The project
The goal of this project is to allow people
to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. Well, almost free! The
main idea is that: if you send a postcard, you will
receive one back from
a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world.
Why? Because, like the founder, there are lots of
people who like to receive real mail.
The element of surprise of receiving postcards from different places in the world (many of which you probably have never heard of) can turn your mailbox into a box of surprises - and who wouldn't like that?
The element of surprise of receiving postcards from different places in the world (many of which you probably have never heard of) can turn your mailbox into a box of surprises - and who wouldn't like that?
How does it work?
First, the short version:
1.
request an address from the website
2.
mail the postcard to the address
3.
wait to receive a postcard
4.
register the received postcard in the
system
The first step is to request to send a
postcard. The website will display (and send you an email) with the address of
another member and a Postcard ID (e.g.: US-786). You then mail a postcard to
that member.
The member receives the postcard and
registers it using the Postcard ID that is on the postcard. At this point, you are eligible to receive a
postcard from another user. Youare now in line for the
next person that requests to send a postcard. Where the postcard comes from is
a surprise!
You can have up to 5
postcards traveling at any single time. Every time one of the postcards you
send is registered, you can request another address. The number
of postcards allowed to travel at any single time goes
up the more postcards you send!
Source : https://www.postcrossing.com/
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