Send Postcards for FREE
Saturday, July 26, 2008 Posted by Christina
Want to send a family member a photo? Or embarrass friends with a dorky picture of them?
Hippopost can help you. Hippopost is a free service that allows you to send a photo postcard through the US Postal Service for FREE anywhere in the United States. Simply upload a photo, write your message and enter your address and destination address, and send it.
The catch is that Hippopost will have an advertisement for a product on the back side of the card (under your message). On the plus side, you can send someone a quick note/photo for FREE.
I recently tried the service to see what it was like. I sent a photo of my parents' dog to them. Since they live right next door to me, I wanted to see how long it took and what the advertisement was like (Hippopost does not tell you what ad will be on your postcard). I was impressed with the quality of the postcard, and the advertisement on the back was for Hippopost. The service was a bit slow... it took 10 business days for my card to get to my parents.
I'm not sure I would rely on Hippopost for important mailings (mostly because it was so slow). But if you're looking to brighten someone's day without spending any money (Grandmas love this kind of stuff), I think it's a great service. I imagine you could use the service to send a recipe to a friend, invite people to a gathering, or share a photo of your new house with your new address.
Hippopost can help you. Hippopost is a free service that allows you to send a photo postcard through the US Postal Service for FREE anywhere in the United States. Simply upload a photo, write your message and enter your address and destination address, and send it.
The catch is that Hippopost will have an advertisement for a product on the back side of the card (under your message). On the plus side, you can send someone a quick note/photo for FREE.
I recently tried the service to see what it was like. I sent a photo of my parents' dog to them. Since they live right next door to me, I wanted to see how long it took and what the advertisement was like (Hippopost does not tell you what ad will be on your postcard). I was impressed with the quality of the postcard, and the advertisement on the back was for Hippopost. The service was a bit slow... it took 10 business days for my card to get to my parents.
I'm not sure I would rely on Hippopost for important mailings (mostly because it was so slow). But if you're looking to brighten someone's day without spending any money (Grandmas love this kind of stuff), I think it's a great service. I imagine you could use the service to send a recipe to a friend, invite people to a gathering, or share a photo of your new house with your new address.
July 28, 2008 8:01 AM
Sounds fun! Postcards in general take longer to mail, 10 days is not too bad! :)
Thanks for sharing!
Liberty
August 1, 2008 12:45 PM
Thanks for this info! I had fun sending a few to people!
August 19, 2008 8:57 PM
it won't let me send the postcard I've made. It keeps taking me to a screen that tells me to buy some postcards so that I have more to use once I've sent my two daily free postcards.
August 19, 2008 9:23 PM
Weird. I'm sorry to hear that. I've never had any problems, but I've only tried to send one or two in a day.
Contact their customer service and see what they say. Maybe it's a glitch?
August 20, 2008 11:30 AM
I am having trouble sending one too. It takes me to a BUY NOW page and does not give me the option to not purchase & proceed. I have emailed Info@hippopost. Will let you know what I find out.
August 20, 2008 1:02 PM
I just tried to send one to see what would happen... you're right, Melanie, it won't let you send one for free anymore. I also e-mailed the customer service to see what they say.
It's frustrating because the site says you can send 2 free cards a day, but then it won't let you do it.
When I first wrote this post, I was able to send them with no problem. Arrgh. Hope we get a good answer!