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Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:51 pm
by Mkatsi
xalternmommyx wrote:
dreadfullydivine wrote:I just got back from the post office from mailing off my package. Do not be fooled thinking a regular medium flat rate box will be about the same as shipping flat rate US (which I did-apparently if I chose that route it would have cost almost 50 dollars to mail my package out. O.o) Due to weight I wasn't able to send all the goodies I wanted to so we will have to do another international swap again. ^_~
Yeah I used a small flat rate which shipping domestic would be $5 but shipping international it was$13 :/ shipping prices aregetting out of control.
Its such a shame! I paid £10 to post mine, and that was when I had reduced the box of goodies by half already! Maybe we should do a marshmallow swap! That way we can send loads ;P

I decided in the end I'd rather dreadfully have a great box of goodies than make the postage any cheaper! Hope you enjoyed babe?

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:30 pm
by toxic trish
all sent my postage cost £17 to send, but the box did weight 1.5KG with all the goodies in. :) i know it will be worth it though :)

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:04 pm
by Monique_marion_may
Thanks alot guys for keeping us all informed on what's been happening. I actually can't wait for mine to arrive!

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:55 pm
by xalternmommyx
Mkatsi, i totally agree, thankfully i knew my sized box well so when i shopped i kept that in mind (buying a bunch of mini bars verses the full sized) i much rather spend the extra money in shipping to make sure my partner got some great goodies and not a few candy bars.

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:42 am
by Gromidez
I hope the weight isn't so much that it's more than shipping flat rate. If it is, though, I may just go ahead and switch boxes right there in the post office. I couldn't get a whole lot with my money issues, but I hope Taran really likes what I got him!

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:19 pm
by toxic trish
Gromidez wrote: but I hope Taran really likes what I got him!
don't worry i'm super excited to be able to try new sweets :) xox

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:02 pm
by MrsEss
Just a little update - I added a few things today to my parcel as an apology for posting late, I've changed it to a box & added bubble wrap, so with an luck everything will arrive ok. I'm posting it out tomorrow. Will report back on the price.

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:20 pm
by Gromidez
I shipped mine yesterday. 2 lbs! And $14 for shipping. Wheew!

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:40 pm
by MrsEss
I posted mine the other day, I sent Mon a text to let her know. Mine weighed just under a kilo, I think that's 2lb too & cost £9.80 which at the current exchange rate works out to be $15.75

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:00 pm
by Gromidez
I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:10 pm
by dreadfullydivine
Mkatsi wrote:
xalternmommyx wrote:
dreadfullydivine wrote:I just got back from the post office from mailing off my package. Do not be fooled thinking a regular medium flat rate box will be about the same as shipping flat rate US (which I did-apparently if I chose that route it would have cost almost 50 dollars to mail my package out. O.o) Due to weight I wasn't able to send all the goodies I wanted to so we will have to do another international swap again. ^_~
Yeah I used a small flat rate which shipping domestic would be $5 but shipping international it was$13 :/ shipping prices aregetting out of control.
Its such a shame! I paid £10 to post mine, and that was when I had reduced the box of goodies by half already! Maybe we should do a marshmallow swap! That way we can send loads ;P

I decided in the end I'd rather dreadfully have a great box of goodies than make the postage any cheaper! Hope you enjoyed babe?
Mkatsi, the sweets were amazing!Thank you so much! We still have some and are savoring them. So far my favorite has been the crisp(?) My oldest even went to school telling his teacher he has "candy from England". I hope that you package gets there soon and that you enjoy them. Now if I can locate the cable for my camera that my two year old has misplaced I will happily post pictures.

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:21 pm
by toxic trish
Gromidez wrote:I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

yay glad you like them all hun, sorry about the licorice i no a lot of people hate it but personally i love the stuff. :)

received mine this morning it was amazing i say was because yes i did demolish the lot with the help of my mother and nephew :) x

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:04 pm
by MrsEss
I haven't heard from my swap partner and she hasn't posted on here at all. Should I be concerned?

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:10 pm
by Gromidez
toxic trish wrote:
Gromidez wrote:I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

yay glad you like them all hun, sorry about the licorice i no a lot of people hate it but personally i love the stuff. :)

received mine this morning it was amazing i say was because yes i did demolish the lot with the help of my mother and nephew :) x

Haha! I'm glad you liked it! Did the chocolate survive?

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:53 pm
by Monique_marion_may
DreadstarMonstar wrote:I haven't heard from my swap partner and she hasn't posted on here at all. Should I be concerned?
I wouldn't be. she was my partner last year and I didn't get muh contact either but she was a really good. So for now I wouldn't worry too much.

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:20 am
by MrsEss
Cool. Thanks Mon. I messaged her yesterday to let her know her parcel was on it's way.

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:25 pm
by toxic trish
Gromidez wrote:
toxic trish wrote:
Gromidez wrote:I got my package the other day! HOLY CANDY! Taran, you outdid yourself! The only thing I can tell I don't like so far is the licorice (not a big licorice fan), but I think it'll take me a few months to get through this whole thing!

yay glad you like them all hun, sorry about the licorice i no a lot of people hate it but personally i love the stuff. :)

received mine this morning it was amazing i say was because yes i did demolish the lot with the help of my mother and nephew :) x

Haha! I'm glad you liked it! Did the chocolate survive?
yes it did :) x

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:15 am
by Hibiscus
corpseesproc wrote:I'll be posting mine off in the next few days sorry. Got to wait until payday to pay for shipping.
I thought I had more money than I actually had lol
Hi everybody !

Same here, I'll send the whole thing tomorrow ! Sorry for the late , some unexpected in my life...

xxx :)

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:50 pm
by Monique_marion_may
Thanks everyone for letting us know!!

Apparently mine has arrived, but i forgot I gave my partner my Bristol address, so i need to wait 5 weeks until i go home until I can get it! :lol:

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:02 pm
by Shala
Mine has not arrived yet.. still waiting patiently :)

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:10 pm
by Synful-Synthetics
does anybody know how long post takes from canada to the uk?
i sent mine a month ago and my partner still doesn't have it :(

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:25 pm
by corpseesproc
Hibiscus wrote:
corpseesproc wrote:I'll be posting mine off in the next few days sorry. Got to wait until payday to pay for shipping.
I thought I had more money than I actually had lol
Hi everybody !

Same here, I'll send the whole thing tomorrow ! Sorry for the late , some unexpected in my life...

xxx :)
I posted yours today so hopefully it arrives soon :)
Hope nothing too bad is going on :(

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:06 am
by Shala
Shala wrote:Mine has not arrived yet.. still waiting patiently :)
I spoke to early! I just got mine in the mail and OMG candy!
I am really happy with all the goodies i got and we (my bf and me) will enjoy eating this haha

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:22 pm
by xalternmommyx
Monique_marion_may wrote:Thanks everyone for letting us know!!

Apparently mine has arrived, but i forgot I gave my partner my Bristol address, so i need to wait 5 weeks until i go home until I can get it! :lol:
Aww well let me know if it all survived :( sucks you gotta wait that long.

Re: International sweet and savour swap! - SEND BY 5th NOV!

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:56 pm
by Shala
This is the candy I recieved btw

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Thanks again so much :D