Everything’s online these days.  My email’s here, my files are scanned and accessible here, even my faxes come to me by email.  The circle, however, is incomplete.

Some days you need to send out a piece of paper through the old-fashioned US Postal Service.

Well, maybe not.  There’s this cool service called SnailMailr.com.  The premise is so gloriously simple I nearly broke out into cheers when I heard about it.  You type in a return address, then type in your recipient’s address.  Once done you can either type a message for inclusion or (glory glory!) upload a PDF for them to print in 4-color (that’s full color, folks).  Pay $0.99 for up to two pages (including the postage stamp) via Amazon’s payment mechanism and you’re all set.

This isn’t a substitute for serving litigation-related documents (but you already use CertificateOfService.com, right?  RIGHT?), nor is it a really good idea for mass mailing needs.  But for the times when paper mail is the only option, this may be a winner.

For example, you’re on vacation and speak with a new client.  You need to get out a retainer agreement but the client doesn’t have email – or doesn’t have a printer so he or she can sign the document.  With SnailMailr you just upload the PDF and it gets mailed.  You go back to drinks with umbrellas on the beach, client gets the retainer for signature, and the world is good.

Sure it’s $0.99 to send out two pages, but it includes all the grunt work involved with sending out mail (print it, fold it, lick the envelope, affix the stamp, get to the mailbox) and it’s full color.  Not a bad price overall, I think.

Have you used it?  What do you think about it?  Sound off in the comments below!