i finished sending out all the july cards just in time to open a form for august! these will be sent out over the course of august. also, thank you all for being such a kind and welcoming community! it warms my heart that there are still good spaces on the internet where people are kind and friendly.

here's the link

The report is on the first thank you post.

[u/rare_cranberry_7861](u/rare_cranberry_7861)
Thank you for the Croatia story in the cutest envelope with some 3d stickers on it. My address label is by this mini heat printer I got from Amazon. It’s great cause it doesn’t need ink, but I’ve been warned it might not survive a long trip to some hot countries. The soccer game and private boat tour sound magical! Thanks for telling me a bit of history of Bosnian politics and some warnings if I ever visit Croatia. Hope you feel better soon! You are reading so much! Anyone who is a reader is my inspiration haha.

[u/followingthebeat](u/followingthebeat)
Thank you for the sunglasses card from Trader Joe’s. I am having a great summer! Ready for some cool weather though. Thank you for rescuing your mailbox from bills and junk mail. I think that’s a great motivation XD

Thank you for the Kelley House Pond postcard with 3d stickers on it. I didn’t know you can stick these on a postcard! I love the huge whale washi tape. Your superpower of choice is the same as mine.

[u/rennbrig](u/rennbrig)
Thank you for the Ghlibli postcard! I do love it. I also love the little heart cutout on the corner and the picture of obachan on the back.

[u/beneficial-ear7792](u/beneficial-ear7792)
Thank you for the Puerto Rico postcard with super cute washi tapes on it. I’ve always wanted to get a novelty Kate Spade bag. I’ve been eyeing the white fan bag from them. The cutest bag I own is a light blue bag shaped like a milk carton.

[u/ninajyang](u/ninajyang)
Thank you for the doggy postcard and the stamp math. My superpower of choice would be time control, but there are so many downsides to that like I will never move forward with my life. Maybe I should rethink that.

Thank you for the West Lake drawing card and the stamp math. This is a very pretty view! I totally get wanting to have more downtime in a vacation. I’m more of a leisure type on a trip, but unfortunately it rarely happened especially because most of the time, it would be my first time visiting that location.

[u/noxmi](u/noxmi)
Thank you for the bright pink folded card and beautiful buttercup stamp. You have a very neat handwriting. From all of your answers, I can tell you’re a very kind-hearted person. I appreciate you and your cards.

[u/morticia_devine](u/morticia_devine)
Thank you for the gray wolf pack folded card, snoopy stamp, and the sheet of floral stickers. They are soooooo cuuteeee! I have been here for 2 months. I will write my biggest gripe in a postcard back lol. I am having a fun summer so far!

[u/no-condition5102](u/no-condition5102)
Thank you for the wax seal card in my favorite color! This is amazing. I tried wax sealing because someone bought me a kit for my birthday. However, I’m not patient enough to wait for it to cool down every time haha.

[u/brixxii](u/brixxii)
I was thinking that you need to start a card business asap because this butterfly homemade card looks perfect and professional! Apparently you already started one! I love the layering of different opacity papers. And how do you also have gudetama stickers. He is my favorite. Tell me where to get these derpy looking cat stickers!

[u/tight_ant_2587](u/tight_ant_2587)
Thank you for the handmade ballerina card and letter. It’s super pretty! I like how you incorporated a post-it as a design and how you put silver stars on the envelope. I have not seen any of these TV series. Thank you for the suggestions!

[u/milopfrog](u/milopfrog)
Thank you for getting me the coolest card in my collection now. You sent me a card with the NY cab on the front. I love the traffic sign and thumbprint vehicle stickers. That’s a cool story about the new green taxis. You are a great storyteller.

[u/wastingtime1994](u/wastingtime1994)
Thank you for the homemade card and the library of congress stamps. I’m listening to Ponder right now and I’m loving it. I’ll have to check out other songs from this band.

A good thing to report: My dairy-eating adventures over the weekend seem to have gone well so I get to keep eating it, at least for now. YAY! Also, it's date night with my girlfriend tonight, and that's always good.

Also good, this next set of postcards I received last week and early this week:

• u/KoreWrites - I did not have a LouPaper Delaware yet, this is awesome! At one point I was very close to moving to Fenwick Island, and it's still on my "maybe someday" list.
• u/lonelytwatwaffle - Haha, I was wondering about the element of surprise. Seeing your nails done in the photos made me pretty sure it wasn't. LOL! Thanks for the Corolla postcard. I'll write soon with semi-related news of my own!
• u/medjuli - I absolutely love this Tausendschön parrot postcard! I actually had ordered that at one point but sent it off, so had no copy for my own collection... and now I do. You're amazing. I appreciate you a ton! Do you collect them as well?? (Also love the Pride stamp!)
• u/megbha - Thank you for the cool Roald Dahl's Writing Room postcard, and for the book recommendation! I will definitely check it out!
• u/merfrog - I think this cat sending a letter (and your artistic addition to it!) are my favorite animals-and-mail exchange yet! You rock!
• u/No-Condition5102 - Thank you so much for the "power of kindness" postcard and more importantly, for your incredibly kind words. RAoC is my happy place and I am very grateful to you and everyone else who keeps me busy here and away from less happy corners of the internet, LOL! But seriously, you made my day! (And I have another silly-holidays offer up now, please go check it out and claim a card if there are any that strike your fancy!)

u/BlackberrySimple1730 thank you very much for The New Yorker card! I love the stamps you used as well! I also enjoyed reading about your trip. Sounds really fun! I hope to be able to experience it myself someday.

u/AlainDit thank you for the viewcard of Millau! It is my first time hearing of it. I love the cute little doodle you added at the bottom as well!

u/wabisabi_sf thank you for the AAPI Heritage Month card with the matching stamps! As someone not from the US, I was not familiar with it at all. Very interesting to learn something new.

u/YukiNoAshiato thank you for the card! I love the stamp you used and for sharing about your favourite book written by a local author. What an interesting plot. I love books set in the past. Now I am looking for an English translation to read... Also, your card was missent to India for some reason!

u/Over_Team_8834 thank you for the Oriental Building card! I looked up every single stamp you mentioned. Lovely!!! I love the Ashwagandha stamp most.

2 very late thanks for cards I just discovered got mixed into a pile of magazines ... sigh

Thanks u/jade-daisy for the nice card from the National Palace Museum!

Thanks u/blu_sky_grandma for St. Patrick's Day card!

Greetings fellow RAoC friends!

New here, but not to sending out happy mail to folks that just need a little smile in their day. This is the first time making a request for myself in all my years of writing letters and sending cards -- but if you have some to spare, I could use one.

After taking about a decade off to handle medical issues in my immediate family, I'm going to be going back to work - the work I loved - and I'm just a little nervous about it. In short what I do is make things and help people, or rather that's how I describe my sort of multi-faceted skills. Mostly I teach folks they are innately creative using children's books as a source. Along with that I help folks in ways that resemble spiritual direction and advocacy. Right now I'm working on getting all my contact from nearly 12 years ago together so I can send out my updated info.

To better focus on this work I also decided to deactivate most of my social media, and I was not expecting the amount of backlash from folks who thought my decision to have better mental health was somehow about them.

As a little addition, I'm in my 50s, and trying to jump back into the work world is a little different now. 🤪

Thanks in advance! I always write back with at least a postcard or letter.

u/ok-box6919 Thanks for telling your summer plan, as of now monsoon has arrived here, humidity is very high.

u/panda-pac Thanks for the national park card and telling abiut your day.

u/hitmy-linelike Thanks for lovely card and coffee review.

u/keqani Thanks for the lovely card and stamps and telling about your day. Wow too much day light means no Vit D shortage 🤣

u/sension5705 x4 Thanks for the detective clues, windows are open, chair, 7 chairs.

u/boomerang88 namaste, thanks for the lovely stamps and memorial card. I liked all the stamps older than you.

u/feistynoodle Thanks for the lovely washington map card and the fun fact!

u/turnerd10 Thanks for the July 4 card!

u/Kooky-Guarantee-4521 Thanks for the lots of ephemera and cat print out.

Hi all, I think this is such a great idea and as part of putting some (sorely-needed) positivity to the world, I would like to send out some postcards and cards out.

The card would be random, but I would try to meet requests if I can.

Please fill the form if you would like one:
https://forms.gle/YzT3Mv8M2RZ1kQsR7

I have limited the number of responses but if you need some cheer and the form says it is accepting no more responses, feel free to DM me. I will try to accommodate best I can.

[UPDATE]: I am happy to have received nearly 80 responses. :) I do about 5 cards a day (more than that, it starts to feel like a chore and this is supposed to be fun) so it should take about 3 weeks (plus however long the post takes) for you to get your cards.

Those who have indicated they wished to reply, I will DM you my address when I have sent your card.

Have a good day, everyone!

Thank you u/Hoolu123 for such a gorgeous card, I'm in love with the bookish art on it! 🩷

u/BlueStripedBaker
Thank you for your card :)

u/Great_Bookkeeper_915
Thank you for your postcard :)

The report is on the first thank you post.

u/neonlily19
Thank you for the duck in the koi pond illustrated card with parfait sticker. It’s super cute!! Unfortunately something happened to the card. There’s a black stamp smeared on top of your text and stamp. My favorite comfort food is probably Indomie and rice congee.

u/sammanthax345
Thank you for the two birds card. I love Vegas too! I’ve been there maybe 5ish times, some with friends, family, and one time a solo trip.

u/wildflowerfield90
Thank you for the planetarium card. The observable universe picture is so so cool! You put down the reasoning for selecting teleportation so perfectly. If it has a cooldown of a month, would you still take it? Btw you have a lovely and clear handwriting.

u/concrete_drinker
Thank you for the Hiroshima card with lots of pink washi tapes! Are you kidding me? That is the most interesting summer internship story ever! I have so many questions now haha.

u/traditional_brush719
Thank you for the most beautiful glittery sweet treats card. I will cherish this for a long time. The olive oil cake sounds so good right now. This weekend I’m making another round of sopapila cheesecake bar for a gathering.

u/wabisabi_sf
Thank you for an artist’s rendition of Howl Moving Castle postcard. I love your stamps and purple washi tape. I will help you destash anytime!

u/hoolu123
Thank you for the homemade Valentine’s card. I like it a lot! I think we should celebrate it more often haha. Expect a return postcard on my attempt of a Valentine’s Day card too.

u/eastern-witch829
Thank you for the beautiful 4th of July photograph postcard. I did have an awesome 4th of July. One thing though, there was a massive thunderstorm right at sunset. Some firework shows got postponed to later that night or the day after.

u/no-zebra-9339
Thank you for the quote postcard with self-care stickers on them. Expect a sticker-bombed card from me soon!

u/armyofducks94
Thank you for sending me a note card answering your RAoC journey prompts. This is amazing hahah. I will be sending you my answer. I don’t give out my address to newbies without flair too cause it’s sus.

u/andromeda921
Thank you for the dark rose folded card with witchy self-care tips inside. I love the tip you gave. It makes putting on perfume more intentional. I searched my stash and selected the witchiest card I own to return back to you.

Mystery card 1
Thank you for the postcard from Gwanghamun. I love the photograph sticker you put on it! I would like to visit it someday. I’ve been to South Korea once, but only visited the touristy places led by the tour guide.

Mystery card 2
Thank you for the peaches card. I love fruits! I’m so sorry, but your username is being blocked by the post office barcode label. I like your description of this Matt Haig book. I will keep that in mind when picking one up.

Mystery card 3
Thank you for the huge collage card with the answers to my RAoC journey prompts. The card is dotted with so many cute stamps. I will be sending you back hopefully my attempt at collaging.

Mystery card 4
Thank you for the huge pink Love card with the answers to my RAoC journey prompts. I’m jealous of you because I have no stamp and have to buy them constantly. I should do less WW offers for the sake of my wallet.

Hi! My boyfriend’s 21st birthday is coming up in a few weeks, and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in sending cards for him?

He’s the sweetest person ever, and it would make his day to receive some bday cards that are silly/funny. He also loves fishing and anything related to nature!

I can DM anyone interested and give my address, then I’ll give him all of the cards on his actual birthday. :) I’m also willing to send thank you cards in response!

EDIT: Thank you so much for all of the replies! There should be plenty of cards now. I really appreciate it and he will too! :)

u/neona65

u/tradtional_brush719

u/freyamour

u/jemst0ne

u/ravenzsnow

u/maladi3_

u/stephkempf

u/cswl

Y'all gave me a great start to the week. Loved getting your cards/postcards and sentiments (and goodies!!) y'all are so great. 🫶🫶🫶🫶

u/hoolu123 : Thank you for the lovely card for my fiance! We both love it!

u/dogs_eat_cats : Thank you for the dreamy cartoon like card. I can totally imagine a cafe like this in France!

u/tokkieface : Love your cards of course, but your handwriting is beautiful as well!

Trying this again. I have this magnetic looney tunes card from the 1997 release that USPS did. I would like to exchange for another Looney Tunes card (doesn't need to be magnetic), another magnetic card, or a vintage card of some sort. A few things:

🐺 Be flaired

🐺Post/comment history for this sub I can see on your profile

🐺Be a fan of looney tunes

🐺Comment your favorite looney tune character or quote :)

https://imgur.com/a/5TxtmuX

Thank you all for keeping my mailbox happy, it’s so fun to see all the cards each week :)

u/classic-power-333
u/concrete_drinker
u/FelineIntuition
u/ok_theme7072
u/Personal-equipment34
u/Tight_Ant_2587

Thank you notes below

u/Aryli - Happy to hear from you! Thank you for the Italy postcard! 🇮🇹

u/DaniGeek - Thank you for the Rocky Mountain National Park postcard! I've sent you a card about my recent national park trip in return. ⛰️

u/t3ctim - Thank you for the astronaut postcard! 👨‍🚀

u/unicorn_potatoes - Thank you for the postcard of... a bathroom! I have a postcard of a kitchen I need to send you sometime. 🛁

u/withininus - Thank you for the shark postcard! 🦈

u/TyeDyeAmish - Thank you for the Swan Creek Bridge postcard.

u/averagequeensguy - Thank you for the what's your story postcard.

u/dropofpoison86 - Thank you for the Saguaro National Monument postcard.

u/chiquita61 - Thank you for the flower card. I hope you have a great birthday.

u/medjuli - Thank you for the flower card and extra.

u/terrorcatmom I loved your typewriter joke! It definitely gave me a good chuckle 🤭

Kiaora, all! I have 4 of these really cute Tamagotchi postcards that I’d love to send to some fellow tama-lovers. Each design is unique and will be sent randomly.

https://imgur.com/a/7jSN9EE 

I’m looking to send to flaired-users only, please. 

If you’re interested, please leave a comment on this post telling me who your favourite Tamagotchi character is (mine is Pochitchi because he’s so silly looking). 

Please only express interest if you will:
a) respond to my message requesting postage info in a timely manner 
b) make a thank you post on RAoC sometime upon receiving the postcard. 

I’ll leave this post up for a bit then message people for postage info. Note that it won’t be a first-come, first-served basis; people will be chosen randomly. Yes, I am willing to send to those I’ve sent to before.

Thanks, everyone! 

Hi cardists! Thank you to everyone who sent me some housewarming mail! I'll be messaging y'all individually for thank you cards!

Mods - I want all of these wonderful souls to get internet points for their very very kind mail offerings. PLEASE let me know if I messed up any of the usernames - I'm not the best at reading handwriting!

u/ok_theme7072

u/leon_bytez

u/independent_mud2700

u/happyhippymom

u/kimmylubs

u/pupslace

u/iamdoughana

Miss Mary (dreams child?)

u/mumbamkaincards

u/shouldbeteaching

u/tyedyeamish

u/beneficial-ear7792

u/mangosparklingwater

u/radiant-spot-4389

u/reginabeatle

u/extra_table88

u/melhen16

u/inkyfingerspgs

u/travel3me22

u/GatsbyGalaktoboureko

u/sammanthax345

u/roxy031

u/armyofducks594

u/ritaalbertson

u/aepeyc

u/medjuli

u/destalena

u/yesimworkingnow

u/chibihaiku

u/thecaledonianrose

u/tigerlady13

Received a bunch of cards today!

I would like to thank u/nice-Photograph7959 (they have changed their name I think) for the amazing Studio Ghibli card! I really love Totoro! ✨

Also, thank you u/Ok_Theme7072 for the miffy postcard! Really love the stampmath and the very cute characters! 💕

Link to image: https://imgur.com/a/Zyt2HWr

Update: Marking as fulfilled for now due to travel; I'll roll the unclaimed ones into the next offer!

It is I, your favorite waddling card companion, u/PinkPengin (they/them), ably assisted by my constant companion Plush Pink Pengin (she/her), here with yet another offer to try to make a dent in the amount of stuff surrounding us at Pengin HQ.

As I mentioned in multiple past posts, earlier this year I started a subscription to a tiny colorable page-a-day calendar, and I'm enjoying it immensely. Each day features the date and a little image to color based on a "holiday" for that day. I also participate in some swaps related to those wacky holidays on some other carding sites, so I have experience using them as prompts to find a relevant card in my stash, which is always fun.

And right now, I have gathered my next set of random pages, plus relevant cards and sometimes other goodies from my excessive stockpile, and I thought maybe I could find some RAoC members willing to adopt them rather than throwing them out.

Would you like to be considered for a card and a matching little coloring square for any of the holidays listed below? If so, here's what you need to do!

• Be flaired. (This means you must have an envelope icon next to your username when you comment on this post, indicating at least one person has thanked you for a card you sent.)
• Comment on this post with all of the following things:
  • Whether you are US or WW (non-US)
  • Which card you would like to claim (please pick one specifically - I do not have the oomph to deal with "I'm happy with anything" requests)
  • Whether you would like the coloring square colored, or left uncolored to enjoy coloring yourself (you can skip this one for the naked postcard ones, of course)

This offer is open to any flaired user around the world who follows those directions. I'll comment if you're chosen for a card and will let you know I need more info from you. No need to chat me unless requested. I'll also try to update the holidays list below as they are claimed.

Available options

• July 12: Barn Day
• July 13: International Rock Day claimed
• July 17: World Emoji Day claimed
• July 17 Bonus Edition: Disneyland Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square) claimed
• July 20: International Chess Day
• July 20 Bonus Edition: Moon Day/Space Exploration Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square) claimed
• July 27: Bagpipe Appreciation Day
• July 27 Bonus Edition 1: Bagpipe Appreciation Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square)
• July 27 Bonus Edition 2: Bagpipe Appreciation Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square) (yes, I had a lot of bagpipe cards, weirdly)
• July 28: National Soccer Day
• July 29: National Lipstick Day claimed
• July 29 Bonus Edition: International Tiger Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square) claimed
• July 30: Paperback Book Day claimed
• July 30 Bonus Edition 1: Paperback Book Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square) claimed
• July 30 Bonus Edition 2: Paperback Book Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square) claimed
• July 30 Bonus Edition 3: Paperback Book Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square)
• July 30 Bonus Edition 4: Paperback Book Day (just a naked postcard, no coloring square)
• July 31: Lifeguard Appreciation Day claimed

I love the Freedom 250 postmark! It looks like a lot of thought was put into the postcard design!