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A letter with your return address would be nearly the same as using a credit card. ~~Same thing with vouchers. Amazon can track that shit.~~ If privacy is truly your main concern then NO return address and nothing other than the $ and a slip of paper with your account #. You run the risk of getting your funds "lost" in the mail etc. etc. but you gain complete anonymity this way.
If you're just thinking about trying it out, I don't see a reason not to slap 1 month on your credit card and take her for a spin. If you discover that you like it, and truly want to be anonymous. Then follow the mailing steps above.
I've used Mullvad for years without issue (and no I don't care about port forwarding). +1 from me.
Edit: I've been made aware that the "vouchers" on Amazon are indeed legit and are produced/sealed by Mullvad. Might be a nice way to save a few bucks!
Oh god thank you was thinking the same thing regarding the return address. I think I'll be fine with amazon knowing that I paid for a VPN as long as mullvad doesn't know about me but if the mailing process works smoothly I'll continue going that route instead. I am really confused though on what stamps and envelopes should be used? Keep hearing "oh use 3 forever stamps or an international one" and "tape up a standard white envelope or use an A4 yellow envelope" I might just be over thinking but I have no idea
Just a heads up, if you’re in the US, a lot of post offices have self serve kiosks away from the counter. You can use any envelope/packaging you like, as long as it fits on the scale at the kiosk.
Also, if you do decide to mail cash, fold it up inside another piece of paper. Maybe use two.
Idea being that some envelopes are translucent when held to the light, & cash is easy to spot. Folding it in paper will at least help with opacity.
And on a different note, you can legitimately use any packaging you like to mail something. It doesn’t have to be a blank envelope or packing box. You can literally slap an address & sufficient postage on a potato, & it will still reach its destination.
Gosh darn spudtacular, but for real thank you for the help. Think I was honestly overthinking everything. I have a standard envelope at home so I'll just use that and get the stamp at the post office. It'll be my first time sending out something in years so hopefully I do things correctly, haha