Were you looking for a pretty pink envelope to go with that birthday card you purchased? Perhaps you wanted an autumn-colored envelope to mail your missive? Did you find only white envelopes in the display? I know why.
It seems that my posse of friends has admitted to “envelope switching,” an apparently common misdeed. This practice allows one to pick the color better suited for the card. One friend even confessed she exchanged the suggested envelope for a larger one! After recovering from the shock of these admissions, I was able to see the innocence in choosing one’s own color to employ with the USPS. Perhaps those who make the critical retail decisions of card-to-envelope-color are actually color-blind? Maybe they have no skill in choosing color compatibility? Maybe they just don’t care and they slap a white envelope with the card? While the general public has a right to know, I fear it may not be an issue any time soon for any team of experts.
So, as we wait for the 9NEWS reporters to uncover the truth, it was generally agreed that switching the envelope for a color which has meaning for you is acceptable. (We did not touch the tricky subject of switching envelope sizes.) The next time you receive a card delivered to your mailbox, realize that the envelope was chosen just as carefully.