Make A Great Impression With Custom Photographic Stamps

June 2, 2008
David Schloss, Technology Editor

Sitting at a small diner in Greenwich Village, I was idly chatting with my friends Matt and Leigh. My girlfriend at the time was sitting next to me; she and I had conspired to set this couple up. They seemed like a good match and this trip for lunch was a double-date of sorts.

Leigh reached over and grabbed the ketchup bottle, twisted the cap off and watched in horror as ketchup somehow sprayed out of the bottle and across Matt's entire torso. Dripping with tomato he turned to her slowly and said "you never have a second chance for a first impression."

Matt and Leigh never ended up as an item (which is probably not a surprise) but this illustrates a very good point—first impressions are priceless.

That's a reason why the PictureItPostage stamps from Endicia.com are such a great idea. Real postage stamps that you can create using (just about) any photograph you want, delivered to your door. It couldn't be easier to make one either, just upload a picture on the pictureitpostage.com website and order sheets or rolls of stamps for whatever postage rate you need.

These are fantastic for the photographer sending out promo cards to art directors or for wedding invitations, even for everyday stationary.

Yes, you pay a premium for the service—a $.42 stamp costs $.76 as picture postage, however it's really worth it when you think of the costs and importance of things like wedding invitations or marketing materials.

It's really, after all, your first impression.