Send cool postcards
Consumer and social
postcards
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How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean design with no splash page or ads
From 1 comment
Effective design, no splash page, no ads, no bullshit, just fill it out and go. Very cool.
vectorpush on HN
Price shown on front page
From 1 comment
Awesome. I like seeing the price right there on the front page. It's not clear if you support sending postcards to international addresses, though. Is it $2 to anywhere in the…
kiwidrew on HN
Smooth to use
From 1 comment
I sent a card. Feedback: Let me upload a pic, having to upload it to dropbox + link it was an inconvenience. More information about shipping or how long it takes to send…
dmix on HN
Objections
Photo upload requires Dropbox link, inconvenient
From 1 comment
I sent a card. Feedback: Let me upload a pic, having to upload it to dropbox + link it was an inconvenience. More information about shipping or how long it takes to send…
dmix on HN
Unclear shipping times and no order confirmation email
From 1 comment
I sent a card. Feedback: Let me upload a pic, having to upload it to dropbox + link it was an inconvenience. More information about shipping or how long it takes to send…
dmix on HN
Some postcards resemble 4chan content
From 1 comment
some recent postcards remind me on 4chan/b/
tadruj on HN
Requests
Direct image upload and link scraper for websites
From 1 comment
Agreed, uploading could be easier. It also needs a scraper so people can link a website (especially things like imgur). Definitely something to iterate on :) Right now I just…
Swizec on HN
Shipping time information
From 1 comment
I sent a card. Feedback: Let me upload a pic, having to upload it to dropbox + link it was an inconvenience. More information about shipping or how long it takes to send…
dmix on HN
Follow-up order confirmation email
From 1 comment
I sent a card. Feedback: Let me upload a pic, having to upload it to dropbox + link it was an inconvenience. More information about shipping or how long it takes to send…
dmix on HN
Questions
Does it ship internationally?
From 1 comment
Awesome. I like seeing the price right there on the front page. It's not clear if you support sending postcards to international addresses, though. Is it $2 to anywhere in the…
kiwidrew on HN
Which mail service is used?
From 1 comment
Good job! Do you mind to share which service you use to send snail mail? And, comparison of different services? If not I do understand.
trusko on HN
Alternatives named
Zyngram
From 1 comment
cool idea, similar to another product I saw at minneDemo last week, zyngram (https://zyngram.com/)
ecaroth on HN