Hallmark.com encourages you to build your own greeting cards using personal photos. It seemed a perfect way to send a card to my Mother in the USA. Thirty minutes later a very personalised card is built - and I’m registered to use the site as a “Non US Resident.”

But then the sting - they only accept US-based credit cards for payment. No PayPal, no bank transfer, no international cards.

So one moment I am loving the site and developing a perfect card. And now its locked up in their US-centric site with no reprieve possible.

Maybe that’s what should be expected from a Kansas City-based company. But Hallmark lift your game. If you’re going to do business on-line then wake up to the global community.

Until then save your time and effort. Hallmark.com is an awful experience!