# The 2005 Canadian-American Candy Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909 "2005-02-25T17:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/41 "2005-03-12T06:49:12Z")
I suppose I could help out another unfortunate American or two. ---
**Author:** ![ginger777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@ginger777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginger777)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/42 "2005-03-12T06:58:22Z")
You can match me up with someone else as well if you do not have enough Canadians to participate. I would be happy to help. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/43 "2005-03-12T11:13:36Z")
> [@](#): > > To the rest of you on “the wait list” hang on just a bit more, I have not rec’d an email address contact for one of the assigned Americans. If by chance I do not hear from him/her in the next couple of days, one of you will get bounced up. This would be me. Sorry for the delay. Emails have been sent. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/44 "2005-03-13T17:30:26Z")
Nope, actually, it would be **silenus**. Your email was in the thread. 🙂 Thanks to the generosity of 2 Canadians, 2 new pairs have been formed: Canadiangirl - Magic Eyes Dr. Paprika - Survivor Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Survivor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survivor)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/45 "2005-03-14T06:34:33Z")
Wow, what a nice surprise… I didn’t think I made it in… It’s so great to hear I get to participate! You just made my day! (Yeah, it doesn’t take much, what can I say?) Survivor ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/46 "2005-03-14T07:08:44Z")
> [@Ultraviolet](#): > > This sounds like fun, besides I looove chocolate. I’m Canadian, and would like to share the wonders of Smarties and such with an American doper. Short of a few social reasons, Smarties are really the driving force behind my move to Canada. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/47 "2005-03-14T20:27:19Z")
> [@Hello Again](#): > > Thanks to the generosity of 2 Canadians, 2 new pairs have been formed: > > Canadiangirl - Magic Eyes 🆒 Thanks, **Canadiangirl!** I’ll send you something extra-special! ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/48 "2005-03-15T20:14:10Z")
My package to **Anonymous Coward** is In The Mail ! Woo Hoo. Go Me. I’m feeling kind lucky since the Easter candies are out now and there was lots to choose from. We (kids and I) didn’t sent any Mexican candies- we went to the local mercado, and everything was old, dusty, or otherwise unappealing looking. Instead, we sent… ha ha … tricked ya…not telling! ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/49 "2005-03-15T20:28:20Z")
I know it is a little late… but if you need another Canadian I am willing to participate. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/50 "2005-03-16T22:56:11Z")
Do you canadians get our type of smarties? The multi-colored ones? What about creme savers? ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/51 "2005-03-17T00:48:12Z")
And what about the “Take5” candy? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/52 "2005-04-17T04:14:57Z")
I’d like to thank tat2bear for his shipment of sweet, sweet candy. I hope he got mine and it wasn’t eaten by some hungry customs Jabba. ---
**Author:** ![Survivor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survivor)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/53 "2005-04-17T08:41:27Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I’d like to thank tat2bear for his shipment of sweet, sweet candy. I hope he got mine and it wasn’t eaten by some hungry customs Jabba. My apologies for not writing sooner… I got all the delicious CHOCOLATE last week… Just getting over the diabetic coma today! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/54 "2005-04-18T03:45:33Z")
My candy package was mailed weeks ago and has not arrived. I’m beginning to suspect some overly zealous border agent with a sweet tooth might have seen it as a threat to national security. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909/55 "2005-04-19T22:19:04Z")
We received our package from **Anonymous Coward** a few days ago!! We have enjoyed two “Kinder Eggs” (these were a BIG hit…one had a small car and one had a small figure), a “Big Turk” (which has been my favorite so far), and still have many others to choose from including three different flavors of “Kit-Kat” bars (who knew they came in flavors?), some “Charleston Chews” in two flavors, a “Coffee Crisp”, an “O’Henry” (maple), a “Crispy Crunch”, an “Eat-More” (the name cracks me up for some reason), and of course, the famous “Smarties”. This was a very fun exchange and I want to thank **Anonymous Coward** for partnering with me. We (myself and two kids) are parsing out our candies at the rate of one a day and dividing it into somewhat equal shares. The kids are treating it like tasty gold! I also got a nice letter (which I didn’t think to add in our package) and a fabulous special Canadian quarter with a red poppy on it. Very nice! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2005-canadian-american-candy-exchange/291909.md?page=2)