I feel like I’m robbing someone else by giving a cheap viewcard, but I can’t find any postcard easily here in Malaysia… and many illustration postcards are too expensive for me to buy to sustain my hopefully ever growing stash. Sometimes this also means I’m unable to fulfill some wishes, since I don’t have that type of postcard in my stash/inventory.
So… do you feel cheated by a viewcard? Or nah, its fine? Or do you think its the writing that counts?
I’ll put up a poll but I invite you to give opinions in the replies.
I prefer tourist viewcards
I don’t prefer tourist viewcards
Message/decoration matters to me more than image side
What is a cheap viewcard?
For example: they didn’t release any new postcards of my town since 1983, so the local museum gives them for free, which is lower than cheap.
But if somebody wrote that he wants to see my town in his profile, i respect the wish. I care more about following the profile than to give an equal price to all cards.
I can’t imagine I’d ever find a view card from Malaysia boring!
Sometimes what’s boring to you because you see it all the time is a treasure to someone who doesn’t get to experience it It’s cool we get to exchange experiences.
Can’t recognize why these postcards should be cheap.
Instead I found it really cheap if I get only “Happy Postcrossing” or the replication of the profile content as a text, even if the postcard is wonderful and might be expensive.
You know, some people (like me) truly love these cards! This is exactly what I like to receive. For me a postcard = view, stamp and writing. Everything counts
The price doesn’t matter at all.
Some have cheaper cards than others, some cheaper postage, some both, the sender can’t help in that.
Card like this are maybe the mostly wanted ones, as that is what many think when they think postcard - a view from the place. You are making many members really happy with these cards
Coming to say viewcards are always a favorite of mine. The pictures are usually professionally taken and show something interesting or cool about the city or country!
I agree with @sisinje - I find it cheap if I get only “Happy Postcrossing” written on the card.
Viewcards are not my favorite, but if someone makes any meaningful attempt to connect with me or shows in the slightest that they looked at my profile or gave me any consideration, I feel very thankful.
Personally I don’t love view cards or tourist cards. I prefer animals or art. That being said if someone writes something meaningful to me (I give lots of fodder in my profile) then I’m happy regardless of the pic on the front
Btw, can’t you order cards from Amazon, Zazzle, etc? Just asking. I live in a tourist area, but get my cards via mail order
It’s cool we get to exchange experiences.
I would be happy to receive all the cards.
