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What does sending postcards by hand cost you, in money and time?

Put in how many cards you send, what a card and postage cost you and the time each one takes. See the yearly cost by hand next to $2.90 a card posted, or the $5 monthly plan. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

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At 3 cards a month, sending by hand costs $90.00 a year and 12.0 hours of your time, against $60.00 a year with Postcardize.
By hand, a year
$90.00
With Postcardize, a year
$60.00
Time spent by hand, a year
12.0 hours

The comparison, a year

At $2.90 a card, a year
$104.40
By hand minus Postcardize, a year
$30.00

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Postcardize — postcard cost calculator
· 3 postcards a month
· By hand: $90.00 and 12.0 hours a year
· With Postcardize: $60.00 a year

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Method: by hand = cards a month x (card + postage), over a year. With Postcardize, up to four cards a month uses the lower of $2.90 a card and the $5 monthly plan, which includes four cards; above four it uses $2.90 a card. Pack prices are left out, so it may overstate the cost for regular senders.

What does sending postcards by hand cost you, in money and time?

Put in how many cards you send, what a card and postage cost you and the time each one takes. See the yearly cost by hand next to $2.90 a card posted, or the $5 monthly plan. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

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