Send a card
A card that actually arrives before the birthday
These Australian card senders print, handwrite and post for you. Order tonight, and it still lands on their doorstep in time — no dash to the shops, no last-minute stamps.
Moonpig Australia
Cards from around $7 + postage
The biggest range going — thousands of birthday designs you can personalise with names, photos and your own message. Printed and posted within Australia.
Order a few days ahead for standard post, or choose tracked options.
Cardly
Cards from around $8, postage included
Australian-founded, with cards designed by independent artists. You write and doodle online; Cardly prints it in a handwriting style and posts it for you.
Schedule a card weeks ahead and it posts itself on the right day.
Papier
Cards from around $6 + postage
Design-led cards with a quieter, more considered feel — a good pick when you want something that doesn't look like it came off a supermarket shelf.
Ships to Australia; allow a little longer for delivery.
Leave yourself a week
Standard post within Australia usually takes two to six business days. Ordering about a week before the birthday is a comfortable margin; most of these services also let you schedule the send date when you order, so you can sort it the moment a reminder lands.
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