Postable.com legit for sending holiday cards?

November 2, 2023 11:35 AM

I have awful handwriting, and manually printing holiday cards/going to the post office, mailing out, etc. is always a time suck and somewhat of a hassle. I stumbled upon Postable.com, which I'm to understand will do all that for me, including mailing out to people. Sounds like a godsend — is it "too good to be true", or have had any of you had experience with this service? Thanks.
posted by dubious_dude to Technology (10 answers total)

I use and love Postable! They are a bit slow (I'm in Canada so that's probably why), but they do what they promise.
posted by Stoof at 11:40 AM on November 2, 2023 [2 favorites]

There are a bunch of services that'll do this -- Shutterfly is one I've used. (They lead with their custom photo cards, but if you filter by "0 photos" you can choose a card with no photos.) The earlier you order, the cheaper it is.
posted by BlahLaLa at 11:56 AM on November 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

I’ve used Postable and had mostly good experiences. Sometimes they take a few days to actually mail the card but in general they have a nice selection and are easy to use
posted by SpaceWarp13 at 12:21 PM on November 2, 2023

Two of my friends converted to postables during the pandemic and I love receiving the cards. They still feel personal as they include their own message and one uses her family's individual signatures on the signoff.
posted by icaicaer at 1:45 PM on November 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

They’ve been great! I also have bad writing and an aversion to mailing things. So much easier.
posted by mermaidcafe at 2:55 PM on November 2, 2023

I've used postable and found it easy to use.
posted by aetg at 8:05 PM on November 2, 2023

Response by poster: Thanks! Really appreciate the glowing endorsements :)
posted by dubious_dude at 6:51 AM on November 3, 2023

If you ever have to send cards abroad, I use Moonpig, which has a US site but also has other country sites too.
posted by ellieBOA at 10:01 AM on November 3, 2023

I've used Postable a couple times for invitations. I found the quality was fine (not fancy, but good enough) and it was 100% worth it to farm out the logistics of mailing.
posted by EvaDestruction at 12:23 PM on November 3, 2023

Response by poster: Very belated, but hope this helps people in the future. I used Postable — amazing. They did a great job. Fast, efficient, and not too expensive. Highly recommended! Only wrinkle was I did this too close to Christmas — but that’s a me issue, not a Postable issue. :)
posted by dubious_dude at 6:00 PM on January 17