How to send mail to friends in animal crossing

every day like animal crossing: gamers from new horizons wake up their nintendo switches, shops on their islands get new items. each player has a different assortment available, meaning everyone who plays will have a different selection in their stores.

One of the easiest ways to get items from other islands is to visit other players, but not everyone has the time to do so. if you want to send gifts to your friends directly from your island without going through the process of visiting each other, there is an easy way to give your friends a gift: send a letter with a gift attached via the dodo airlines mail service .

You can send up to two gifts per day to each friend you’ve played with. but how are the gifts sent? This guide will tell you everything she needs to know about sending gift letters.

how to send letters with gifts attached

Your island’s mail service will initially allow you to send mail to any villagers living on your island or even to yourself in the future. In order to send mail to other players, you must first visit another player’s island or vice versa.

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After two players have interacted in this way, they will both become registered mail recipients on each other’s islands. From there, sending mail to one another is a simple process.

• go to dodo airlines and interact with the card booth to the right of orville’s desk.
• orville will ask if you want to mail a letter for the cost of 200 bells.
• Choose which recipient you would like to send your letter to.
• select stationery for your letter, ranging from a list of rotating layouts to standard ones you can always choose from.
• write a note on the letter.
• To attach a gift, click the gift icon at the bottom right of the screen that appears right after you type your note.
• You can attach most items and even money as a gift.

The letter will take a few minutes to send. If you sent something to a villager on your island, you will likely receive a reply from the villager thanking you for the gift.

If you sent a gift to a friend, it will appear in their mailbox every time they are online.

When your friend receives their gift with your letter, they’ll instantly know what it is just by looking at the attached file. If you want your presents to feel more like a gift, you can purchase wrapping paper at Nook’s Cranny.

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To wrap a gift, select the wrapping paper in your pocket and choose the “wrap” option, and then you can choose an item to wrap.

When your friend receives a wrapped item, they will need to open the wrapping paper before they can see the item inside. It’s a minor touch, but it can make the process of sending each other gifts feel a bit more entertaining.

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