For those who use this service, which part of it appeals the most? Is it removing the hassle of finding a printer? Is it the API part? Is it the shipping/logistics aspect?<p>I ask because Lob is a generalized version of what we (<a href="http://www.littleheroes.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.littleheroes.com</a>) do every day.<p>I never considered our platform to be a service unto itself so I'm curious which aspects in particular resonate with people.
I love the concept of Lob, especially the CDN for mail.<p>I do wish the processing time was much lower. 2-3 days is quite a lot of time to wait on-top of the already slow USPS delivery.<p>"All printing is processed typically within 2-3 business days then mailed right after." <a href="https://www.lob.com/docs" rel="nofollow">https://www.lob.com/docs</a><p>Is there a reason the processing time is so long? I understand Lob relies on other parties to print and send the mail.<p>Ideally there would be same-day printing - I submit a job at 9am and it is printed and in USPS's system by 5pm. Combined with the CDN printing & mailing close to the destination, the mail should then arrive within 2 days of the job submission.<p>EDIT: And congrats to the Lob team! You guys are solving a real pain-point, and it won't be long until you've moved from $1 million in checks to $1 billion.
So I just googled "print photo api", and found a while bunch of similar things, like <a href="http://www.pwinty.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pwinty.com/</a><p>Is Lob different?