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ZombieMetroAnt · ‎09-23-2019

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DEADline to sign up was 9/30

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Something's brewing, and it 'll be ghoulishly fun! A wicked good time for everyone...

If you are interested in joining, please see the Eligibility Requirements, Rules, and Key Dates below to see if this will be a good fit for you!

We are looking forward to some haunting good fun!

Bugs & hisses,
PrettyinPA & ZombieMetroAnt

🎃 important information for all potential Ghoulfriends...

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👻 ELIGIBILITY

Have you participated in a gift exchange on BT/BIC previously?

Yes
Previous participants in exchanges that either MCakes, @prettyinpa or I have hosted without incident on their part are pre-approved. If you participated in an exchange that MCakes, PrettyinPA or I have not hosted, please kindly provide a link to that exchange thread for us to do our due diligence. If there were no issues from the exchange on your part, we are excited to have you on board!

No
Meet one or more of the following requirements:

1.Must be willing to do a $50 box deposit that will be taken at sign up and returned once your Ghoulfriend has given us confirmation of delivery.
2.Must be vouched for by 2 members of the community who PrettyinPA or I are familiar with.

*Since we are trying to be as inclusive as possible while also protecting other participants in this exchange, PrettyinPA and I will have final discretion on participant eligibility. We realize that this is very subjective, but we must establish a certain degree of trust between users as there is sensitive information being exchanged. Thank you for your understanding.

👻 RULES

By expressing interest in signing up for the exchange, you are agreeing to the following:

-The minimum spend for this exchange is $50. You do not need to go over this amount, but in the spirit of fairness you may not go under it.

-If you have not participated in an exchange previously, you must ship your gift on or before October 21st. If you miss this deadline and do not communicate with PrettyinPA or I about the reason for your delay, you will not get your box deposit back. Instead, we will use your box deposit to create a gift on your behalf. No Ghoulfriend will be left behind!

-Provide tracking number(s) to PrettyinPA or I once you have shipped your gift. This can be done via Elfster or messaging PrettyinPA or I.

-Acknowledge receipt of your gift ASAP, even if you need a little more time to do a full post. This is a courtesy to your giftor to know it was received (it is stressful waiting to know if a package made the journey ok!) and for PrettyinPA and I to keep track of the progress in the exchange. You may do this via Elfster, by posting on this thread that you have received the parcel, or by messaging either PrettyinPA or I.

-You must post pictures of your gift. This is an integral part of the exchange experience and we want to share in the excitement with you! We know how much thought and care goes into curating a gift, and we want to acknowledge your giftor's efforts as well. You may provide pictures for either PrettyinPA or I to post on your behalf if you are having issues posting, but please know that the pictures are a firm requirement.

👻 KEY DATES

Sign Up Deadline: 09/30/19

Draw Day (This is the day you find out who you are shopping for, yay!): 10/1/19

Ship Date for First Time Participants: 10/21/19 (*If you are shipping from Canada to US or vice versa, this deadline will be earlier)

All Gifts Must be Received: On or before 10/31/19 (Halloween Day)

👻To sign up, please comment on this thread! ZMA and I will be messaging approved participants with more details and will be updating the Participant List as we go.

👻 ELIGIBILITY Have you participated in a gift exchange on BT/BIC previously? YesPrevious participants in exchanges that either MCakes, or I have hosted without incident on their part are pre-approved. If you participated in an exchange that MCakes, PrettyinPA or I have not hosted, please kindly provide a link to that exchange thread for us to do our due diligence. If there were no issues from the exchange on your part, we are excited to have you on board! NoMeet one or more of the following requirements:1.Must be willing to do a $50 box deposit that will be taken at sign up and returned once your Ghoulfriend has given us confirmation of delivery.2.Must be vouched for by 2 members of the community who PrettyinPA or I are familiar with.*Since we are trying to be as inclusive as possible while also protecting other participants in this exchange, PrettyinPA and I will have final discretion on participant eligibility. We realize that this is very subjective, but we must establish a certain degree of trust between users as there is sensitive information being exchanged. Thank you for your understanding.👻 RULESBy expressing interest in signing up for the exchange, you are agreeing to the following:-The minimum spend for this exchange is $50. You do not need to go over this amount, but in the spirit of fairness you may not go under it.-If you have not participated in an exchange previously, you must ship your gift on or before October 21st. If you miss this deadline and do not communicate with PrettyinPA or I about the reason for your delay, you will not get your box deposit back. Instead, we will use your box deposit to create a gift on your behalf. No Ghoulfriend will be left behind!-Provide tracking number(s) to PrettyinPA or I once you have shipped your gift. This can be done via Elfster or messaging PrettyinPA or I.-Acknowledge receipt of your gift ASAP, even if you need a little more time to do a full post. This is a courtesy to your giftor to know it was received (it is stressful waiting to know if a package made the journey ok!) and for PrettyinPA and I to keep track of the progress in the exchange. You may do this via Elfster, by posting on this thread that you have received the parcel, or by messaging either PrettyinPA or I.-You must post pictures of your gift. This is an integral part of the exchange experience and we want to share in the excitement with you! We know how much thought and care goes into curating a gift, and we want to acknowledge your giftor's efforts as well. You may provide pictures for either PrettyinPA or I to post on your behalf if you are having issues posting, but please know that the pictures are a firm requirement.👻 KEY DATESSign Up Deadline: 09/30/19Draw Day (This is the day you find out who you are shopping for, yay!): 10/1/19Ship Date for First Time Participants: 10/21/19 (*If you are shipping from Canada to US or vice versa, this deadline will be earlier)All Gifts Must be Received: On or before 10/31/19 (Halloween Day)👻To sign up, please comment on this thread! ZMA and I will be messaging approved participants with more details and will be updating the Participant List as we go.

🎃 Tips, Tricks & Other spooktacular ideas!

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💀 Elfster Tips:

-> Ask questions! Anyone can ask anyone an anonymous question, that will help you get a better idea of likes and dislikes, haves and wants, etc. It is important to note of any dietary restrictions

->When you purchase something, click "Mark As Purchased." They won't see it, but they might be using the same wishlist for other gift exchanges, so this can prevent them potentially getting the same gift from two different people.

->If you got something for yourself, remove it from your wishlist!

💀 Elfster Tips:-> Ask questions! Anyone can ask anyone an anonymous question, that will help you get a better idea of likes and dislikes, haves and wants, etc. It is important to note of any dietary restrictions ->When you purchase something, click "Mark As Purchased." They won't see it, but they might be using the same wishlist for other gift exchanges, so this can prevent them potentially getting the same gift from two different people.->If you got something for yourself, remove it from your wishlist!

🎃 Shipping suggestions:

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How to ship abroad/add a customs label while still using online shipping:

1. Creating an account: First, you must create a free account on the USPS website. The paypal.com/shipnow site will not let you create customs forms.

2. Shipping Label: To create the shipping label, you want to use the "Click n Ship" function from the dropdown menu under Mail & Ship. Many of the directions from above are basically the same but the key difference is under, "Where are you sending to?" you will need to use the dropdown menu to select the country of choice.

3. Finishing the Shipping Label:Fill in all the corresponding information until the end of the form including the value of the package. The Canadians on the board may have more to speak to with this but I always kept this amount on the lower side so the recipient doesn't get hit with high customs fee. (average amount I would put would be $10-$20) A great feature is at the end of the page it will give you all your options for shipping. I can tell you on a personal note that when I ship to England I always choose first class international mail and I have never had a problem. Once again, delivery confirmation is thrown in for FREE.

3. Beginning the Customs Form: You will then get to a page that will you through step by step filling in the customs form. The first question will ask you to "Enter Package Information." This is where you can just write this is a gift box for a friend. You do not need to write anything more!

4. Customs Inventory: Next up is, "Enter Item Information." Okay, this one is a little tricky. If you want to itemize, and fill in every single thing in the box, you can. If you only want to do a couple, you can. I've done both over the years and both have been okay. I'm not going to tell you though that it will work every time so ultimately, the decision is up to you. Make sure though that you mark each item a GIFT so that the recipient does not get charged increased fees. Also, and this is IMPORTANT, the total that adds up for the all the items has to be the same total you gave on the previous page for the value of the box. So if you make something worth $1, that's fine! (Again, Canadians speak up hear if I'm wrong but my abroad friends always told me it was better to do this to reduce customs fees for the recipient.) Lastly, each weight of each individual item will need to add up to the to the total weight item, so I've honestly literally made up ratio numbers in the past. (I have never had a problem in years of sending packages)

5. Tarrif Number: Lastly, you do not have a tariff number so leave that blank. Okay, one last thing, choose your AES exemption. I would choose the second one having to do with gifts.

6. Obtaining the Label/Customs Form: The steps following this are similar to the ones from above except that I believe the payment options for USPS may also include credit card options as well as PayPal. Go ahead and print your label which will also contain your completed customs form. (Please note: you may need to sign your customs form before affixing it to your package) On a positive note, YOU STILL SAVE MONEY BY USING THE ONLINE POSTAGE SYSTEM!

7. How to actually ship it:For international packages, my personal advice is yes, bring it to the post office, and yes, actually check it in and get a receipt saying it was checked in by a postal worker. Since many international packages take quite longer than domestic and tend to get delayed at different intervals, you want to make sure that everything is okay when it first enters the system.

Duty info (thanks Veronika23

):

The US can receive a gift up to 100$ USD. If you are sending a gift from Canada and mark it as 100$ you are actually saying it cost you 100$ CAD. Today Google converts that to 73.30$ USD so your recipient should be ok and not pay additional fees.

Canada can receive a gift up to 60$ CAD. If you are sending a gift from the US and it was 60$, you are actually saying it cost you 60$ USD. Today Google converts that to 81.86$ CAD. So your Canadian recipient in this case might pay duties/taxes/fees. But if your gift only cost you is lets say 35$ USD today Google converts that to 47.75$CAD. So the recipient shouldn't pay fees.

I believe customs will check the rate on the day the item is processed.

For the US ladies. The cheapest way to ship to Canada is via USPS First Class International mail.

How to ship abroad/add a customs label while still using online shipping:1. Creating an account: First, you must create a free account on the USPS website. The paypal.com/shipnow site will not let you create customs forms.2. Shipping Label: To create the shipping label, you want to use the "Click n Ship" function from the dropdown menu under Mail & Ship. Many of the directions from above are basically the same but the key difference is under, "Where are you sending to?" you will need to use the dropdown menu to select the country of choice.3. Finishing the Shipping Label:Fill in all the corresponding information until the end of the form including the value of the package. The Canadians on the board may have more to speak to with this but I always kept this amount on the lower side so the recipient doesn't get hit with high customs fee. (average amount I would put would be $10-$20) A great feature is at the end of the page it will give you all your options for shipping. I can tell you on a personal note that when I ship to England I always choose first class international mail and I have never had a problem. Once again, delivery confirmation is thrown in for FREE.3. Beginning the Customs Form: You will then get to a page that will you through step by step filling in the customs form. The first question will ask you to "Enter Package Information." This is where you can just write this is a gift box for a friend. You do not need to write anything more!4. Customs Inventory: Next up is, "Enter Item Information." Okay, this one is a little tricky. If you want to itemize, and fill in every single thing in the box, you can. If you only want to do a couple, you can. I've done both over the years and both have been okay. I'm not going to tell you though that it will work every time so ultimately, the decision is up to you. Make sure though that you mark each item a GIFT so that the recipient does not get charged increased fees. Also, and this is IMPORTANT, the total that adds up for the all the items has to be the same total you gave on the previous page for the value of the box. So if you make something worth $1, that's fine! (Again, Canadians speak up hear if I'm wrong but my abroad friends always told me it was better to do this to reduce customs fees for the recipient.) Lastly, each weight of each individual item will need to add up to the to the total weight item, so I've honestly literally made up ratio numbers in the past. (I have never had a problem in years of sending packages)5. Tarrif Number: Lastly, you do not have a tariff number so leave that blank. Okay, one last thing, choose your AES exemption. I would choose the second one having to do with gifts.6. Obtaining the Label/Customs Form: The steps following this are similar to the ones from above except that I believe the payment options for USPS may also include credit card options as well as PayPal. Go ahead and print your label which will also contain your completed customs form. (Please note: you may need to sign your customs form before affixing it to your package) On a positive note, YOU STILL SAVE MONEY BY USING THE ONLINE POSTAGE SYSTEM!7. How to actually ship it:For international packages, my personal advice is yes, bring it to the post office, and yes, actually check it in and get a receipt saying it was checked in by a postal worker. Since many international packages take quite longer than domestic and tend to get delayed at different intervals, you want to make sure that everything is okay when it first enters the system. Duty info (thanks Veronika23

):The US can receive a gift up to 100$ USD. If you are sending a gift from Canada and mark it as 100$ you are actually saying it cost you 100$ CAD. Today Google converts that to 73.30$ USD so your recipient should be ok and not pay additional fees.Canada can receive a gift up to 60$ CAD. If you are sending a gift from the US and it was 60$, you are actually saying it cost you 60$ USD. Today Google converts that to 81.86$ CAD. So your Canadian recipient in this case might pay duties/taxes/fees. But if your gift only cost you is lets say 35$ USD today Google converts that to 47.75$CAD. So the recipient shouldn't pay fees.I believe customs will check the rate on the day the item is processed.For the US ladies. The cheapest way to ship to Canada is via USPS First Class International mail.

🎃 Participants:

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😨 faeriegirl
😰 Anastasiya13
😱 PrettyinPA
😈 ohheyitscindyk
💀 Brutalitops
☠ cc3616
👻 SpaceLlama
👾 gonerogue
🎭 mermadelove
☠ itsfi
🎃 Lipstick4soul
🔮 Lazybeautybeast
🎭 Kim888
💀 quspork
👻 SportyGirly125
😈 Buootiful
🔮 Snoflakefaerie
🎃 MichelleShops
👻 Nickelliebear1
😰 Samtian
💀 SunKissedBlush
☠ bem564
😨 Sarah2TheHi
🧟 ZombieMetroAnt

😨 faeriegirl😰 Anastasiya13😱 PrettyinPA😈 ohheyitscindyk💀 Brutalitops☠ cc3616👻 SpaceLlama👾 gonerogue🎭 mermadelove☠ itsfi🎃 Lipstick4soul🔮 Lazybeautybeast🎭 Kim888💀 quspork👻 SportyGirly125😈 Buootiful🔮 Snoflakefaerie🎃 MichelleShops👻 Nickelliebear1😰 Samtian💀 SunKissedBlush☠ bem564😨 Sarah2TheHi🧟 ZombieMetroAnt

Mix one part Scream with two parts Scare,

a pinch of Fear, a dash of Dare...

and give your elf a Halloween Box Extraordinare!

SportyGirly125 · ‎10-31-2019

@itsfi can't wait for the unboxing.

Kim888 · ‎10-30-2019

Thank you so much @michelleshops for the amazing ghoul gift!!! I have already lit the candle and it smells amazing ! I cannot wait to drink out of the adorable mug and decorate with my new little candy corn decoration!!! Happy Halloween everyone!!!

sunkissedblush · ‎11-01-2019

This mug doesn't require any comments or even a caption!

SpaceLlama · ‎10-31-2019

Woah!

What a great box! That llama is sooo bloody adorable!!!! 😍 It looks so fluffy. I hope you both have a wonderful Halloween, @Kim888 and @michelleshops !!

itsfi · ‎10-31-2019

Wow @Kim888! That llama is adorbs! The NARS lip pencil is such a beautiful color. Love the goodies @michelleshops curated for you! <333

quspork · ‎10-31-2019

Oh my gosh- those treats look uh-mazing! That scarecrow cookie is everything!!! Enjoy your goodies, @Kim888!

PenelopeBT · ‎10-31-2019

I love the Nest Pumpkin Chai candle and hope that you do, too!

prettyinpa · ‎10-31-2019

Oh, that plushie is just too precious! Enjoy all your treats @Kim888 , @michelleshops picked you out some super gifts.

ohheyitscindyk · ‎10-31-2019

@Kim888 Love everything from @michelleshops, especially the llama & the mug! Those treats look tasty as well. Enjoy your new goodies! 🙂

treestar86 · ‎10-31-2019

a tiny llama w/giant candy corn kernel...I just can't...

SportyGirly125 · ‎10-31-2019

@Kim888 love the mug, the candle and the cute llama plush. What a great gift from @michelleshops

faeriegirl · ‎10-30-2019

Enjoy all your goodies @Kim888!

Kim888 · ‎10-30-2019

Yay my ghoul gift is on the way and should be here today or tomorrow! My secret elf friend did warn me one of the surprises had a delay in shipping! Very excited!

prettyinpa · ‎10-30-2019

Wow, @Kim888 - Right in time for Halloween. Looking forward to seeing your spooky gifts.

SportyGirly125 · ‎10-30-2019

@Kim888 Can’t wait to see what you get.

michelleshops · ‎10-29-2019

I’ve had a Fozzy of a bear of a time getting online! First off, I can’t thank my elf enough, the amazing, unequaled, creative, clever, spookyooky @prettyinpa (hold for applause). My box was so fun! Every item was met with a gasp and a chuckle. I’m on mobile so please consider this a photo dump with comments to be updated later!

sunkissedblush · ‎11-01-2019

this Laneige lip mask is one of my favorites!!

SpaceLlama · ‎10-31-2019

Glad to see that the Smashbox sample has snuck it's way into another exchange haha 😂 How sweet of @prettyinpa for making a personalized mug!! I hope you enjoy all of your treats after those tricks, @michelleshops haha

treestar86 · ‎10-31-2019

love that mug (that's my middle name ) and the cat soap.

ohheyitscindyk · ‎10-30-2019

@michelleshops I love the personalized mug & what I am assuming is soap (in the cat pump)? I didn't know that Laneige set existed, I'll have to check that out. And the Tarte is soo pretty! Lol at the Smashbox 😄 So many great treats, but I wouldn't expect anything less from one of our fantastic hosts @prettyinpa!

mermadelove · ‎10-30-2019

@michelleshops what a great and fun box! @prettyinpa was my Elfie last Halloween and it was AWEOME!!! BTW I LOVE your nails!!!!!

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