Postcards App by Posten.se

I've been wanting to send a card or a letter to my friend in Sweden. I haven't seen her in almost a year, so I wanted to send a little something: a postcard or a greeting card. I absolutely hate "losing friends" because of distance/timezone issues, and I'm not going to lose this friend just because she lives in another continent!

Unfortunately, there's not much info online in how to send mail abroad (from Manila, Philippines) and I don't know how much it will cost. I also don't know where I can send snail-mails anymore. :-/

I stumbled into Postcards by Posten.se, a website/app that will electronically create a postcard, using any photo from your camera roll (iphone) or in facebook. At the back, I entered the message and the mailing address. I ended up with a bill of $2.99/postcard which isn't too bad. That's about Php 130.

The postcard arrived the following day, as they promised. Since the company is within Sweden and the order was made before 4PM Central Europe Time, the postcard arrived the next workday.

Here's the steps:

1. Download and open the Postcard app. The app itself is free to download.
2. Click on Get Image or New Photo to choose which picture to use
3. Flip it at the back to enter the message and the mailing address
4. Once done, click on Send, then Pay and Submit
5. Enter your payment information, click on Pay
6. Once paid, an email notification will arrive. So simple!

I just blurred out the photo and message. ;)

There are other apps out there, they may be cheaper (around $1.49) or with better functionalities. I just didn't choose them because they might be based in an entirely different continent from my friend's location (which means it will take a longer time to arrive).

Check out some of the links below.

• http://flipthemedia.com/2013/12/what-the-crapp-7-apps-to-send-your-pictures-as-postcards/
• http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/447-greeting-cards-ecards-apps-ios-android.html

I haven't seen the actual postcard, so I can't comment on the quality.