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How do I send a single handwritten card?

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For a quick order, open Send one card or choose a card in the shop. Write your message, choose a saved contact or enter an address, then pay at checkout or use a private Just me credit. For an arrival window, choose Schedule a card with credits. The steps below cover scheduled sending from your selected space.

  1. Open scheduled sending

    Open Send one card, then choose Schedule a card with credits. In a shared space, Send one card opens scheduled sending directly. The card and envelope previews update as you enter the details.

  2. Say who it is going to

    Search your address book by name, company or email and click somebody — the address fills in. Or just type one: a name, a street, a city, a two-letter state and a five-digit ZIP. The address does not need to be saved as a contact.

    Add another card takes you up to four. For more recipients, use Send to a list, using saved contacts or a spreadsheet. Address checks flag missing or invalid fields; they do not verify deliverability.

    You’ll know it worked when The envelope on the right is addressed to the person you picked.

  3. Pick a card and a handwriting

    Choose from the full catalog or designs saved in this space, filterable by occasion. The handwriting picker has 30 styles with samples and category filters.

  4. Write it

    Five starting points — Sorry, Thank you, Congratulations, Welcome, or blank — each of which fills the box with something to edit rather than a blank page. Anything in [square brackets] is a blank only you can fill in, and the card will not send while one is left in.

    The handwriting fits the message within a readable size range. Short notes keep room around them; longer ones may use smaller writing. Check the preview and shorten the message if it will not fit. See handwriting size.

    You’ll know it worked when The card on the right reads the way you want it to, and the size readout is green or amber rather than red.

  5. Choose when it should land

    An arrive-by date, or as soon as possible. Scribble works backwards and quotes a four to five day window ending on your date. The soonest a single card can arrive is seven working days out — see arrival windows.

    This step also shows the credit cost, and asks for your return address if you have not got one on file.

  6. Send it

    This is the commitment: the credit is held here. Held, not spent — it only leaves your balance when the card enters production, and canceling before the deadline puts it straight back.

    You’ll know it worked when The confirmation names the arrival window and the exact deadline for canceling, and links to the send so you can follow it.

#Common questions

Can I cancel it?
Until 9am on the production start date. Open the scheduled run from Send to a list and press Cancel; the held credit returns to available.
Where does it go afterwards?
Find the scheduled run under Send to a list, named after the recipient, such as Card to Priya Raman. Once a card has been created, Orders & sent cards shows its progress and previews of the front, inside and envelope.
Do I have to save the person as a contact first?
No. Type the address and it is copied onto the card. Saving them as a contact is worth doing if you are likely to write to them again, or if you want a birthday rule to cover them.
What if I want two or three cards, not one?
The same screen. Press Add another card — up to four. They all carry the same design, handwriting and message, each addressed to its own recipient, and each costs one credit.

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