BlogThe latest ramblings from the Scribbler team

The Scribbler.com team were looking over our range of mothers day cards earlier, in preparation for the frenetic orgy of card buying that our personalised cards website will doubtless undergo in the second week of March, and I found myself wondering what the most poignant song would be to really represent Mothering Sunday.

As usual I decided to conduct some ad hoc market research around the office and with strangers who crossed my path during the day, and asked everyone to think of one song that summed up how they felt about their good old mum.

The usual suspects were suggested, but I wanted something special, a song of epic proportions that would blow everyone else’s run of the mill musical choices clean out of the water.

And that’s when it hit me.

There could only be one mothers day song.

And that song is Treat Your Mother Right by Laurence Tureaud AKA Mister T, that featured on his 1984 motivational video Be Somebody or Be Somebody’s Fool.

Watch it and weep, and if you can find something better I will be tempted to shower you with free personalised cards.

When choosing a Valentines card for a loved one, always err on the side of caution.
Hold on – did we just say that? Well we didn’t mean it and today, kids, we’re going to discuss our favourite ways to to send Valentines day cards to the person you love (lust?).

1. The romantic way…
Pick a really romantic card. We don’t actually think that the whole ‘anonymous’ thing is very romantic (a bit creepy actually) – it’s best to wear your heart on your sleeve and choose a personalised card with your loved ones name on it – and make it a large one. If you are feeling really romantic, send a lovely bunch of flowers with your card.

2. The cheapskate way
The cheapskate way is much like the romantic way, but instead of sending a bunch of flowers with your card, choose a photo upload valentines card, and use a picture of you holding a bunch of flowers, so that you lover will get the subliminal message that you have bought flowers, when all you’ve actually done is raid the neighbour’s flowerbeds and taken a snap with your phone.

3. The ego deflating way
This one’s a cracker. Get online and order multiple Valentines cards, but only personalise one of them. This will make your loved one think that as well as the personalised card from regular ol’ you, they also have a string of anonymous admirers. Let them strut around for a few days before breaking the news. This will make them realise that not only do you love them so much that you sent them loads of cards, but also that you’re the only person that’s remotely interested in them.

4. The sexy way
This is probably best if you are already in a relationship with the recipient or are confident of success. Choose one of our rude valentines cards, and personalise it with a naughty message inside. If they don’t take out a restraining order you’ll know you’re in with a chance.

5. The creepy way
For us the creepy way to send a Valentines card is also the traditional way. Send a card anonymously and never tell them that it was you. It’s a bit silly because you’ll never benefit from it, but if you must do it this way, at least choose a good one (try one of our funny Valentines cards).

Yes folks, that’s right – the nation’s favourite chain of quirky cards and irreverent humour has launched a brand new personalised cards website.
We’re very excited about this as we think that personalisation gives all your favourite cards a new lease of life. Just as you’d expect you can upload photos, edit the text on the front of the card, and write a personal message inside, and we’ll deliver your fully personalised cards UK or abroad in a stylish green envelope!
But what about Moon Pigeon Dot Com? Well, yes, it’s crowded and competitive marketplace out there, but with millions of loyal customers in our stores begging us to launch this service, we just had to go for it.
These other sites have done a wonderful job introducing the concept of personalised cards, so we’ve diligently studied our competitors to work out the secrets of their success, and prepared a 3 point checklist for a successful online card business:
- Silly name, preferably with some sort of animal reference
- Lots of very bland cards
- A big ugly website that will leave you in tears of frustration
Oh dear, Scribbler’s doing it differently. Again.
- We’re the same Scribbler you know and love (with a .com on the end)
- Edgy humour and great design is the only thing we sell
- If our website was a person we would go to bed with it
Looks like we’re doomed to failure then…
Only joking, it’s gonna be great – just check out our fabulous birthday cards that you can now personalise. We’re adding new designs all the time so don’t forget to ‘like’ us on Facebook or subscribe to our newsletter for awesome cards, discount and free stuff..!

Greetings card company scribbler.com has launched its new website designed by Wilson Cooke.
“Scribbler has a cult following and their cards really make a statement. We wanted to carry this through the site in terms of design and functionality, creating an experience that made the cards centre-stage,” said John Millington, technical director at Wilson Cooke.

“Our design team has created a unique, fun approach to card shopping, considering user experience and interactivity at all times. Our user testing and experience processes ensured we developed a fluid journey with focus on an intuitive real time card editor.”