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"Why I Flaked on Your Swap", Postcard Swap R1

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Swap Coordinator:arianneroxa (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards 
Number of people in swap:9
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Rating requirement:4.98 (unrated swappers allowed)
Last day to signup/drop:February 7, 2014
Date items must be sent by:February 12, 2014
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Most of us have been flaked on during our time on Swap Bot, and I came up with this idea as a result of some of the more bizarre excuses that I've received over the years.

Here's the idea: you will send your partner a postcard based on their profile (so make sure that yours is filled out before you join up). On this postcard, you will write the craziest excuse as to why you couldn't send a fictional swap. Make it nuts, totally unbelievable, somewhat believable or even something that you've heard in real life. Yes, you will actually send this postcard to your partner. If you don't, you'll be flaking on a flaker swap, and will be rated as a real-life flaker. That just sends my mind down a crazy flaker wormhole that I'm not sure that I need to explore right now.

You'll be sending this postcard naked (without an envelope).

I will be checking participants profiles and ratings thoroughly before assigning partners; if you are currently showing as late on any swaps I will request that you follow through on those before participating in this swap. Similarly, if you have a 1 rating and have not made an effort to follow through on the swap owing to your partner (especially if they are still an active member of the site), I will likely ask that you do this before participating in any of my swaps.

I do angel all of my swaps, although I will make every possible effort to ensure that they remain flaker-free.

Discussion

institches 01/26/2014 #

Too funny....love it!

wolfmother 01/30/2014 #

OK. This is awesome.

arianneroxa 01/30/2014 #

;)

KreativMind 02/ 5/2014 #

Could you give an example as to what to write on the post card? Im not sure I understand what you mean...

arianneroxa 02/ 6/2014 #

@KreativMind -- you will either make up a completely bizarre excuse, pretending to be a swap flaker (for example: "my pet jellyfish appeared to me in a dream and instructed me to go on a vision quest to Nepal, wearing only cooked spaghetti and a smile. This is why I flaked on your swap,")

Another option is to tell the crazy story of an actual flaker that you've experienced on this site. An example of this might have been someone (who shall remain nameless) who claimed that all of her mail was being stolen, which eventually resulted in the postmaster himself showing up at her door to personally straighten things out for her.

As long as you use your imagination, you can't go wrong. :)

KreativMind 02/ 7/2014 #

Hehe thank you a lot!

arianneroxa 02/ 8/2014 #

@KreativMind you're most welcome! :)

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