I LOVE tea!

are internationals ok for this swap?

Yes, indeed. Tea lovers across the globe.

Welcome.

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One week between signup date and sending date isn't much for international postings considering: a package send by airplane needs at least 7-10 days and we need time to buy the items ( love to look at the preverences from my partner )!Before I did buy many things as soon as I signed up but I had 3 cancelled swaps lately . ( did buy items for nothing :o((( ) Can't you add 1 week more ? If you do I'm in :o)

Hi! Whomever gets me, will you please IM me. I really would like to send this to my mom. Her birthday is around this time and I like to surprise her with fun mail! Thanks, Anna

Hi lamazon:

Thanks for your post and question. In my swapping experience, shorter gaps between the close of the swap and the mail date helps people avoid forgetting (or flaking) on their swap committments. For this swap, everyone in it LOVES tea, so catering to a partner's wishes should be pretty easy.

You're absolutely right ! But for internationals, one week is very short : to go to the shops ( not near to me ) , make the package , go to the postoffice to send it and make it arrive on time . When you send from overseas ( at least 7 days by air more 10 to 14 ) it never will be on time before rating day . I do think two weeks is enough time to send it out on time and not forget the swap . Perhaps I want to do my swaps to perfectly :o)) Greetings from overseas

Yeah I'm in !!!!

I'm new here, but doing some weekend swaps so I am hoping to get reating so I can do this one. It really sounds like a great one!

Tip :If you have to send a package to Europe please wright the 7 with an extra line in the middle . Offently postmen take the overseas 7 for a 1 !

Little question : If possible can you put real stamps on the packages ? Not those ugly white postoffice things :o))) I know many stamp collectors overhere and real stamps are very rarely this days .

THANK YOU VERRRRRRRRRY MUCH

Hi there, lamazon and all participants.

I can't make any promises about the stamps, but I will give you a heads up on why you're seeing more labels instead of stamps. The U.S. Postal Service recently changed not just rates but the way packages and letters are sent out. The clerks at the post offices aren't even sure what counts as what type of mailing: letter, large envelope, parcel. We've never had the distinctions before so the best way to make sure a package headed overseas -- or even across country in the U.S. -- gets there is to go through the post office.

Just today for another swap I mailed packages to Oregon, Australia and Singapore. The clerk didn't know if the one going to Oregon (within the U.S.) should be counted as a large letter or a parcel. And the two going overseas aren't considered air mail anymore, but First-Class International. I don't know if they'll get to the destinations any faster, but the process is more confusing than ever.

I thought you'd like to know why you're seeing more white labels than stamps lately.

Partners are assigned! Have fun.

this is a hard (but fun) one! my partners will be getting cavities i assure you.

Swap packages via Priority Mail are headed to my partners in Elizabeth City and Eureka. Enjoy!

Received my package form kgeslab today and I am blown away by the special attention she showed by picking out the items. I received a gorgeous tea cup, saucer and matching plate. I also received a cute honey pot/bee tea infuser and a bunch of different teas. I will be posting a picture tomorrow after I get home from work as I have to go now and sleep! Talk to everyone later! Amberly

Amberly your a lucky girl !!! Seems you got a lovely package and on time . My partners are both still on no sent :o((( together with 7 others .

I got my great tea themed package today from Artistic! It was great! :) What a good job she did on it!

Lamazon, the send by date was just a few days ago, so you still have some time! I'm sure you will receive it! Neither one of my partners I sent to have received theirs yet either. BTW I posted a pic of my stuff so check it out!!!

I received my second package today from beaglemom and it is awesome as well. I can't believe how great my two packages were. Check out the gallery for a pic of this one. I received a tea tin, tea towel, trivet, tea light candles, perfect tea spoon, "A" sticky notes and two spoon rests.

Jazzyheart & Cupcake, again i'm sorry for the delay - first i was in the hospital, then due to the funeral, but your packages are ready to go out monday (via priority to make up for the delay) Thank you so much for your patience. I hope you both enjoy your goodies! :)

Dear swap partners, so sorry i made a terrible confusion with dates, and i am terribly late on 3 of my swaps, so sorry lamazon and lshannon, your packages will be in the mail tomorrow please forgive me Aldina