Snail Mail Story

Tellinga started for four reasons:  

1.  We live in such a digital world these days as we are always emailing, text messaging and following each other’s social media accounts. Things such as traditional snail mail have somewhat been forgotten and those that still frequently check the mailbox are often disappointed by the number of bills or junk mail. Tellinga offers a way to tap back into the tangible and traditional by providing a product that you can touch and feel on a deeper level rather than staring at another screen. It provides that old level of eagerness and anticipation of looking forward to checking your mailbox every day. It is the same exciting feeling of when you were mailing letters with a pen pal or loved one growing up, looking forward to that new edition of your favorite magazine, or the expectation of receiving a greeting card from a loved one. The goal is to provide an extremely personalized gift that brightens a loved one’s day by delivering little hand-drawn story surprises in their mailboxes. It gives people the chance to be a character of their own mailbox story sent out piece by piece.

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2.  Greeting cards for lack of a better word, suck. They are templated without any real personalization or meaning. Messages are usually generic, lame, and flat out cheesy. Greeting cards also provide zero additional benefits. Sure, maybe you put one up on your fridge for a week, but nobody truly enjoys it. When people usually receive a greeting card, they fake smile, say “thank you,” and toss it out when nobody is looking contributing to the world's paper pollution epidemic. Why? It’s because there is zero additional use because of its lack of meaning and feeling. Lastly, you only receive greeting cards one time in one occurrence or situation. I honestly don’t know how greeting cards have survived this long. Tellinga is the perfect solution to these problems. Tellinga offers 100% personalization/customization allowing the customer to have whatever they want. Messages are told in story form, which is more heartfelt and personal than standardized templates. Tellinga cards are created on 5"x 7" premium 32 pt thick greeting card-sized postcards with cool red edges, and provide additional uses including framing, putting on your refrigerator, set as the profile picture on your social media pages, and you can even create your own reusable storybook for your coffee table or book collection. Lastly, you receive Tellinga hand-drawn cards over time to enjoy multiple times rather than just the one and done occurrence. Tellinga is truly where greeting cards meet storybooks meet snail mail!

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3.  Tellinga delivers a new platform for young and eager artists to express themselves artistically while pursuing a path of personal and economic prosperity. Currently employing 40 talented artists from across the nation, Tellinga provides younger artists a chance to demonstrate their hard-earned art degrees by sending 100% hand-drawn storybook greeting cards as unique gifts by snail mail.

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4.  As an independently owned business, we have the freedom to support causes we believe in and to impact the world in a positive way. Giving back is important to us and we want to share that passion with you. Through the use of Semi-Postal or fundraising stamps on every card shipped, we’ve been able to help raise funds to fight Alzheimer's disease, support breast cancer research, and help treat those impacted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Thank you for helping us do our part to improve the planet and support the people who live on it.

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Thanks for reading our story now let us help you tell yours. The mailbox isn't dead - it's more alive than ever! Start your story today!