Direct mail & outbound
Thankster
Thankster writes, prints, stuffs, stamps, seals and mails cards and letters on behalf of businesses, using handwriting-style fonts rather than a person with a pen. Customers can use one of the system handwriting or calligraphy fonts or have a custom font made from their own handwriting, and pieces go out with real first-class stamps.
Orders come in four shapes. A one-off project is designed in the editor, sent to an imported or manually added recipient list, and mailed immediately or on a scheduled date. A campaign repeats automatically against a contact list — birthdays, home anniversaries, monthly sends. A drip campaign is a sequence of templates mailed to a dynamic list on a defined schedule, such as a series after signup. Integration and API orders run off a saved template and pull recipient details from a connected application; named integrations include Shopify, Infusionsoft, NationBuilder and Zapier. Templates support merge fields for personalisation, and typical orders are mailed within one to two business days.
Pricing is published. On integration plans, folder cards run from $2.54 each down to $2.24 at higher monthly volumes, with the first-class stamp and handwriting included and $0.10 added for the larger 5 x 6.5 inch size. Flats, postcards and letters are cheaper per piece. Mailing to non-US recipients adds $0.6 per card.
One-off orders are priced per piece at $2.64 for a folder card, with pre-paid credit packs discounting between 5% and 30% depending on size. Match the plan to your real monthly volume before committing, since per-card price steps down by volume tier.
Best for
Businesses that want thank-you notes, anniversary cards or drip mail triggered automatically from a CRM, Zapier or the API. Buyers who need genuinely pen-written handwriting should note the service simulates it with fonts.
What they do
- One-off card and letter mailings
- Recurring automated card campaigns
- Drip campaign sequences
- CRM and Zapier integrations
- API ordering from saved templates
- Custom handwriting font creation
- Merge-field personalisation
- Folder cards, flat cards, postcards and letters
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| How they charge | Published per-piece rates: integration plans run $2.54 to $2.24 per folder card including the stamp; one-off folder cards are $2.64 with credit packs discounting 5% to 30%. Non-US mail adds $0.6 per card. |
What stands out
- Prints, stuffs, stamps, seals and mails each piece, using real first-class stamps.
- Says typical orders are mailed within one to two business days.
- Integration plans price folder cards from $2.54 down to $2.24 each, stamp and handwriting included.
- Pre-paid credit packs discount one-off orders from 5% up to 30%.
Common questions
- What is the difference between a campaign and a one-off project?
- A one-off project is designed and sent once, either immediately or on a scheduled date, to a list you import or enter. A campaign repeats automatically on a recurring basis — the same day each year for birthdays or anniversaries, or monthly — and is sent to a contact list you maintain in the Contacts section.
- What is a drip campaign?
- A drip campaign is a series of mailings set up in advance as a sequence of templates with defined send timings. It is mailed to the recipients on a Thankster list you select, so new contacts added to that list enter the sequence.
- Which applications does Thankster integrate with?
- Thankster connects to other applications so sending can be automated and recipient details pulled from where they already live. Named integrations include Shopify, Infusionsoft, NationBuilder and Zapier, and there is an API for custom integration orders.
- How much does it cost to send a card?
- One-off folder cards are $2.64 each, with credit packs discounting from 5% at 10 credits up to 30% at 2000 credits. On an integration plan, folder cards run $2.54 each at low volume down to $2.24 over 500 cards a month, including the first-class stamp. Non-US recipients add $0.6 per card.