The Syndicate

Oh my god I am SO down for this.

Plenty of good Portland stuff I could send... moonstruck chocolate, excellent teas, coffee, other various snackies. And I'd be happy to receive cool goodies from wherever

this is great I'm too excited now

So excited

Glad you're enjoying it Niju! That tea is my very favorite, and chocolate blueberries are the bomb
I got my box from you today and this stuff looks great!

I'm lame and don't take pictures, but she sent me a package of country ham which looks delicious, a recipe for buttermilk biscuits, some FROG jam to go with them, a can of boiled peanuts, and some really tasty homemade fudge

Wowowow what a cake :O

Whoa, nice!!! Those truffles look amazing.

Yay, glad it arrived!

Guuuys I got a really really awesome package from Sorsha!!

Unfortunately one of the glass beverages broke, but everything was sealed so nothing else was ruined thankfully (and I like cherry a lot more than orange soda anyway!! ) So there's hard cherry cola, two huge delicious looking kringles, a box of assorted chocolates, caramel corn, and rosemary salt and pepper pecans. They all look delicious! Thanks so much Sorsha

No worries at all!! I had some of the kringle and chocolate caramel corn today and they are sooo good

Oh my goodness those rugelach look so good

Hell yes I actually look forward to buying people stuff for this (and receiving stuff!!) someone please organize it

If nobody else volunteers to run this I maybe would but I'm not entirely sure how it's been set up in the past?

OK, guess I'm doing this now. Sent out a pm.

Reminder to pm me by Sunday evening if you want in on this!!

Sending match info shortly!

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Aww Eloh you're welcome! Glad it arrived safely and great picture.

Woohoo I got my package from dunya!! She sent me all kinds of cool Swedish things with sweet little explanatory notes on them here's some pics

So many gift wrapped things that were exciting to open!



Contents: A Christmas card that says God Jul and Gott Nytt År (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Swedish) and a lovely note, a goofy magnet with trolls and a Swedish flag, a beanbag elf on skis that her friend handmade, a beautifully carved owl candle, various facial cosmetics including some animal-themed face masks, a pair of very pretty turquoise and black beaded bracelets, and some Swedish and Danish candy (including marzipan which I love!) Also the candy was inside this picture frame sign thing:

Omg that's an amazing haul

Jay you missed coffee nut. I tried those recently, pretty good imo


Glad the coffee's good eloh!

I'm in!

No, we just have to ask the kids if they ever get ice cream. Then we'll know. That's how logic works right?


btw someone else should run this I don't really feel like doing it again (cause I want the element of surprise I guess)

maybe a mass pm invite would be a good idea? we need more people and some might not see this thread/remember or know it exists esp if they're newer

I just think it's fun and don't want people to miss out on an opportunity to share stuff if they'd be interested and just aren't aware.

I'll be sure not to send her a bunny.

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Joooooooiiiiinnnn uuussssss

I'm perfectly happy if mine is one of the ones arriving later -- something to look forward to after all the chaos The one I sent should get there by tomorrow though

yay! Portland stuff is pretty awesome

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:13 pm I almost forgot the hazelnut thing and sent you the Nutella stuffed ones. Remembered at the last minute and swapped them for a second pumpkin cookie box.

Wait, is Lorab allergic to me?

Those all sound like great cookies btw. Idk what "monster" are (do they just have a lot of things in them like "kitchen-sink" style?) but all the others are excellent choices

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:47 am Yes Monster Cookies are a family favorite. They’ve got peanut butter, M&M’s, chocolate chips, oatmeal and butterscotch chips.

Oh yummmm

LoRab wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:00 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:57 am

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:13 pm I almost forgot the hazelnut thing and sent you the Nutella stuffed ones. Remembered at the last minute and swapped them for a second pumpkin cookie box.

Wait, is Lorab allergic to me?

It's more I just really don't like how you taste. Nothing personal.

hahahhhahaha dang. more for me

Same here, but quite a few people said they were getting them out late so I'm not too worried yet.

oooo yum!!

Oh man Take 5 bars are the best

I'm still waiting

Worry no more!! It has arrived!!!





A beautiful painting (so cool!!!), a maple leaf ornament, maple truffles and fudge (yummm) and a really soft hat. Thank you [mention]Long Con[/mention] and [mention]Black Rock[/mention]!

I'm guessing he did; it had a handwritten note on the back

G-Man wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:17 pm So, it’s time again to think about this. My package never came last year. Does that mean I get to run this year’s exchange?

That sucks man

But yes I would of course love to do this again

Oh yeah the poll is from last year haha

deleted it, [mention]G-Man[/mention] do you want a new poll or are you ok tracking signups via post?

More people come onnnnn

Woohoo!! Glad it arrived safely. Enjoy

omg, that's awesome

Nothing yet

Wait I wanna see the painting

Woooooo I just received a package from [mention]novaselinenever[/mention] and holy crap there's so much stuff in it!!!

- 2 Quebecois music CDs
- A game of one-night werewolf in French
- A set of wildlife trading cards with facts about various Canadian animals
- A recipe for poutine (in French but he translated it on the back )
- Maple candy!! Yummmm
- A mini nutella jar
- A praline chocolate bar
- Two types of tea (one is maple lol)
- Riesen chocolate caramels (I loved those when I was little that's a throwback!!)
- Licorice
- Almond biscotti
- Caramel chocolate "swoop"-like things
- Maple popcorn
- A cute cat mug (which unfortunately broke in the box, ah well)
- And a lovely bottle of maple syrup!!

I can't get the picture to not be massive so hope it works, putting in a spoiler
This is so awesome thank you

Ahahahaha that sure is something.

Ooh I haven't sent you my address have I lol one sec

G-Man wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:31 am Oops! Missed this. I’ll try to remember for next year.

I think daisy hasn't matched people yet so you may still have time to get in, send her a pm!

Ooh yaayyyyy I'm glad it got there!! <3

nice!!