[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":502},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-12427505":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":48,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":79,"maker_in_thread":195,"shape":204,"grid":208,"attempts":464,"same_week":465,"maker_shows":18,"maker_hidden":494,"reader_version":495,"card":496},"12427505","Postacard","Text a Photo to Send as a Postcard Anywhere on Earth for $3","title","Show HN: Postacard – Text a Photo to Send as a Postcard Anywhere on Earth for $3","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.postacard.io","postacard.io","traviswingo",1473036905,2016,218,88,121,2264,6,"notable","web_saas","postcard mailing service","other",[24,25,26,27],"postcard","sms photo","send postcard","photo mail","mixed",-0.277,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},4,23,1,22,50,{"pricing":37,"execution":40,"idea":42,"privacy":43,"docs":45,"design":46},{"positive":38,"critical":39},0,7,{"positive":38,"critical":41},5,{"positive":38,"critical":18},{"positive":38,"critical":44},3,{"positive":38,"critical":38},{"positive":47,"critical":33},2,[38,38,33,44,33,38,38,33,33,33,44,33,38,38,44,38,33,44,33,44,38,33,38,33,44,33,44,33,33,41,44,41,33,44,44,33,33,41,41,44],null,{"problem":49,"audience":49,"pricing":49,"motivation":51,"time_to_build":58,"stack":62,"openness":77,"stage":78,"team_size":77},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"A side project built over a weekend, built for fun.","maker",[55],{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},"12427774","I'm definitely not the first person to come up with this. But, as a side project hacked away over a weekend it was a lot of fun to build! As for the damaged postcard...once it…",{"value":59,"source":53,"evidence":60},"Hacked together over a weekend.",[61],{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},[63,69],{"value":64,"source":53,"evidence":65},"Stripe for payments",[66],{"id":67,"by":11,"text":68},"12428297","We actually don't ask for you to text your credit card number. When the time comes for a first time payment, we send you a secure link and you need to fill out a form (card…",{"value":70,"source":71,"evidence":72},"Lob API (suspected by commenter)","commenter",[73],{"id":74,"by":75,"text":76},"12427943","slackoverflower","This service is probably using the Lob API https:\u002F\u002Flob.com\u002Fservices\u002Fpostcards It actually costs $1.62 to do the exact same thing, of sending a photo with some text, international…","unknown","launched",{"praise":80,"objections":99,"requests":129,"questions":152,"alternatives":166},[81,92],{"value":82,"source":71,"evidence":83},"Slick SMS-only interface, cross-platform and simple.",[84,88],{"id":85,"by":86,"text":87},"12427960","uniclaude","That's pretty smart! I can totally see myself using this service. Using an SMS interface instead of an app or a website is great, as it is inherently cross-platform, and reduces…",{"id":89,"by":90,"text":91},"12427738","sandeep45","this is pretty slick! I like how the entire interface is SMS based",{"value":93,"source":71,"evidence":94},"Good price for the service.",[95],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"12428193","naren87","Neat offering at a good price. International message rates could be high. It'll be great if you could integrate Whatsapp\u002FTelegram\u002FWeChat :)",[100,104,111,122],{"value":101,"source":71,"evidence":102},"Cheaper alternatives exist, such as Lob API at about $1.62.",[103],{"id":74,"by":75,"text":76},{"value":105,"source":71,"evidence":106},"Security and encryption claims about SMS card entry were questioned.",[107],{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},"12428283","agildehaus","Let me be a bit of a stickler about your security statements. This assumes you have to text your credit card information to use this service, which it appears is true? It's not…",{"value":112,"source":71,"evidence":113},"Message delivery failures reported.",[114,118],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"12430455","ghshephard","Just tried texting a photo to +1 650 285 1713 - getting a \"Message not sent error\". I'm able to MMS photos to other people in the +1 650 area code, so not an issue on my side I…",{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"12428490","cottsak","Sent a MMS to +16502851713 from AUS and haven't received any form of response as yet (20 mins ago).",{"value":123,"source":71,"evidence":124},"Physical postcards lose the handwritten personal touch.",[125],{"id":126,"by":127,"text":128},"12431027","RijilV","Perhaps I'm just old and crusty, but the \"joy\" of a postcard is that I took the time to hand write something on the back of it. For $3, I'd rather the person sending me this…",[130,138,145],{"value":131,"source":71,"evidence":132},"Support Telegram, WhatsApp or WeChat.",[133,134],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},{"id":135,"by":136,"text":137},"12429590","lucb1e","Seconding Telegram here. I recently learned that making a Telegram bot takes no time at all, and the custom keyboards make them great to use.",{"value":139,"source":71,"evidence":140},"Publish the source code.",[141],{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"12428353","choward","I can't find the source code.",{"value":146,"source":71,"evidence":147},"Offer envelopes instead of open postcards.",[148],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"12427997","prenschler","nice work - I've been wanting a service that sends the picture in an envelope, instead of postcard style. I think opening an envelope is more fun and I don't like that anyone can…",[153,159],{"value":154,"source":71,"evidence":155},"How is the payment form handled and can card details be deleted?",[156],{"id":157,"by":109,"text":158},"12428315","Oh, great, carry on then :) Might try to be clear about that on the website. Is there some mechanism for instructing you to forget my credit card details (destroy the token on…",{"value":160,"source":71,"evidence":161},"Does it really work from anywhere on Earth?",[162],{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"12428099","gengkev","Kind of a silly comment, but is this really anywhere on Earth? What about Death Valley? Antarctica? North Korea? Syria? Siberia? I'd imagine they use the profit from domestic…",[167,174,181,188],{"value":168,"source":71,"evidence":169},"thesimplepostcard",[170],{"id":171,"by":172,"text":173},"12427710","thrden","Seems similar to \"thesimplepostcard\" https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesimplepostcard.com but for a dollar more. I used simple postcard, but the photo arrived damaged. I'd be willing to give this a…",{"value":175,"source":71,"evidence":176},"Postcard on the Run",[177],{"id":178,"by":179,"text":180},"12427665","anithian","How is this different from http:\u002F\u002Fsharktankblog.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fpostcard-on-the-run\u002F and that closed last year.",{"value":182,"source":71,"evidence":183},"Courier (getcourier.co)",[184],{"id":185,"by":186,"text":187},"12429281","mikehi","It's basically a copy of https:\u002F\u002Fgetcourier.co\u002F but through SMS instead of chatbot. Pricing is the same as well.",{"value":189,"source":71,"evidence":190},"Riktiga Vykort (Swedish Posten)",[191],{"id":192,"by":193,"text":194},"12429702","adamwi","Main postal service in Sweden (government owned) have run a similar service for multiple years (could not find exact number but would guess 5+ years)[0]. 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