Yankee Swap instructions & current participant list

[Guest guest]

> Participants bring an item wrapped 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 I

> 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 to 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.

> We've set a $10 package value in the past. You can include

> supplies such as mango butter, lip balm tubes, bottles, FOs, powder

> shakers, 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.

> It's really a lot of fun to see: who will steal a box from

someone

> else because they like it better; who will try to hide their box so

no

> one will remember what they got and steal it; who steals a box from

> someone and then gets it stolen from them. We all have lots of

laughs

> and there have never been any hard feelings at the end.

so far we have;

Shaye

Deb Z.

Carol J.

Key

Katy

Mae T.

Kim F.

S.

Jeanine V.

Pam Baisley

B.

Gabby

Sam

a D.

LaShonda

Bob K.

K.

M.

Debra L.

Myself(Deb S.)

*if you don't see your name or want to join e-mail

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