With the economic climate as it has been the last few years, I'm sure that most people have either had the experience of being made redundant themselves, or had someone close to them lose their job. Losing a job can be a very difficult thing to deal with and the knock-on effects can be devastating - financial problems, loss of opportunities and the general uncertainty.
However Hallmark seem to have come across an opportunity of their own amongst all this.
They have just launched their own range of sympathy cards made for people who have just lost their jobs.
They range from serious and philosophical, to funny and encouraging. Take a look at the examples below:
