Mystery Mail

Mail Manna Redux

2009-11-22T10:12:00.004-06:00

How to become a Mystery Mailer
Mystery Mail allows you to exchange mysterious packages with a total stranger. Who wouldn't enjoy receiving a mysterious package from a total stranger???

Here's how it works:
1. Email information below to:
mysterymailparticipant@yahoo.com

2. Your info will be thrown into the Rand-O-Matic Mystery Mail Recipient Generator.

3. You will receive the name and address of your Mystery Mail recipient. Mail your match a small mystery packages filled with strange and curious items.

4. Drop Mystery Mail a line with a pic of your package received and any thoughts you may have about your package.

YES! Bring a little mystery into my life by matching me up with a complete stranger with whom I will exchange a strange and curious package with!!

Name ____________________________

Address to receive packages
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

Email (for administrative purposes only) _________________

Would it be alright if you were matched with an international mystery mailer? The postage would be pricier, but the packages promise to be full of international intrigue! YES? NO?

Any specific package content restrictions you wish to be honored by your mystery mailer?
________________________________________________________

Check back for Mystery Mail photos!

Mystery Mail Gift Idea

2009-11-07T23:22:00.005-06:00

Stumped about what to send your Mystery Mail Recipient?

Try the Crafts on a Plane: Puffer Fish Barf bag Puppet.

Mystery Mail Awakes from a long hybernation

2009-02-26T20:07:00.005-06:00

After a looong hiatus, Mystery Mail is returning. FINALLY.

We've got some exciting events planned to commemorate (and jumpstart) the project.
-Spontaneous found object mini-mystery mailings sent to randomly picked mystery mailers.
-Euro-Mystery Mail junket.

stay tuned. seriousely.

A Special New Orleans welcome from the founder

2008-04-07T09:38:00.010-06:00

Dear New Orleans,
If you're reading this, you've found one of our Mystery Mail invites. New Orleans, this is a big moment for me. You see, Mystery Mail--the very idea, in fact--actually was born in your fair city. I was living there when I thought up the idea to have strangers from different cities/states/countries mail each other packages. Sort of like a penpal, only using objects instead of words. New Orleans, you were supposed to be the city where it all started. I waited so long to include you, New Orleans, because of the post-diluvian postal problems. And now now it is with great pleasure, reverence and fondness, New Orleans, that I welcome you to Mystery Mail. Have a looksie. Sign up for Mystery Mail. New Orleans, folks from around the world would LOVE to receive mysterious packages from you especially.

Love,
The Mystery Mail founder

How to become a Mystery Mailer
Mystery Mail allows you to exchange mysterious packages with a total stranger. Who wouldn't enjoy receiving a mysterious package from a total stranger???

Here's how it works:
1. Send the information below in an email to:
mysterymailparticipant@yahoo.com
2. Your info will be thrown into the random mail generator (i.e, my biggest shoebox) and matched to a mystery mail participant whom you do not know.

3. You and your mystery match will receive each other's name and addresses. You
mail your match a small mystery package filled with strange and curious items (e.g., headless Barbie found on a park bench, a band flyer, a two-headed stuffed animal, etc.).

YES! Bring a little mystery into my life by matching me up with a complete and total stranger with whom I will exchange a strange and curious package!!
Name ____________________________

Address to receive packages
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

Email (for administrative purposes only) _________________

Would it be alright if you were matched with an international mystery mailer? The postage would be pricier, but the packages promise to be full of international intrigue! YES? NO?

Any specific package content restrictions you wish to be honored by your mystery mailer?
________________________________________________________

Mystery Mail's Maiden Voyage to Boston

2008-01-13T11:27:00.000-06:00

Mystery Mail will make a first-ever visit to Boston early February. It's part of the "let's boost East Coast participation," which is a subsection to the "let's go someplace really cold and get a good cup o'chowdah" project.

Wicked fun times will be had by all.

Any good coffeehouse, tavern, or restaurant leads? Drop us a line at mysterymailparticipant@yahoo.com to let us know.

Mystery Mail Campaign: Amsterdam (again)

2008-01-01T13:44:00.001-06:00

The founders of Mystery Mail have just returned (yet again) from Amsterdam.

It was nice to end the year with a flier distribution campaign in Amsterdam. Why Amsterdam, you ask? Why not. Also, Amsterdam is a big travel hub/gateway to Europe for visitors, so you get exposure to a lot of travelers who can help spread the project around the globe...also gives travelers a nice project assignment for the length of their trip!

Happy Holidays from Mystery Mail.

This year, we strongly urge you to do something you've never done before...provided it hurts no one else.

Mystery Mail Campaign: Amsterdam (again)

2008-01-01T13:44:00.000-06:00

Australian Tampons

2007-09-18T05:32:00.000-06:00

Tampons are SO much more glamorous in Australia.

Note from Mystery Mailer:
"Meow! Aren't those just the cutest? I accidently left a can on my boss's desk, and she thought it was candy and opened it. What a stroke of marketing genius!"

STILL ACCEPTING MYSTERY MAIL PARTICIPANTS (see info and email below).

2007-09-06T17:34:00.000-06:00

How to become a Mystery Mailer
Mystery Mail allows you to exchange mysterious packages with a total stranger. Who wouldn't enjoy receiving a mysterious package from a total stranger???

Here's how it works:
1. Send the information below in an email to:
mysterymailparticipant@yahoo.com

2. Your info will be thrown into the random mail generator (i.e, my biggest shoebox) and matched to a mystery mail participant whom you do not know.

3. You and your mystery match will receive each other's name and addresses. You
intermittently mail your match a small mystery packages filled with strange and curious items.

YES! Bring a little mystery into my life by matching me up with a complete and total stranger with whom I will exchange strange and curious packages!!
Name ____________________________

Address to receive packages
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

Email (for administrative purposes only) _________________

Would it be alright if you were matched with an international mystery mailer? The postage would be pricier, but the packages promise to be full of international intrigue! YES? NO?

Any specific package content restrictions you wish to be honored by your mystery mailer?
________________________________________________________

Check back for Mystery Mail photos!

Mystery Mail show and tell

2007-08-28T08:53:00.000-06:00

Mystery Mail sponsor for San Francisco's Bazaar Bizarre

2007-08-24T20:51:00.001-06:00

Mystery Mail has been in a bit of a slumber as of late. Sorry about that.
But there are new and exciting plans in the near future: We are proud to announce our soon -to-be sponsorship status for this winter's Bazaar Bizarre Craft Fest in San Francisco.

Mystery Mail aims to tap into the collective crafty consciousness for some super-great mailings. You can practically smell the postal droppings from here.

Check out this cake from last year's show:

Carrie cake. yum.

Mystery Mail: Summer Edition

2007-05-20T16:16:00.001-06:00

Warning: The above is not endorsed by Mystery Mail as a means for prompt package processing and delivery.

The first round of Summer edition match-ups have been dispensed. Check your email for more info.

Amsterdam Package

2007-04-10T14:05:00.000-06:00

HA!

Mystery Mail is finally all caught up with post-trip business (and pleasure), and ready to regroup. The Mystery Mail package was FINALLY sent out today to a lucky recipient. We had to mail it from the states, as Holland has privatized their mail service. Not only is it hard to even find a post office, it costs a proverbial arm and a leg to mail stuff out.

Monitor those mail boxes....

More goodies from a Bangkok mystery package...

2007-02-28T14:29:00.000-06:00

Movie Magnets

When you go to the movies in Bangkok, the cinema will give you, along with your ticket, a fridge magnet advertising a future release. This particular horror film was very popular (this kid looks mopey and dilated).

Tuk-Tuk Taxi

When in Bankok, the Tuk-Tuk is your taxi:

Our mailer defined the tuk-tuk as a "3-wheeled taxi, always good for a scary ride and an argument about the fare."

This toy Tuk-Tuk must the Barbie version...

Bangkok package

2007-02-28T11:44:00.000-06:00

Who doesn't love a good package from overseas? This one's Thai-rific:

The image below is a pack of Durian Chips. The Durian is that freaky Southeast Asian plant that tastes amazing, yet smells so bad (like rotted flesh, to be exact), it's banned from public places such as Hotels and airports. Which is probably why they've got signs up in public places like this....

And apparently they make chips out of it:

Note from the sender:
"Durian. Mmmmm. Banned from many enclosed spaces because of the rotting-meat smell, this "king of fruits" is highly prized. The chips are great, but no smell."

Mystery Mail: It's real "EDUTAINMENT."

Takin' the Mystery to the streets: Amsterdam & Brussels

2007-02-26T16:31:00.000-06:00

Mystery Mail administrators will embark on a campaign & "fact-finding mission" to Amsterdam and Brussels in late March. We will canvas European cafes and galleries with Mystery Mail flyers to help with some of this European momentum that's been building.

As an added bonus, we'll be dipping our administrative fingers into the Mystery Mail participant pot and picking out a recipient for a surprise European mystery package!!

So now's the time to mail out those packages you've been sitting on (I'm looking at you, Northern & Southern Californians!). Eligible recipients will be picked on March 21st.

Mystery Mail Factoids...

2007-02-15T12:46:00.000-06:00

We're getting quite a few overseas Mystery Mail participants. Here are some interesting no-no's for those of us in the U.S. mailing packages to Scotland and England:

NO:

Goods made in foreign prisons.
Horror comics and matrices.
Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc. (I wonder who exactly gets to decide what’s “obscene” at the post office?)
Seal skins except those from an accepted source.
Switchblade knives.

Remember, check out the USPS website (link is to the right) before you mail.

The Mystery Mail "You Give Good Package" Award

2007-02-12T12:02:00.000-06:00

We've been hearing about some pretty nifty packages.

If you've ever seen the Mystery Mail office, you know that Mystery Mail is kind of an awards junkie. The walls are adorned with silly certificates for things like "excellence in hating Becky Dodd" (displaying our college diploma kind of isn't our thing).

This is probably why we've now come up with the semi-annual “You give good package” Mystery Mailer award. The winner will receive a special gift, along with a certificate praising their expert ability at giving "great package." Check your email boxes for additional info.

Good luck!

Mystery Cup

2007-01-08T15:51:00.000-06:00

I'm gonna Mystery Mail yo ass

2006-11-08T12:02:00.000-06:00

The holidays are knocking at our collective psyche, and Mystery Mail is feelin' it. Mystery Mail has decided to send out a couple of extra packages to unsuspecting recipients. That's right: I've located my stash of bubblewrap, and I know how to use the sewing machine. Let's see how many bubble wrap coats, ties and dresses I can make
....just in time for holliday parties...

Wooden Forks

2006-10-25T08:33:00.000-06:00

These are great for those who actually desire mouth splinters. Oh, those people are out there, alright.

Quick Update...

2006-10-24T15:16:00.000-06:00

I am currently working on recruitng more Mystery Mailers. I've now placed ads on Craigs List in...

Prague
Tokyo
London
Rio
Moscow
Madrid
Paris
Munich

Any suggestions on other cities to post? mysterymailparticipant@yahoo.com

Behold, the RAND-O-MATIC MYSTERY MAIL RECIPIENT GENERATOR

2006-10-17T08:35:00.000-06:00

...or hooch canister. Depends on what the day's like. Keep those mystery mail pics coming!

Curious photograph

2006-10-12T12:45:00.000-06:00

This curious photograph was received by one of our mystery mailers. Oddly enough, it arrived on his birthday.

Mystery Mail Match Day

2006-09-26T17:09:00.000-06:00

Check your email today to find your first Mystery match. If you haven't signed up yet, see the info below to learn how you can sign up.

Maiden Mystery Mail package

2006-09-22T09:13:00.000-06:00

The maiden Mystery Mail package has now been sent! It included this crazy sweater I created (just in time for the cool weather!) . I went to a thrift store and picked up this black sweater and a couple of stuffed animals. I severed their heads, and sewed them onto the chest. I call it the manic-depressive boobies muppet head sweater! The package also included a Star Wars tie I found at the dollar store (it had a Jedi with a life saber on it!), and a Buddha head (dollar store find, as well), which I spraypainted pink and filled with chocolates.

...now that I've had the pleasure of sending out the first Mystery Mail package, it's time for everyone else to get a chance to dole out their own mysterious mailings. We'll assign the Mystery Mail matches this weekend and inform everyone very soon.

STILL ACCEPTING MYSTERY MAIL PARTICIPANTS (see info and email below).

How to become a Mystery Mailer

2006-09-14T21:12:00.000-06:00

Mystery Mail allows you to exchange mysterious packages with a total stranger. Who wouldn't enjoy receiving a mysterious package from a total stranger???

Here's how it works:

1. Send the information below to

2. Your info will be thrown into the random mail generator (i.e, my biggest shoebox) and matched to a mystery mail participant whom you do not know.

3. You and your mystery match will receive each other's name and addresses. You
intermittently mail your match a small mystery packages filled with strange and curious items.

YES! Bring a little mystery into my life by matching me up with a complete and total stranger with whom I will exchange strange and curious packages!!

Name ____________________________

Address to receive packages
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

Email (for administrative purposes only) _________________

Would it be alright if you were matched with an international mystery mailer? The postage would be pricier, but the packages promise to be more exciting and exotic! YES? NO?

Any specific package content restrictions you wish to be honored by your mystery mailer?
________________________________________________________

Check back for Mystery Mail photos!

Mystery Mail is in its infancy, but soon we'll be on our way and promise to post photos of your mystery mail packages.