A card is a little superhero - and its envelope and stamp serve as its tights and cape. Once a card flies to where it needs to go, it can use its superpower strength to save the day, lift a heavy mood, kick up a chuckle or two, relay gratitude and spread love like jam on toast. We at Ecosaurus are card sharks. I cannot get enough of the things. I delight in the process of selecting a card from my drawer, penning a message, slipping it into an envelope, sealing it, stamping it, placing it in a blue metal box - knowing it'll make the journey across the miles to reach the intended recipient. To me, snail mail is magical.
In times like these - when everything is instantaneous and electronic and money is tight - mail's magical quotient seems to be on the rise. (The following campaign, good thru 9/7, further supports this idea: Hope is in the Cards. Check it out.) The anticipation (for the sender), the lack of expectation (for the recipient) and the potential for inspiration (for all parties) conspire to create a perfect storm for tangible satisfaction. Upon delivery, snail mail becomes touchable joy you can push into your back pocket, post on your fridge or pitch on your kitchen window sill.
Take a second to remember the last time you discovered a real letter amidst the junk mail and bills littering your mailbox... If the corners of your mouth turn up as your mind revisits that moment, then make a card or buy a card (we recommend our fresh, earth-loving note cards, of course); ink out a sentiment; slide the thing into an envelope; stamp it and unleash the superpowers of a card on someone you love or just plain like.
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