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Postcard Pen Pals

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Swap Coordinator:paradoxikal (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing  Newbie  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:94
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Rating requirement:4.95 (unrated swappers allowed)
Last day to signup/drop:July 2, 2012
Date items must be sent by:July 9, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I put this idea on the forums and it got quite a lot of interest! I'm sure I'm not the first to think of it, but here is a swap dedicated to making a penpal with whom you will swap postcards (hopefully on a regular basis!)

For this swap, send an introductory postcard (sender's choice) to your partner. Please include a return address somewhere on the postcard so they can reply!

Postcards are cheaper to send than letters and can show off places you've traveled to, things you find interesting, etc. It's a great way to get to know someone.

4.95 and up (newbies welcome), no 1s or 3s in the last 6 months.

Discussion

rachelcdoyle 06/18/2012 #

LOVE this swap idea. I already have one dear PC penpal. I'd love another one!

blockstar 06/22/2012 #

For anyone who isnt my partner, let me know if you are interestd in being my pal :)

tfwkew0804 06/25/2012 #

Is it alright if we send the a postcard we made from a picture on our camera at walmart....?

elviam 06/26/2012 #

I am new at this, this will be my first swap ever! Very excited.

paradoxikal 06/27/2012 #

@tfwkew0804 That should be fine, however if your partner's profile says they prefer not to have handmade postcards, you might want to take that into consideration.

@elviam Welcome to swap bot!

MoonKitty 06/27/2012 #

This sorta reminds me of "Griffin & Sabine". <3 lol

Lmarie 06/28/2012 #

I'm new to this also I have never done this before... Should be very interesting!

elviam 06/28/2012 #

Hello! Can someone tell me who is going to give me the name and address of the person? Am I going to get an email or a private message here? Thank you

paradoxikal 06/29/2012 #

Partners will be assigned immediately after the signup date (July 2nd). You will have to check back here to see who you are assigned to.

elviam 06/29/2012 #

ok, thank you!

msmaggie 06/29/2012 #

Wish they had one for kids. ;(

ladeebug 07/ 1/2012 #

my postmistress told me the cost to send a postcard overseas is the same as a letter, I sent one to England and I believe it was $1.05 . I know if I was going to pay that much to send a postcard, I would rather write a letter. I had a pen pal in Liverpool for many years, and we loved to send letters especially in our teenage years, Would you believe it cost 9 cents when we started writing back in 1951. We were 13 years old. ha ha Of course everything has gone up since then. I was shocked at the price to mail a postcard however, I will wait for swaps that are letters, might as well get our money's worth.

paradoxikal 07/ 1/2012 #

That's crazy, postcards from the USA are 32 cents. I can't imagine how it would've been $1.05. That is the current international letter rate for the USA.

rachelcdoyle 07/ 2/2012 #

She's right. Letters under an ounce and postcards going overseas are both the same price ($1.05) :(

paradoxikal 07/ 2/2012 #

I've never had that problem, I just put a postcard stamp on mine and they arrive fine.

Vianna 07/ 2/2012 #

To send a postcard insde the United States it is only 32 cents; however, to send a postcard outside the USA, it costs the same as sending a letter, which is $1.05. Consider it a stroke a luck if yours have arrived at their foreign destination on a 32 cent stamps. Obviously, it's more beneficial to send postcards inside an envelope (up top 5 if no letter is included weigh more or less one ounce), however, MANY members want their postcard sent directly thru the mail, so I'll suggest you check with your partner abt preferences. Once you establish some sort of pen-pal relationship, no doubt you can send whatever it is you both agree upon ... Good luck & have fun!

Vianna 07/ 2/2012 #

Also, be sure to write your address on the postcard. You have not, one, but TWO opportunities to find penpals: one with your sending partner, and the other with your receiving partner. Looking forward to it! ♥

papercaper 07/ 3/2012 #

For me, a postcard costs $1.60 to send overseas, and a letter under 50g costs $2.35. (Within Australia they both cost 60¢.) You guys should consider yourselves lucky, and I should cut back on the number of swaps I do....

Nesferxty 07/ 6/2012 #

Q

Nesferxty 07/ 6/2012 #

^ pressed enter before i'd done >_<

Quick question, just want to make sure i'm doing this right, we actually WRITE on the postcard not just send the blank one right?

sweetsaltfish 07/30/2012 #

My partner for this swap has bounced... profile deleted... :(

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