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2024: Dance of the Swaps Fairies || SIGN-UPS ARE OPEN!
Hello! Look at us, opening ever earlier! Our hope/delusion is that this will give us and you some buffer when emails and packages go astray.
But first... This is my fifteenth (!!) year running swaps, and my life has changed a lot since 2010. Livi and I are interested in hearing from anyone who might want to help (are you good at swiftly and patiently answering emails??) and/or take over, should we decide to stop running swaps in the near future.
Don't get us wrong, we love you! We want to continue! But life. So we shall see. :)
YULESWAPS 2024 SCHEDULE:
+ Sign-up forms are open now and will close on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at12:00 PM PDT 9:00 PM PDT (turns out we're both busy that afternoon so now you get 9 more hours :)). Click here for a countdown. Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell Siri to set a reminder!
+ Match-ups will go out by late October over a period of 3-ish days (to accommodate mail merge sending limits).
You will then have at least 2 weeks to MAIL YOUR PACKAGE/S. Before signing up, please do a reality/calendar check to make sure you have the time, money, and bandwidth! (PLEASE research international shipping if you've never done it before! It's $$$!)
Multi-swap swappers: DO NOT WAIT to check in, and especially don't wait to contact your recipient/s! The clock starts separately for each swap when it hits your inbox. Your recip WILL worry. They WILL email us, appropriately. We WILL email you, annoyed. ;3
+ This year's SENDING DEADLINE: Saturday, November 16, 2024 (close of business at your local post office/courier service, or midnight if you're ordering online!)
REMINDERS:
+ Swaps Central: Our all-in-one check-in form! Link to be provided constantly after match-ups. The most crucial check-ins are immediately after you receive your match-up email and immediately after you've SENT your package/s.
We know who checks in on time and who doesn't! (But we also send reminders to ensure everyone checks in.)
+ Email: Please be prepared to contact your recipient within 48 hours of receiving your match-up email + respond to your sender ASAP when they email you (even if it's brief). We want to know soon after match-ups that everyone has successfully received at least 1 email from their sender AND at least 1 email from their recip, and make sure you're all set up to shop/order/mail gifts on time!
If you haven't heard from your sender within 48 hours, first check your spam folder, then feel free to try emailing them! If you still haven't heard from them after 4 days, please email us to prod your sender.
(If you're new, whitelist yuleswaps at gmail dot com to be sure you get all our emails! But also check spam/watch this community just in case.)
+ Defaulting/withdrawing: We want swaps to be fun, not stressful. So first, if you're stressed now just imagining "email back tomorrow" or "get to the post office by next weekend," please don't sign up. Maybe next year! But IF YOU DO sign up and then FOR ANY REASON realize you're no longer up to it -- just tell us! The sooner and more honestly you communicate with us, the easier it is for us to work out a solution that protects your sender and recip, frees you from anxiety, AND potentially allows you to participate in the future. <3
Also, let us know ASAP if you need an extension on sending out your package! If you don't send out a package by the deadline and don't contact us for an extension, we will assume you defaulted (or vanished off the face of the earth). We will a) worry and b) have to eventually ban you. :(
+ DW/LJ: We always update on DW as soon as match-ups go out, in case any emails get eaten by spam. Please see the current FAQ for instructions on how to track the various yuleswaps tags!
(If we do continue next year, we will finally consolidate down to one tag…lol.)
+ Signing up: Google Forms should send a copy of your sign-up responses. You can edit them (via the link provided in that email) until sign-ups close! Please read the instructions carefully.
AND... SIGN-UPS!
Welcome to the Dance of the Swaps Fairies! This year we'll aim to give better gifts than Drosselmeyer.
Candyswap 2024: the Land of Sweets!
Drinkswap 2024: le thé / café / chocolat!
Bookswap 2024: the March of Books!
Questions? Check out the current FAQ.(Livi may soon post a new, easier-to-read one! If so, we will update this post accordingly!) Recently cleaned up by Livi! If that doesn't help, feel free to comment here or email us at yuleswaps at gmail dot com!
Kat (kindness_says) & Livi (anialove)
But first... This is my fifteenth (!!) year running swaps, and my life has changed a lot since 2010. Livi and I are interested in hearing from anyone who might want to help (are you good at swiftly and patiently answering emails??) and/or take over, should we decide to stop running swaps in the near future.
Don't get us wrong, we love you! We want to continue! But life. So we shall see. :)
YULESWAPS 2024 SCHEDULE:
+ Sign-up forms are open now and will close on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at
+ Match-ups will go out by late October over a period of 3-ish days (to accommodate mail merge sending limits).
You will then have at least 2 weeks to MAIL YOUR PACKAGE/S. Before signing up, please do a reality/calendar check to make sure you have the time, money, and bandwidth! (PLEASE research international shipping if you've never done it before! It's $$$!)
Multi-swap swappers: DO NOT WAIT to check in, and especially don't wait to contact your recipient/s! The clock starts separately for each swap when it hits your inbox. Your recip WILL worry. They WILL email us, appropriately. We WILL email you, annoyed. ;3
+ This year's SENDING DEADLINE: Saturday, November 16, 2024 (close of business at your local post office/courier service, or midnight if you're ordering online!)
REMINDERS:
+ Swaps Central: Our all-in-one check-in form! Link to be provided constantly after match-ups. The most crucial check-ins are immediately after you receive your match-up email and immediately after you've SENT your package/s.
We know who checks in on time and who doesn't! (But we also send reminders to ensure everyone checks in.)
+ Email: Please be prepared to contact your recipient within 48 hours of receiving your match-up email + respond to your sender ASAP when they email you (even if it's brief). We want to know soon after match-ups that everyone has successfully received at least 1 email from their sender AND at least 1 email from their recip, and make sure you're all set up to shop/order/mail gifts on time!
If you haven't heard from your sender within 48 hours, first check your spam folder, then feel free to try emailing them! If you still haven't heard from them after 4 days, please email us to prod your sender.
(If you're new, whitelist yuleswaps at gmail dot com to be sure you get all our emails! But also check spam/watch this community just in case.)
+ Defaulting/withdrawing: We want swaps to be fun, not stressful. So first, if you're stressed now just imagining "email back tomorrow" or "get to the post office by next weekend," please don't sign up. Maybe next year! But IF YOU DO sign up and then FOR ANY REASON realize you're no longer up to it -- just tell us! The sooner and more honestly you communicate with us, the easier it is for us to work out a solution that protects your sender and recip, frees you from anxiety, AND potentially allows you to participate in the future. <3
Also, let us know ASAP if you need an extension on sending out your package! If you don't send out a package by the deadline and don't contact us for an extension, we will assume you defaulted (or vanished off the face of the earth). We will a) worry and b) have to eventually ban you. :(
+ DW/LJ: We always update on DW as soon as match-ups go out, in case any emails get eaten by spam. Please see the current FAQ for instructions on how to track the various yuleswaps tags!
(If we do continue next year, we will finally consolidate down to one tag…lol.)
+ Signing up: Google Forms should send a copy of your sign-up responses. You can edit them (via the link provided in that email) until sign-ups close! Please read the instructions carefully.
AND... SIGN-UPS!
Welcome to the Dance of the Swaps Fairies! This year we'll aim to give better gifts than Drosselmeyer.
Drinkswap 2024: le thé / café / chocolat!
Bookswap 2024: the March of Books!
Questions? Check out the current FAQ.
Kat (
kindness_says) & Livi (anialove)