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Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide
- ispich 11y agocool!
- rtpg 11y agohow does this work? Is there a business model?
- dewey 11y agoIf you scroll down you'll see they have ads and a way to donate to the site. "It costs us some to print and post your photos as postcards. Please support us to keep this service free, forever."
- bmir-alum-007 11y agoDe facto nonprofit.
- mungoman2 11y agoI'd like to know more how it works. Will the recipient get spammed either directly (by advertisement on the postcard) or indirectly (selling the address)? Without clear statements on this I would have to either not use the service or first mail a postcard to myself, wasting resources if the service is truly free.
- Symbiote 11y ago$ whois freepostcards.me Registrant Name:Private Registrant Registrant Organization:A Happy DreamHost Customer No terms and conditions, no privacy policy. I'm not giving them my address!
- icebraining 11y agoI don't get it, addresses are public, no? I suppose the name isn't, but you could just as well use just the initials or something.
- likethemoon 11y agoHi, Thanks for the interest. The project is not commercial for now and this is a thing between friends. So no worries about spam and advertising. We are truly based on donations. thx.
- bmir-alum-007 11y agoThat's not the issue. Is the uncertainty of unwittingly signing yourself or the recipient up for junkmail or yourself for more spam.
- Symbiote 11y agoExactly. If the website were European, I'd expect a tick-box to opt out from marketing (email or snail mail), which the company would be bound by.
- likethemoon 11y agothx for the suggestions, we added a line to the form "We are truly based on donations.you will get no ads and no spam. thx"
- bmir-alum-007 11y agoAh cool. Also, what data is collected permanently, for how long? What happens if the venture where acquired? Whom would own that?
- likethemoon 11y agoas posted on the website no data is stored. Data is not shared/sold. if we get donations this will keep working, otherwise we will close it. this is it.
- likethemoon 11y agoHi, Thanks for the interest. The project is not commercial for now and this is a thing between friends. So no worries about spam and advertising. We are truly based on donations. thx.
- strzzz 11y agoI tried using it, but the form does not accept my @gmail.com address. Says "Mmm… That email does not look valid". please fix
- likethemoon 11y agowe just tried again,it works. can you please try again?
- jpl56 11y agoHow is it financially possible? Paper has a cost Ink has a cost Postage has a cost Either it is done from the office and this will soon be detected, or it is done from home, with a bankrupcy risk close to 100% Sorry!
- likethemoon 11y agoit is for now no profit
- icefox 11y agoHow are you during the printing and postal submission?
- PauloManrique 11y agoI can't upload a picture, getting "An error occurred while uploading the file"
- likethemoon 11y agostrange,please send us an email
- likethemoon 11y agoSo,have you used it? how/what can we improve?(beside the TOS)
- anje 11y agoI got the postcard!thx!