Greeting cards for those who can't come home - because they're in jail
We get hundreds of e-mails a day, many we can't use because they are not connected to our area. This one we won't be using but was so interesting I had to post:
"Three Squares Greetings, a newly formed Los Angeles based company that designs greeting cards with very special and specific sentiments "For Those Who Can't Come Home" because they are in custody in penal institutions, has just announced its two new lines of greeting cards."
- The rest of the e-mail, sans contact info, is after the link. I have to wonder though with all the time inmates have, is this really a needed niche market? And what would the cards say?
Long Awaited Line of Greeting Cards Fill Void in Greeting Card Industry
A Special Niche For Inmates & Those Who Communicate With Them
Los Angeles, California, October, 2, 2007Three Squares Greetings, a newly formed Los Angeles based company that designs greeting cards with very special and specific sentiments "For Those Who Can't Come Home" because they are in custody in penal institutions, has just announced its two new lines of greeting cards. The unique lines of greeting cards have special and appropriate messages that do not ignore the realities of incarceration. One line of greeting cards is for those who are incarcerated to send out to their relatives, friends and others they desire to communicate with on the outside, the other is for family, and friends of inmates, as well as others who wish to communicate with inmates. Three Squares Greetings acknowledges inmates and their situation with each distinctive card, thereby filling an industry void with a long awaited line of greeting cards, carving out a niche for inmates and those who communicate with them.
Company Founder and CEO Attorney Terrye L. Cheathem, asserts, At Three Squares Greetings, we know that it has been impossible to find greeting cards that express difficult, sensitive, and sometimes mixed feelings to loved ones and friends who find themselves entrenched in the criminal justice system. For this reason, we have dedicated ourselves to creating a vast array of greeting cards for birthdays, holidays, and other events in the lives of those who just cant come home. We are providing an option for inmates and those who love and communicate with them (their mother, father, grandparents, wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, child, relative, minister, or friends) to send greeting cards with specific and special messages that empathize and synchronize with the incarceration. With sentiments such as, Thanks for coming to court or Thanks for bringing the kids to see me all I really have to look forward to is seeing you and the kids as well as, Sorry about your arrest Money on your books Havent forgotten about you Keep your head up and, Praying for you I believe that our cards can satisfy what they have been looking for in terms of a personalized greeting card that is truly reflective of their situation.
Cheathem founded the greeting card company as a result of not being able to find a suitable birthday card for a relative who was in custody. Dismayed, she left store after store without an appropriate greeting card to send. She also recalled her observations of the anguish suffered by family members of those in custody. They longed for a greeting card that did not ignore the realities of incarceration, acknowledging the circumstances, and conveying heartfelt sentiments. So, Terrye decided to carve out a niche in the greeting card industry, by creating and publishing a unique line of greeting cards designed specifically to serve this population throughout the world.
Regarding Three Squares Greetings, Terrye further voiced, We know there are few words to express thoughts and feelings when a family member, close friend, or the child of a close friend is arrested. Our mission at Three Squares Greetings is to make it easier for you to communicate with those loved ones. Three Squares Greetings does not ignore the reality of those facing the criminal justice system. We recognize that when our loved ones are locked away, we still love them, miss them, and think about them. We appreciate and realize how emotional it is to see a loved one in court during various court proceedings. Furthermore, we understand that our parents, children, brothers, sisters, spouses, other relatives and friends continue to be our relatives and friends, even when they cant come home because they are in custody. An arrest or conviction doesnt change our feelings, because we love them no matter what. This is what Three Squares Greetings says; this is what its about. It is in this way that I am thrilled to present Three Squares Greeting cards and hope they are appreciated by all.
Inmates are indeed pleased and thankful for Three Squares Greetings greeting cards. One inmate at Mule Creek State Penitentiary in Ione, California avowed, Now, thanks to Three Squares Greetings, we inmates have more options when sending greeting cards.