.. _customer_invoices/snailmail:

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Send your invoices by post (Snailmail)
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Direct mail is a great way to capture individuals’ attention at a time where inboxes are always
full. Odoo allows you to send invoices and follow-up reports by post, worldwide, directly from
your database.

Set up Snailmail
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| Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Settings --> Snailmail` and activate the feature.
| If you would like this option to be a default feature, enable *Send by Post* under
  *Default Sending Options*.

.. image:: snailmail/setup_snailmail.png
   :align: center
   :alt: Under settings enable the snailmail feature in Odoo Accounting

Send your invoices by post
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Open your Invoice, click on the *Send & Print* button and select *Send by Post*.

.. image:: snailmail/invoice_bypost.png
   :align: center
   :alt: Overview of an invoice and the option send by post available in Odoo Accounting

.. important::
   Make sure to have your customer’s address set correctly, and that it includes a country,
   before sending the letter.

Pricing
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| *Snailmail* is an *In-App Purchase (IAP)* service which requires prepaid stamps (=credits)
  to work. Sending one document consumes one stamp.
| To buy stamps, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Settings --> Snailmail`
  and click on *Buy credits*, or go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Odoo IAP` and click on
  *View my Services*.

.. tip::
   - If you are on Odoo Online and have the Enterprise version, you benefit from free trial credits
     to test the feature.
   - Click `here <https://iap.odoo.com/privacy#header_4>`_ to know about our *Privacy Policy*.