Travelling during a family member's birthday?

Happy Birthday Ribbon

I bought ribbon with the wording happy birthday in an art shop in Singapore. That ribbon cost two or three times the price of normal ribbon. But I had to have it. I just knew it would come in useful.

If you are away travelling and know that your spouse will be celebrating a birthday, you can pack your own fancy ribbon. 

Birthday Cards

You can also buy a card with Happy Birthday on it before you leave. Hide it in your suitcase or handbag.

Keep it in the envelope, with stiff card, or between the pages of a book so it doe not get bent.

If it gets bent or dog-eared, paste on a ribbon or sequin.

If you need to make a mock seal, or vanish, buy nail varnish, red or clear. 

Buyer Beware

Don't assume you can buy birthday or seasonal cards overseas. I made a mistake. 

Chinese & Singaporean Cards

In Singapore I saw a pretty card in a supermarket. At a reduced price! I asked an assistant what the card was for. Somehow her reply was lost in translation. 'Wishing happy. Good Luck - all next year.'

I thought it was a birthday card. I bought two different cards for the host of a birthday party. I gave her one. I photographed it. 

Afterwards I asked a bilingual friend what it said. The card said Happy Chinese New Year. 

Chinese New Year

The card was for Chinese New Year. The festival was just over, hence the reduction in price.

I checked the wording of the other card. Even worse. It said condolences. Something like, go to heaven quickly.  May time ahead bring back joy to the surviving family. Oops.

If you are visiting several countries, or want to be prepared for all occasions when travelling, you can buy multilingual Birthday cards.

A giant card is hard to pack. You can either put it in your hand baggage, in the lid of a hard sided case, folded inside something stiff such as a clipboard, or inside something large and soft, or rolled inside a boot or shoe.

This multilingual card is available in a minimum purchase of 25

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Description & PricingInside of Card

Multilingual Happy Birthday Card

Design 1029351

by Liz Blume

Print Method:

 Foil Enhanced Digital Printing

Folded Card Size: 5-1/2" x 7-7/8"

Paper Shown: 100 lb. white matte card stock (14 pt thickness)

Design Details:

 This type of greeting card is digitally printed in ink and enhanced with foil. Text may be personalized on the front of the card.

Artist's Description: Happy Birthday is a universal term and this card says it in many different languages. No matter the language barrier, send this design to business associates and watch them smile! The gold foil highlights throughout the design really shine on the teal background.

Quantities available in multiples of 25

Quantity

50% + $75 off

Price Per Card

25 min.

$66.10

$2.64

Multilingual Birthday card