from the sounds of it, he works for free and I don't think OP's boss wants change lol

I never said she did. My point was that if she gives the OP one for free, either she'd have to pay for it, or get the OP to do so. And it was the OP's choice to intern for free, so he shouldn't start feeling too hard done by, it was his choice.

hmm but don't the cards come with envelopes I fail to see why they would need the envelope and I also fail to see how OP has any dispoable income working for free

I imagined the OP was a student who needed to do an internship for their course or something (thought that makes no sense to me because the kind of internships I would do as part of mine I'd get paid for, but I guess it might be different in different places). Also, it might be a handmade card which could explain why he doesn't have an envelope. Or he might just want a more normal looking envelope so the post people won't open it thinking it'll have money inside it...

Chaos I did say that I could understand that the OP just wanted a favour off their boss, I was just outlining why the boss might not want to give it without making her a bitch. And yes, the boss might just be a bitch, but surely the OP would've known that before now having worked with her for a year.

Well, I guess it depends how tight the company is about keeping track of those kind of things and what happens when some are 'lost'.

OBJECTION! although cinn to open other peoples mail is against the pirvacy act and is highly unlawful. lol sorry wanted a reason to shout objection ^~^

I know it's illegal, but I know quite a few people who've had birthday cards get lost in the mail, and various other things that include money, or have a higher potential to contain money or various things of value. It doesn't always happen, but it does as well.

your American ja?

Nope. English.

Uh, no, it isn't. It's an education. It's getting valuable job experience before you actually graduate and enter the workforce.

ya I'm sure that's what they said to the slaves. graduate what sir life you will have to be gods butlers!

It's an apprenticeship.

Dude, you have no idea what you're talking about. 1. by definition, your "slave labor" would include everyday volunteer work. 2. the OP CHOSE to be an intern. It's true that individuals will sometimes sell themselves into slavery (think worldwide, not in the States) to pay debts (of which, the OP had none), but otherwise, slaves, especially in the context of America's history with them, are sold against their will.

Interns work for the experience. Most colleges require that you get an internship before you can graduate. You can still do it when you're out of school, if you want to stay on top of your skills and acquire new ones. Sometimes people end up getting hired by the company that gave them the internship.

In America at least, that is the principle. I'm being paid a decent salary to do the lowly 'experience' type work I know I need to get a decent job after my degree in the UK. My friend however (who laughingly pitied me for getting a 2:1 when she got a first), is doing the same thing for free as an 'intern'. The other difference between my work and hers? I get proper responsibilities and credit, whilst she is doing the drone work they can't afford to pay someone to do, with zero real experience. The name 'intern' in frequently abused in this country.