Quotecard Postcard #50

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. 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
• 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.

The USPS sells books of themed post cards as well. I just bought 2 books of cards from there - a bit expensive, but they're already stamped.

Thanks! I'll add that to my list for future swaps.

envolope or no?

As the swap description says, "They should be postmarked! Please DO NOT send in an envelope." If a participant specifically asks for their cards to be sent in envelopes, it is up to the senders to choose whether to do that, and they should not get a lower rating if they do not. If anyone only wants postcards sent in envelopes, there are a lot of other swaps for those.

this swap has made it to the top 10!!

I suspect that all 50 of Jenny's Quotecard PC swaps have! (";)

I think one month it didn't, perhaps when a certain ornament swap was at the top ...

They weren't all my swaps, though, as @nicole ran the first 16 of them.

Sounds great to me!

By the way, how do I join this swap???

@drcat68 ~ the last day to sign up was the 15th (see the description above) and your comment is dated the 16th, so you could not join. I am about to set up the next swap in the series, and you will be welcome to join that one.

Sorry, the past few days have been unexpectedly busy, so I wasn't able to pre-check profiles. I hope to get partners assigned tomorrow (Sunday).

Meanwhile, I have now created the next swap in the series, Quotecard Postcard #51. I hope to see many of you in that one too.

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

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.