September/fall exchange?

[menrandes]

I was scrolling through old pictures today and came across pictures of last year's fall exchange. Our last exchange was spring.
Any interest? Additionally, would we want to open it up to to all AL or just keep it here?
Thoughts?

[cali]

I'm in!!! I don't really have a strong opinion about whether it should be all AL or just CAL. We're a small crew over here these days so it may make sense to open it up but I wouldn't want anyone to be hurt, so I'm good with whatever.

[MissSally]

I'm in! I would probably opt to just have it here... but I know the board has been tiny and quiet lately... I'll leave that decision up to you guys.

[birch113]

I'm in!! I'm good with keeping it CAL or opening it up.

[skategirl128]

I'm in! I love these!!

[muscari]

menrandes , for the past couple weeks I been thinking about another exchange as well - so I'm happy you are proposing one! Count me in!

I'm actually going to be in the US this October, so if it is at all possible to close sign up and draw names in the first week of October that'd be awesome I wouldn't have to worry about shipping so much then haha, which is always stressfull bah as it quickly goes from doable to crazy expensive (which I can't afford), but LOVE these exchanges!

I'm torn between CAL only or to include AL (would that be CAL, CAR and PAL or?) tbh.. CAL is my home - without meaning to offend those AL reading - it feels odd to potentionally mail to a total stranger (as while I know several in CAR&PAL there's even more that I don't know?). Another option could be to perhaps join up with 3T/IF - although they had a summer exchange with GKU already I believe so it may be to soon - and also not everybody here in CAL goes there/knows people in 3T (but many do?). Ahhh I don't know!

[cali]

I think if there is even one person who is at all uncomfortable we should just keep it to CAL. Sounds like we have enough interest here already to have a decent exchange.

[4furrypaws]

Me me me!!!!

[menrandes]

I think cali is right about keeping it CAL if there is doubt in even one of us. We've got decent interest going on here. Maybe do an ornament exchange around the holidays and open that one up further since that's a smaller items exchange? Just throwing around ideas!
muscari what days will you be in the states? I'm sure whoever draws your name will want to get a package out to you while you are here. At least if I draw your name again that is what I would try to do!!

[cali]

menrandes, I love the idea of an all AL ornament exchange and keeping the fall exchange to just CAL. Great idea!

[menrandes]

Ok ladies, I made the elfster page! I set the limit at 30, but I can change that if people like. Don't worry about going over the limit with shipping, I swear sometimes shipping is half the limit if that were the case!
Send me a message for the link.

[muscari]

Sept 16, 2016 11:24:15 GMT -5 menrandes said:

I think cali is right about keeping it CAL if there is doubt in even one of us. We've got decent interest going on here. Maybe do an ornament exchange around the holidays and open that one up further since that's a smaller items exchange? Just throwing around ideas!
muscari what days will you be in the states? I'm sure whoever draws your name will want to get a package out to you while you are here. At least if I draw your name again that is what I would try to do!!

Love the idea for a AL ornament exchange!

We'll be statesside from Oct 9 till the 22nd. I'm definitely game using an US postal address for the exchange! Would need to sort of know for sure it'll arrive before we leave.. wouldn't want our host to end up having to fork out for shipping to post it through KWIM? But with a sign up deadline some time next week that should be possible right?!

[cali]

muscari, definitely possible. As long as whoever draws your name ships by Oct 8-9 there should be no problem getting it to you in your time frame. Would it be ok of it got there early and your host held it for you til you got there? If so, then there's an even wider time frame.

[muscari]

Sept 17, 2016 18:30:36 GMT -5 cali said:

muscari , definitely possible. As long as whoever draws your name ships by Oct 8-9 there should be no problem getting it to you in your time frame. Would it be ok of it got there early and your host held it for you til you got there? If so, then there's an even wider time frame.

Yupyup! We're staying at friends, so any mail that arrives before we do will just be kept aside for me (and I'm planning on ordering some stuff ahead of time myself haha)!

[menrandes]

okay my message are being weird and I can't copy/paste unless I'm on my computer. So
sign up link
Just make sure you have your screen name in your elfster name so if any creepers sign up I can kick them out!