Hello! I have 13 valentines day themed postcards to send out in February, within the UK. I would be happy to receive postcards or folded cards in return, they don't have to be valentines themed but I would prefer no tourist photocards (illustrated are fine!). Please comment below if you would like to swap with me and I'll DM you to exchange addresses ☺️💘🥰

Hey everybody, has anyone else had issues with the postcrossing website running very slowly? It's to the point where pages will constantly "time out" (load an error screen that says the site took too long to respond) both on my phone and on my computer. Is this a common issue right now, or probably something that's happening on my end?
Thanks!

Hello Postcrossers, My school in Normandy/France is celebrating the international week of languages in March and we would like to receive some postcards from all over the world. If you could imagine to help us out on this, please write me a message and I will reply with all the details. Thank you so much !

I've seen the monthly topics and searched the forum for ideas, but can I see actual examples of the text you guys have written on your cards, or the best notes you've received? On my last post, a lot of people said what you wrote matters the most, but I struggle so much with what to write, even when given a topic. Postcards are so small and there isn't much room.

Again, I'd love to see/read actual examples of what you wrote or someone wrote to you.

Thanks. I love postcrossing and I love this community.

I just started post crossing a couple weeks ago and have sent 5 postcards. I’m taking it slow to get a feel for how the process works. My question is this, if I choose to send a post card, do I have to send it before I send another? The reason is of the 5 I sent, 4 were overseas. That can get rather expensive (at least to me) over time. Thank you for your time.

For those that stamp collect, do you like used stamps? Is the only way to send you them is to send in an envelope with the postcard or is it okay to glue them onto the postcard, in a spot different from the real postage?

I know, I'm just a noob, but I just love this postcrossing thing so much. I feel inspired seeing people with their numbers in the 1000s, I can't wait to see my numbers grow like that 😍

Hello, I’m fairly new to postcrossing. Send 7 cards till now 💌💌💌💌💌💌💌 Does anyone know if there are requirements that you leave free space on postcards? Or am I free to go all in with my stickers? Thank you in advance 🤍

Germany and South Korea!

.. money to receive a postcard from a 'hard to receive from' postcard ?? Eg a country in Africa..

Happy Lunar New Year from the UK! Would anyone like to exchange a new year’s postcard with me? I’m going to a local parade this weekend, and would love to hear all about how you’re celebrating🥳

I had a recent request to send the postcard (generic, tourist card) within an envelope to prevent the actual postcard. Is this common?

If you make your own postcards, do you send it and take your chances that it'll get damaged? Or do you send within an envelope?

I get kinda sad. I feel like they have seen every card possible and received so many that mine won't matter or they won't like it.

My favorite is when I draw a relatively new Postcrosser with fewer than 100 received.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Hi guys, just sent my first postcard and the recipient didn’t have a bio? Is that a very common thing?

I wasn’t sure what to write about as I have never received a card, so I drew some flowers 😅

Mods, I hope this is OK - I just came across this cute video that explains how postcodes work and thought others in this group find it interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K5oDtVAYzk

Received a wonderful postcard from Salt Lake City that included a word find, sudoku, and a motivational card.

I just requested 3 different addresses from postcrossing and neither one has anything filled out on their profile. 🤯😨 2 are from Germany and 1 to Michigan... has anyone else gotten these?

How soon after getting an address do you mail a card? Do you get all the addresses first and prep/mail at once or so you get addresses one at a time? I feel pressure to get them into the mail as soon as possible so the delivery time isn’t longer than it might be. Maybe I’m making too much of this. Thanks.