Hi!

My girlfriend is an early childhood educator at a small local pre-school, and she and her kids are going to mail out "Flat Stanleys" to address all over Canada (where we are from) and ideally to some other parts of the world!

Flat Stanley arrives in an envelope, and all you have to do is take him some place iconic or cool in your home area, and take a picture of Flat Stanley enjoying the sights. This really connects the kids to the idea of there being other people and places in the world because they see the very same Flat Stanley that they have cut out and decorated in another part of the world!

You can simply e-mail me a digital picture back and we will put it on the big board, showing your location and even a picture of you if you would like to include one of Flat Stanley and yourself.

Please only respond if you are genuinely committed to following through on taking the picture and sending it back to the kids...this is for children aged 5-12...they are young, they are keen, and they are impressionable! Please don't let them down! If you like, you can even write a reply letter if you would like to introduce yourself or write a short story about your town, or about where you took Flat Stanley, or why.

If you are interested and wouldn't mind helping out a random stranger and some awesome little kids trying to learn about the world, please simply post your interest and your country/city here, and I will get in touch :)

Thanks!!! Have a great day! :)

Okay, here's the deal. I have a shitload of extra cross stitch thread and canvas laying around my house. So I am offering free cross stitched doohickeys to anyone who wants one. The design will be completely random and up to me, based on what color thread I have, what patterns I have available, etc. (Though I am liable to stalk your reddit account to try and pick something to do.)

If you want one, all you have to do is mail me something. It can be a postcard, a Christmas card, a poem, a letter, a sketch, a photocopied newspaper article you found interesting, a full on care package, it doesn't matter. Just make sure to include your reddit username and return address. (If you do send a larger package, you can be sure that I'll reciprocate with a larger/more in depth cross stitched gift.)

I'll leave this offer open through the end of the month, so as long as you send me something postmarked before the first of January, you'll get something back from me in return. The offer is also open to everyone worldwide.

I'm just going to leave my address here since it's a PO Box and fuck it:

Gabi M.

PO Box 30062

Middleburg Heights, OH, 44130

USA

First-timer here, I'm an English woman living in Japan, and would really love to see things that aren't bills or junkmail in the mailbox. I'm up to swap art cards (I craft and draw a bit), crafty stuff (supplies or finished objects - I'm a very keen knitter but like most other crafts too), or if you just want to each grab an a5 or a4 envelope/jiffybag and fill it with random cool stuff from your country/region, that sounds like fun too.

My grandmother was born in 1917 and is still totally active and "with it". She lived on the family farm in small town Iowa, USA until retiring to the nursing home. You'd find her walking the halls chatting every up, on the exercise bike, and attending all the activities. Message me with your address and I'll send you hers. You'll get a postcard back from me~ Thanks

Look, look! I got it done in 20 days, exactly. (The Sheep's doesn't count, as it was #21.)

Oh my gosh! We made it! I have 20 and addresses for everyone!

A challenge!

I am willing to write 20 letters in 20 days to 20 random people.

What do I need from you? 20 volunteers to get them, and then come back here and say you did - so we can show all 20 were sent and made it.

I honestly will probably tell silly stories from my childhood. I'd love responses to them, but you don't have to. You don't need to send me something as an exchange if you don't want to. (In fact, if you do, I'd prefer a response to my letter over anything else.) And.. in the spirit of RandomMail, I'm also including something small and random in each envelope.

What say you all?

I'm okay if you're not in the US. It's a letter, so only a few stamps, not tons of money.

List Of Recipients

1. WatchingAlice **- Mailed Oct 6 **

2. Derpi - Mailed Oct 7

3. ral94 - Mailed Oct 8 Arrived, and I've received a return letter

4. HOTMAMMA - Mailed Oct 11 ARRIVED

5. guffeyGF - Mailed Oct 11

6. rwheeler720 - Mailed Oct 11

7. mar-bear - Mailed Oct 11 ARRIVED

8. AsianRedditor90 ** - Mailed Oct 12 **

9. fingers - Mailed Oct 11

10. synesthesiatic - Mailed Oct 13 Arrived, and I've received a return letter

11. IAMStrangely - Mailed Oct 13 Arrived, and I've received a return letter

12. sillygatos - Mailed Oct 13

13. nfuentes - Mailed Oct 20

14. Baalenlil7 - Mailed Oct 20 Arrived, and I've received a return letter

15. Little_Octopus - Mailed Oct 21

16. ElMayordomo - Mailed Oct 24 ARRIVED

17. unijambiste - Mailed Oct 24

18. silverpixiefly - Mailed Oct 24

19. Catnifex - Mailed Oct 24

20. Joshme - Mailed Oct 25

4 international ones, too! 2 of those are from Singapore, which is pretty cool. What are the chances of that? And until today, I have to ashamedly admit I thought Singapore was a city in a country called Malaysia. I learned I was wrong. :P

and, because I'm nuts:
21) BahBahTheSheep (for having an amusingly non-relevant point.) - Mailed Oct 26 (Well, it's sitting in the mailbox waiting for the mail lady right now.)

Before Opening

After Opening

ALL THE REESE'S and the cutest turtle ever!!

Beautiful Alicorn Picture

Everything including the letter/alicorn

This year I've have to deal with so much crisis. I'm divorcing a drug fueled madman who has tried to harm me and has taken all my saving and left me with 100k of debt. I'm scared, lonely, and need someone to remind me that the world isn't as horrible as it seems. If you've overcome horrendous debt or had to grovel to make ends meet or been in fear but found a better way I'd love to hear from you. Everyone thinks I'm so strong and capable while I'm falling apart. I'm not ill or dying, just heartbroken, debt ridden and scared. Please write and tell me you made it through and learned to love life again. I'm slowly getting the chaos under control with restaining order and jail time for him, but I've got close to 100k in credit card debt that is killing me and I'm sick of acting like I'm not hurting. Every day I'm reminded that I feel in love with someone who used me. Please send some encouragement. If I have hope I can make it through the next day. I really feel lost.

My card arrived in the mail today! It did indeed brighten my day! Thanks :)

My son and I were getting the mail the other day, yet another empty box. I was hoping I could just come here and ask for cool mail, but since it has to be an exchange, I'm sure we can work something out. His name is Matt, he really loves drawing, and maybe we could give you some of his best work in exchange for a surprise in our mailbox.

He is 7 years old, loves most sports, his favorite thing is cars, and his favorite color is red. Please keep it PG. Letters, postcards, or whatever else you can think of.

On exchange in Germany, everyone here has tons of postcards decorating their walls and I've picked up a few myself, but I'm way behind. So send me your postcards (or whatever you got) and I might send you one in return.

I love getting mail, but unfortunately don't get much while I'm away (the occasional Christmas card is about the only thing). I'd love to get some mail if anyone would like to send some. I'd be more than willing to send back to any mail with an address.

I'm wondering if any there are any people out there in reddit that would want to see what other people do, just for a day. My idea is that we pick a day, document it with photographs and a letter and send it to each other.

I can't promise it'll be a Hollywood epic, but you don't know what I do for a living, or how my normal day would go. And I don't know that about you either; you could be a stuntman or Barack Obama for all I know.

To clarify and to avoid disappointment, I am neither of them. Anyone interested in ADIML? Let me know.

Hanley.

I've got a few boxes laying around that I wouldn't mind getting rid of, but I figured it would be nicer to send packages. I'll send a few little bits with some candy or snacks or something.

I can do a geeky box, stationery box, craft box, geocaching box, or just random stuff. Anyone?

Edit: within USA only please

I would like to invite all postcard lovers, collectors, and people who love to send and receive mail to join /r/PostCardExchange.
You have the option to exchange, request or offer a postcard.