Quotecard Postcard #57

This should be a fun, low-pressure swap, so don't feel you have to do a lot of research unless you want to do that. I have a file in which I save quotations that I like, so I don't usually need to search for them for my Quotecards, but when I want quotes on a particular theme, I put:

[theme keywords] quote OR quotation

into a search engine. I get links to some general quotation sites but also ones which only have quotes on that theme, which often have many more than the general sites.

Some general ones:

• The Quote Garden
• Think exist
• Quotations Book
• Quotations Home Page
• Quoteland
• The Quotations Page
• The Quotations Archive
• TCPN Quotations
• WikiQuote
• goodreads

Also, here's an interesting site (well, interesting to me, anyway) ... Black Cab Quotes. A London cab driver decided to leave a clipboard in the back of the cab and invite his passengers to write down their favourite quotes. Most of them aren't attributed, so if you like one, you may need to search online for the original source.

I am also often asked about sources for nice or 'different' postcards. Museums and art galleries usually have them, and a lot of book shops and stationery stores/departments have nice ones. In the US, USPS sells books of themed post cards - a bit expensive, but they are already stamped. In the UK, Royal Mail often issues postcard sets to go with new commemorative stamp releases. Postal services in other countries may have postcards too.

There are online sources, of course:

• Amazon has books of postcards.
• Pomegranate have lots of choice, and their "blowout" packs are a great 'pot luck' deal. They can sometimes send UK packages via their UK distributor, saving some money, so UK/European swappers may want to contact them before ordering.
• postcardstop.com have a good range.
• VisionWorks is another good US online source, but I can also get some of the cards they stock from my local 'world store' here in the UK.
• Syracuse Cultural Workers has interesting cards, many of them with quotes and most of them with a 'message'.
• Zazzle has a lot of postcards too, and they have sites in other countries, including in the UK. (Check the shipping, though.)
• The Film Store has film-related postcards, of course, but other subjects too. It is a UK site but you can opt to see the prices in US dollars.
• Chronicle Books
• Dover Publications has books with 12 standard size and 24 slightly larger postcards
• Moo ReadyMade US/Canada store and European store. You can also put together a custom selection from their designs or upload your own.
• some Etsy sellers have postcards, and it is worth looking on eBay too.

If anyone has suggestions for other sources, please post them here.

Please note: some postcard collectors are not happy to receive cards which weren't bought in 'normal' stores, and when swaps specify "store-bought" Moo and Etsy postcards may not be acceptable. For this swap, though, any good quality postcards are acceptable because the quotes are the important part.

Hi,

I was just wondering something. I don't have any postcards with a quote so I was planning on making some as you said handmade are ok. But what I'm nervous about is what if I'm assigned to someone who doesn't want any homemade one?

Am i then supposed to get a regular postcard and write a quote behind?

Thanks for letting me know, I'm nervous to sign up and then do something wrong and get a bad rating, I'm pretty new to the site and not sure how everything work.

EvilBlackSheep, the idea of this swap is not to send a postcard with an already-printed quote. It is to write one of your own favourite quotes on the back of an ordinary commercial postcard or to make a card with a quote which may be on the front or back. So, if you have any postcards at all, you can send ones with a handwritten quote on the back.

If you still prefer to make one, that's fine too. The swap description says that handmade postcards are allowed, so anyone who does not want any handmade ones should not join. Your partners would not be allowed to give you a bad rating just because you sent handmade cards. Some would actually be more likely to give you a heart, because many people on this site like receiving handmade items, and appreciate that extra effort.

Thanks for the answer :)

As sign-ups have ended for this swap, I have now created the next swap in the series, Quotecard Postcard #58. I hope to see many of you in that one too.

Well this is my first postcard swap....hope I didn't mess up too bad. Hope my partners are kind...lol

I'm sure you didn't really mess up, and most partners are just pleased to receive a nice postcard. :-)

It is now over 2 weeks since the Send deadline for this swap. Everyone has marked Sent - thank you!

If anyone has not received after a reasonable time, bearing in mind where your partners live, please try to contact them. If you cannot resolve it between you, please PM me, as I will not be checking these comments any more.