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Presto Printing Mailbox – an update

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I miss my family back in Texas. It’s hard living over a thousand miles away from them! Fortunately it’s become a little easier over the past few weeks thanks to the Presto Printing Mailbox. Designed by HP, the Presto Printing Mailbox allows you to send email to people that don’t use a computer. It’s so easy to setup and use, and although there is a fee for the Presto Mail service, the value of this service far exceeds the monthly fee. My grandparents’ family and friends all over the world can send them unlimited email and photos, and the joy that stems from that is priceless!

how Presto works

As I look out the window at the falling snow, I’m thinking of the beautiful photos I’ll be sending their way after we have a chance to play outside later. My grandma will get to see photos of my toddler’s first romp in the snow right after it happens. Isn’t that amazing? She (my grandma) just started chemotherapy last week, and the frequent emails have really lifted her spirits.

I’m so thrilled that the generous people at Presto want to make communicating with your loved ones a little easier for one of my readers! Please go back and read about my first impressions of the Presto Printing Mailbox, visit Presto.com, and leave me a comment on this post telling me who you would give this to and what feature you like best.

The winner will receive a Presto Printing Mailbox and 2 months of free service, a $180 value!

Please note that the Mailbox will only work in the U.S. because it has to be hooked up to a U.S. phone line. If you live outside of the United States but have family here, you can enter as long as it is shipped to a U.S. address.

Very clear instructions are included, and there is toll-free support available in case you aren’t around to set up the Mailbox for your family members. If you don’t win but would like to purchase a Presto Printing Mailbox, it’s available for approximately $149.99 online at Presto.com or at a variety of online retailers. It’s even being sold in some stores now. The Presto Mail Service costs between $12.50-$14.99 a month. Good luck!

US entries only. Please leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. This contests ends at 11:59 pm EST on February 4th, 2009. Winner will be chosen at random, and has 48 hours to claim their prize.

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  2. I would give this to my mother in law and what I like best is that it looks like we could teach her to use it so much easier than a computer and I can send her updates on our 4 kids.

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  3. This would be great for my parents so they can be updated on their new grandson, they’re not too computer-savvy.

  6. My gosh, this is so cool! I love HP, loks like they had a great idea with this little machine. I would love this, would be so unseful for both personal AND business use. Thanks so much for the generous giveaway!!

  8. I’d send HP’s Presto Printing Mailbox to my oldest sister. She just can’t get the hang of the computer, and doesn’t have the patience to continue with it. Then she misses out on all the great family photos, poems, invitations, witticisms, that the rest of us share daily.

    Was HP thinking of my sister when they invented it?

  15. I think this is a super idea. I have some elderly relatives who have no desire to learn to use the computer or internet.

  18. I’d give it to my mom so she could stay updated about my kids. She’d love it.

    kamlchap(at)gmail(dot)com

  19. I would give it to my father in law. I like that he won’t have to learn how to use a computer or email to receive emails from us. Great giveaway!

  21. I love this !! So simple and easy to use ,allowing families to keep in touch. I have my daughter in NY so I would love this
    Thanks for the great giveaway
    matternu@aol.com

  26. Thanks for the opportunity to win — What a cool giveaway!!!! This looks so awesome — I would love to win this. I could really, really use this and it looks like a really cool piece of equipment. I hope I get the opportunity to try it 🙂

    Lisa

  29. Wow, what a great idea! I’d give this to my parents, definitely! I like that it’s easy to set up and use.

  30. Wow I love this product and the idea of it sooooo much. I would choose to give this to an old friend of mine that I lost contact with for several years after her son (my boyfriend at the time) died. We recently got back in contact I found her through an online search and I would love nothing more than to be able to keep in contact with her through the internet, but she doesn’t have internet access. She had recently had several health issues due to having severe osteoporosis and is confined to a wheelchair. This would be a great help in communicating with her. Anyway I love that it only requires a phone line and plug in to work amongst many other great features.
    luckofdraw777(at)gmail(dot)com

  32. I would give this to my mom because she doesn’t have a computer and is kind of scared to get one… technology like the internet is intimidating to her, and I like the fact that this machine uses something as simple as a home telephone line in order to keep her connected to friends and family all over the world. This is a really neat item!

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

  33. I wold send this to my mother who is technology challenged. I would love to send her daily pics of the twins but she doesn’t know how to “get”them. It doesn’t matter how many times Ive tried to explain it.

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  35. I love love love this idea! I would give it to my mom because she is not one to get on the computer often and it takes a long time for her computer to load photos. I would be a picture sending fool!

  36. Wow, that is very cool! I had no idea a product like this existed.
    I would give this to my dad because his computer is about 13 years old and still has dial up so it takes forever to download pictures I send. This may be a good alternative.
    Thanks!

    mysbc27-web at yahoo dot com

  39. I would give this present to my mom. I try to get her on the internet all the time and I want to send her stuff but she won’t even try, with this I have a feeling she would be excited and give this a try. Thanks.

  40. this would be perfect for my dad. most of his grandkids live out of state, including my daughter, and i would love it if he could see all the pictures we take of her everyday

  42. Oh wow. This rocks.
    My family lives 1000 miles away. We have 3 teens that have grown up without family around…..
    We left when they were babies for the ministry….it would be fun to keep in picture touch with them all.

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  43. Wow, what a neat little machine! I love the fact that you don’t need a computer to be able to use this! Perfect for my mom who knows NOTHING about computers! This would be great for her to keep up with our lives in pictures! Thanks so much! 🙂

  46. I like that you can Preschedule Messages…that’s really neat. I would give it to my mom…they live out of state and we do not get to see them very much…which means that they don’t see the gradnkikds much either…she would love it!

  47. I would definately give this to my mom. She actually asked about this sort of item about 6 months ago, but that idea was put off once she was diagonsed with cancer. This would be a great surprise for her!

  49. My mom is taking care of my dad who is on chemo for colon cancer. He’s been unable to sit up for the past 3 months. This would be such a treat for my mom and dad to get regular pictures of their granddaughters. I love that it plugs into a phone line without the need for a computer and they just sit back and receive!

  51. I would give this to my MIL who is very ill with cancer. Nice to keep in contact with the relatives besides being on the phone. Photos brighten her day. Great giveway.

  53. I’d give this to my mother because we are having trouble keeping in touch using email. Her computer never seems to be working right. I like how the Presto is easy to set up and has templates for creating personalized greetings. Thanks!

  56. This would be the perfect gift for my mothers birthday. She loves take pictures of the family on Christmas, new years even family reunions, she enjoys placing them into scrap books for memories this would make her really happy. money is pretty tight now and days and this would be a great prize to win.