Trendwatch: Postful - The Revival of Snail Mail

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Using Postful, anyone with access to email can send a real, paper letter to anyone with a postal address. Here's how it works:

Send an email to quickletter@postful.com, with the mailing address in the subject line, write the letter in the email's message body, click send, and the email is printed and posted.

Postful does not add branding or advertising.

Users can set up special email addresses for frequent contacts. Rather than typing out Aunt Kate's postal address every time, a user can create auntkate@postful.com, specifying her address, and Postful takes care of the rest. Combine that with Jott, the voice to text service, and anyone can send a printed letter by 'jotting' a voice message. Not limited to text, letters can also include photos—view a sample letter.

Pricing is simple: USD 0.99 for the first page and USD 0.25 for each additional page, which includes full-colour printing, paper, envelope and first-class postage. Currently only available in the United States, but international mailing is one of the most requested features from beta users, so Postful is hard at work to start offering that as soon as possible.

Postful currently sends out any email entering the system within 24 hours, excluding weekends. The start-up aims to decrease turnaround time over the next months, aiming for any email received by 3 PM PST to go out as post the same day.

More info at:  http://www.postful.com/

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northerngeek
wow...kewl...but expensive.....cheaper to just print....stick in envelope... and put in mailbox
Ms Genevieve
It is kinda expensive...but I rarely have envelopes or stamps...and no computer at home...so no printer. I do most of my web activities on my Sidekick (including picture taking) so, I think the idea of writing and sending a letter from the comfort of my mobile phone is phenomenal! It's just that...I don't write letters much. I would probably only send them to my Great-Aunt or someone like that who still thinks the Internet is the modern-day forbidden "tree of life"
faerie~wings
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I can see how this could be useful to people like my father who run organizations without any employees or a personal assistant and are frequently out of the country- but for me it's pretty much useless. :)
Ms Genevieve

Jeremiah (my youngest (5 yo)) is always asking me to "write a list" which is his way of saying "take a letter for me" And then he starts off

Dear Abrianna and Kierianna (girlfriends),

Please come to Jeremiah's sleepover at Noon

and then he takes "the list" from me, signs his name and puts it in an envelope.

I could see him using this...along with Jott I suppose, until he learns how to write sentences. I keep telling him I'm not his secretary. He just pats me on the butt and tells me to be a good girl and get in the kitchen ...

Yes...I could see this coming in handy....

Art and Tea
Interesting but imagine if they hired people with really nice handwriting and sent off hand written notes. So much nicer. Very rare these days.
Franco Yong
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Hi...nice cool blog. Love it and the stuff that you had written. Will be back.

Cheers

Franco
afrogeek365
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this is very cool.
Ms Genevieve

That is an Incredible Business Idea Art&Tea! I think Northerngeek would be more willing to shell out the dough if he were getting that personal touch...:)

northerngeek
how about just some "Personal Touch"?
Ms Genevieve
Surely you aren't suggesting that I sit down and put pen to paper By MySelf and Write a Letter - now that's just...just...just so simple, it just might work!
faerie~wings
I get positively giddy when I get a handwritten letter in the mail... not so much with emails...
Ms Genevieve
Me too! My Mom makes it a point to write me at least one letter a year and mail it to me. I treasure those letters. I can't say that I haven't recieved heartfelt emails...but the handwriting just makes the words more meaningful.
Roxy
LOL @ forbidden "tree of life" -- my older relatives in Jamaica still send us handwritten letters, too. I love 'em. Even though it takes two weeks to get to us, they're worth the wait.

Snail mail is the best. Nothing makes me happier than having an excuse to wield my sharp, shiny letter opener. :)
Andrew Kinnear
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New site for Canadian addresses:

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