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Question about using typed letters

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:09 pm
by ultimatedingbat
Heya all
I have a real problem with my handwriting aka it is unreadable because of shaky hands. I was wondering if I could request with typed letters, and just explain to them why im using typed not handwritten. Soem of the personal responses i've had from people have basically said sorry for the delay but we struggled to read your name & letter.

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:37 pm
by SelenaandDemiFan
Sure! I have typed letter before and still gotten a response! You could explain that you don't have the best handwriting, so your typing for their benefit. :)

Hope I helped!

-Selenaanddemifan

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:47 am
by ultimatedingbat
Thanks, as much as i love sending handwritten ones, my handwriting is so abmismal, that so far only I can read it. It never used to be as bad but post exams...lol it kinda went down hill

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:30 am
by Ejm1059
I always send typed letters. My hand writing is horrid!

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:37 am
by ultimatedingbat
what is your success rate like out of interest? Most o f hte ones im writing to are holby city and casualty...And they complain about my hadnwriting in the responses lol!

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:40 am
by SelenaandDemiFan
Typing won't make a difference as long as you say why you do it

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:17 am
by ultimatedingbat
Ok thanks so very much for this! It'll save me so much pain and them alot of time. I'll just add al ittle paragraph into my letters saying this is why im typing not handwriting. They'll probably laugh

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:23 pm
by Paigey012
Thats a good idea and the celeb will know it's personal then too!

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:35 pm
by RYAN J.
In certain cases like yours, I'd say it's okay to send a typed letter. I used to do draft copies of my letters when I was first collecting and it's funny to look back on those and at how HORRIBLE my penmanship & Punctuation was! :shock: I can't beleive I actually sent some of these out. :lol: But the celeb was still nice enough to reply back. after hundreds of letters I've gotten better at it and now I get even nicer replies.

Best of luck with your collecting! {thumb2}

RYAN J. 8)

Re: Question about using typed letters

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:12 pm
by dobie516
I type all of my letters. My handwriting isn't the greatest and it allows me to go back and change or add things to the letter after it is written. Before computers I used to handwrite every letter I sent and it just took forever.