An easy way to send real postcards to your grandparents

Take a photo of the kids and write a couple of lines. Send it as a Postie. A Postie is a real 4×6 photo postcard that Postie prints and mails to a US address. Your grandparents get it in the mailbox. They don't need an app or an account. It usually arrives in 5 to 10 business days.

Why a postcard works for grandparents

A postcard goes on a fridge, not in a feed, so they can look at it every day. It arrives without a login, so it works whatever tech they use.

How to send one

1. Pick a photo from your iPhone. A bedtime story, a school project, a muddy soccer game.
2. Write a short note. Your words are set in a handwriting-style font on the back.
3. Add their address. If you don't have it, Postie can email them a link where they confirm it themselves.
4. Send it. Postie prints the postcard and mails it by USPS First-Class Mail.

Before you start

• Postie is for iPhone for now. The app is coming soon to the App Store. You can join the waitlist on trypostie.com.
• Postcards go to addresses in the United States only.
• The 5 to 10 business days is an estimate. USPS controls the transit time once it has the postcard.
• Your first 3 Posties are free. If you claim them in the app, you have 1 hour to send them. Any you haven't sent by then expire.