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Christmas in a matchbox

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Christmas in a matchbox
Swap Coordinator:Lyndall (contact)
Swap categories: Crafts  Boxes  Newbie 
Number of people in swap:9
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.95 (unrated swappers allowed)
Last day to signup/drop:October 16, 2017
Date items must be sent by:October 30, 2017
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Hello everyone! This is an international swap open to all swappers in good standing (I will check and ban those with unresolved 1s and 3s - if you have a very good reason for these please message me before the sign-up date closes). Newbies and unrated swappers welcome AS LONG AS YOUR PROFILE IS FILLED OUT - what does this mean? At least three paragraphs on who you are, your hobbies, life, likes and dislikes. You also need to have been logged in the day before the sign-up ends - this just makes it easier for me to know that you're active and not a flaker.

For this swap you will decorate a matchbox in a Christmas theme and add a small profile based surprise inside it. You can add some pretty ribbon to the matchbox so that your partner can hang it from their tree (like the picture above) or make it into a tiny present box for under the tree, or anything else you like as long as it Christmas themed.

Please make sure the little present inside is profile based and something more thoughtful than just a bunch of stickers. You can decorate the inside too, if you have space. Add a little note to your package with your swap ID, the swap name and a Christmas greeting.

This swap needs to be sent out by the 30th of October. Because it is international and airmail post can take long, especially at this time of year, I'm giving eight weeks travelling time just to make sure we all get our little prezzies in time for Christmas!

If you want to wait until after you've opened your matchbox at Christmas time to rate then please message your partner beforehand to let them know that you have received their swap - so that they don't stress.

This is my first time hosting a swap but I will check the comments section below and answer any messages sent to me. I will angel, if need be, but only after you have contacted your partner.

Thanks! I hope we all have a lot of fun sending and receiving!

Discussion

khronicole 10/ 2/2017 #

Hello You may consider banning newbies that didn't login on the day of partner-assigning. I couldn't believe there are so many many flakers before actually hosting swaps.

khronicole 10/ 2/2017 #

I mean I have seen lots of newbie flakers with detailed profiles, so personally I don't find that a useful standard anymore.

Lyndall 10/ 2/2017 #

@khronicole - thanks! That's a good idea. Will add it now.

samjowers 10/ 3/2017 #

Christmas brings the flakers out. its just part of swap bot. when I host I require a 4.9 rating or higher. ive had pretty good luck with that along with not ones' or threes in the past six months. and if they look hinky, I have the right to drop them.

Lyndall 10/ 4/2017 #

@samjowers thanks for the advice! I've made the rating requirement 4.95 and I'm looking through profiles so holding thumbs that we don't get any flakers!

Beat 10/ 8/2017 #

Just to be sure. The matchbox I'm going to decorate is about 6cm x 3.5 cm / 2 1/4 inch x 1 3/8 inch? Ore is it a bigger one?

Lyndall 10/ 9/2017 #

@Beat the smaller one :) 6cm x 3,5cm

Lyndall 10/11/2017 #

Just a reminder to newbies: you need to have a list of likes and dislikes on your profile. I will give until Saturday to add this otherwise I will, sadly, have to ban. This is mainly so that you get something nice that you would like in your little matchbox. Thanks for understanding. Lyndall

Butterfly69 10/12/2017 #

I was just thinking that the matchbox might get squashed in transit. @lyndall could you tell me how too overcome this pls?

Lyndall 10/13/2017 #

@Butterfly69 you could use a bubble wrap mailer bag or a slightly bigger box instead of a enevelope- although this will cost more. Or just wrap some bubble wrap around the box and secure it with cellotape. That should do the trick.

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