it?
One hand writes the card, so send one card from everyone, or a card from each person to the same address.
Can a business send them?
Yes. Upload a CSV or a Google Sheet and a card goes to each row, checked before anything is sent.
Can I use my own handwriting?
Yes. Upload a sample and we build a hand from yours, or pick one of our handwriting styles.

Send them off by hand.

Write the message once. A real pen does the rest.

Write a retirement card