The Powder Room: Summer Snowflakes :)

Summer Snowflakes :)

Posted by Bonnie on 5/12/2009, 2:53 am
142.163.135.79

Coming out of lurker status to share this with you lovely people here...just in case you don't go over to the OKP these days!

This will be a summer version of the exchange around the winter holidays. Same idea...you will be matched with a person to send to and a person to recieve from, they will not be the same person.
This is open to all board participants OVER the age of 17 ( this is for legal reasons). We don't care if you're mad at one of us or if you are new or old....we just want folks to have some fun with it.

We do however have a few rules,
1) sign-ups will be through the official SSE email address ONLY. No exceptions. We've had a few folks try to sign up though alternate emails or PMs over the past few exchanges and this is just too "iffy" for you and for us, so we are limiting it to just the email address set up for this exchange.

2) sign-ups will be held until May May 18th, 11:59 pm EST.

3) There will be NO sign ups take after May 18th. For the past few exhanges we've had folks try to sign up well after the posted date. And we've run into problems with trying to accommodate them, so no sign-ups after May 18th, and yes, that is written in stone. Partners will be emailed to you by May 26th.

4)Packages mailing dealine is June 28th so that the person can recieve it by July 25th.

5)Please include your full address and boardname (and info on which board)when signing up and use a return address when mailing.

6) Price range is about $10 of local currency.
Please remember that exhange rates are involved and that not everyone is in the same financial situation as you.
7) While we can not accept requests as to whom you send to, we will honour requests that your info not be given to someone...if you don't want someone to have your info feel free to tell us. Also if you've sent to people before, been sent to by them, ect and want to be matched with new folks, we will do outlevel best to accomadate that.

8)Please do not feel that living outside of North America means you can't participate. We'd love to have you join us from Australia, France, England, Germany or whereever. Come have some fun and get to know your fellow OKPers!

9) This is by "popular demand". In the past we have had folks who signed up for the exchanges and then not sent anything..in some cases it been the same person in three consecutive exchanges, some have disappeared altogether, some have disappeared and then come back months later with no explanations. After much thought and debate we are saying "enough" and if you have signed up in the past an not sent *AND* not contacted us before hand then you're not eligagble for any further exchanges. In the past Anne and I have taken turns with making sure that folks get something - in one exchange we had 5 people not send and not respond to repeated attempts at contacting them. We simply can not afford to send out $70 worth of gifts between us ( our two people + 5 "extras") So at the suggestion of several on these boards we have decided that if you have not sent and not contacted us about the circumstances ***BEFORE*** the deadlines for sending you are hence forth ineligible. I am sorry that we have to do this but it's unfair for all of us involved for people to continue to be signed up and not send. ***THIS IS absolutely NOT directed at the one person who contacted us for the winterangels exchange of '06*** She is more than welcome to join again. Family emergencies we fully understand, having been through our share of them ourselves.
****Several folks are banned because of conduct in the past. Since it is your own behaviour that has brought this on yourself, there will be no appeals process and no amount of whining in public forums or badgering mommy can change it.****

The email for sign ups is summersnowflake.exchange@gmail.com

What we need to get this rolling, so when you email us to sign up, send us the following:
Your board name
Your Real Name
Your mailing addy
a few interests to make it easier for your gifter to purchase that perfect gift. ( trust me this helps immensely) And if you DON"T want some one to have your info tell us.
The most important thing in this is to have Fun, Since some folks are crafters it would help them if you tell us your favourite colours and scents- or if you are sensitive to scents - we have everthing from Jewelry makers to kniters, to cross stitchers and soap makers involved in these exchanges - you never know what they'll do!