No one sends letters in the mail anymore, it’s still a fun novelty, but there’s no shortage of more efficient ways of messaging someone. That don’t involve dealing with the USPS.
Maybe we’d all be more likely to mail things, if postage stamps smelled like freshly baked bread.
France has just released new scratch-and-sniff stamps that smell like a baguette. The ink apparently has “microcapsules” that provide the scent.
The stamp also has an image of a baguette, decorated with a red, white, and blue ribbon. It’s celebrating “Saint-Honoré,” the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs. And generally, the baguette is a symbol of national pride in France.
france's new scratch-and-sniff postage stamps smell like a fresh baguette https://t.co/pzExQ9Xp87 pic.twitter.com/uY9ILUb6EY
— designboom (@designboom) May 20, 2024
(BBC / France 24 / Le Parisien)
