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Even for those that are, having a physical photo and note show up in the mailbox…",{"id":60,"by":11,"text":61},"11527874","I've received really nice feedback from mothers and girlfriends!",{"value":63,"source":64,"evidence":65},"About $2 per postcard, charged via Stripe","commenter",[66,70,74],{"id":67,"by":68,"text":69},"11529321","ikawe","I just sent a picture postcard to a friend for $2. This was a really nice speedy flow. For some reason I expect the sms interface to be more human and cheeky. I guess it's the…",{"id":71,"by":72,"text":73},"11528879","ben_pr","What Payment Gateway are you using? If I'm not mistaken this qualifies as a micro payment (\u003C $5) and the transactions fees can be rather high on a $2 purchase.",{"id":75,"by":11,"text":76},"11529232","Stripe",[78,85,89,92],{"value":79,"source":80,"evidence":81},"Twilio","maker",[82],{"id":83,"by":11,"text":84},"11529935","Yes :) and Stripe. All held together by Django.",{"value":86,"source":80,"evidence":87},"Lob API",[88],{"id":83,"by":11,"text":84},{"value":76,"source":80,"evidence":90},[91],{"id":75,"by":11,"text":76},{"value":93,"source":80,"evidence":94},"Django",[95],{"id":83,"by":11,"text":84},"unknown","launched",{"praise":99,"objections":120,"requests":157,"questions":182,"alternatives":198},[100,112],{"value":101,"source":64,"evidence":102},"Simple, impactful idea that feels personal",[103,107,108],{"id":104,"by":105,"text":106},"11528352","20andup","Wow. I really love this idea. Simple and impactful to the receiver. Really makes people reminisce the days before technology took over our lives.",{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"11528570","mxuribe","I don't know what it is, but there's something about this that i like. Maybe its the \"do one thing, and do it right\" aspect. 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(Sorry, if I missed that in the FAQ).",{"id":137,"by":11,"text":138},"11528986","No, not at this time, but please let me know if a card doesn't come out to your liking.",{"value":140,"source":64,"evidence":141},"Only works in the US for now",[142],{"id":143,"by":144,"text":145},"11527859","m_t","> Only in the US. We'll support international postcards soon. I can't wait!",{"value":147,"source":64,"evidence":148},"Site does not explain the product clearly",[149,153],{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"11534257","hellbanner","Hi, I clicked your facebook, then your home page, then \"learn more\" and I still didn't know what you did! I'm not going to sign up for an email just from a slogan.. I suggest you…",{"id":154,"by":155,"text":156},"11530356","YeGoblynQueenne","\"How do you fit my photo to a 4x6 card? We use an algorithm to scale and crop your image to fit the card. Can I send a GIF? We don't have the technology to print GIFs yet. 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I wonder if the scaling\u002Fcropping algorithm is smart enough to handle 4:3 images without chopping people's heads.",[183,191],{"value":184,"source":64,"evidence":185},"Is the price sustainable long term",[186,187],{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},"11530753","thesimon","Lob charges $0.70 per card, seems sustainable. Edit: Stripe charges a hefty 2.8% + 30ct, so 35ct fees for that. 1ct for Twilio. $1.06 in costs, so a $0.94 margin. Seems ok for a…",{"value":192,"source":64,"evidence":193},"Why payment is taken after sending the text",[194],{"id":195,"by":196,"text":197},"11527748","speps","Why do you need pay after you sent the text? A lot of TV shows make you pay for the amount as part of the charge for the text for example.",[199,206,213,217],{"value":200,"source":64,"evidence":201},"Postagram by Sincerely",[202],{"id":203,"by":204,"text":205},"11529525","ndespres","I've been using Postagram (https:\u002F\u002Fsincerely.com\u002Fpostagram) for a few years to send a card to my grandmother regularly from my smartphone. The cards look great, cost $1, and have…",{"value":207,"source":64,"evidence":208},"Photo Card app by Bill Atkinson",[209],{"id":210,"by":211,"text":212},"11529007","chakalakasp","I hope you have some human doing image QC or I envision a long conversation with Postal Inspectors regarding all the dick pic postcards that you're sending. 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