Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 We are going to have a Yankee Swap again this year. Below are the rules. If you haven't participated before you really should try it this year. It's a lot of fun! Yankee Swap Rules: Participants bring an item in a plain brown box or a used (used or we could get in trouble with the PO) priority box turned inside out so that no one can identify one person's item from another's. Only the outside of the box should be unidentifiable. The reason for this is that if I knew what you were bringing and wanted it I could pick that box and hope no one decided to take it from me. Packages are placed on a table. Everyone picks a number out of a bag, # 1 picks a box, opens it up, shows everyone. #2 picks a box, opens, shows everyone and has a choice to swap with/ #1. Every person has a choice to swap with/ anyone who has gone before them. Because #1 had no one to swap with in the beginning, he/she has the choice to swap with anyone at the end. The best # to pick is #1 because you have your choice of all the items even if they have been swapped 10 times before you. Things get passed around quite a bit and even if you have grown attached to what you picked you have no idea what you'll end up with. I'm keeping the package value at $10 as we have done in the past. You can include supplies such as mango butter, FOs, containers, beeswax, molds, herbs, colorants, etc. You can also bring something that you make such as candles, washcloths, soap bags, etc. You can include any labels, identification etc. on anything inside the box. After the box is chosen and opened it doesn't matter if we know who put it in the swap. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 coleen... if your out there... drop me from the other swap...lol.. this is the one i wanted... didn't realize there was two... sorry for the inconvenience Sam -- Gathering - Yankee Swap We are going to have a Yankee Swap again this year. Below are the rules. If you haven't participated before you really should try it this year. It's a lot of fun! Yankee Swap Rules: Participants bring an item in a plain brown box or a used (used or we could get in trouble with the PO) priority box turned inside out so that no one can identify one person's item from another's. Only the outside of the box should be unidentifiable. The reason for this is that if I knew what you were bringing and wanted it I could pick that box and hope no one decided to take it from me. Packages are placed on a table. Everyone picks a number out of a bag, # 1 picks a box, opens it up, shows everyone. #2 picks a box, opens, shows everyone and has a choice to swap with/ #1. Every person has a choice to swap with/ anyone who has gone before them. Because #1 had no one to swap with in the beginning, he/she has the choice to swap with anyone at the end. The best # to pick is #1 because you have your choice of all the items even if they have been swapped 10 times before you. Things get passed around quite a bit and even if you have grown attached to what you picked you have no idea what you'll end up with. I'm keeping the package value at $10 as we have done in the past. You can include supplies such as mango butter, FOs, containers, beeswax, molds, herbs, colorants, etc. You can also bring something that you make such as candles, washcloths, soap bags, etc. You can include any labels, identification etc. on anything inside the box. After the box is chosen and opened it doesn't matter if we know who put it in the swap. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 This sounds like fun. Put me in for it too. Dee in Farmington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 In a message dated 5/3/2006 8:25:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, beerfarm@... writes: Please sign me up for the Yankee swap! :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've got you down, . Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 In a message dated 5/3/2006 7:32:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, shaye@... writes: Beth, Sign me up!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK, Shaye, you're in. :-) Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 In a message dated 5/3/2006 8:28:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jlv40@... writes: Hi Beth, Count me in. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All right, Jeanine, I did. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 In a message dated 5/3/2006 7:27:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, notionslotions@... writes: This sounds like fun. Put me in for it too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gotcha, Dee. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Sorry! Meant that to go private. I think it's an early bed time tonight. ;-) Katy wrote: > Hi Beth - Count me in for the Yankee Swap this year! > > Katy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Beth, Sign me up!! Shaye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Hi Beth! Please sign me up for the Yankee swap! :-) Gathering - Yankee Swap > Since Shaye is taking names for the gathering, I'll start posting for the > Yankee Swap. > > If you're new to this, please check out the files for complete details -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date: 5/1/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Hi Beth, Count me in. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Count me in for the Yankee Swap!! Gabby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 In a message dated 5/3/2006 11:43:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wakerens@... writes: Count me in for the Yankee Swap!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've got you on my list, Gabby. :-) Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 In a message dated 5/4/2006 7:33:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, esprit1060@... writes: what's the details on this ??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debra, Deb S. wrote the directions earlier and they are located in the file section. Check that out and let me know if you have any questions. I'll put you down as signed up. :-) Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 me too!!!! what's the details on this ??? Debra L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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