Send a Personalized Postcard from Your iPhone

05/28/09  Print This Post Print This Post    9 Comments   Popular   Written by Michelle Schusterman
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Tired of hunting down mailboxes and checking on postage prices when you should be out exploring? Now with goPostal, you can send a personalized postcard directly from your iPhone or iTouch.
Mailing a Postcard

Photo by phooky

The goPostal app, a free download from the iPhone App Store, allows you to select a photo from your library or snap one on the spot, write a personal message, choose a recipient, and send.

That’s it!

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The 4x 6 postcard, which includes a UV protective coating, is delivered to your U.S. resident of choice via the U.S. Postal Service.

The cost is $1.29 per postcard, which includes postage: both convenient and thrifty for travelers that want to send a customized souvenir to friends and family.

goPostal also allows for more creativity than the generic postcard.

Why send your mom the standard Ipanema Beach shot when she could have a picture of her name spelled out with shells on the sand to stick up on the refrigerator?

Everyone’s seen a photo of the Eiffel Tower, but they haven’t seen you sliding down the banister of its staircase with Paris sprawled out behind you.

The goPostal app also offers businesses a new, unique way to keep in touch with their customers.

Postcards with goPostal can be sent to anyplace in the U.S. from anyplace in the world. For more information, including testimonials, check out their website at www.printyourlife.com.


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About the Author

Matador ID: michelles

Michelle is a musician, writer, and teacher just trying to see the world while doing what she loves for a living. After a fantastic year in Salvador, Brazil, she is now teaching ESL in South Korea with her husband and chocolate lab. In addition to traveling and writing, Michelle plays the steel drum in several bands and is an aspiring novelist. She's addicted to coffee and loves trying new food, the spicier the better.

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  • iNEEDaNEWiPhone replied on May 28, 2009

    Hey, can you install it on http://interactiveiphone.com so I can use it? I think it is a great app!

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  • Hal replied on May 28, 2009

    This is awesome. Now I just need an iPhone…

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  • edo replied on May 28, 2009

    Too bad, it’s only for US residents… :(

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  • Sarah replied on May 30, 2009

    Yet another reason why I love my iPhone……. (dreamy sigh)

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  • Tom replied on June 2, 2009

    What a cool idea….I always send postcards when I am traveling. This sure would make it easier. People always love getting postcards, but I’ve never sent one that had people I knew in the photo!

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  • jeff replied on June 4, 2009

    Great iPhone app, Check out Travelers health record for the iPhone
    “motionPHR” on iTunes

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  • Hamish Rickerby replied on July 23, 2009

    Another application that allows you to send postcards from your iPhone is SendIt4.me. You can use this to send physical postcards worldwide (!) for only $1.99 USD.

    Also available as both a website for high quality image uploads and facebook application.

    iTunes: http://is.gd/yVcY
    http://sendit4.me

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  • Camera Case replied on January 20, 2010

    I prefer to use Postcard Star, which is a free app that enables you to mail a real postcard with your iPhone. First card is free and additional postcards are just one dollar.

    I take the recipient’s address from my Contacts or type it in just as I enter my personal message. I’ve used Postcard Star out of network such as in a plane as it stores my postcards until I am back on a network. It is great not having to go buy postcards and then search for stamps.

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