# Literal Snail Mail Real SnailMail Sends Emails Using Live Gastropods By Michael Hines | Published 2011-04-04 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-snailmail References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2011/04/review-realsnai.php) & [realsnailmail.net](http://www.realsnailmail.net/sent.php) Real SnailMail is quite possibly the slowest mail delivery service in the world. The London-based company offers an [email delivery service](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/temp-mail) that uses live snails to send messages. And you thought [standard shipping](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-mail-solar-postboxes) took too long. Real SnailMail equips each of its delivery snails with RFID tags, each holding one email. The snails are placed in an enclosure with a dispatch point that sends out the snail's message if it happens to wander by. You might think that traveling 50 centimeters wouldn't take so long, even for a snail, but the average delivery time for an email sent through Real SnailMail is 615 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes and 27 seconds. Apparently there is a lot to do in the snails' enclosure, like eat and wander off in the wrong direction. Real SnailMail is awesome in that it is kind of like creating your own [time capsule](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memoria) except that you don't have to worry about remembering where you buried it or actually digging it up. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Slow Delivery Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a more efficient and faster alternative to traditional mail services. - **Unconventional Messaging Methods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to deliver messages using unique and attention-grabbing approaches. - **Eco-friendly Delivery Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop environmentally sustainable delivery methods that reduce carbon emissions. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Logistics and Delivery:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the logistics industry with cutting-edge technology and streamlined processes. - **Digital Communication:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate and improve digital communication systems to enhance efficiency and user experience. - **Sustainability and Environmental Conservation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create solutions and products that contribute to a greener and more sustainable future. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hybrid Mail Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-letter-card-co.md) - [Motivational Postcard Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snayl-monthly.md) - [Temporary Email Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instant-mail.md) - [Virtual Mail Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stable.md) - [Email Verification Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/realmail.md) - [Scheduled Message Vaults](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/postdatame.md) - [Virtual Mail Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-mail.md) - [Postal Service Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/usps-the-great-american-mail-race-game.md) - [Temporary Email Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funmail.md)