How to Get Postcards in The Sims 4
Gathering collections are super fun and the sims 4 postcards collection is a really fun one to display.
These postcards can make your sim’s house feel super personal and adorable!
How to Get Postcards in The Sims 4
There are two types of post cards that you can get, the first are from the base game and are from pen pals, the second are from The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff and are from rodents.
Asking a Pen Pal
These post cards are sent to you by sims living in those areas and you’ll meet these sims by getting a pen pal. You’ll want to click on your sim’s computer and go to the socialize menu and choose find a pen pal.
When you do this you’ll get a notification that says “I’ve posted on the pen pal forums. Now to wait and see if anyone responds!”
You’ll need to wait a few hours, at least 12, and then go to that same socialize menu and choose check for pen pal replies. You’ll get a notification telling you where your new pen pal is from and you’ll have new options in the socialize menu.
Each time you use the “find a pen pal” option you’ll get one pen call after checking for replies. After you check for replies you can find a pen pal again to start the process to get another one.
Before being able to ask for a postcard from your pen pal you first need to write them a letter. You’ll find this under socialize > write letter to and you’ll choose them by their location.
After you’ve written them a letter you’ll see ask for postcard from appear and this is how you ask for postcards!
These post cards will come in the mail a few days after asking for them! So, you’ll need to find a pen pal from each area for the regular pen pal post cards and ask each of them for a post card to collect them all.
Getting Postcards from Rodents
With The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff you can purchase a house for rodents and having one of these in your household will have you getting postcards from time to time. For this you’ll just need to wait a while.
You’ll see your rodent go on little adventures and leave you a note telling you that they’ll be back eventually. When they return, they may give you a postcard to commemorate their adventures!
If you’re having trouble getting these, it’s just patience. You just need to keep you rodent happy and they’ll go on adventures, I’ve found neglected pets never want to do things.
Displaying Your Postcards
The most fun place to display your postcards is on a cork board. You can purchase one for post cards from the build catalog.
However, there is a small cork board at the bottom of the rodent house so you can display those cards there!
Types of Post Cards
There are different types of post cards to find, you’ll see them have a rarity between common, uncommon and rare for each. Plus, there are pen pal postcards from the base game and rodent post cards from My First Pet Stuff.
Pen Pal Postcards
Sunset Valley
- “Admiring the skies of Sunset Valley, where it all began!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Appaloosa Plains
- “Horsing around with furry friends! Come visit Appaloosa Plains!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Riverview
- “Gone Fishin’ in Riverview! Havin’ a Reel Good Time!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Littlehaven
- “Having a lovely holiday in Littlehaven. Wish you were here!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Bridgeport
- “Touring the bright lights of Bridgeport!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Lucky Palms
- “What happens in Lucky Palms, stays in Lucky Palms!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Moonlight Falls
- “Moonlight Falls, home of all things Magical and Supernatural!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Twinbrook
- “Thinking of you from Twinbrook, where style is invented!“
- This is a common postcard with a value of §20
Lunar Lakes
- “Come experience Lunar Lakes! A place like nowhere else!“
- This is a uncommon postcard with a value of §50
Midnight Hollow
- “Eerie Greetings from Midnight Hollow, a Uniquely Eccentric Town.“
- This is a uncommon postcard with a value of §50
Barnacle Bay
- “Ahoy! There be a fine breeze ‘n plenty ‘o plunder here in Barnacle Bay!“
- This is a uncommon postcard with a value of §55
Champs Les Sims
- “Bonjour! Enjoying find juice and frog legs in Champs Les Sims!“
- This is a uncommon postcard with a value of §60
Isla Paradiso
- “Fun in the Sun and Under the Sea! Relaxing at Tropical Isla Paradiso!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §120
Dragon Valley
- “Huzzah! Come tarry a while in Dragon Valley. Here be Dragons!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §135
Rodent Postcards
Al Simhara
- “Dodging mummies in Al Simhara, be glad you’re not here!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §30
Brindleton Bay
- “Greetings from Deadgrass Isle… where the grass is dead, but the fishing is great!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §30
Champs Les Sims
- “Negotiating climate agreements in Champs Les Sims!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §30
Sixam
- “Sttub ruoy ot no dloh; Maxis ot emoclew!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §60
Sylvan Glade
- “Namaste… Enjoying peace and tranquility in the secluded Sylvan Glade.“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §60
Whiskerman’s Wharf
- “Dodging cats at Whiskerman’s Wharf. Send help!“
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §30
Windenburg
- “Come to Windenburg, dance in Windenburg, laugh in Windenburg, prance in Windenburg! Get together in Windenburg!”
- This is a rare postcard with a value of §60
Reward for Completing the Collection
When you receive the final post card for the collection you’ll immediately get a notification that says “What a collection of postcards! It looks like you’ve got a card from every corner of the world.”
In the few days after finishing the collection you’ll get a plaque in the mail. The plaque is called My Pen Pal and has a description that reads “All your penpals discovered somehow that they know each other! What are the odds! This plaque is the result of a unanimous decision in a lengthy forums thread over what they should all pitch in to send you.”
