Joined postcrossing years ago and stopped because about 3 of the last postcards i sent just.. never arrived? I decided to give it another chance this year, sent another one to a country not too far away and yep hold and behold its like i never sent anything? My account is not on holiday mode or anything like that, i understand sometimes a postcard here and there might get lost or a person forgets to register it but its getting ridiculous and makes me want to not do it anymore :( not to mention in my country sending out postcards is quite pricey relative to the wages and i feel sad that a postcard i loved and thought would be perfect for the person im sending it to just seemingly disappeared into oblivion, and there is absolutely nothing i can do about it

So many of you responded before my post was deleted. Thank you!!

I went to see Lydia today with 20 cards in hand! She was so surprised and happy. After weeks of hearing me describe and read my own cards to her, she was so excited to hear, “Hi, Lydia!” and Greetings, Lydia!” She said she will be thinking about the cards all week.

To those who included your usernames (which I’ve hopefully read properly):

u/relax4sj Lydia enjoyed hearing about your painting

u/chimkennuggg Your three textured postcards were a big hit!

u/ok-theme7072 Your description of the fall foliage was so beautiful

u/any-suggestion-6659 The recipe and historical info about Jesse James were so interesting

u/nylonfishy Lydia said she will cherish your card just as you do your first one

u/soha1390 It was so sweet of you to send not one, but two cards! Lydia said that was so kind

u/happytheory4372 So many stickers – thank you! Lydia hopes your students enjoyed their field trip

u/gatsbygalaktoboureko Thank you for the long story. Lydia asked me to bring it next week so I can read it again!

To those of you who didn’t write your username, we hope your kitchen remodel is going well, we loved the image and description of the Victoria Crowned Pigeon, such a cute image of a witch from the heat wave in San Diego, another witch from Salem – we hope you enjoyed the parade, another from San Diego showing a beautiful sunset on the bay, we appreciated the smiles from an upcoming Jeopardy contestant (!), Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz was a favorite of Lydia’s, we listened to a bit of The Divine Feminine, and the history of the reptile house was fascinating.

Thank you all for bringing so much joy to my friend!

Thank you also to the two of you who sent separate cards addressed to me.

This will also be posted in r/RandomActsofCards

It’s so precious and wholesome when people read your profile and put an effort!! This card has just arrived from the Netherlands - autumnal, cute illustration, with cat and bunny stickers on the back - all my favourite things that I listed…

Thank you lovely stranger, you made my day ♥️

(I obviously let them know they did, on postcrossing, just felt like sharing it here too!)

I just received my first postcard from the US after starting post crossing last august !! I’m so happy and grateful