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by jameshsi 4795 days ago
wow, beautiful app! i had a similar idea with a different slant as a side project, centered around the idea of writing a letter to your future self. am currently testing whether or not people would pay to get letters printed and mailed to them.

take a look here: http://www.tymdrop.com

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$9 seems quite excessive to mail a sheet of paper. I'm not sure whether or not people will be able to justify the inordinate price, and I'm of the opinion that it's simply too hight to be tenable.

As an aside, the site crashed upon closing the "learn more" dialog.

ah yes i agree $9 is not low, but i think we need to communicate more of what you'll receive in by mail.

we won't send just a sheet of paper, but rather a neatly printed letter on high quality paper (diploma quality stock) with maybe letter pressed adornments.

all in all, this a lean startup test of the idea. i'm not married to the price point, and thanks for the feedback!

> $9 seems quite excessive to mail a sheet of paper.

$9.83 is a Starbucks grande latte in Oslo...

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/02/the-starbucks-g...