Ultimately, deciding whether you put money in a sympathy card is about the family's comfort. If you can ease their burden during this time of grief, it's perfectly appropriate to do that.

Gift Cards Are the New Sympathy Cards. Credits for Seamless, Uber Eats and the like are a very 21st-century way to support a grieving friend. Share full article.

It is peculiar to think that a mass stamped expression -- “Sympathy,” or in the case of letters of thanks, “Thank you” -- is better than the personal, handwritten word.