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Why You Should Send a Custom Postcard on Your Next Vacation – And the Easiest Way to Do It

By Monkeys And Mountains Adventure @Laurel_Robbins

How often do you send postcards when you're on vacation? Let alone custom ones?

When done right, postcards can be very powerful. They can maintain and create a connection.

They can even start a fight in a senior's home. Let me explain.

When my grandmother was alive I used to send her multiple postcards from every trip. She loved them so much that she carried them with her in her purse at all times. There were so many that her purse wouldn't close but she refused to take them out. They meant that much to her.

She lived in a senior's home because she had dementia. Every day, she'd take out the big stack of postcards and show them to the residents, forgetting that she'd done so many times before.

One day, one of the residents snapped, We've seen those postcards so many times before. We don't want to see them again.

My grandma feisty as ever replied, Oh yeah? You're just jealous because you never receive anything from your grandchildren.

My mom later received a phone call from a staff member at the senior's home relaying the above incidence. The above residence had burst into tears along with several others who never received anything from their grandchildren regularly as mine did.

The staff member begged my mom to remove some of the postcards. They wanted to prevent future postcard scandals.

Yes, postcards can be that powerful.

The Easiest Way to Send Postcards

Maybe when you're travelling you have good intentions of sending a postcard or two. You might even buy a couple. But then you realize that you can't find anywhere to buy stamps. Or you make your way to to the post office only to realize that it's Sunday and closed. The postcards end up crumbled in your bag and never get sent.

It's happened to me more times than I'd like to admit.

That's why I love MyPostCard. It's a Photo Postcard App that works on Desktop, iPhone or Android.

1. Open the app on your desktop, iPhone or Android and choose from one of the layouts.

2. Upload the photo(s) of your choice.

3. Write your message and the address on the back of your postcard.

4. Preview.

5. Send

That's it! Your postcard will be sent shortly. You don't need to worry about the hassle of buying or overpaying for stamps or trying to find a post office to mail it.

You can simply do it using the app from your phone. The steps are exactly the same as you can see below:


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