Halloween Candy Swap

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Halloween Candy Swap

Post by magickbean » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:09 pm

I was talking to Dutchess of Darkness in the Introductions thread about Halloween candy in the UK and the US and I was thinking.. maybe it would be fun to do a Halloween Candy Swap??!

On another forum I am a member of, called Heavenly Hair, they do international candy swaps quite often and I was thinking it would be very cool to do a Halloween themed one - that way people in the UK could get a sample of candy corn and other such mystical treats and people in the US could get a taste of Thornton's chocolate Halloween lollies and Cadbury things (or whatever's difficult to get over there....?) :)

I think it would be a really sweet idea (ha ha did you see what I did? A Pun! Ohh the wit.. haha.. oh.. heh.. hm..sorry)

Reply if you're interested and I will draw up a little list of people who want In and write a little questionaire about what sort of treats people like so we can fill it in and then do a Secret Santa- esque swap. As I haven't seen many people on this board who are from the UK I am happy to swap with a couple of people if no other Englanders are in. We can set a price limit for the candy to make it easier too :D

What does everyone think? :?:
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Post by Hdunlopclark » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:52 pm

I'm in, Sounds like a good idea. i live in the uk to so my price limit would be about £4 ($8).

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Post by Nostalgiascape » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:41 pm

I'm in.
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Post by MHooch » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:50 pm

I'm definitely in! (AND I love the wit, my dear 8) )
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Post by geekmidwinter » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:02 pm

Count me IN IN IN IN IN!!! I've always said it's an absolute crime that anyone on earth has to go without candy corn at Halloween. And sugar babies. And peanut butter toffees. And popcorn balls.
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Post by magickbean » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:30 am

geekmidwinter - what on earth are these delights such as sugar babies and popcorn balls and peanut butter toffees?!! They sound fantastic! :shock: When I finally get to the US I'll be making sure it's around Halloween time!!
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Post by geekmidwinter » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:29 am

Oh my gosh. Sugar babies are these tiny little beads of brown-sugary carmelly goodness that always taste just like fall to me. And popcorm balls are big wads of buttery salty popcorn held together with a sticky sweet corn-syrupy carmelly mixture, also a Halloween tradition to me.

And the peanut butter toffees. Everyone hates them, they come in black or orange waxed paper wrappers, and they are made of a chewy peanut butter toffee with a bit of real peanut butter in the middle. They are super cheap and come in HUGE quantities, so they're the last thing everyone ate out of their treat bags. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who likes them, but they are so quintessentially Halloween to me.
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Post by magickbean » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:02 am

Any more people in for the candy swap??

I'll draw up the questionaires and send them out by the end of August so you've got til then to opt in. I'm guessing Hallloween candy will be available in shops by September? :?:

Just wondering if one of the admins could make this a sticky so it doesn't disappear? Pwwwease? :D
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Post by Halloween_Girl » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:21 am

Dunno if I'm in or out still thinking.
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Post by Halloween_Girl » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:23 am

Hmmmmm,you said something about money?What about money?
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Post by Halloween_Girl » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:55 am

hmmmm, Could you plz mail me a little bit more about this candy swap
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Post by MichaelMyers » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:09 pm

This sounds like fun to me. Can anyone let me know the average shipping cost to sending a small package to the UK? It sounds like a fun idea, as long as the shipping isnt sky high :)

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Post by tomanderson » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:37 pm

Well, it would depend on weight and the size of the package, of course...I would think, well, get a small box and imagine putting a little of this and a little of that into it...box of Sugar Babies, some little Snickers bars, and so on. Maybe some bubble wrap to protect the candy...

At one of my local 99 Cents Only stores they've got spiders filled with red goo...you unscrew the head and drink the red blood syrup out of the neck! Now this is very gruesome, but you can understand the appeal here.

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Post by mandy0221 » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:57 am

I think it sounds like a fun idea. Although I have to wonder - wouldnt some candies not ship well, such as chocolate? Maybe adding some dry ice would help but I have never mailed food that could melt....
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Post by Dutchess of Darkness » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:37 am

Hey People, I'm in but could I just include my candy with my halloween gift exchange item when we do that? By the way, are we going to get to know who our partners are early so we have plenty of time to really shop around for them?
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