2011 New Year's Card Exchange

[flowerpower]

I see other sites starting their holiday gift exchanges. We really can't do the whole gift box thing here. People are just spread all over the planet here at HG. So we will be doing a simple card exchange in celebration of the New Year. We all had fun last yr. It's always cool to get a little surprise in the mailbox, and we all love seeds here. lol

I will send you the name & addy of another member. You put 2-3 varieties of seed in a greeting card and mail it to them. You will receive a card from a different member. Please try to mail them so they get there by the New Year.

We are using cards because they easily go through the mail, even internationally. And there are no forms to fill out either. Plenty of seeds travel perfectly, some do not. Do not send squash, sunflower, melons or other bulky seeds. They will get crushed in the postal machines. Things like maters, eggplant, pepper, herbs... go through just fine.

I will be encouraging international trades whenever possible. Plus I always end up with way more US people. lol So if you live outside the US, you will most likely be mailing internationally. If you live in the US and would be willing to send to another country, let me know. It costs 70 cents to Canada, 98 for Europe. And delivery times really vary. So send by Dec 1 if it's to a different country. Though, I sent a card to Michael Johnson in England and it took only 3 days. Some kind of miracle. But sometimes it takes 3 weeks to make it to Ontario. That's only 3 hrs from here. lol

Just shoot me a PM with you name and addy if you want to participate. The last day to sign up is November 17th. Thanks

[bluelacedredhead]

Last year, I sent a card with Pea seeds. Of course, this meant I had to send it in a bubble mailer with Customs declaration, which cost me almost $2 to send. :eek: I had some pea seeds that I knew would be appreciated, so I spent the Big Bucks.
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do

[ottawagardener]

I'm in! I think I've send seeds from Canada that arrived in Europe in 2 days or something amazing like that. Alternatively, seed to the US has taken weeks? Anyhow, loved doing it last year.

[mnjrutherford]

I'm with Blue! Those peas WERE appreciated by the by! ;D

[bluelacedredhead]

Hahaha Jo, I didn't send to you....at least not in the New Years Card Exchange, lol

[mnjrutherford]

You didn't? Holy Moly Well, I got lots of peas from lots of people and I appreciated every single one of them! ;D

Now then Blue... where are my peas?

[bluelacedredhead]

If I draw your name this year, I'll send you some

[mjc]

Cards...yay!

Count me in...

[flowerpower]

K I got everyone's PM. Thanks

Jo, you sure it wasn't Val & Dan sent you all the peas? Honestly, I didn't keep last yr's exchange list. Seems I just have the list of participants. I really hope we get a few members in Europe to join the exchange. Not one last yr. It was all North Americans.

[bluelacedredhead]

Yes, that would be fun to include some of our members from the U.K. and Europe. Nudge Nudge Wink Wink

[mnjrutherford]

oh geez Lynn... LOL I got peas from from at least half a dozen people. I think you even sent me some! Beans as well. I need to play with my soil more... that's what the peas all told me.. ::sigh::

[mnjrutherford]

Oct 18, 2010 16:21:08 GMT -5 bluelacedredhead said:

If I draw your name this year, I'll send you some

HURRAY! ;D

[flowerpower]

I got PMs from people who didn't post in this thread. I like that- keeps it a little more secretive. lol

[bluelacedredhead]

Sneakies

[mnjrutherford]

Oct 20, 2010 7:45:07 GMT -5 bluelacedredhead said:

Sneakies

Stealth seeders!