Gear: Nice to Moo You
By Frans & Claire van der Lee
Written on 3 March 2008
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Moo's Minicards are my handshake of choice when bonding with fellow travelers or chatting with locals.
Nice to Moo You
Moo's MiniCards are my handshake of choice when bonding with fellow travelers or chatting with locals.
Product name: Moo MiniCard
Made by: Moo
Web Site:
Meeting people when traveling is one of the things that makes it so enjoyable. Those experiences are even more rewarding when you make lasting contacts and can exchange photos of moments shared in exotic lands. The wonderfully tactile Moo MiniCard has become my handshake of choice when bonding with fellow travelers and chatting with locals. The MiniCard is like a business card, but it is more personal and elicits delight when handed out.
Moo, a UK based company, allows you to upload your own photographs and up to six lines of text on the reverse of the card. Before you know it you have 100 gorgeous calling cards that can’t wait to get out of your mailbox and into the hands of new friends. Moo’s website interface is very intuitive and allows you to choose the cropping of your photos to fit the card’s unique dimensions and a choice of fonts and colors to personalize your text. You can even include a logo or small picture on the back so people can put a face with a name. They come in packs of 100 for only $19.99 and you can choose one hundred different photos or make them all the same. Uploading is a snap and you can even sync your photos from various online websites including Flickr. Moo provides global shipping and has a host of other products as well. The MiniCard is a joy to hold and has a beautiful matte laminate finish. If you are not photo-inclined they even offer designs produced by a host of talented graphic artists.
Besides a way of exchanging contact information, MiniCards also serve as a portable photo album. While other travelers may enjoy seeing pictures of far-off places like Bhutan or Burma, local kids giggle in wonder at the Manhattan skyline or Big Ben. It is also interesting to see which photograph people choose when given a choice, but sometimes it is hard to part with them. Luckily, you can always order more and it provides a nice excuse to make prints of digital photos that usually reside only in cyberspace. Make your own MiniCards at www.moo.com
Comments...
3 March 2008, Todd Lappin said:
I love Moo Cards! I've been meaning to get real business cards for myself for more than a year, but I keep putting it off... because my Moo Cards are so much more fun.
3 March 2008, Laura Boston-Thek said:
This is cool! Never heard of them. Thanks!!
18 March 2008, Gregory Pappas said:
I came across these in JPG and was planning on doing the same thing. Great minds....
4 April 2008, Colleen O'Sullivan said:
Totally sweet. Never heard of them before but will be checking out the website right about..........NOW!
5 April 2008, Agon Syla said:
I love the article and I love the cards as well.
They are so cute and fun!
10 April 2008, Brian Jones said:
I seriously wish I would have known about these before my trip as it would have saved me a lot of scribbling on paper scraps. I'm still planning to get some made now just because...
7 May 2008, Lizzie Morrison said:
I've been wanting to get moo cards forever, I just keeping putting it off due to the thousands of real business cards i want to get rid of. I think i might just get them anyway.
7 May 2008, Lizzie Morrison said:
what the hell am i saying if i get the moo cards i wont be able to depart with them.