That's was my the most satisfying giveaway 🥰

I have been waiting 53 days for one of my cards to be registered. This one postcrosser is not online regularly, which is perfectly fine with me.
However, I just had a look at the cards he has received, and I noticed that he registered most of them after about 50 days, some only a few days before they would have expired.
Somehow, it seems to me that this is not a coincidence 😭
Rant over 😀

Just me? I feel like it's been even slower than normal recently. I'm worried some of these are lost by now, but maybe this has been the norm lately (hoping that's the case). It just feels like it's been abnormally slow! Usually, the cards that I send to Germany and France in particular don't take this long!? 😵‍💫🤔

I can see the 'g' might be a nine, but what's the 'ribbon' symbol stands for?

I live in the US and I’ve not had a postcard take this long to arrive… 47 days?? Really? Last time I sent a card to Italy it only took 30 days….

Also, 19 days for a card to get from Pennsylvania to Oregon seems like a stretch to me. Anyone else’s cards seemingly taking forever to arrive?

As the title suggests, I have 17 recieved cards and only 15 sent. Not complaining, but how is it possible?

This was the 2nd postcard I received from the platform and I was really happy to receive it up until I logged the card and viewed the user's profile, then I felt a lot less special ): I feel like I put so much love into picking the best card I have for my people and wished that I could feel that energy reciprocated :') Not complaining too much, but was a bit bummed out by this situation and thought to share (I was seeing the same 2-3 postcards for 10 pages straight).

Edit: For the ones thinking that at least the message I received was special, I also got a stamped-on message, which shows that these cards are just sent in bulk. I intend no hate to the user and showed 0 unappreciation in my thank-you message. This was just my experience as a new user

Okay, I know this is stupid but the thing is I love sending postcards but in my area they always ask me to envelope the Postcard as it can get lost. So I don't want to lose and I always send postcards in envelopes. I see people who really hate envelopes and I feel like I'm forcing them to get my postcard. I know the joy of sending strangers postcards is the point but filters like okay with envelopes, okay with handmade art etc could help. Because I feel like they may not like my postcard. Yeah that's the whole rant. Thank you

Hi! So… I just heard about post crossing yesterday! Haha but seems like something I would be interested in, and a fun new hobby to start. Would someone be willing to share how this works? Is it something you put your home address into? (The idea of that kind of freaks me out) thanks!

Is it true that some people will purposely not register a card because they don't like your country? I did read something about this on a post I recently saw but now that I see a pattern of certain countries not registering my cards but recently registering others... made me wonder. I have a hard time believing that but who knows.

Hello everyone! What should I do when someone is very particular about the postcards they expect to receive? I honestly don’t have anything that fits their requirements. I thought the goal of Postcrossing was to connect with people from different countries through postcards, not to control what you receive. It makes me sad to see profiles like this so often nowadays.

I’ve even written on my profile that people can send me any postcard they like, because profiles like this can be slightly frustrating.

What should I do: go out and buy a postcard specifically for this person? Or feel guilty if I send one I already have and worry that they might not register it because it’s not to their taste? Thank you!

Hey im new here and i would love to receive letters from all around the world!

How can i start?

Hey everyone! So I was just drawing names and they gave me someone from my state. They’re literally less than an hour drive away. Has this happened to anyone else? It makes me feel a little uneasy. I know that there’s a risk when you sign up for this program but I felt safe knowing that someone from my state wouldn’t pick me.

Hello, I am new to the community. I have recently fell in love with postcards and stumbled upon this amazing community. I saw people here posting about exchanging postcards with each other. I also wanted to send and receive postcards :) It feels like such an old timey yet whimsical thing to do.

Can someone please tell me how I can do so? I don't personally know anyone in foreign countries (I am in India). I would be extremely glad if someone can guide me if I can exchange postcards with someone from the community itself or knows someone who is willing to.

Thank you in advance<3

Hello, yes there is a thing instead of postcards there is bookcrossing. Have you guys heard of it?

Imma go try it out 😉

Is it wrong of me to tell the person in the thank you note that the postcard is AI and I've written in my bio that I don't want AI cards? Or should I not say anything about it? I've not said anything in the past but as I get more of them it kinda bums me out

I have been a postcrosser for many years. I am sending out postcards today, I typically do it on Sundays. The very first postcrosser that I pulled is from Israel. She's a Russian who immigrated to Israel, recently, per her words. I guess that was just too surprising for me. I have received cards from Israel, and I have received cards from Russia. I have sent cards to Russia, but I have never sent anything to Israel. Her writing prompt is to tell her what I think is beautiful in the world. I really want to say what I think, but I don't find postcrossing to be the appropriate place to get into politics, unless the person specifically asks. I decided to say I think peace, love, and freedom are beautiful and to my mind all the best things come from there. I feel like that makes my intent clear, without being confrontational. What do you think?

For context, I am an indigenous american. We consider ourselves to be an occupied people, and heavily identify with other occupied people.

I just joined Post Crossing and have written and am ready to mail five post cards. I happened to notice that on each individuals address page I have an option to upload a picture. Am I supposed to take a picture of the post card and upload it before emailing?

Hi!

One of my postcards just arrived in Malaysia today, and the person who registered it didn't even write a thank you note. Not even a simple "thank you," just nothing.

I'm so disappointed because I put a lot of effort into this postcard and chose the best one I could find for their tastes, and I was expecting a thank you or two.

How would you have reacted if the person didn't even thank you?

And do you always thank people?

do yall just… send postcards to people? do you know them? do you just pick a random address? i just realized i can send mail whenever i want and i want to know how to start

Hi everyone! I’m a beginner Postcrosser from Ukraine and I’d love to make some postcard swaps with people from different countries. 💌
If you’re interested in exchanging postcards, feel free to comment or send me a DM! 😇