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๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

                                        *SIGN UPS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR ALL SPOOKY SOULS*

                                              Stick around for the spooktacular unboxings

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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 

 

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๐ŸŽƒimportant information for all potential Ghoulfriends...

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๐Ÿ‘ปELIGIBILITY 

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

 

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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!

 

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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.


๐Ÿ‘ปRULES

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.


๐Ÿ‘ปKEY DATES

Sign Up Deadline: 10/09/20

Draw Day (This is the day you find out who you are shopping for, yay!): 10/10/20

Ship Date for First Time Participants: 10/25/20 (*If you are shipping from Canada to US or vice versa, this deadline will be earlier)

All Gifts Must be Received or Shipped by: On or before 10/31/20 (Halloween Day)



๐Ÿ‘ปTo sign up, please comment on this thread! PrettyinPA and I will be messaging approved participants with more details and will be updating the Participant List as we go. 

 

๐ŸŽƒTips, Tricks & Other spooktacular ideas!

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๐Ÿ’€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!

 

๐ŸŽƒ 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  Heart๐Ÿ˜ž

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.

 

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Mix one part Scream with two parts Scare,

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

and give your elf a Halloween Box Extraordinare!

 

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Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

Thank you so so much @Samtian @for the lovely ghoul gift!!! I canโ€™t wait to wear the shirt and drink out of my new mug on Halloween!!! Now that NYC has their plastic bag ban in full force I will put the reusable llama bag to good use!!! A very happy Halloween to everyone !!!! 

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Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888 ,

Happy Halloween!  Great treats from @Samtian !  I love the T-shirt! 

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888 I'm so glad you like them!!!

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

OMG!!! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ That tshirt is so freaking awesome!!  Great job @Samtian ๐Ÿ‘ this is such a great gift, I especially love the extra time you guys take to wrap everything and the llama looks extra cuddly!  Congrats on your spooktacular box @Kim888 ๐Ÿ–ค

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888- Samtian always picks the neatest things! I love the shirt and the reusable bag. It's so hard to find a good reusable bag, I've had to sew my own.

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888 Aww the little llama eye mask cover is adorable! @Samtian picked out so many neat items! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿงก

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888 Everything is so adorable....the mug, masks, shirt, and llama merch.  @Samtian did a wonderful job with your box.

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888 Ahh I love everything @Samtian picked out, from the shirt to the mug to the bag ๐Ÿ™‚ So many goodies!

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

Oh my gosh, that shirt is just too cute, @Kim888! I love the mug too- perfect for hot apple cider this time of year. So many sweet treats from your ghoulfriend!

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@Kim888 Such awesome goodies. That sleep mask is so darn cute

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

That shirt is awesome! Enjoy all your goodies @Kim888!

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Kim888 The Llama reusable bag is very cute. We had a bag ban in Chicago and I grew to love my reusable shopping bags  What is the llama face? Is it an eye mask? @Samtian got you such cute stuff! I am jealous of your flavored tootsie rolls, those are tasty! Enjoy it all.

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@sprocketta @Thank you and yes itโ€™s a sleep mask!!! 

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

Oooo yay, I got my shipping notice last night. So excited, cant wait ๐Ÿ™‚

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@Anastasiya13 hooray! I'm waiting too and very excited.

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@sprocketta  Ooo that's awesome, cant wait to see your unboxing too

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@Anastasiya13 @Yay! Exciting. 

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@Anastasiya13 YAY!!!

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Oh my goodness--- @sprocketta, you are the absolute best Ghoulfriend! Thank you so much for these amazing boxes!!! I swear, every thing I opened made me think- "Wow, she gets me!" I love it all! And your note in the card is so incredibly kind. It honestly brought a tear to my eye in addition to all the smiles. You are the absolute sweetest! 

 

As for what was in those spooktacular boxes........

 

All wrapped upAll wrapped up

 

Really now, sprocketta where did you find all the Halloween wrapping paper??? I'm so jealous you have such a good variety!

 

the perfect card for a BIC Halloweenthe perfect card for a BIC Halloween

 

There was so much stuff I had to sort everything out for everyone to see!

 

The yummy snacks

I can't wait to open up the caramel corn cob -- yummmI can't wait to open up the caramel corn cob -- yummm

 

The beauty related goodies

The Voluspa smells amazingThe Voluspa smells amazing

 

Also, sprocketta, can I just tell you that I actually love MB's Pink Pepper but have never tried the hand creams so that is just perfect! 

 

The Halloween treats

How cute is all this?How cute is all this?

 

You know I can't wait to light up that skull this weekend, MUHAHAHAHA

 

All the goodies together for a family picture

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Thank you again for everything, @sprocketta!!! You really did send the perfect gifts!

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

@quspork , Happy Halloween! 

Your ghoulfriend @sprocketta did a spooktacular job!  Her choice of Halloween wrapping paper is awesome!

Enjoy your treats!

Re: ๐ŸŽƒ A Haunting We Will Go โ˜  Halloween elf Exchange (2020)

Thank you, @tsavorite! Yes, everything was so festive looking pulling it out of the box!

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