Hello everybody! inspired by similar threads from mooshisho and jericanman I'd like to start such a project for EDCF members EU-wide Initially, I'd like to have it started in early august, but as you know, best-laid plans ... My brother started to build a house for his family and was thankful for all the help he could get, at work the dreadful "overtime" word reared its ugly head, and I was only able to view my favorite forum every now and then ... So we're near "Hanuka, Christmas, Kwanza, Winter Solstice or Festivus" time ((c) tower). I know this is the time of the year when the postal system is nearly collapsing, but let's give it a try nevertheless Why the EU only? Sorry for our fellow EDCF'ers overseas, but shipping time for such would be waaaayy too long and I don't like customs snooping around our goodies ... This is the plan so far: Show your interest here in this thread. Deadline will be november 30th extended to January 2nd, 2013 To keep shipping costs at minimum, the box should circle country- wise. Starts in germany, when our german members are finished, next our austrian (no, not australian ), french, UK, or else members and so forth I'll create a list from your posts here (in post#2) You send me your adress via PM, I'll send you the adress of the next participant in the queue You take out two or three items you'd like to keep, and put two or three items of equal or higher value back. Please post a pic of the items you took here in this thread. No excuses please, be it a crappy cellphone pic or a Canon 5D Mk III jpeg - the maximum size for this forum shouldn't be higher than 800 x 800 pixels anyway! The value of the items is assessed by you. As they say, one man's rubbish is another man's treasure. Infact, it's a matter of honour. Just don't change that strider against a box of dryer lint ... I'll start with a USPS small flatrate box filled with some goodies. Try to keep the box's size at this. Remember: postal rates across the EU vary considering size, weight and cost. Try to pass the box along as quickly as possible. One or two days pondering what to take might be o.k.; the quicker, the better for the next in line. The items should be EDC-related. But: no alcohol or tobacco products or meds! Let's get this rolling, and have some fun ("I shiver with anti-ci-pation!" , Frank'n Furter, the Rocky Horror Picture Show) Best regards, and stay safe, Wolfgang
Participant's list: #...Country........EDCF handle......# in thread...adress sent via PM...box arrived....box sent 01..Hungary.......toemke.............06................done..............2013-01-06....2013-01-09 02..Hungary.......sveqs................10................done.............2013-01-09.....2013-01-10 03..UK.............shmook.............09................done..............2013-01-14....2013-01-15 04..UK.............smashie.............36................done..............2013-01-18....2013-02-12 05..UK.............Narcosynthesis.....49................done..............2013-02-14....2013-02-14 06..UK.............jericanman.........65................done..............2013-02-19....2013-02-19 07..UK.............Fabregas485........04................done..............2013-02-23....2013-03-09 08..Austria........hartigan.............07................done..............2013-03-25....2013-03-26 09..Austria........mole.................63................done..............2013-03-26....2013-03-26 10..Norway.......k.o.milo.............11................done..............2013-04-09....2013-04-11 11..Norway.......vesp.................13................done..............2013-04-16....2013-04-22 12...Norway.......steffen...............27...............done.............2013-04-27....2013-04-27 13..Germany......batteur..............12................done..............2013-05-06....2013-05-10 14..Germany......lynx..................15................done..............2013-05-15....2013-05-17 15..Germany......StonePaw............33................done..............2013-05-18....2013-05-21 16..Finland........valolammas.........16................done..............2013-05-29....2013-05-30 17..Lithuania......Toshis...............18................done..............2013-06-05....2013-06-06 18..Denmark.......kabar24.............29................done..............2013-06-13....2013-06-19 19..Sweden.........Fnixen...............40................done..............2013-06-27....2013-07-01 20..Netherlands....N2505................47................done..............2013-07-03....2013-07-05 21..Netherlands....Take2................79................done..............2013-07-10...2013-07-12 22..Netherlands....O.J...................159..............done..............2013-07-13.... 23..Belgium........Tranx.................67................done..............
Wolfgang, how are you going to profit from this? Let me rephrase that: is the package going back to you at the end of its journey? if not you'll be putting things inside and not getting anything out of it just a thought that occured to me...
Well, Norway may not be in the EU, but it is member of the EU customs union. If we declare the parcel as "gift" and a value sub €50, that shouldn't pose a problem (insert thumbsup-smilie here). Btw, any knife restrictions in norway? (I'll doubt it when I see vesp using a medium-sized bowie as a toothpick )
