Long before it was easy to keep in contact with my family through apps and widespread wi-fi, I sent letters. You know, those pieces of paper with handwritten notes on them.
I still pick up postcards on trips – both for myself as a souvenir and as a reminder to my family that Yes, I’m still alive and, No, I don’t want anything from the American Girl Doll catalogue this year.
But what happens when you don’t find a single postcard you like? In India, the postcards we did find were faded by the sun, and not of anything worth writing home about. That’s where Lettr comes in, a new website that allows you to take your own picture, share a story and send it to loved ones worldwide for a little more than the cost of a postage stamp.
You can even sign the postcard with your own name and send a location in 2-3 days, rather than the weeks it can take for traditional mail to cross the pond. I just sent one to a friend of mine in under one minute, from Seville all the way to Colorado!
Want to try lettr for yourself? The first FIFTEEN readers who use this link will get a complimentary postcard, on me! I’ll even send you one from Seville, just because there’s nothing quite as great as opening your mailbox to find that someone other than bill collectors are thinking of you.
Do you like getting or sending postcards? Who would you send your lettr postcard to?
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Postagram is another service I’ve recently heard of that turns your mobile phone photos and 140 characters into a postcard and sends it straight out.
I just wrote about postagram, as well! I tend to take terrible pictures on my phone, so Lettr is a good option for my nicer shots.