The SHOCKING Truth About Custom Christmas Cards in 2025

About this video

RJ unboxes and reviews custom Christmas cards he ordered from Gelato, opening the pack of 10 cards with envelopes and showing the card reading ‘Merry Christmas, Happy New Year with love, RJ and Joslyn’ plus his dogs’ names and footprints. He and his girlfriend note the thick, glossy, premium feel, the clean cut, and the scored indent that makes folding easy, saying it feels like a high-quality store card delivered to his door. He spills a little water on a corner to test it and says it held up without ruining the design. Comparing the physical card to the Gelato mockup in his account, he says they match well. His business advice is to always order the product yourself to check print and quality from the customer’s perspective. On pricing, he says 10 premium personalized cards like these could sell for $20 to $30, and he suggests charging $25 to $30 for custom family cards sold via Etsy, Amazon, a website, or locally through Facebook Marketplace, noting the same idea works for Halloween, Thanksgiving, birthdays and other events. He says he designed the card starting with AI for inspiration after researching on Etsy, mentions a foil option he set up incorrectly so this run has no foil, and offers 50% off a first Gelato order via his link.

Key takeaways

• Always order a print-on-demand product yourself first to judge the quality your customer will receive
• He says the Gelato cards feel thick, glossy and premium, with a scored fold and matching envelopes — 10 in the pack he opened
• He says 10 personalized premium cards can sell for $20-$30, and custom family work can command $25-$30
• More personalization supports a higher price; the same card model fits Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, birthdays and other events
• He started the design with AI for inspiration after researching on Etsy, and warns to learn Gelato’s foil setup correctly before using it

Episode details: published September 3, 2025 · 8:03 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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