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Quick link to Holiday Goodie Exchange 2016 edition

Years back, on the Lostpedia forums, we had a Christmas Candy Exchange. We drew names from the people that signed up, and sent them some local flavor for the holidays. The year I did it, I got a box full of English chocolate from a young lady in the UK, and I sent her a box of Montana Huckleberry Candies & Cowboy Chocolates. Then, after the holidays, we went back to the thread and showed off our loot

I am gauging interest in a concept like that for this group. If we have enough interest it might be fun And it does not have to be candy; it can be any locally made food (that travels well, of course) that you think your person may like. For instance, i have an awesome loose leaf tea shop near my house, with a helpful proprietress, and I know a few people might like a gift like that. Or perhaps you have an amazing home town hot sauce, or local wildflower honey, or an amazing coffee roaster, or whatever else.

If I get enough interest in this, we can get this going with a target mailing date around the US Thanksgiving, which is November 27 this year.

This would, of course, involve revealing your address and real name to someone else (only the person you are exchanging with; names will be picked via the ever popular Random.org ) So make sure you are comfortable before signing up for this.

We could kind of agree on a $$ limit so no one feels pressured. I was thinking $10-$20 US (not sure how that translates)

Totally interested. I'm sure Eloh would be too.

Sounds awesome! We have some great local chocolate, jam, and tea options.

It was a lot of fun, especially if you get people from a wide range of places. We don't have as far flung a crowd as we did there, but we are all over North America, with a smattering further afield.

i live in Washington DC. Nothing is locally made or special or unique in any way.

thellama73 wrote:i live in Washington DC. Nothing is locally made or special or unique in any way.

Yeah, but you guys import bullshit from all 50 states!

Epignosis wrote:

thellama73 wrote:i live in Washington DC. Nothing is locally made or special or unique in any way.

Yeah, but you guys import bullshit from all 50 states!

I don't want to get a "candy" box from Logan.

Maybe someone sells a chocolate Lincoln Memorial?

Hedgeowl wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

thellama73 wrote:i live in Washington DC. Nothing is locally made or special or unique in any way.

Yeah, but you guys import bullshit from all 50 states!

I don't want to get a "candy" box from Logan.

You will get a tin can with the label torn off and like it!

S~V~S wrote:Maybe someone sells a chocolate Lincoln Memorial?

As if I would shell out any hard earned money for the glory of Lincoln the Tyrant. :P

If I could get a chocolate Grover Cleveland, now that would be something.

thellama73 wrote:i live in Washington DC. Nothing is locally made or special or unique in any way.

I'm totally in on this, btw, but I guess I can't send huckleberry candies since someone else already will.

I don't live in Montana anymore~ I am on Long Island. I don't think anyone would like it if I sent them a Bluefish, so I won't. Otherwise we're just famous for being Jersey Shore Lite. I will come up with something

I am in.

I likely won't be home until December 3rd at the earliest or else I could send some fun British candy. I don't think Rochester has anything fun people would want lol

British candy...British teeth...there's a joke in there somewhere.

It's not the candy. The dentists are awful there. Luckily my soon to be new stepfather is a dentist, so I had him check my teeth while here

Don't you yanks have enough candy?

No, we want YOUR candy, too

zeek wrote:Don't you yanks have enough candy?

Define candy?

We don't have candy over here!

We have sweets

zeek wrote:We don't have candy over here!

We have sweets

and we want them ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh - I'm in. Lots of cool local stuff here.

fingersplints wrote:I likely won't be home until December 3rd at the earliest or else I could send some fun British candy. I don't think Rochester has anything fun people would want lol

Thanksgiving is a generic date, I am sure an extra few weeks is no issue. And there are tons of NYS things.

S~V~S wrote:

fingersplints wrote:I likely won't be home until December 3rd at the earliest or else I could send some fun British candy. I don't think Rochester has anything fun people would want lol

Thanksgiving is a generic date, I am sure an extra few weeks is no issue. And there are tons of NYS things.

Dear splintsy -

PLEASE SEND ME A PIZZA PIE!!! AND A GOOD BAGEL!!!! OH OH OH!!! AND A RUBEN SAMMIE!!!!! LIKE A GOOD ONE THAT'S THICKER THAN MY ARM!!!!

But no baconator plzktks.

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

Well, that's some good timing... I literally just finished packing this:



Super expensive to ship abroad, though, and depending on the dates I might not be able to. May go to the US for a bit these holidays so we'll see...

is that marshmallow and strawberry jam covered in chocolate?

Exactly what it is. Love me some bubulubus.

that could be epically awesome or epically gross. Is it a local neighborhood treat or is it like Hersey's?

Ricolino is a huge candy maker across Mexico. Go to any store here and it will have Bubulubus, Paletas Payaso, gummy bears ("Panditas") and a bunch other Ricolino products. Nothing tops this one, though.

sooo...this is like Mexico's version of reece's cups or special dark chocolate bars? cuz I could get behind that.

I'm skerred though that it might be like the Mike's chocolate covered cherry malt beverage - my poor sweet hubbie bought it because it 'sounds good' - but it was bad - so very bad.

like lays cappuccino chips bad. (which they also tried.)

Oh -and also - I've broken up with Hostess since they decided to rape my childhood. Little Debbie all the way now.

nutella wrote: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

I've already laid claim to huckleberries.

Epignosis wrote:Totally interested. I'm sure Eloh would be too.

I'm interested! I am going to let Epi's vote be for the both of us.

I just researched how to ship a cake Who wants a Little Miss Cake?

Elohcin wrote:I just researched how to ship a cake Who wants a Little Miss Cake?

Anyone in their right mind.

PICK MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

bea wrote:PICK MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

We.could.share hedgey.

Totally interested in this!

I changed the thread title to "Holiday Goodie Exchange" since that is actually more accurate since it isn't just candy.

Elohcin wrote:I just researched how to ship a cake Who wants a Little Miss Cake?

I choose you!!!

If I were rich, I'd send you all one

I will so do this! This is an awesome idea

bea wrote: like lays cappuccino chips bad. (which they also tried.)

You actually tried those abominations? You're braver than I thought.

I'm totally down for doing this. There's enough eccentric stuff in and around Cincinnati that I could find something worthwhile. And if I can't, someone might just get a pint or half-gallon from Greater's. I'd imagine it's uber-expensive to ship, but I'll go to ice cream if it ends up being a last resort.

Elohcin wrote:I just researched how to ship a cake Who wants a Little Miss Cake?

*Raises hand and jumps up and down so enthusiastically that he falls out of desk*

Elohcin wrote:I just researched how to ship a cake Who wants a Little Miss Cake?

I'll take one of your cakes! They're pretty awesome. I'm all for this. I'm pretty sure Turkey Joints are a Central New York thing so that's probably what I'd send out. They're definitely interesting haha.

About Mid November I will send out names, so we have until then to recruit. The more the merrier

yay!!! I love giving prezzies!!! I love getting prezzies!!

S~V~S wrote:About Mid November I will send out names, so we have until then to recruit. The more the merrier

Awesome!!

I wonder if Vompatti will sign up. I bet it's expansive to ship anything to Finalnd.

I was going to send a PM to everyone who voted/posted in about 10 days to verify who is in and who is not. Then the names

And I bet it is.