Poll: Packaging Updates 📦

Hello everyone! It's time for another poll!!

I've been stressing out about something for a while and usually the stress gets worse when I'm packaging everyone's mail. Maybe it's a little silly, but I would super appreciate it if you can all give a little insight to this problem I'm having.

SO!! Packaging!! *claps*

If you're new here or need a refresher, let me describe my current packaging system. I have my merch, glassine/compostable cellophane bags, washi tape, pink/green envelope, and some stamp that I use on the envelope. It always feels pretty barebones and I feel bad about it??? Occasionally I include a business card or a thank you sticker on the envelope, or maybe a small handwritten thank you "name" label, but to me it doesn't feel cohesive and pretty lackluster. I feel like I could do more!

So here is my issue, I don't really know what I should include? The majority of my time I'm focused on designing my products and everything else gets pushed aside.

On one hand, I think excessive packaging is bad cause usually it ends up being thrown out and that's pretty wasteful environment/money wise. On the other hand, I want you to feel excited when you get in the mailbox! Like, wow so cute :0 !! 

So here is my list on everything + what I think about the idea:

• Business cards ( I can include them one time when you first sign up, but after that it seems a little excessive sending them out every month) 
• Thank you cards ( Same as business cards. Unless you want multiples of them?? )
• Thank you cards that include handwritten "name of patron" ( Do people like being thanked every month? I think it's important when I'm doing online shop orders, but would doing it every month make the "thank you" feel less important? Also, my hand cramps up really easily, so I would need to space this out a little bit so I don't injure myself. But also, would you want me to make time for this vs other projects like more sketches in the digital zine?)
• Thank you stickers (This also seems kinda wasteful BUT they are cute and I love it when envelopes have little stickers on them since most of the time I like to keep the envelope too :>)
• Thin Twine/Yarn ( I started doing this with my last shop update where I wrapped each package with some novelty yarn. I LOVE yarn so whenever I get some in the mail, I keep them and re-use them for penpals or just tie them on something like my planner. Does anyone else do this?? Also a bit of a time management thing where I have to figure out how to space out tying 100 packages every month and if it's something you want me to invest time into)
• Custom Ink Stamp ( I'm planning on doing this anyways so there's no say in this lol but I just want to let you know it's going to be cute >:3 And also I'm going to have to manually stamp each envelope so that's another thing I have to make time for )

Personally I am trying to include packaging that is zero-waste, recyclable, and/or reusable especially since this is something I'm doing every month for 100 or so patrons. Maybe you feel like a stamp on envelopes is enough, maybe you'd like a little extra ~spice~ Also, when I say make time for I don't want it to sound like it's a burden or something. I'd just like to know what you guys want me to focus on vs maybe other things, especially if it's important for you! 

Anyways, let me know what you guys think! 

P.S Thank you so much for your answers on the last poll!!! You guys made my heart 3x times bigger and I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful supportive group. I will probably end up including the physical rewards on my shop in the future like once/twice a year? We'll see how it goes!