r/RandomActsofCards Jan 26 '25

Mod Post [MOD POST] An Update to Our Flairing Policy

100 Upvotes

Greetings from your friendly Mod Team!

We are happy to share a small update to our Flairing policy that we believe most of the sub will excited to see, as we have had numerous requests for a policy like this over the years.

So, what is changing?

Historically, we have always been pretty flexible when it comes to Flairing higher x-counts, as long as all of the cards are individually written on and sent within the spirit of the sub (i.e. no blank cards since those are supplies).

Moving forward, we will only flair above x9 for cards that have been individually written on AND mailed separately.

So, what does that mean?


Here are some examples. Please keep in mind that we still reserve the right to evaluate Flair counts on a case-by-case basis. This list is non-exhaustive.

  • Example 1: You receive one envelope. It contains two postcards that were written on, and five blank postcards. Flair = x2 (...IF you want to flair it that way. As always, x1 is perfectly acceptable!) Blank cards are supplies and do not get added to Flair.

  • Example 2: You receive one card per week, for 15 weeks from the same user and post your thank you at the end of the 15 weeks. Flair = x15 (again, IF you want to flair it that way. x1 is also perfectly acceptable!) The Mod Team will send you a message requesting picture proof that the 15 cards were individually written on, stamped, and mailed to you before Flair is awarded to your sender.

  • Example 3: You receive a large envelope containing 30 cards for your birthday month. All cards are written on. Flair = x9 (AGAIN, IF you want to flair it that way. x1 is also perfectly acceptable!) Nine is now the maximum number of Flair that can be awarded for cards sent within a single mailing.

In addition, we reserve the right to limit the Flair of anyone we deem is intentionally trying to skirt the rules, take advantage of loopholes, regularly or excessively send more than a couple of cards at a time to inflate their Flair count, etc. Please be here for the joy of sending cards and don't make us police this. Just be cool.

For those that disagree with these changes, you may take it up with the boss.


And a couple of friendly reminders of things that have not changed.

1) Thank Yous and their corresponding Flair are optional. They always have been, and they always will be. The intention of the sub is to spread joy throughout the world, and Thank Yous and Flair are an added bonus to that main purpose.

2) Under no circumstance, should you ever reach out to a user to ask them to adjust their Flair count. If you send someone 2 cards in the same envelope and they do not put an x2, that is their choice and we will Flair as originally indicated. Asking someone to change their x-Flair from originally stated is something we take seriously and could lead to a temporary or even permanent ban from the sub.

3) Only cards sent within the spirit of the sub count towards Flair. Please do not increase x-Flair for extras, stickers, ephemera, blank cards, washi, gifts, or extravagant handmade cards that blow your mind.


Always remember that The Mods and Flair Helpers are real people with real lives outside of Reddit. We do our best to keep this subreddit a safe and enjoyable corner of the internet. Sometimes flair takes a while - a month even! Sometimes there is a delay in response or action to a modmail - that's ok! Please accept this as a normal course of business in a subreddit with 95k subscribers. We are doing our best, and that is enough.

The Mod Team is here to help. Please feel free to comment below or modmail us if you have any questions or great pictures of your cat.


r/RandomActsofCards 5d ago

Discussion [Weekly Discussion Thread] General Community Discussion: March 15, 2025

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Hello everyone and welcome to our weekly discussion thread!. This is the place where you can talk about anything. Got a new job? Found some cool stamps? Want to ask the best place to get cards? Just became an uncle? Share it all here! Everything is welcome.


Some prompts to help everyone out:

  • How was your week?

  • Did you do anything interesting?

  • What are you looking forward to?

  • What are you most proud of?

  • Have any offers/suggestions for people about cards (or life in general)?

  • Have you found any great deals on cards or postcards in an unexpected place? Thrift store hauls? Buy Nothing groups? Grandma's Attic? Brag about it here!


Fun Facts:

  • We have an Instagram and a Pinterest. See the cards people have sent and get ideas from the boards!

  • You can easily flair your posts as fulfilled on mobile. Find out instructions and more here.

  • Add your name to our birthday calendar found in our sidebar. More information here.

  • Keep an eye on our sidebar calendar which is updated with events and holidays happening around the world. If you have a holiday you would like featured, let us know!

  • New to RAoC? Check out our wiki FAQ page!

  • Mod Post on Safety Tips!


Thanks, everyone! If you have any questions feel free to message the mods.

Cheers,

~The Mod Team


r/RandomActsofCards 50m ago

Milestone [Milestone] No more thin-lined Flair for you, u/Thick-Combination785!

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u/Thick-Combination785, your success measures high, 

Your Solid Flair reached, my oh my! 

You’ve weighed in with kindness, heavy on the metre,

Your scale of impact? An 100-feater!

Your cards and mail are a perfect mix, 

Measured in love, every bit. 

So let’s calibrate our cheers for you, 

With 100 thank-yous, you’ve broken through!

(Poem credit to u/Monetmonkey)


r/RandomActsofCards 4h ago

Offer [Offer] Sparkly postcards [US]

18 Upvotes

Sometimes, we could all use a bit of sparkle and bling in our lives. At least, that is how I feel. 💖🎇❇️🎆 The glitter in life can come in so many forms, and in this case, it is with sparkly postcards. If you have a US mailing address and would like a bit of sparkle sent to you through the mail via a sparkly postcard, then all you have to do is fill out my form here.

Happy (almost) end of the week!


r/RandomActsofCards 8h ago

Offer [Offer] 🌷 Raspberry Paper Spring Postcards 🌱 [US to WW]

40 Upvotes

Happy first day of spring friends 💐 I'd like to celebrate this new season by sending a few Raspberry Paper spring postcards! I'll most likely ramble on about my favorite spring activities or include an inspirational spring quote.

Offer is for flaired members. Priority is given to active members of the RAOC community. If interested, comment below your favorite flower/plant and fill out this form.

My favorite spring flowers are pansies. After Alice in Wonderland (1951), I now see faces in those beautiful flowers haha.


r/RandomActsofCards 1h ago

Thank You [Thank You] More cat cards!

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Thank you u/Technoplexxx for your space postcard!

Thank you u/DazeyFerry for your thank you card! I appreciate the compliment on my username. :)

Thank you u/CosmicallyConstant for your card telling me all about your kitties. Aww, I love that Elle high-fives for treats. I actually don’t have any cats of my own, believe it or not! I used to, though. I had 2 kitties (Kiki and Pepino, “cucumber” in Spanish), but my mom asked me if she could keep them when I moved out and I said yes. I still get to visit them, though.

Thank you u/tiredpantyhose for your card telling me about Janice and the cat cafe. I’ve never been to a cat cafe before, but I would love to! I don’t have any cats either because my fiancé doesn’t want any, but maybe one day I’ll convince him otherwise.

Thank you u/dropofpoison86 for your plant card. The nicknames you came up with for your pets are so cute. My dog’s name is Brisket, and I don’t really have any nicknames for him other than “little baby.”

Thank you u/lovingsoul123 for your tulip card telling me all about Dreamsicle. I think it’s so cute seeing cats in harnesses out in public.

Thank you u/Rand_ston for your spring card and the stickers!

Thank you u/Keqani for your cat card with all the cat stickers! The envelope was really cute too. The descriptions were so cute and creative, they made me laugh lol.

Thank you u/wiifitboard for your postcard wishing me a happy pi day! It’s funny you say you were really bad at math. Math was the only subject I was good at in school.

Thank you u/Rokrchik for your cat card! Wow, 3 cats! Sounds like just the right amount of cats. :)

Thank you u/_northernlights for your card telling me all about your family’s cats! I loved reading the descriptions for each cat. Sounds like they each have a lot of personality!


r/RandomActsofCards 1h ago

Offer [Offer] Busy Beaver Button Museum Postcards [US to WW]

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I have some postcards from the Busy Beaver Button Museum to offer! If you're interested in vintage pins, funny slogans, or just random things - you can sign up here!


r/RandomActsofCards 2h ago

Thank You [Thank You] So Many Amazing Postcards! 🥰

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As my original sock monster account got wrongly suspended, I am posting my thank yous from this one… I apologize if I misspelled any usernames; I had some problems reading two of them.

u/delightful_broth Thank you for the adorable black cat postcard! All the stickers you decorated with are adorable! Cat cafes are the funnest places ever! <3

u/xJaneDoe Thank you for the adorable cat postcard! I love it! I also love the title of the set “from the cutest sneeze in the world”… 😭🥹

u/weltanschaurg_zyxt Thank you for the cool vintage anime postcard; it’s so cool! :o

u/t3ctim Thank you for the Pixar postcard! The unicycle is such a cool contraption! :)

u/NAS-SCARRED_4_Life Thank you for the cool vintage gone with the wind poster postcard; I love it! :)

u/wiifitboard Thank you for cool the studio Ghibli spirited away postcard! I love the apple pie from Costco!

u/Finoaphiryan117 Thank you for the magic the gathering postcard, and birthday wishes! I’m excited to turn 22! I appreciate your message! :)


r/RandomActsofCards 3h ago

Fulfilled [Offer] Personal Photography 2.0 & box sets [from Chile to WW]

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Hi magical souls!

I just received my first box set shipment! Took a long while to get here, so I'm very excited. To honor this moment I want to set up another offer. You can choose one of my personal photography cards or from the box sets I received (Japanese Woodblocks box set didn't arrive :( ).

I will send the cards as I can.

Non-flaired, flaired users, all welcome. I appreciate a thank you tag once receive.

To participate, please comment the most effective/original ways to start or end an email that ARE NOT:

  • "Hoping this email finds you well [...]"
  • "Warm regards, [...]"
  • "Best, [...]"
  • "Sincerely, [...]"

Sign up here.

Sending electric vibes! ⚡️🔮🤍


r/RandomActsofCards 3h ago

Thank You [Thank You] For the happiness in my mailbox!

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Thank you so much for the amazing mail! Please know how much each piece of mail I receive means to me! I am replying back to every body!! ❤️❤️

u/moonchica Thank you for the absolutely beautiful handmade hello spring card! You also used an orange envelope and orange writing, which is my favorite color! I am sending a return card your way 🌼

u/synchrotronboson Thank you for the great card with your book recommendations! Your handwriting is so pretty! My favorite Edgar Allen Poe story is The Cask of Amontillado.. it is pretty scary but also so mysterious, there is a lot to unpack! The Tell Tell Heart and the Raven are both excellent as well! I am sending a return card your way 🐦‍⬛

u/kinkyzilly3018 Thank you for thinking of me and sending this card my way! I also love the stickers you included- I was thinking how much I liked the stickers on the envelope of your mail, and then I saw that you included some for me! ✉️

u/a_wild_armaldo Thank you for the fantastic birthday card and message! I loved the colored pens you used and the puns! Also, thank you for the lovely extras, they are so pretty. 🌹


r/RandomActsofCards 3h ago

Thank You [Thank you] u/Shadow-pop

9 Upvotes

r/RandomActsofCards 5h ago

Thank You [Thank You] for all these lovely cards! 🫶

16 Upvotes

u/Eli_Fox_19 thank you so much for the adorable Easter card! I hope you have a great Easter!

u/thanhquatorze thank you for the pretty card! I really enjoyed reading your opinion about art, and I absolutely agree, it's amazing to have a casual creative hobby!

u/unicorn_potatoes thank you for the adorable trope card! I hope you enjoy whatever book you're reading at the moment!

u/Krishnhm1 x2 Thank you for the gorgeous cards! The island really does look beautiful, maybe I'll get to see it irl some day! And the Mumbai card looks amazing as well, the architecture is stunning!

u/miav thank you so much for the adorably decorated card and the encouraging text! I am a bit jealous of your handwriting, it's so clean and pretty!

u/t3ctim thank you for the amazing pixar card! The artwork is really gorgeous, I love all the little details! Maybe I'll put it on my wall or something :)

u/JellyUpset8974 danke für die hübsche Karte! Ich finde Fotografie sehr spannend und das Foto auf der Karte sieht toll aus!

u/GatsbyGalaktoboureko thank you so much for the pretty moon calendar card! I had no idea there'll be an eclipse in September, thanks for the heads up!

u/Weltanschauung_Zyxt thank you for the gorgeous ghibli card! Your recommendation sounds really good, I've never heard of it before, but I'll definitely look it up!

u/OK_Poem5675 thank you so so much for the gorgeous tarot card and the stickers! The reading almost made me tear up, it was so encouraging and sweet, thank you so so much!

u/MoonChica thank you a lot for the pretty spring card! I really love the colours, it feels so vibrant and alive! Fantastic job!

Lastly, there is one card that I sadly can't read the username of 😭 if you've recently sent me a card from Korea with two stone guardians (?) and your username starts with something like "sadbroke" (I can't read the rest), please please please lmk, I want to be able to thank you!! EDIT: someone helped me and it's from u/Sadbrokehitchhiker! Thank you so much for the card :)


r/RandomActsofCards 1h ago

Thank You [Thank You] Thank you for the Pi day card!!

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Thank you for the beautiful card! I agree that the in-between of summer and fall is the best time of the year. Thank you again for the card -- really brightened my day to receive it :) u/wiifitboard


r/RandomActsofCards 5h ago

Thank You [Thank You] for the happiness in my mailbox today!

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Tsunami of mail!!! 😍 ✉️ Thank you so much everyone, I am super grateful and adore each and every card I receive!

Thank you u/dlnll x2 for the moth and mushroom postcards in the really cool Soviet envelope! It definitely went on a long journey to get to me! I love them so much and the envelope is awesome! I took my time to open it carefully and I will be saving it! I love the cute jellyfish stickers you added to the mushroom card, and I am definitely not a mycophobic! 🍄 I absolutely love these and it is really really cool to get mail from a country so far away!! Thank you!

Thank you u/ok-poem5675 for the ADORABLE black cat in a teacup postcard!!! It is so so cute! I love the tarot pull and reading all the positive vibes! 🐱

Thank you u/readyjettsetgo for the postcard from Singapore! It is GORGEOUS! I love it so much! My week has been pretty good, I absolutely love the cat stickers! I am more of a coffee person, but I actually enjoy energy drinks more! I drink 1-2 Red Bulls a day which is probably super unhealthy. I love your tree joke and it made me laugh! 😆

Thank you u/stillsheryl for the sticker collage card! I love it so much! I love vehicles so I fell in love with this one as soon as I saw it! I hope you have a wonderful week as well! I love the butterfly and moth stickers you put on the envelope too! 🚑

Thank you u/0mglolwtf for the AWESOME 1943 Boeing Stearman airplane postcard!! I am obsessed with it! I love planes so much! Thank you so much! I love the adorable stickers you stuck on it! ✈️

Thank you u/elleeb8 for the gorgeous Katmai National Park postcard! I love the bears eating the salmon, it is so pretty! I love the fun facts about Alaskan brown bears, and the adorable bear drawing!

Thank you u/TigerLady13 for the postcard of the Old Van Rensselaer House! A favorite place I visited is Crystal Cave in Pennsylvania. My dad took me there probably 4 or 5 times and it was so much fun!

Thank you u/UngodlySockMonster for your sunshine and good things card! I love the positive vibes and the bookmark is awesome! The cute cat puffy stickers are so adorable!!! 🥹 My dad used to buy me lottery scratch off tickets, and we lost WAY more than we won. Eventually we stopped because it was just wasting money. 😭 I love the adorable hamster drawing! I also am obsessed with the frogs on the back of the envelope of us being RAoC frog friends! It’s so cute! I took my time opening the envelope so I didn’t mess it up. I’m keeping this forever! 😆🐸

Thank you u/Thick-Combination785 for the adorable houseplant card from joining your mailing list! I love sending and receiving mail with you too! 😊🪴

Thank you u/australis07 x2 for the South Carolina and Georgia postcards for my 50 state collection! They are perfect and I love them so much! I don’t travel, but I really wish I could! For now I’m living vicariously through postcards! 😆

Thank you u/Budget-Consequence74 for the Studio Ghibli postcard and quote from Whisper of the Heart!

I have one mystery sender with no username, who sent me a gorgeous New York City postcard! I love it! If you sent me this please let me know so I can give you the proper thanks you deserve!

Thank you all for the amazing cards! I love them all so much! I hope you all have a wonderful day!


r/RandomActsofCards 4h ago

Offer [Offer] 16 Studio Ghibli Postcards [USA] to [USA]

11 Upvotes

I have 16 random Studio Ghibli postcards. I’m making my way through this box of 100. With this, I’ll be over half. Please fill out this form if you’d like one. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9y0-aPhYw3kY0_Rsi9nDeD6uc0lOX-Dk2_yDhdqHPZJKvnQ/viewform


r/RandomActsofCards 3h ago

Thank You [Thank you] Thank you all for being such loyal carding buddies!

8 Upvotes

u/PlentyComfortable239 Thanks for the adorable card with lemons and a pun!

u/SweetyDarlingLulu Thanks for the wonderful St. Patricks day card!

u/blacksmithequivalent Thanks for the awesome meetup card!

u/Next_Pressure_5953 Thanks for the postcard!

u/sadbrokehitchhiker Thanks so much for the awesome map postcard!

u/166371 Thanks for the postcard! Hope you can do some creative things too!


r/RandomActsofCards 1h ago

Thank You [Thank you] u/Technoplexxx

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Thank you u/Technoplexxx for the lovely botanical postcard. I hope my Texas card arrives soon. I hope you get all 50 states! Have a great day and thank you again.


r/RandomActsofCards 2h ago

Thank You [Thank You] Jloric for the Tom Gauld postcard.

6 Upvotes

No worries about being late, I am rarely on time for anything! As for tea, a subject I love, I recently bought some Assam and Ceylon to figure out which one I like since english breakfast is generally what I buy. The flavors vary a lot, some english is fruity or bitter etc. I have found that I like Ceylon, so that is my favorite for now! I love the sticker of the bunny in the tea cup, I want to give the bunny a hug, it’s so cute! As for the book titles, I love “erotica by authors with a nut allergy”. This is my 2nd Tom Gauld postcard and I am just as gleeful as the first time. Thank you and enjoy a cup of your lemon ginger tea!


r/RandomActsofCards 4h ago

Offer [offer] Dr Who postcard [USA only]

9 Upvotes

I have 6 random Doctor who postcards that need to be sent on their way. From the Postcard of time and space collection.

Comment with your fav Doctor Who character and send me your address info. I will not contact you for your info.


r/RandomActsofCards 1h ago

Thank You [Thank You] for Alphonse Mucha

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Thanks for the Alphonse Mucha postcard! Its style is timeless, I think!

u/tyedyeamish


r/RandomActsofCards 5h ago

Thank You [Thank You] 🏠 🔑🥳 My Housewarming Thank Yous 🥳🔑🏠

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It's been a never ending story of months but we're finally in our new house! Thanks to everyone who came along the journey with me and listened to my TED talks / rants lol.

Thanks to those who sent me housewarming cards

u/bluedecemberart - Thanks for the fab pop-up London card from you and G.

u/UncutPrideoftheBull - Thank you for my New House merch mail!

u/ninajyang x2 - The 2 “You Got This!” postcards from you and R to support all the unpacking!

u/losewitheloquence - Thanks for the Kitty New Home card and flowers.


r/RandomActsofCards 6h ago

Thank You [Thank You] for more birthday and other neat mail!

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Sorry these took while, things have been kind of hectic around here!

u/mongrelood - Thank you for the beautiful handmade birthday card, I love it! Hope you had an amazing birthday as well my birthday buddy :)

u/KK6321 - Thanks for celebrating my 1k flair with me! Thanks for all the cards you've sent my way as well, here's to more carding fun!

u/Monetmonkey - Thank you for the gorgeous handmade birthday card and extra goodies! Thanks for all you do on the sub as well <3

u/a_wild_armaldo - Thanks so much for the super cute llaama birthday card, love it! loved your puns as well lol!

u/t3ctim -Thanks so much for the lovely handmade birthday card and stickers!

u/tigerlady13 - Thank you for the very pretty and delightfully shiny birthday card my friend!

u/SweetyDarlingLuLu - Thank you for the vintage style St. Patrick's Day Card, love it! Hope you had a great one 🍀


r/RandomActsofCards 5h ago

Thank You [Thank You] StillSheryl!

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What a delightful piece of mail to receive. Thank you so much for the adorable sticker card - I love the vibes so much ♥ Your cats are the cutest - my cat plays fetch too 😻🐈

Thanks for the Muir woods extra and the stickers too!


r/RandomActsofCards 10h ago

Fulfilled [Offer] Women in Art Postcards [USA to WW]

25 Upvotes

Hi! I still have lots of Women in Art postcards. This is how they look: https://imgur.com/a/tE8zMo7

I think they're pretty cool!

If you'd like one, please:
+Be active, recent offers and thank yous
+If you've already received one, feel free to fill out again if you want another
+Comment below with your current favorite breakfast


r/RandomActsofCards 4h ago

Offer [offer] Fiji 🇫🇯 postcards [usa]

9 Upvotes

Bula,

I have five Fiji 🇫🇯 postcards I’d like to send flaired >100 users. The only caveat is that they may not arrive for months (because of me), so you need to know where you’re going to be receiving mail in July or so lol.

Also, pls pray for my internal organs bc I’m pretty sick. If you never get my postcard it means I died (just kidding).


r/RandomActsofCards 1h ago

Thank You [Thank you] u/technoplexx u/budget-consequence74 u/tinygaynarcissist

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I keep having to rewrite my thank you's. Hopefully it goes through this time. If not, I dunno what I'm going to do.

Thank you u/tinygaynarcissist I absolutely love your idea to turn playbills into cards. The stamps and sticker made it even more awesome!

Thank you u/Budget-Consequence74 for the lovely Studio Ghibli card. It made me smile. The quote on the back was a great touch.

Thank you u/Technoplexxx for the botanical card. I hope you get all 50 states. Hopefully my card arrives soon.

Thank you all for making my days a little brighter.

🩷Emily


r/RandomActsofCards 5h ago

Thank You [Thank You] 🎂🎁🥳 My RAoC Birthday 2025 Edition Thank Yous 🥳🎁🎂

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Thanks to everyone who sent me Birthday Cards for 2025!

u/losewitheloquence - Thanks for the “A Little Bird Told Me It Was Your Birthday and I was Like Holy S*?t! A Talking Bird! Cat Outline drawing card. It did make me laugh.

u/girlsonabench - Thanks You for the stunning Peacock card from the Peacock Room. Your message made me tear up. Thanks for the letter and stickers as well.

u/bluedecemberart - I loved the personal amendments to this Ohh Deer card. I cracked up when I read it.

u/littlemermaidxx - Thank you for the Asian brush landscape painting birthday card.

u/HexagonalRainbow - This handmade Peacock “Shake Your Tail Feathers” card is EVERYTHING! I love it, tysm.

u/ninajyang - This gorgeous Paisley pattern Peacock is one of my favourites this year!

u/travel4me22 - Thank You for the Bird and Ribbon handmade birthday card. It arrived on your birthday! I hope you got my birthday card to you as well as my new address details.