My Experience with Picture Postage

ByThe Skeptical Traveler

I recently wrote about the service from Canada Post to send a postcard anywhere in the world wherever you are and I wanted to test it by sending a postcard to … me.

I went for a custom design and you have various options to use photos from:

The image is a screenshot of a webpage for uploading a new photo. The page is divided into three sections: 1. "From Your Computer" - This section instructs users to locate the image they want to upload by clicking the "Upload" button below. There is a blue "Upload" button. 2. "From Facebook" - This section informs users that they need to log in to Facebook to view photos. There is a blue "View Photos" button. 3. "From Your Account" - This section states that users must be logged in to view their stored images. There is a green "View Photos" button. Below these sections, there are "Photo Guidelines" and "Photo Tips": - Photo Guidelines: - Supported image formats: jpg, gif, png, bmp, and tiff. - All images and text must be suitable for family audiences. - Users must have the right to use the image they are submitting and are responsible for copyright infringements. - If the image includes someone other than the user, permission must be obtained from all such persons. - Canada Post reserves the right to refuse any image for any reason. - Photo Tips: - For clear, crisp images, use good quality, high-resolution digital photos (between 2-10MB). - An error message will appear if the uploaded photo is too low resolution for quality prints.At one step I had the message: “The design you have chosen has one or more editable text fields containing sample text (e.g. ‘Greeting from the Smith Family’). If you choose not to edit the sample text, this text will be printed on your design.” It did not make any sense as my design was custom (my photo on a blank card) so I ignored the message after I had started over a few times and kept getting it.

The image shows a collage of various travel-related photos in the background, including landscapes, a monument, a train, and buildings. In the foreground, there is a pop-up message box with the title "Your Design Includes Sample Text." The message informs the user that the design they have chosen contains editable text fields with sample text and warns that if the text is not edited, it will be printed as is. There are two buttons at the bottom of the message box: "Make Changes" and "Accept & Continue."Also, there was a warning about my photo not having a high enough resolution photo so the quality of the print would be low, but I am holding the postcard in my hand and the quality is pretty good.

And here is the postcard:

Alt text: A postcard featuring a collage of nine images from various locations around the world. The images include a snowy mountain landscape, a tall column in a city square, a high-speed train, a cathedral with twin spires, a coastal scene with a cloudy sky, a sunset over the ocean, a statue in front of a building, the Golden Gate Bridge, and a cityscape with historic buildings. Below the collage, there is a list of place names: Jasper, London, Japan, Sydney, Pearl Harbor, Santa Monica, Montreux, San Francisco, and Muenchen. There is also a Canadian postage stamp with a maple leaf design.I have used for the photo collage the site www.fotor.com; it is free and you do not even need to register.

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One Comment

  1. I used this very service. Just $3 – $4 a card. It took 4 weeks for the cards to get to their recipients. And that was after several emails where the CP service claimed they had been sent. There are better services.

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