What to do with postcards you cannot send?

Postcards & Mail
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I’ve just bought a mixed batch of postcards off the Internet as don’t really have a selection available to me any more. (Blame the pandemic and my inability to get to the shops). Most of them I think will be used eventually, but there are a few that I cannot imagine ever sending. I’m not into collages etc. Do I just shred them or can anyone suggest another option?
(one is crude, a couple are not very nice view cards that are not local places etc)

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There is a thread going called ‘Taking out the trash’. As one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, perhaps the cards might find a home there.

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Building on the “taking out the trash” idea, what would a “sending out the trash” random swap event look like? kind of Postcrosser beware? If images are too crude, a giveaway?

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Thank you.
I’m new to the concept of tags, but I’ll give it a go… Seems odd anyone would want them however.

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Not too crude. Better described as vintage sexist humour that i wouldn’t send.

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You can swap them. If you want to, you can ask for unwritten postcards in return, so that you can send them to others.

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Some people ask for these kind of postcards, weird cards, or even cards you are afraid to send. I guess there is a receiver for every card :blush:

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You can also share photos of the cards, so people can see exactly what they’re getting. There are so many creative post-crossers here, someone might like to use them to cut up and turn into new cards for a collage.

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I love all postcards, you could send me anything! I’m sure you’ll find a use, some great suggestions already here… :slight_smile:

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You can send it for the Vulgar and Offensive Tag.

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Wow, I didn’t expect this response. I think that I have found someone who would like them but if you’ve expressed an interest I’ll keep you in mind.
Maybe I will start to get into tags and swaps who knows?

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And for cards that are not in peak condition there are also:
Scratch and Dent tag
***Damaged, Torn and Ripped RR*** Come and find your unloved damaged cards a new home!

You might want to explore the “eccentric” tag lable: https://community.postcrossing.com/tag/eccentric

Edit: Oh, I’ve just seen you already figured out what to do with them. Never mind me then :slight_smile:

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Something only a Boomerceoukd understand, my generation.

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If there is one thing I learnt, is that there are cards I find embarrassingly ugly, but some people like them and want them - either for their ugliness or because they actually like them!

So I would put them on offer in those tags (but then you have to get something back…) or in a lottery or a swap. Even the crude one, someone will like it, some people collect “unusual” themes.

I personally really dislike old viewcards from the 70s and 80s where it looks like someone took a photo without looking and you can see 10% of a building and the rest of the card is a road, things like that. But some people would kill for those cards, apparently they are “vintage”…

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I got some such profiles (to send official cards to) too, in the past! That is very good for some cards… :laughing:

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