Saturday, August 10, 2013
OFFICIAL Card - Germany
Amelie is a university student living in Dresden, Germany. She wrote telling me about recent floods in her region and the efforts she and others are making to help repair things. The card she chose for me is a fun one. It is an ad-card for the reality show "German Idol" advertising the new season. She said it used to be much more popular than it is now. That's usually the way it goes, especially with reality TV. The text translates to read - "You've always been the blue sheep in your family?". Once again, if an ad-card matches your wish-list does it matter that it is a freebie? What are your thoughts?
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Hi! First time commenting...I've been reading for a while though....
ReplyDeleteFor me, I haven't "banned" ad cards. Because I collect movie cards, a lot are given out as freebies or ad cards. I have received quite a few and I love them. It's so cool to see other languages on the cards and I know that it may not be possible for people to send me a movie card that they pay for anyway. In my small city, there aren't many places to get postcards, and no places with movie postcards.
I've also had a few restaurant/food cards and they are unusual and fun too, so I've never minded them.
I honestly don't like getting free cards that aren't related to my "wishes" if the sender doesn't even write something to me on it. The first ad card I got, the guy didn't even write Happy Postcrossing on it. He just wrote the ID number and sent it. I wasn't terribly impressed!
Why would it matter if it is free or an ad card? A lot of these cards are really attractive and well designed. If it is an appropriate card to send why would anyone question its source. Is getting a traditional store bought card without a written message better than getting a free card with a nice note on the back?
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