I noticed that too. On October 1st I drew 6 addresses : 4 in the morning (all Germany) and 2 in the eventing (both Russia). I have the multiple countries option selected.
And usually when I draw an address at evening I tend to get Russia, when I do during the day Germany or Asian countries.
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Lox hasnât got any German or US addresses because @sannah82 took them all 
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I think the âactive at the same timeâ things might be true. Iâve definitely read somewhere on here that a tip for getting a wider variety of counties to send to is to only draw addresses when there have been over (iirc) 700 cards registered in the last hour - i.e. a lot of people recently active
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Thatâs a great idea.
As an American in Canada I get plenty from the EU. Wish i got more pulls from Asia or Latin America.
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Well folks, I just drew an address in Europe (Poland). Sometimes one just has to file a complaint with the universe, and it will answer you kindly. 
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I used to get of lot of international post addresses but after messing with my settings Iâve finally got mine to all USA addresses (mostly). I figure since most people want to send abroad I would try to get mine to only send domestically to allow more people to enjoy the international aspect! Also - lots of my cards sent to international addresses seem to expire out 
I wish postcrossing had a setting to only send to home country vs international mix. That way people can enjoy it in their own way.
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Thatâs working out well for you. But, if America ever opens up to posting to Russia again youâll have all Russian a lot of Germany, maybe American now and then, but very little else. You get a lot of USA and Germany because right now (Iâm guessing here) you have âmultiples travelling to the same countryâ and âsend within my own countryâ? At the moment there are a LOT of German postcrossers due cards and a good amount of American too by the look of it. But if the US postal system add back in Russia to the mix and once Postcrossing adds back in China properly - you might have to tweak your settings again.
Your settings wouldnât work for me because 1)UK isnât a big enough chunk of postcrossers, 2)UK can send to Russia. If I set mine like yours Iâd get all Russian and German. When China gets added back Iâll have all China, Russia and Germany. Probably.
I hve mine set to âsend within my own countryâ and NO muiltiples to other countries. And yet I still have the majority of my cards going to Germany and Russia. I used to get a lot of China too, until they were paused by Postcrossing. My own countryâŚVERY rarely do I get UK.
If I chose 10 postcards a day only about 3 of them (if I was lucky) would go to a country I donât regularly get.
Iâm trying out a new tactic. Only choosing 1 card a day and at a time I wouldnât normally pick a new one. Anything is worth a try at this stage. 
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There is no setting for no repetitions. Repetitions always occur because postcrossers arenât spread out evenly across the world. The more cards you have traveling at the same time the more repetitions youâre likely to get.
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It looks as though Iâm the lucky one. Iâm very happy with the variety of countries my cards are currently travelling to.
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I know, I get it. The option isnât to turn OFF the multiples, itâs to turn them ON. I understand that. My point was more to highlight that I had mine set to the opposite of the poster I was replying to. I get it, but thanks.
âUnselecting this option does not guarantee no repetitions.â Turning off the repeated counties option only reduces the chance of repetitions.
Having said that, I donât find I get more travelling to the same place depending on having at lot travelling at the same time, as you suggest. I find I have more travelling to the same place when I select a bunch of address all at once. If I select addresses individually at different times/days then I seem to be better at avoiding the duplicate countries. Even if both scenarios have the same amount travelling.
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What I mean is that someone with only very few slots is more likely to get only/mostly different countries than someone with a lot of slots.
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I am glad to hear it is not only South Africa that has difficulty in sending or cards arriving. Feels like I waited too long to send another card, my cards just donât arrive 
. Unfortunately I cannot afford to resend more than 70 cards that has not arrived!!
I was pleasantly surprised to see I can send 22 cards again. Thank you Postcrossing community!! I have send almost 900 cards and I still get excited everytime I receive a card or am able to send one!
Keep up the good work everyone and stay safe.
Elsie from South Africa.
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Here you are wrong. I can have 7 postcards traveling at the same time. 23 found their recipients, 7 are still on the way, one is overdue. So far, I have only had 3 countries: Germany, Russia and the USA.
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I didnât say few slots never had repetitions, I only said itâs less likely.
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Things change fast. A few months ago I was happy sending most of my cards to Germany where they were delivered quickly. Now I get mostly Russia so my cards sent per month is way down although I still send as soon as I am allowed.
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B00 - I have the settings on my account set to âsend multiple to the same country at the same timeâ and âsend and receive from home countryâ. The real secret to my continuing to get USA addresses is that I pray for it really hard before I hit âget addressâ, LOL.
For me it is both the cost of postage and the chance of my postcard getting lost. It is $0.44/âŹ0.45 to send a postcard in the USA (going up to $0.48/âŹ0.49 in Jan 2023) compared to $1.40/âŹ1.44 to send a postcard anywhere else in the world (going up to $1.45/âŹ1.49 in Jan 2023). It is sad cost has anything to do with it but stamps seem to be increasing every 6 months here in the USA. When my postcard doesnât arrive or expires out with an international address it is another $1.40 to send it out again and at that point I canât afford it.
If I get an international address I send it out ASAP using a global forever stamp of course, but I like keeping my outgoing postcards maxed out and it really quickly adds up.
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