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Postcards aren't a very popular thing anymore (hopefully that changes!), and I…",{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},"13293590","nataz","I love the idea. I travel internationally quite a bit and would love to be able to easily send a picture to my wife or parents in the mail. True, a text message is easier, but…",{"value":60,"source":50,"evidence":61},"People who want to send personal physical postcards, especially travellers",[62,63],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"id":53,"by":11,"text":54},{"value":65,"source":66,"evidence":67},"$2.99 per postcard","maker",[68],{"id":69},"post",{"value":71,"source":66,"evidence":72},"Built for the maker's own travel use and for fun",[73],{"id":74,"by":11,"text":75},"13305159","Thanks for the input. I don't intend on putting in full time work on this (maybe just a couple hours a week). It's a side project and will remain as such indefinitely. 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I wonder if there is data\u002Flogic on what would be the optimal locations…",{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"13293820","bdcravens","Just connects a service like Twilio with Lob API, right?","unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":102,"objections":123,"requests":157,"questions":176,"alternatives":198},[103,115],{"value":104,"source":105,"evidence":106},"Easy to use and worked well","commenter",[107,111],{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},"13293611","fnazeeri","Pretty awesome! Just used it and it worked easy-peasy! Now if I could only upload a boat load of addresses...",{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},"13294907","alphakappa","Very impressive. Probably the first postcard 'app' I'll actually use. If I type in an address and forget the zip code, it prompts me to enter the zip code. 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Its quite tech geek bare metal now",{"value":136,"source":105,"evidence":137},"Postcards without handwriting feel impersonal",[138,142,146],{"id":139,"by":140,"text":141},"13294487","ctpide","I tend to kindly disagree - while what you say is true for the people who love to write and receive postcards - this service is perfect for lazy people like me. The real postcard…",{"id":143,"by":144,"text":145},"13294992","icc97","Postcards without handwriting are just email. I'm not even a postcard lover, I send maybe one a year, but the one I will send is going to be personal. 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