Because nobody has ever stopped smiling over a postcard that wasn’t “interesting enough.” One of the funniest things about Postcrossing is that people often worry far more about writing a postcard than the person receiving it ever will. I’ve been sending postcards for more than 18 years, and after running Favorite Postcard since 2011, I’ve […]
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Jun
Jun
One of the funniest things about Postcrossing is that writing a postcard should technically be very simple. It’s a small card, so there’s limited space, and nobody expects a novel. And yet somehow, many Postcrossers have experienced this exact situation: You pick a postcard, find a perfect pen for the specific paper, and suddenly your […]
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May
May
A few years ago, I probably would have called all of these things the same. Mail club. Subscription box. Happy mail. Monthly stationery package. At some point, the internet became full of all of them, and now they somehow mean slightly different things depending on who you ask. Some people want a huge mystery box […]
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May
May
Lately, it feels like mail clubs are everywhere. Sticker clubs. Bookish boxes. Stationery subscriptions. Cozy monthly mail. “Happy mail” memberships. Tiny mystery envelopes filled with paper goods and surprises. I understand why people are looking for them. We spend most of the day staring at screens, scrolling through content that disappears five seconds later, opening […]
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May
May
After talking about Postcrossing on Instagram, I realized how many questions people actually have. Some are practical, some are a bit worried, and some are just trying to understand how this even works. People don’t just get curious. They get very specific questions almost immediately. If you’re new to Postcrossing, or thinking about trying it, […]
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Apr
Apr
Is Postcrossing an expensive hobby?Short answer: it can feel expensive, but in reality, it’s one of the most flexible and affordable hobbies you can have. I’ve been in the world of Postcrossing for more than seventeen years. In that time, postage prices have changed so much that the old rates now feel almost unreal, like […]
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Apr
Apr
If you’ve been in Postcrossing for a while, you start noticing patterns. Not the obvious ones like “people love cats” or “coffee postcards always work.” Those are easy. I mean the small things like the quiet annoyances. The stuff people don’t always say directly, but definitely feel (and they are discussing in close forums or […]
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Mar
Mar
If you’ve been on Postcrossing for a while, you’ve seen every kind of profile. Some are short and sweet. Some read like a shopping list for the universe, o like a contract you didn’t agree to sign. “I love nature, but not mountains.”“No animals, except wild ones (but not birds).”“No ad cards, no handmade, no […]
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Mar
Mar
If you send postcards through Postcrossing or swap mail with penpals, you probably know this small problem: after a while, it becomes surprisingly hard to choose a card. You open your drawer, look at the pile, and suddenly everything feels either too random or too ordinary. That is exactly why I like postcard series. One […]
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Mar
Mar
At first glance, postcards seem like a simple thing. A small piece of paper, a picture on the front, a few handwritten lines on the back. But if you enjoy sending postcards through Postcrossing, swapping mail with penpals, or simply collecting them, finding good postcards online is not always as easy as it sounds. Many […]