Letterbox Gifts for Someone Far Away

We make cards, pin badges and prints in the UK, all of them flat enough to post. We don't sell flowers, so the guide below is a straight guide - the cards and prints at the end are the only things we're selling.

Distance turns into silence quietly. Messages are easy and instantly forgotten; post sits on a shelf for months.

Ideas for people you can't get to - students, family abroad, an old friend three hundred miles away, someone in hospital or a care home.

Thinking of you cards, posted first class

Flat, light and cheap to post - the point is that it keeps arriving.

Shop thinking of you cards

Regular post beats one big parcel

  • A postcard a month with nothing in particular on it. This is the whole trick.
  • Number them, so a missed one gets noticed and the series feels deliberate.
  • Send photographs printed out. Nobody prints photos any more, which is exactly why they land.
  • Newspaper clippings, a ticket stub, something from a day out - proof of a life, not a status update.

Students and first flats

  • A card with a supermarket voucher inside during the grim weeks - late November and February.
  • Prints for bare rented walls that can come down without damage.
  • Flat-boxed snacks for a revision week.
  • Stamps and pre-addressed envelopes, if you want a reply and are being optimistic.

Care homes and hospital stays

  • Large, clear handwriting and a big card - it gets read aloud by staff more often than people realise.
  • A photo with names written on the back, which helps enormously.
  • Something that can go on a wall or a bedside table without needing care.
  • Post addressed to them personally, not to the family. Receiving your own post matters.

Family abroad

  • Send well ahead of any date - international post is slower than you think and customs adds days.
  • Keep it flat and low value to avoid customs charges landing on the recipient.
  • Cards for the small occasions, not just the big ones - a first day at school, an exam result.
  • Write the date on everything. Post arriving out of order still makes sense then.

Shop thinking of you cards

Prints that post flat

A5, A4 and A3 art prints, drawn in house and printed in the UK.

All You Need Is Love / Love Is All You Need Print (A5 - A3) All You Need Is Love / Love Is All You Need Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 Look At The Stars Song Lyrics Print (A5 - A3) Look At The Stars Song Lyrics Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 Music Sounds Better With You Music Print (A5 - A3) Music Sounds Better With You Music Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 99 Problems but Excel Ain't One (A5 - A3) 99 Problems but Excel Ain't One (A5 - A3) £8.00 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics Print 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics Print £6.00 Play That Funky Music Print (A5 - A3) Play That Funky Music Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 99 Problems, Prompting Ain't One A6 Postcard 99 Problems, Prompting Ain't One A6 Postcard £3.00 Play That Funky Music Print A6 Postcard Play That Funky Music Print A6 Postcard £3.00

How to write it so it lands

  • Monthly postcards beat one big parcel.
  • Print the photos.
  • Post abroad far earlier than feels necessary.

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Frequently asked questions

What can you post to someone who lives far away?

Cards and postcards, printed photographs, unframed prints, pin badges, flat snacks and vouchers. Small and regular keeps the connection going better than one large parcel.

What do you send a student in the post?

A card with a supermarket voucher during the hard weeks, flat snacks, prints for bare walls, and printed photos. Late November and February are the months that need it.

What can you send to someone in a care home?

Post addressed to them personally, written large and clearly, with photographs labelled with names on the back and something flat that can go on the wall.

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