Postcards

Have you tried to buy picture postcards lately? My daughter Robyn collects them. I thought that maybe she hit on the one souvenir that wouldn't break the bank to take back to her. Boy, was I mistaken! The cost is still very inexpensive by today's standards ranging in price from 25 to 59 cents each. The problem is that unless you are in a tourist shop they are almost impossible to find. We have been in 45 of the continental 48 states and have gotten fewer than 20 cards for her.

When we got married we got some advice to mail ourselves a postcard while on our honeymoon. This is a way to have a record of when and where we've been and to keep it with the vacation pictures to identify with years later. What are we to do if we don't vacation in a popular tourist area?

We've found most of them at major truckstops and a few is some small shops. Most chains don't carry them at all. Cracker Barrel would be an ideal sight but no luck. And I was very disheartened to be told that when Pilot Truckstops merged with Flying J cases of postcards were simply tossed into the trash. Why? They don't have an expiration date and the clerk said people have been asking for them. I guess the higher-ups just don't want to be bothered. In the meantime we keep toodlin' down the road and I keep my eyes pealed for those colorful little cards that have become so elusive.

Thanks for sharing my ramblings.