Postcrossing - It's Fun!
I joined up with "Postcrossing" five months ago, I first heard of it on a Facebook group - have you heard of it? It's an online postcard exchange - it's all about sending and receiving cards from all over the world. Postcrossing began in 2005, there are over 489,000 members in 212 different countries. I used to collect postcards, then I sold them for quite a while on Ebay, so it really appealed to me, in that five month period, I've sent 56 postcards and received 54. I think it would be the greatest thing for kids to get into - here is the website where you can read all about it
Here's my 54 postcards received..
My first card came from Australia, since then they're come from all corners of the world - Russia, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, China, USA, Finland, Belarus, Portugal, Ukraine, South Africa, Ireland, Japan, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland - it's so fun to get one from a new country.
And, the stamps are so beautiful..
You can state on your profile which kind of cards that you'd like to receive, here's some of my faves that I've received.
The one challenge involved, in my area, anyway is finding postcards - you just don't see them like you used to. Canada Post sells them and they're prepaid, which makes for a very nice deal as you can send them anywhere in the world, but the variety is not that great. It's hard hard to find them, I went to a major tourist attraction in my area and asked for postcards, they had one and it wasn't nice, the response to my question was that no one sends postcards anymore, everything is online. Apparently not, if there are nearly 500,000 Postcrossers worldwide - just waiting for a nice postcard in their mailbox!!
Interested?
How cool! Love this idea! I must tell you-- I glanced at my computer screen quickly and thought your titled read: Procrastinating-- it's fun. LOL
ReplyDeleteI started this last summer before we moved, twice. Things got all mixed up with new addresses. I really need to take the time to straighten things out. I REALLY enjoyed all of the unique cards. You already have a wonderful collection!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun!
ReplyDeleteI love postcards! This would be lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this but for 3 years in a row, I did a month of letters. You send a card or letter every day for a month (in Feb). I asked my blog buddies who wanted one and sent them all over the world (and more than one a day). It was so much fun and I made some great friends. Most of them wrote back, too. The postcards would be great fun, too. I'll check it out! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like so much fun Jill, I'd love to do that! I wanted to do mail art and have pen pals and joined Letter Writers Alliance a couple years ago - got myself a Post Office box and everything and then never did anything, so silly. (Do you use your own address?)
ReplyDeleteI can remember wanting a postcard and not being able to find one too. Finally found some at tourist destinations, as you said. As I typed that, I just remembered that museums have really great ones. :)
Loved seeing your postcards! You've got me all excited, I'll check it out.
Happy week to you!
Great idea! I've signed up. All I can say is, I must be psychic! You'll understand when you get a letter from me. Lynne x
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool! How fun to get those little treats in the mail. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! This is such a neat idea! I am going to read about it now!
ReplyDeleteJill, that sounds like so much fun. I am thinking about having the grands do this. They would love getting postcards from around the world.
ReplyDeleteNice post!
Wow, this is an awesome idea. I can't wait to check it out. Thanks for blogging about it.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about you today and missing you, so I'm stopping by to say HELLO! Hope you are well and out there having fun! Sweet hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteI've been Postcrossing for several years-I really enjoy it! You're right-it is getting hard to find postcards anymore. Luckily, I live in a tourist destination, so we still have a couple places that sell them. I also love vintage cards, so I can sometimes pick them up at antique stores. I have also bought postcard lots off ebay. Oh, and I order holiday ones from Zazzle. As you can tell, I love postcards!
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