International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

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Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Post by Mkatsi » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:51 pm

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dreadfullydivine wrote:I just got back from the post office from mailing off my package. Do not be fooled thinking a regular medium flat rate box will be about the same as shipping flat rate US (which I did-apparently if I chose that route it would have cost almost 50 dollars to mail my package out. O.o) Due to weight I wasn't able to send all the goodies I wanted to so we will have to do another international swap again. ^_~
Yeah I used a small flat rate which shipping domestic would be $5 but shipping international it was$13 :/ shipping prices aregetting out of control.
Its such a shame! I paid £10 to post mine, and that was when I had reduced the box of goodies by half already! Maybe we should do a marshmallow swap! That way we can send loads ;P

I decided in the end I'd rather dreadfully have a great box of goodies than make the postage any cheaper! Hope you enjoyed babe?

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Post by toxic trish » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:30 pm

all sent my postage cost £17 to send, but the box did weight 1.5KG with all the goodies in. :) i know it will be worth it though :)
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Post by Monique_marion_may » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:04 pm

Thanks alot guys for keeping us all informed on what's been happening. I actually can't wait for mine to arrive!

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Post by xalternmommyx » Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:55 pm

Mkatsi, i totally agree, thankfully i knew my sized box well so when i shopped i kept that in mind (buying a bunch of mini bars verses the full sized) i much rather spend the extra money in shipping to make sure my partner got some great goodies and not a few candy bars.

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Post by Gromidez » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:42 am

I hope the weight isn't so much that it's more than shipping flat rate. If it is, though, I may just go ahead and switch boxes right there in the post office. I couldn't get a whole lot with my money issues, but I hope Taran really likes what I got him!

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Post by toxic trish » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:19 pm

Gromidez wrote: but I hope Taran really likes what I got him!
don't worry i'm super excited to be able to try new sweets :) xox
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Post by MrsEss » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:02 pm

Just a little update - I added a few things today to my parcel as an apology for posting late, I've changed it to a box & added bubble wrap, so with an luck everything will arrive ok. I'm posting it out tomorrow. Will report back on the price.
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Post by Gromidez » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:20 pm

I shipped mine yesterday. 2 lbs! And $14 for shipping. Wheew!

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Post by MrsEss » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:40 pm

I posted mine the other day, I sent Mon a text to let her know. Mine weighed just under a kilo, I think that's 2lb too & cost £9.80 which at the current exchange rate works out to be $15.75
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Post by Gromidez » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:00 pm

I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

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Post by dreadfullydivine » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:10 pm

Mkatsi wrote:
xalternmommyx wrote:
dreadfullydivine wrote:I just got back from the post office from mailing off my package. Do not be fooled thinking a regular medium flat rate box will be about the same as shipping flat rate US (which I did-apparently if I chose that route it would have cost almost 50 dollars to mail my package out. O.o) Due to weight I wasn't able to send all the goodies I wanted to so we will have to do another international swap again. ^_~
Yeah I used a small flat rate which shipping domestic would be $5 but shipping international it was$13 :/ shipping prices aregetting out of control.
Its such a shame! I paid £10 to post mine, and that was when I had reduced the box of goodies by half already! Maybe we should do a marshmallow swap! That way we can send loads ;P

I decided in the end I'd rather dreadfully have a great box of goodies than make the postage any cheaper! Hope you enjoyed babe?
Mkatsi, the sweets were amazing!Thank you so much! We still have some and are savoring them. So far my favorite has been the crisp(?) My oldest even went to school telling his teacher he has "candy from England". I hope that you package gets there soon and that you enjoy them. Now if I can locate the cable for my camera that my two year old has misplaced I will happily post pictures.
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Post by toxic trish » Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:21 pm

Gromidez wrote:I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

yay glad you like them all hun, sorry about the licorice i no a lot of people hate it but personally i love the stuff. :)

received mine this morning it was amazing i say was because yes i did demolish the lot with the help of my mother and nephew :) x
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Post by MrsEss » Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:04 pm

I haven't heard from my swap partner and she hasn't posted on here at all. Should I be concerned?
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Post by Gromidez » Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:10 pm

toxic trish wrote:
Gromidez wrote:I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

yay glad you like them all hun, sorry about the licorice i no a lot of people hate it but personally i love the stuff. :)

received mine this morning it was amazing i say was because yes i did demolish the lot with the help of my mother and nephew :) x

Haha! I'm glad you liked it! Did the chocolate survive?

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Post by Monique_marion_may » Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:53 pm

DreadstarMonstar wrote:I haven't heard from my swap partner and she hasn't posted on here at all. Should I be concerned?
I wouldn't be. she was my partner last year and I didn't get muh contact either but she was a really good. So for now I wouldn't worry too much.

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Post by MrsEss » Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:20 am

Cool. Thanks Mon. I messaged her yesterday to let her know her parcel was on it's way.
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Post by toxic trish » Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:25 pm

Gromidez wrote:
toxic trish wrote:
Gromidez wrote:I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

yay glad you like them all hun, sorry about the licorice i no a lot of people hate it but personally i love the stuff. :)

received mine this morning it was amazing i say was because yes i did demolish the lot with the help of my mother and nephew :) x

Haha! I'm glad you liked it! Did the chocolate survive?
yes it did :) x
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Post by Hibiscus » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:15 am

corpseesproc wrote:I'll be posting mine off in the next few days sorry. Got to wait until payday to pay for shipping.
I thought I had more money than I actually had lol
Hi everybody !

Same here, I'll send the whole thing tomorrow ! Sorry for the late , some unexpected in my life...

xxx :)

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Post by Monique_marion_may » Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:50 pm

Thanks everyone for letting us know!!

Apparently mine has arrived, but i forgot I gave my partner my Bristol address, so i need to wait 5 weeks until i go home until I can get it! :lol:

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Post by Shala » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:02 pm

Mine has not arrived yet.. still waiting patiently :)

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Post by Synful-Synthetics » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:10 pm

does anybody know how long post takes from canada to the uk?
i sent mine a month ago and my partner still doesn't have it :(

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Post by corpseesproc » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:25 pm

Hibiscus wrote:
corpseesproc wrote:I'll be posting mine off in the next few days sorry. Got to wait until payday to pay for shipping.
I thought I had more money than I actually had lol
Hi everybody !

Same here, I'll send the whole thing tomorrow ! Sorry for the late , some unexpected in my life...

xxx :)
I posted yours today so hopefully it arrives soon :)
Hope nothing too bad is going on :(
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Post by Shala » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:06 am

Shala wrote:Mine has not arrived yet.. still waiting patiently :)
I spoke to early! I just got mine in the mail and OMG candy!
I am really happy with all the goodies i got and we (my bf and me) will enjoy eating this haha

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Post by xalternmommyx » Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:22 pm

Monique_marion_may wrote:Thanks everyone for letting us know!!

Apparently mine has arrived, but i forgot I gave my partner my Bristol address, so i need to wait 5 weeks until i go home until I can get it! :lol:
Aww well let me know if it all survived :( sucks you gotta wait that long.

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Post by Shala » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:56 pm

This is the candy I recieved btw

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Thanks again so much :D

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