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PRIORITY BOX EXCHANGE -- SANTA EDITION

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 1:58 PM
by davintosh
Registration is hereby closed. I've made my list, now to the job of checking it twice. Even though I'm an excellent judge of character, you guys get to decide who's been naughty or nice. ;)

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It's been a little over a year since our last Priority Box Exchange, and I've collected more than enough stuff to fill another box. Since Christmas is coming up, it only makes sense to use that theme, but since we're such a diverse group call it what you like; it's all good.

What is a Priority Box Exchange? Well, here's the last example, kicked off and hosted by the lovely and gracious LandCruiser94. In a nutshell, if you're like most of us you've no doubt collected stuff around the house & garage that you think, "this is pretty cool, but I know I'll never use it," and about which your wife/SO asks you, "Why do you keep that?" Consider this your opportunity to send that cool stuff on to a deserving someone else (provided that stuff will fit into a US Postal Service Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box.)

Because it's almost Christmas, I thought we'd add a twist to make things interesting and test our self-control; when you receive your package, DON'T OPEN IT RIGHT AWAY! KEEP IT SEALED UNTIL DECEMBER 25! Once you open it, be sure to post a comment to tell us what you got; photos speak volumes!

Here is the tentative schedule...
December 7 -- Registration Opens
December 12 -- Registration Closes
December 18 -- Deadline For Mailing Boxes
December 25 -- Open Your Box!


Instructions:
First: Post a reply in this thread stating your willingness to be part of the exchange: I will PM you to get your mailing information, and then collate all the names & send you the mailing address of another member who is playing along. I will also update this post with a list of the names of the players as they come in. If you sign um and don't send off a box, you will be publicly humiliated! People have been stiffed in past exchanges, and we'd rather avoid that; we don't want no deadbeats, and no broken hearts on Christmas Day!

Second: Go to your local post office and pick up a Medium Flat Rate Box (Size: 13 5/8" x 11 7/8" x 3 3/8" or 11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; if you're the visual type, here's the link to what you need.). The cost to ship the MFRB domestically is $11.35. Shipping outside the US is a bit higher -- International Rate: $32.95 to Mexico/Canada; $47.95 to all other countries; I think we had a couple of Canadians play along last time, so we'll make special arrangements to accommodate the aliens among us. ;) (FedEx or UPS both have similarly-sized boxes, and they may be less money sending internationally, so we'll play that by ear.)

Third: Fill your box with some of the cool stuff lying around the house or garage that you no longer need. Try to make it something you would want to receive, ie: no junk. The Golden Rule applies. :up: Some ideas if you need inspiration:
Magazines
Tools
Stickers
Posters
Books
Old jewelry
Car/BMW themed items
Toys
... the list goes on and on...

Fourth: Ship the box. You have until December 18 to pack and ship your box to the person assigned to you. If there are going to be delays it is your responsibility to let me know; we don't want anybody to get stiffed and be sad on Christmas Day.

Fifth: Wait. For your box of goodies to arrive, then wait again until December 25 to open it. It'll be just like Christmas! (oh, wait...)

Also, if the box contains materiel that would be better revealed away from the eyes of spousal units or offspring, mark the box as PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL in order to be discrete about it. Nobody needs that kind of surprise. :shock:

Ok then... Let's do this. Who's in?

So far we have...
ahab
Duke
bhopp
Karl Grau
tsmall
ElGuappo
Cactus
nik77356
Rich in Tupelo
MicahO
oldskool
funfunfer
Paul in N FL
Brian in TN
Wombat
lv600
alijonny
slimdevil27
jay
RoyW
mooseheadm5
wkohler
ldsbeaker
Ray in Phoenix
... and yours truly. 25 in all.
Here we go!

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 2:02 PM
by ahab
I'm in!

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 2:30 PM
by Duke
In like Flynn.

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 2:33 PM
by bhopp
I'm in

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 3:26 PM
by davintosh
Four so far... Including me, of course. :banana:

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 3:58 PM
by Karl Grau
I'm in this time.

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 4:29 PM
by tsmall07
N

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 4:33 PM
by ElGuappo
In
Sounds like fun.

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 5:14 PM
by Cactus
tsmall07 wrote:N
What does N mean?


Throw my name in the hat.

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 6:34 PM
by nik77356
I wanna play!

I'm in.

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 6:40 PM
by Rich in Tupelo
In....

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 8:18 PM
by MicahO
In.

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 9:52 PM
by oldskool
in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in, . . . innnnn. meh. IN?

Posted: Dec 07, 2012 11:18 PM
by funfunfer
I'm in.

Posted: Dec 08, 2012 3:14 AM
by Paul in N FL

Posted: Dec 08, 2012 4:07 PM
by Brian in TN
Le in.

Posted: Dec 09, 2012 8:36 AM
by Wombat
Another, In

Posted: Dec 09, 2012 11:06 AM
by lv600
I'm in!

Posted: Dec 09, 2012 11:46 AM
by alijonny
I'm in!

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:56 PM
by davintosh
Registration deadline is tomorrow (let's say 11:59 Western Time Zone) so if you're tempted to jump in, by all means, jump in! We've got 18 so far, and Christmas is coming...

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:59 PM
by Duke
All I can say is, if my box arrives on fire.....don't stomp on it :laugh:

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:03 PM
by davintosh
Duke wrote:All I can say is, if my box arrives on fire.....don't stomp on it :laugh:
For reference... http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm

;)

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:11 PM
by Duke
davintosh wrote:
Duke wrote:All I can say is, if my box arrives on fire.....don't stomp on it :laugh:
For reference... http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm

;)
42 Intoxicating Liquors
421 Definition

Intoxicating liquors are drinkable beverages that have 0.5 percent or more alcoholic content by weight and are taxable under chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code.

Well......looks like I gonna pull all of those out now......thanks!

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:14 PM
by slimdevil27
I'm in.....give Duke my address... :shock:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:24 PM
by davintosh
Put a Coke label on it then. :D (Ask Sherman about the package I sent to TexFest for him in October; FedEx has similar prohibitions, but enforcement is more than a tad difficult.) For further reference, http://beeradvocate.com/community/threa ... ice.48441/

Just for the record, we must comply with all USPS regulations. ;)