The Roaming BoomersIs the Postcard Dead?
When is the last time you bought a postcard?
There is a story flying around the newswires today announcing the death of the postcard.
“The age of the postcard is well and truly over for 18-24 year olds, whose favourite form of keeping in touch with those at home is by texting and using Facebook. 35-54 year olds overwhelmingly keep in touch by texting and calling home, but a quarter of those over 55 years of age are still fans of the good old postcard.
Women are top of the texters, with 40% choosing to text and send photos of their holidays through their phones. Even though the majority of men also prefer texting over other forms of communicating, generally more men than women favour emailing and posting updates on Facebook to keep in touch.”
When I am traveling, I use Facebook to share with family and friends. I haven’t bought a postcard in years.
How about you? Share your comments below.
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I love getting postcards in the mail, but I have to admit to being a slacker when it comes to sending them to other folks when I travel. You got me thing, though – maybe next time I travel, I’ll make up a sheet of pre-addressed stickers & grab a roll of stamps – that way, it’ll only take me a pleasant moment over morning coffee to send a wee note to the folks back home – a thoughtful gesture with minimal effort 😉
Your Royal Squirrelness,
I can’t disagree with anything you said. However, I tend to prefer to share my own photographs and the immediacy offered with social media tools. Plus, I find the interaction with comments a wonderful addition to the communication.
Your Royal Squirrelness,
I can’t disagree with anything you said. However, I tend to prefer to share my own photographs and the immediacy offered with social media tools. Plus, I find the interaction with comments a wonderful addition to the communication.
I find that it is becoming increasingly difficult to FIND a postcard to purchase that hasn’t been around for years ….. so I take a photo with the handheld and facebook it :$
Maybe we should just take a photograph of the whole postcard rack and Facebook it. Not suggesting that we “steal” individual cards, but ship ’em the whole rack in a photo. You know, Postcards from….” Nah. dumb ideal. But I understand your concern.
Maybe we should just take a photograph of the whole postcard rack and Facebook it. Not suggesting that we “steal” individual cards, but ship ’em the whole rack in a photo. You know, Postcards from….” Nah. dumb ideal. But I understand your concern.
The only time we’ve sent a postcard recently is when someone requested one as they collect them. I’ve also sent one to my nan for her birthday as she isn’t on email or facebook. Generally it feels a pain to have to deal with post offices abroad, considering we write about all our experiences on our blog and keep in touch through facebook too.
Erin,
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your views. It seems that perhaps the
postcard has become an exercise of nostalgia for many, and that newer, more
immediate forms of communication are winning the day.
I love sending postcards and cards! Using a computer I can create my own personalized cards. I just upload my travel photos & videos. I design the card. I write my own message and hit send. A real card (including the stamp) is mailed for me. Names and addresses are saved. This only takes a few minutes. Traveling? Are you visiting Chicago? Grand Canyon? At a birthday party? At a graduation? At the beach? Send a card from anywhere. Postcards are alive and kicking! Check it out. https://www.sendoutcards.com/barbh/