Right?? That's probably why I keep ordering little stationery items, postcards and bookmarks, stickers or art prints,... from artists and small businesses. They often come in pretty envelopes, too! I just love receiving letters.

i can’t promise folklore, but am a reliable penpal 8) and letters won’t take long given we are both in budapest

The letter will not be on notebook paper. It will come hand delivered on authentic parchment with burns around the edges like a pirate map. It will be sealed with a dollop of wax and a grand emblem. The messenger will calmly wait for recompense and will skip away merrily envisioning the sweet meats and candies he will buy for his efforts.