Every now and then we stumble on little gems on Youtube that are somewhat related to postcards – some of them are so weird and funny we cannot resist sharing them with you!
Meet Claes Eriksson, Swedish actor and composer, who did this cute little sketch:
We don’t quite know what to think about it, but the tune is quite catchy! :)
In a partnership with Japan Post, Nestlé Kit Kat and advertising agency JWT have come up with a clever and innovative concept: the Kit Kat postcards!
As the name suggests, these are small boxes of Kit Kat, that can be mailed as if they were a postcard. The product launch was timed with the university exams season, so that friends and relatives could wish students good luck in their studies with a chocolate break :)
Here’s the product presentation:
The Kit Kat postcards won the Media Grand Prix this year at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, so we wonder… how long until it is available at other postal services around the world? *hint hint* :)
On the last post, some of you wondered what kind of objects can be sent through mail. Well, here’s a cool project that tests the limits of postal services (and their patience too!): To Mr. Cheng.
Artist Eric Ericson, from Sweden, spent a few years sending all kinds of unwrapped objects through the mail: food, a skeleton, a baby doll, books, vinyl records, a pair of glasses, individual playing cards… you name it.
The result is a fascinating minimalist website and book (published in Sweden but we hope they make it available in Amazon soon!).
Here’s what the artist had to say on a recent interview with Wired magazine:
Wired.com: You have previously published books of letters, for example one where you sent letters with odd ideas to authorities, like asking a Swedish municipality if it could host a North American Indian tribe. Why are you so fascinated by letters?
Ericson: Sending things is a fun way to communicate, and I love the seriousness in letters. I mean, you would never receive a lawsuit by e-mail. There is something about letters, especially nowadays when they are getting more and more rare, and we’re communicating in other ways instead.
Don’t you find it amusing to find odd mailboxes while driving down an unfamiliar neighborhood? Most of the time, these interesting mailboxes provide a hint of the owner’s personality and values.
Owning a quirky mailbox can be so much fun as well. What else can complete the whole excitement of the mailing process than getting your mail from a fun and quirky mailbox?
Thanks to Rilda from South Australia who sent us this wonderful blog suggestion about quirky mailboxes. Here are a few examples from her local collection:
Fun, isn’t it?
Most people’s mailboxes are the traditional mail slots that are built-in into their doors or the curbside Joroleman mailboxes that are usually seen in American suburbs. However, several creative individuals have thought of a peculiar way to excite their mail carrier (and themselves) by installing odd-shaped letterboxes.
How do you feel about a letterbox shaped like a mermaid or a fisherman? What about one that looks like a mushroom? Here are a few we found on Flickr that may cause a few giggles and laugh to unsuspecting passersby:
Click on any of these for a full size picture, and to discover who took that picture and where it was taken. There are many more of these on Flickr, just search for funny mailboxes!
Do you have a quirky mailbox too? If so, how quirky is it? Share your quirky mailbox story with your fellow postcrossers!
So we told you about those cool postcups and about the world’s tiniest and cutest telegrams in this blog. We’re sure you guys are still hungry for more cool and unique ways to send telegrams to your loved ones, relatives, friends, and of course, your Postcrossing buddies!
Well, here’s another lovely and rare telegram mode that you can use to “wow” your receivers and “mmm” them at the same time.
Introducing… the delicious Chocotelegrams!
Yes, they’re basically telegrams that are made from delicious, high-quality milk chocolates! Imagine your letter recipients opening a cute wooden case and seeing blocks of delicious Belgian chocolates speak for you. This is just so sweet! Literally.
The most popular company that both produces and sends these chocomails is United Kingdom’s Choco Mail UK, Ltd. Their service is very easy to use. All you have to do is click on their telegram-making interface and write a message that you would like to be inscribed on your chocotelegram.
Your message must be 7 to 60 letters long, which can include various symbols such as smiley faces, clover leaves, stars, Christmas trees, hearts, deer, and even a menorah.
You can also choose the type of chocotelegram package you’d like them to use. You can send your chocomails in brightly colored cardboard boxes, regular wooden cases, and luxurious wooden boxes.
Another website that offers this service is the Netherlands’ Tasty Present. The chocotelegram customizing steps at Tasty Present’s website are basically the same with the ones at Choco Mail. The only difference between the two is that Tasty Present offers a few more chocolate arrangements in addition to Choco Mail’s traditional rectangular arrangement. At Tasty Present, you can ask them to arrange the chocolate tiles into a heart-shaped or letter-shape chocotelegram.
You can ask the company to either directly send your chocomails to your intended recipient or send them to you. This is a really great telegram idea for Mother’s Day, graduations, Valentine’s Day, thank-you letters, and anniversaries, etc.
Oh, and it’s not just the United Kingdom and the Netherlands that have this service. Portugal has it too and even if you are not in one of these countries, look around, it might very well be that there’s one for your country too!
Oh yeah, Easter is coming up so why don’t you do something different this time and instead of sending Easter egg chocolates or marshmallow chicks, use a Chocotelegram to both express your Easter greetings and fill your recipient’s tummy with choco goodness!
