# Here it is! The 19th Not-Quite-Annual Shot Glass Exchange in all its glory! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716 "2024-10-13T15:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/41 "2024-10-30T05:44:42Z")
I will pack tomorrow as I have the goodies. Hopefully it will also go out tomorrow, but if not, I’ll mail it on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/42 "2024-10-31T02:51:09Z")
SGE XIX contribution consigned via Australia Post destination US West Coast. A more accurate consignee address is recorded on the parcel. ETA not known but I counsel patience. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/43 "2024-10-31T17:58:58Z")
Mine is going out today. And _this_ time I remembered the live mice and the airholes. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/44 "2024-10-31T18:24:08Z")
Mine is on it’s way to the great Northwest. I’m told it should be there Monday or Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/45 "2024-10-31T19:36:31Z")
Now mailed, and will be there in 3-4 days. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/46 "2024-11-01T15:43:36Z")
Update: **Silenus →** **Shoeless** **Teuton** **kenobi\_65 →** **penultima\_thule →** **Kron** **Baker →** **Czarcasm →** **Labdad** **Cerridwyn** **Lancia** **dogbutler** My wife and I are taking a safari to the beautiful (and likely very wet as it’s been raining buckets for days) Oregon coast to pick up some final bits of swag for my recipient. It should all be packaged and in the hands of the USPS soon. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/47 "2024-11-01T15:54:57Z")
Fun fact. I repurposed an Amazon box with those smilies all over it. The USPS clerk thought it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/48 "2024-11-01T16:32:20Z")
Me, too. The boxes are just the right size for this kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/49 "2024-11-01T16:44:34Z")
A mysterious package arrived at Old Ben Kenobi’s hut this morning. @silenus , you are a nut. 😉 Below is a photo of all the content, including: - Three shot glasses - Four little liquor bottles (two rum, one whiskey, one vodka; these may not survive the evening) - Three collector pins - A keychain - A Jurassic Park collector’s coin - An R2-D2 model kit - Two Star Trek action figures (Bones and Sulu) - A Star Trek comic book - A set of patches from the Destiny video game - Alien beef jerky (made from real alien beefs, I have no doubt) - A deck of Maker’s Mark playing cards, which my wife has already appropriated - A jar of pickled cherry peppers, grown and jarred by silenus himself Thank you so much! [![](https://i.imgur.com/pIMGGzi.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pIMGGzi.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/50 "2024-11-01T16:47:34Z")
De nada. Look carefully through the wrapping paper - Spock and Sulu should have a couple of hand-held items. Which reminds me - I need to stop in Baker this weekend and pick up more jerky. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/51 "2024-11-01T16:48:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Look carefully through the wrapping paper - Spock and Sulu should have a couple of hand-held items. Found 'em! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/52 "2024-11-01T17:02:27Z")
Finally back home (though I managed to leave my jacket, containing my passport, earbuds, and _car keys_ in the airport in Denver), so I should be able to get about and get some items picked up over the next few days! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/53 "2024-11-02T18:43:27Z")
Took my package to the UPS Store today to ship it out, and made the mistake of answering honestly when they asked what the contents were. Apparently one of Kansas’ many fucked up liquor laws is that individuals are not allowed to ship alcohol out of state. So now I need to figure out a plan B. (@Baker, you’ve done this before… PM me if you have any suggestions.) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/54 "2024-11-02T18:50:57Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > So now I need to figure out a plan B The US mail will ask the same question, so be prepared to either lie or don’t include spirits. I plead the fifth about which I’ve chosen. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/55 "2024-11-02T18:51:23Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I plead the fifth about which I’ve chosen. But, did you _mail_ a fifth? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/56 "2024-11-02T18:55:09Z")
Cumulatively, yes. Single instances? Nope, those fifths I pop in my car and deliver personally. Nebraska has precious few distilleries that produce spirits worthy of gifting, so that helps preserve my moral compliance. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/57 "2024-11-02T19:28:12Z")
If you can’t ship booze, ship money/gift certificate with instructions. If you Yelp, you can even tell them where to pick it up. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/58 "2024-11-02T20:14:43Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > > [@Shoeless](#): > > > > So now I need to figure out a plan B > > The US mail will ask the same question, so be prepared to either lie or don’t include spirits. I plead the fifth about which I’ve chosen. I could truthfully answer “Some heavy glass items.” > [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you can’t ship booze, ship money/gift certificate with instructions. If you Yelp, you can even tell them where to pick it up. That’s what I was thinking for Plan B, or maybe Plan C. Just stick a Visa gift card in there with a note “Get yourself something nice.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/59 "2024-11-02T20:26:40Z")
They usually ask if you are shipping liquids. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716/60 "2024-11-02T20:31:46Z")
I’ve never been asked before either what was I shipping, or if I was shipping liquids. That’s why the whole thing took me by surprise. Oh well, I’ll figure something out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-19th-not-quite-annual-shot-glass-exchange-in-all-its-glory/1008716.md?page=4)