Hallmark: BOGO cards 4/16, as long as they're $3.49.

This offer is so annoyingly specific that I almost didn't post it, but who knows, maybe someone will find it handy. Hallmark is offering a BOGO deal on their cards today, April 16, as long as both cards cost $3.49. There's also a bunch of fine print, which you can see if you click on the green banner on their homepage.

I think it's intended for you to get a head start on Mother's Day, but honestly, I don't even know when Mother's Day is this year, so I am way behind. Also, I like cards that cost 99 cents, so you don't NEED a coupon, but that's just me.

$1 card from Burger King with free passive-aggression.

Kinda sorta feeling a pang of guilt over excluding that acquaintance/Facebook friend/coworker you smile at but don't really like from your holiday gift list? Burger King will help you make the empty gesture that means so much this season. For $1, you can send your recipient a paper holiday card with a $1 bill inside. (The bill is intended for them to purchase a cheeseburger or something that's $1 at BK - advertising alert!)

I kind of like "Thinking of you a little bit this holiday season," but there's something satisfying about "Because I care deeply about someone who looks kinda like you," too. Nothing welcomes the holidays like a passive-aggressive slap in the face and a crisp dollar bill!

50 free photo cards + free shipping.

This freebie comes from HeyItsFree.Net, evidently by way of freebies4mom, but either way, you'll want to get in on this one: 50 free 4x8 or 5x7 photo cards with free shipping! Use promo code freebies4mom-1109 before November 30.

You can also get 100 free photo prints when you create a new account and use the promo code prints, but that has to be in a separate order, so you'll have to place two orders to wring the maximum value out of them.

Photo gifts are everywhere this year! Take advantage of technological magic freebies for your holiday correspondence needs.

Free 99-cent Hallmark card.

Print this coupon and take it to your local Hallmark Gold Crown store (don't ask me what that means) for a free 99-cent card. That may sound like a bit of an oxymoron, but I think what they mean is that you may choose a free card from any of those which are normally sold for 99 cents.

Anyway, it's a deal, so get a head start on those Labor Day cards! You do send out Labor Day cards, right?

Buy 3 Hallmark cards, get free votive holders.

I happened to stop in at Bartell Drugs on my way to work this morning, and saw that Hallmark was having a promotion - buy three cards and get a set of two mosaic votive holders free. (That top tab that says "FREE" rips off.) It's intended for Mother's Day, but I just got three regular cards - including a couple of cheapo 99-cent ones - and it still counted!

$3 for 3 cards and 2 votive holders is a no-brainer. If you can't think of anyone who would like the votives, just throw them in your gift drawer for your next hostess-gift emergency. And if you ever receive these votive holders from me, forget you read this.

Free Hallmark card + postage.

Hallmark is really pushing their new paper card service, where you can create and customize a paper card online, then pay them to mail it for you. You can try it for free by using promo code APRILCARD at checkout. Just create your card and choose "I Want Hallmark to Mail My Card For Me." Get your Mother's Day duties out of the way early!

I tried to make an Easter card the last time they offered a promotion like this, and first it censored my swear words out of the card, and then it apparently never sent the thing. So I'm not sure if this offer actually works, but I'll try it again and let you know. If you try it and the card actually arrives, leave a note in the comments!

Free Hallmark card - they send it, they stamp it!

OK, just one more post before I head out the door. This is a pretty nifty little promotion by Hallmark - now you can create, customize, address, and send paper cards through their website. You choose from a set of templates, but you can delete out the schlocky sentiments they write in and create your own personal message. Best of all, the first one's free - even the stamp!

You do have to register with Hallmark.com (I was already registered for e-card purposes). Use promo code TRIAL at checkout and your 5x7 folded card will magically become FREE! I just sent an awesome Easter card and I don't care who knows it.