# Its been a while since we had a White Elephant Exchange - anyone keen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637 "2011-03-31T15:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/61 "2011-04-14T23:57:59Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > Ok, I’m in. I know one year I think Zebra sent me a HUGH Mr Hanky head from South Park. I gave it to my brother-in-law. > > I have something really really really off the wall that I hope I can send. And there’s a story to go with it too. Yay! Items with stories are always fun. I’ll be starting to fill a box this weekend. It’s supposed to be rainy part of the time, so I’ll be digging through the basement and office, where I know I have extra stuff. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/62 "2011-04-15T17:10:01Z")
Updated list: alice\_in\_wonderland Avarie537 Bad News Baboon Czarcasm Dung Beetle Edward The Head Floaty Gimpy gardentraveller Hal Briston heraldgwena LongPath loshan nofloyd nyctea scandiaca Pai325 PapSett picunurse rockingchair Stoid Surly Chick TruCelt tyvin wickky Keep 'em coming folks! ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/63 "2011-04-16T05:02:49Z")
this seems interesting but the type of stuff i would have to send would be useless to the wrong person. i have a plethora of bath products, mostly stuff from bath and body works and victoria’s secret. since it’s not a pick and choose kind of deal from what i understand, i wouldn’t want to send it out when the recipient might not have any use for it. has there ever been an exchange done similar to this where people actually listed what they had to send? just curious, don’t meant to intrude on the thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/64 "2011-04-16T12:42:16Z")
> [@expectopatronum](#): > > this seems interesting but the type of stuff i would have to send would be useless to the wrong person. > i have a plethora of bath products, mostly stuff from bath and body works and victoria’s secret. since it’s not a pick and choose kind of deal from what i understand, i wouldn’t want to send it out when the recipient might not have any use for it. > > has there ever been an exchange done similar to this where people actually listed what they had to send? just curious, don’t meant to intrude on the thread. 🙂 Humm - not as far as I know; however, if you have that type of product to send and are keen to participate I’m sure I can find someone who would like to receive it **cough** me **cough** ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/65 "2011-04-16T16:13:11Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Humm - not as far as I know; however, if you have that type of product to send and are keen to participate I’m sure I can find someone who would like to receive it **cough** me **cough** if you want it, i’m down to work something out. i literally have more of that stuff than i could ever use in my life, and every birthday/christmas/sale at vicky’s, more arrives. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/66 "2011-04-16T18:51:41Z")
nothing like clean and purdy smellin’! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/67 "2011-04-16T21:29:23Z")
> [@expectopatronum](#): > > if you want it, i’m down to work something out. i literally have more of that stuff than i could ever use in my life, and every birthday/christmas/sale at vicky’s, more arrives. Well sign up then girl! Now, granted, you will receive a box of other stuff in exchange, but maybe your sender can avoid soap type products. I have a hunch there may be more than one Elephantee that would be delighted to get a box of your overages. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/68 "2011-04-16T21:45:13Z")
ok ok! email sent. ---
**Author:** ![wickky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@wickky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wickky)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/69 "2011-04-19T08:47:37Z")
I have my box ready to go. Granted it’s not very big, but it is filled with some gaming-related items (after all, I am in Vegas, Baby!). Do we know when we will be getting names/addresses for sending out? –wickky ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/70 "2011-04-19T17:33:25Z")
> [@wickky](#): > > I have my box ready to go. Granted it’s not very big, but it is filled with some gaming-related items (after all, I am in Vegas, Baby!). > > Do we know when we will be getting names/addresses for sending out? > > –wickky _Ahem - post #3…_ > [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Lets make the cut off May 1st just because I like that date and it will give people a long time to sign up. It always happens if I cut off too soon people who wanted to participate miss the thread - this way they have a whole month. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/71 "2011-04-25T18:16:15Z")
Sending e-mail! I was just thinking of this as I put on my fluffy white socks last night - I got a whole new pack in the last box, and I love 'em! I have some weirdness that definitely needs a new home… ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/72 "2011-04-26T06:28:43Z")
I’m in, already got a box in mind ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/74 "2011-04-27T13:58:53Z")
Wow. Spammers want in - looks like this year’s elephant exchange is a hit! Oh - and reported. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/75 "2011-04-27T18:12:31Z")
Well I hope that was directed to a now deleted post. I get kind of self conscious about being a relative newbie. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/76 "2011-04-27T18:49:41Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > Well I hope that was directed to a now deleted post. I get kind of self conscious about being a relative newbie. 🙂 Yeppers - a wacky spam post that appeared right after yours thankfully removed by the mods. Thanks mods! ---
**Author:** ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/77 "2011-04-28T15:48:39Z")
Email sent. I haven’t participated in a Doper exchange since I was burned in a t-shirt swap a few years ago, but I’m ready and eager to jump into one again. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/78 "2011-04-28T17:48:11Z")
Great! Time is ticking down folks - if you haven’t e-mailed me yet, nows the time! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/79 "2011-04-28T17:56:53Z")
New list: alice\_in\_wonderland Avarie537 Bad News Baboon Czarcasm Dung Beetle Edward The Head expectopatronum Floaty Gimpy Fluiddruid gardentraveller Hal Briston heraldgwena LongPath loshan nofloyd nyctea scandiaca Pai325 PapSett picunurse rockingchair sitchensis Snowcarpet Stoid Surly Chick TruCelt tyvin Wallflower wickky That’s who I’ve got so if you don’t see your name, e-mail me! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/80 "2011-04-28T17:59:02Z")
Humm - **tyvin** signed up on April 2nd, hasn’t posted since April 4th and only made 4 posts. I think I may have to boot her unless she checks in here before May 1st. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637/81 "2011-04-29T03:00:17Z")
I’m very excited to see wher I am shipping my “goodies.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-since-we-had-a-white-elephant-exchange-anyone-keen/576637.md?page=5)