FAST Turnaround Swap - UPDATED!

I'd love this since I'm a newbie. My question is do these have to be handmade notecards? I'm not at all crafty.

if you want to make them yourself, that would be wonderful, but this is meant to be EASY and FAST - so store-bought would be fine -

Also, each notecard should be different.

It would be fun to have a "hand-made" card swap - might just have to start one, hahaha

Mary

partners will be assigned SOON - everyone, you can have your notecards all ready to send - I'll also be sending an email to everyone as a reminder, so be watching for it -

thanks for signing up, have FUN with it

a VERY good lesson to learn here, in swap-bot, especially if you have an international swap partner -

if the deadline is a week past, and you have NOT received anything yet, PLEASE contact your partner FIRST, before leaving a bad rating - you may also check their profile, to see if they've been RATED by their other partner, which would tell you that they probably mailed both sets on the same day, and it MAY be "on the way".

international mail takes a little longer (duh) - so you might have to be patient.

That is why you certainly CAN (and maybe should) send your swaps immediately when you have your partners' names -

something to think about - Mary

Thanks for hosting this swap for newbies! I am really wanting to get a few ratings under my belt so I can join more swaps! I will pick out my notecards tonight, as I have a stash.

Fran

thanks, Fran, and welcome to the swap - I do hope you enjoy swapping - and I host a couple swaps that are open to newbies - you can find them on my profile, if you're interested -

good luck everyone, with your swapping! Mary

I just signed up and I'm so excited. I doubt I'll get any sleep tonight. Thank you for creating this swap for newbies like me!!!

You are very welcome - and I hope you enjoy the swap -

partners will be assigned SOON - I'll be sending out a reminder email as well, so be watching for it - get your cards sent right away, so your partners will have a good reason to give you a wonderful rating - and FAST!

have a good week, and happy New Year - keep it safe - Mary

If anyone signs up for this swap, with a lower rating, I DO want to give them a chance to "make good" - if one of them is your partner, please remember to rate the person - and do it fairly - and quickly.

Mary

I will re-send the email I sent a few days ago, now that we have more swappers - if you've already received it, just ignore it, but I do want to welcome everyone who has signed up for this swap, and wish you all very well in your swapping!

Have a happy new year also, Mary

this note is maybe "mostly" for newbies, but a good reminder for everyone - -

in rating a swap partner, REMEMBER, you are to rate them with a 5 (top score) if they "fulfilled the requirements of the swap" - - - NOT "did they send you something you love?"

One of the joys of swap-bot is that there are so many surprises that come in the mail, nearly every day! Please do NOT expect to always receive something you absolutely adore - you might even not quite actually LIKE it - - BUT - - if the swap requirements were completely met, and in a timely manner - then you are responsible to rate that person for TRYING - and carrying through on their swap commitment!

Also, there is NO reason why you cannot turn around and swap back something (in a different swap), that you might not like.

Let's all be kind this year -

(climbs down from my soapbox)

I will be running another swap, just like this one, once this one has closed to new members - if you are interested, be watching for it.

Have a good week, Mary

I was under the impression I was suppose to get my partner last night/this morning? I am ready to ship the package out and want to get a good rating, so I thought I would double check.

my mistake, jqtoyou - the closing date means that the date shown is still available to sign up - the partners are assigned AFTER that date - I thought it closed the day before -

and good for you, getting everything ready to send right away!

Mary

partners have been assigned for this swap, so please click on the link in the yellow box to the upper right of the page -

Get your notecards send right away, and please post here when you receive them, so we know - you can also click the link that says you've SENT your items.

Happy swapping, Mary

I have messaged a couple people HERE in swap-bot, please respond immediately, here, or by message or email.

I've sent out emails to everyone, there is no reason to respond to those, but please do read them.

Have fun with this, and have a great weekend, Mary

My swap items are going to be winging their cheerful way to Donna in Woodbridge, CT, and Kathy in Eden, GA tomorrow.

I do hope you enjoy them, and the little extra's as well.

PLEASE everyone, keep us informed here, when you've sent off your cards, and also when you receive them.

While there's no real time limit to rating partners, I know there are quite a few newbies who are eagerly awaiting some numbers by their names!

have a good week, everyone, Mary

My cards went out on the 3rd to crazygirl and mboclair. I can hardly wait for something in the mailbox LOL

Just to let you know - on swaps that I host, I do NOT click the "items sent" link, until the swap has completely closed - doing so, would move it from my dashboard page, and I want to keep these at the forefront of my mind.

I HAVE sent the items for this swap, even tho it still shows that I have not - just letting you know -

Mary

I sent my items today to dmcanepari and tooliesteaparty! The post office said they should be there in 3 days. I hope ya'll enjoy them!

mboclair and lostdawill, your packages are on the way as of 9am this morning!

Ollie and Hedgehog your note cards are on their way. I just completed my first swap!!!

As these cards are heading out "into the world", let's be sure to remember to rate our partners - I know there are quite a few newbies hoping to get some numbers by their names! There actually isn't a time limit to rate partners, but for this one, since we all signed up for it BECAUSE it is a FAST swap, let's get things all finished up soon.

hope you are having a good time, Mary

please post here when you receive your swaps, so the people who sent them can know they arrived safely.

and remember to rate your partners. Mary

almost everyone in the group has clicked the "Sent' button, so we are "on the way" - happy swapping everyone, and let's remember to RATE our partners

Mary

received cute package and rated Angela in Cincy, OH - thanks dear heart!

I received my package from jqtoyou and it was wonderful!!! Thank you so much!

I received my package today from Angelan and I absolutely love them. There was some very cute handmade ones!

there are still a couple people who have not marked that they've sent their swap - - sometimes people forget to click the link, I realize, so if you've gone ahead and sent them, just disregard this, otherwise, GET THEM SENT - - today is the deadline - - and I know that there are several swappers who are eagerly waiting to be rated for this swap.

If you do NOT receive your cards, within another week, you might want to check your swap partner's profile, to see if the other person has already rated them for this - and if so, then yours might be "on the way" as well - -

I think that two weeks from today is a pretty fair time frame to expect that you should receive your cards -

If you do NOT receive anything within TWO weeks, let me know - this swap can be angelled pretty inexpensively - -

but DO be sure to rate your partners - fairly, and honestly. These ratings can always be changed, if you rate them for non-receipt, and later, the item arrives -

I received from jqtoyou today and it was fab! Thank you very much!

I got my package from gramsbuttonbox today. Thanks for the cards and the extras. I really love the little "swap card". I had read about them somewhere on the board and was wondering what they were and now I have to make some for my future swaps. Really cute!

so glad you liked the items - - I am running a swap for "swap cards" in fact, you might want to check it out - and yes, it's open to newbies!

Mary

According to the listing, EVERYONE has sent their ietms! So if you are still waiting, hopefully they will arrive SOON - - be sure to rate your partners.

Let's really try for 100% rating on this, so that these newbies can start to slough off that "title" hahaha

I hope you all had some fun with this, and thanks again, for joining this swap!

I also host several other swaps, most of them are open to newbies also - including the "swap card" swap.

Hope to see some of you "over there" also!

Mary

I just got the notecards from Ollie, they're really lovely and she has send some pretty extra "thank you"-cards too. A really great way to start swapping here!

swap from Ollie (it seems the gallery doesn't work and I already had taken the picture so I hope nobody minds me posting it here)

It's been so much fun swapping so far! I received beautiful handmade cards from dmcanepari, and a great assortment of cards from traderkat. Both envelopes came on Jan 11, with lovely little extras. I mailed out to my partners on 1/8/09 but have not heard from or got notice of receipt from Btryflymoominlvr87 or Jenann82. I sent both an assortment of cards and a letter. Hope they respond soon!

I hope you hear something soon also - we are moving along really well, with ratings coming in, so I'm very optimistic about reaching 100% ratings!

Mary

Thanks to anevilladybug for my cards!

I would also say that international swappers should definitely give it more than two weeks to chase up their cards. I am finding my parcels to and from the USA are taking about 3-4 weeks at the moment.

Thanks for letting us know - -

I sent emails to everyone - - everyone has a rating in this swap!

So thanks for being a part of this, and good luck to all of you in your swaps!