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Postcard Scavenger Hunt

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Swap Coordinator:leahsimone (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:42
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:March 24, 2011
Date items must be sent by:April 7, 2011
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

For this swap, you will send SIX new, store-bought postcards to one partner. These will be blank (not written on or stamped), mailed in an envelope (be sure to reinforce with a piece of cardboard or something like that so they don't get bent; small photo mailers are excellent for this).

The challenge is to find one postcard to fit each of the following six categories (and you may interpret these as you see fit):

  1. An art postcard
  2. An animal postcard
  3. A postcard with words on it (there may also be pictures)
  4. A tourist postcard (needn't be from where you live)
  5. A postcard showing something old
  6. A brightly colored postcard

You will have plenty of time to find your postcards, and I do hope you will join!

The nitty-gritty: you must have a 4.9 rating, with no recent no-sends and NO excessive ones and threes, even from the past. Newbies are more than welcome, with a well-filled-out profile. I go through profiles carefully and will ban anyone questionable. I will angel if need be!

Have fun!

Discussion

papercaper 03/ 4/2011 #

Personally, I've found that you don't really need the cardboard if there are 6 PCs (they keep each other flat), but a lot of people don't reinforce the sides of their envelope. By the time regular envelopes wend their way to Australia, the paper has been put under so much stress that the sides have often busted open. Solution: Use a heavier (Kraft paper) envelope or tape all 4 sides before you send! ;)

leahsimone 03/ 4/2011 #

Good alternative!

susieq11 03/24/2011 #

Can't wait - what a great idea, @leahsimone !

pedal2u 03/24/2011 #

I recieved a swap which was wrapped with the heavy paper from a magaze or brochure folded to make an envelope....and the added surprixe for me was their old magazine "Cooking Light" I loved it. What do you do withold magazines after a while!

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