… but I’m too lazy (not to mention too disorganized) to volunteer to actually coordinate this.
The idea is, you sign up and are assigned someone else. You pack up some piece of crap you don’t use or need (that coconut-shell lamp; the negligee that’s three sizes too small; the sno-cone machine your kid is tired of) and you pack it up and ship it off as a hilarious surprise to the victim. In the meantime, some other participant on the SDMB was given your name, and they are lovingly packing up that ceramic light-up dolphin sculpture to send your way.
This has no purpose except to generate laughs and mail. Maybe I’m just desperate for a package. I’d also like to see what you freaks come up with to inflict on each other–admitting of course that this stuff was at one time in your house.
The rules would have to be something like you can’t buy it–it has to be something you have; and it has to work (if it has moving parts, they should move; etc.)
Is this too stupid for words? Or do we have any takers? Including someone trustworthy to collect participants and make pairs (and then send out addresses)?
Anyone that wants in, drop me an email at thinkSWAP@hotmail.com with your name (and Doper name, for clarity) and an address to trade off with someone, kinda like the Secret Santa thing we did this year (which was an amazing success, I believe.)
No need to tell me what you’re going to send, just pass me your add’y and I’ll set things up from there. 'Course, if it’s really good stuff and you want to tell me about it, go right ahead and I’ll make sure you send it to me…uh…to a Doper I think will really appreciate the item, that is
Have I told the board lately how much I love thinksnow? Looks, sense of humor, marine corp background and a generous spirit of voluntarism too.
ralfcoder, that’s a big “hell yes.” While I don’t think you’d wish to post your item before the recipient got it, I think the best part of this while business would be people posting what they got after the fact. It might be helpful of the sender would enclose a wee note describing where they acquired the lovely item themselves. I don’t think this needs to be “secret” (I mean, you don’t have to leave off any identifying information on the package to leave the lucky donee wondering).
I have some interesting junk–er, I mean things–to pass on! Email coming your way, thinksnow. (I don’t care if I have to pay postage to China, I’ll just pick something really light!)
Ooh! Count me in! Email coming your way, thinksnow. But you and I live pretty much side by side, too. So if I can have someone else, it’d be greatly appreciated.
