How does the tag work? It looks like a fun time!
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You tag the person before you with the card that you want from their list
Then you list down cards that you have of other countries
Someone else will tag you and the cycle repeats
(Of course, do check whether you can send mail to the previous person before tagging!)
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Instead of sending them as officials, I offer cards from unvisited places (mostly acquired thru trade) in my swap album. Most folks dont want a card of Mongolia or Bahamas sent from Ohio, but maybe some wouldā¦
Not My Country themes for RRās and tags are popular. With those, you donāt necessarily even have to mention the card at all. If the other person is okay with book recommendations, or interesting food experiences, etc. - there you go!
I donāt mind receiving cards not from origin, except my own country.
As for sending: there are no tourist cards of my town, and I donāt travel due to health problems, so I send different cards based on profile wishes. But almost all of my postcards are printed in Russia 
I send cards from anywhere in the USA, not just my city or state; depending on the recipient and the cards I have available. This includes some interesting cards from around the USA that I have personally visited and purchased, as well as cards purchased secondhand in thrift stores or given to me by friends.
I have also sent cards from other countries when the recipient mentions it in their profile, for example: they love the Eiffel Tower and all things French. For me personally, I would not send a French card to a member in France though, unless they specifically requested it.
I also send a lot of art and photography cards too, and not always from American artists.
Some members truly appreciate any card. Tuck them aside for now, youāll find the right recipient
There are instructions at the top of any Tag thread, so read that. Then look at how people are responding - that should help you see what to do. And if you make a mistake, donāt worry, we were all beginners at one time or another 
To me, it depends on the circumstances. If there is some kind of connection to the recipient, his favorite themes or to me, then itās okay. But mostly I try to avoid sending images I canāt relate to.
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I find my self travelling a lot, both domestically (USA) and internationally. Inevitably, I find myself with numerous tourist cards from around the world. As far as sharing them on Postcrossing with people requesting them, my philosophy is simple.
If Iām sending a card to someone in the United States, then I sometimes share a card from my foreign travels, and describe the trip in the message. Besides, most Americans probably wouldnāt care much for a card from New Jersey.
If Iām sending a card to a foreign address, then any card from the US, even if from the other side of the country, would work.
Would I sent a tourist card from a place I never visitedā¦ Well, I guess thereās always exceptionsā¦
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I just ordered 30 postcards from a company that specialises in Australian postcards & am excited to get the chance to send them if the five currently travelling ever reach their destinations (46 days for two of them). I ordered cards from places I have visited & enjoyed so I can add some personalised info when I send them, but I am wondering about buying cards from places I have not been but would really like to visitā¦is this something people are OK with or should I stick to only sending cards from places I can say something personal about?
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Welcome to Postcrossing!
You will encounter both preferences here - some people really want to have something specific to you and your area, and some people are more interested in non-tourist/area-specific themes (cats, trains, royals, particular series or boxes).
The most important thing to remember is that you are only required to send a postcard, beyond that, itās nice to meet peopleās preferences, but not essential. We donāt all have the same access to buy cards, or donāt have touristy cards in our areas, and that is fine.
To answer your question a little more exactly - I send tourist cards of other parts of Australia. Sometimes itās a place Iāve been to and I describe what I did there or my connection, other times itās not. I think āfrom within Australiaā is accurate enough. If I stuck to only tourist cards of Melbourne, people would quickly discover how disappointing those card are!
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Also, thereās a thread over in the Oceania section with a list of Australian postcard stores (online and IRL) - check it out if you havenāt seen it yet.
There is already a thread talking about sending card of place you never visit
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Welcome to PostCrossing. Your question is a valid one. I can give you some observations from my own experience and a suggestion or two.
My viewpoint is that I enjoyed getting cards from the country of the sender - not other countries. Besides the typical tourist cards, most nations have distinct cultures and sometimes you find postcards that reflect these things. Also Natural Scenery is reflected on postcards. I was usually disappointed in getting generic cards; those are the ones that could be from anywhere. Ditto with cards that had Fauna that donāt exist in that particular country. Of course, if a member collects postcards of Birds, then okay send it.
Many people put a lot of stock in preference lists on profiles. Sometimes I did, more often I didnāt. I would usually send an attractive US viewcard if I didnāt have anything that was a close match on their list.
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I send postcards of all parts of my country, regardless if Iāve been there or not. I only send cards of other countries if itās specifically mentioned on the profile as many others have stated before.
I really never thought that it might be an issue. I just like pretty postcards, no matter where they come from. I buy some postcards when I visit places and I very rarely send in travel mode. I send them later from home. So, basically, those are the places Iāve been to.
Iād prefer to receive cute postcards from a place the sender has never been to (but for some reason they liked this particular card and it tells more about the person) rather than an ugly generic tourist postcard (just because itās appropriate). Well, but if a person tells a story behind the selection, then both options are great.
Ok, my point is I donāt follow or impose any rules as to what is right and wrong in Postcrossing.
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In my opinion that makes no sense, because you have not been there. What would you tell about that place? I rather get cards of places where the sender is or was.
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just my two cents: I like all cards, even if the sender has no connection to them.
A while ago I got a 70s card of a Swiss skiing resort from someone in Texas,
which I found highly amusingā¦
He had found the card somewhere and sent it to me because I love vintage cards.
He had never been to Switzerland
Randomness makes me smile.
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Later this year, Iām going to visit my uncle who lives in Germany and Iāll set my account to Travel Mode. Since sending cards internationally are actually much cheaper there than here in the US and I worry that German Postcrossers might be disappointed by German postcards, I might take a small stack of American postcards for any German addresses I pull while Iām there. Everyone else, except German Postcrossers, will get German cards since I know where to find them. I visited my uncle last year.
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Ohā¦ Heck, this is first time news (I just probably mistranslated a native idiom, so if the sentence seems weird, thereās that).
How far does that dislike for those postcards from not-local-nor-visited places go? Because, for example, I love ukiyo-e art and Japanese prints, but have never been to Japan. Would this art form be disliked by the receiver due to it not being native to my place? And what about postcards that show places in paintings - like a painting of Egypt by a French, English or Spanish artist? Of course, I wouldnāt send a card that I donāt think would be appreciated by the receiver, but I didnāt expect a postcard to be disliked just because it shows something other than a local or visited placeā¦
Sorry for the questioning, itās honest curiosity from a very rookie postcrosser!
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