It's a common vacation dilemma: you wake up on the last morning of your holiday and remember that you haven't sent any postcards to the folks back home. Unfortunately, the offerings in the souvenir shops don't quite capture the majestic beaches and quaint villages you've enjoyed over the past two weeks. Either they're too bawdy for Grandpa or they feature the talent-free scrawlings of a local artist. You can't help

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nginx/1.14.0 (Ubuntu) but think, "I wish I could make my own postcards." It turns out you can, if you have access to a camera phone.

To send a custom-made postcard, simply snap a picture with your mobile and send it to British-based firm Mobycards, tel: (44-7921) 505050, or as an e-mail from your phone to postcard@mobycards.com if you're signed up with a non-British mobile provider. In the text part of the message, type "Mobycards" followed by the recipient's address and your greeting. Mobycards will then print your picture and message in old-fashioned postcard form and pop it in the mail the same day, as long as you contact Mobycards before 3 p.m. GMT. The service is available on any network anywhere in the world, and will cost you $4.50 a postcard, plus normal network charges. There's only one drawback: if you want to write a long message of more than around 100 words, you'll have to use text speak. Here's hoping Grandpa understands, "Lvly fud, wsh u wr ere." mobycards.com

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