Wow... went to the post ooffice this morning.. early! There were like 30 people in line before it opened! TG the majority were there for passports! Phew!!

So, everything's mailed out! Fingers crossed I didn't jack anything up! :p :blush:

Turns out I spoke too soon on my previous post ... re: not jacking anything up. Everyone should have their packages (I believe) tomorrow as they were sent PRIORITY. This is with the exception of poor Breathless. I sent hers to an old address. Sigh! :( I believe I have it that screw up remedied ... to some degree.

Having said all that... I don't have any extra bits laying around so I think I reassembled everyone else's packages correctly. If (God forbid) you get your package and something's amiss .. please PM me ASAP!

I just got my sweet little packages...:)
 

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I personally like a flat five. Although if I’m sending something heavy or something extra I try to enclose a little more. I figure it all kind of evens out since usually most of us main players take turns wrangling.

Please keep in mind that I've only wrangled once as you read the following. Meaning, I have a very limited frame of reference. :)

You make a good point regarding the cost of postage. The "cost" of wrangling is postage but also the cost of packaging, if new packaging is needed. And of course, the size of packaging also impacts postage. I was anticipating eight pieces measuring about 2" x 2" x 1/4 - 1/2" each. Three of the pieces were quite a bit larger than anticipated. One of those larger pieces turned out to be mine... so I'm not complaining! lol SMH :blink:

If we could agree to final products that are no larger than A x B x C ... then cost (and process) should be less (and easier) for everyone.

Also... or alternatively ... we could agree to a specific shipping container size ... and .... each participant could mail their crafts in a reusable container. If we could standardize a couple of things ... it should be a lot easier for everyone ... particularly the wrangler! The wrangler would then just need to resort the crafts in the boxes received, relabel, and ship everything back out in the same containers! Damn near turnkey! :koolaid:

Hope that makes sense... I may have been was in shipping/logistics too long! :p


PS / EDIT ... if ever I wrangle again ... I'm buying one of these below. In that past I just used a box cutter ... this thing makes it look so much easier!

https://c.76.my/Malaysia/prc-2-olfa-...8-PRODIY@6.jpg

Just watch...

Twinchies!!!!! This project surpassed any expectations I could have had. Everyone went all out. There are a few where I am unsure of the artist. But I will try to suss that out later.

As we're talking about potential issues, could everyone please remember to clearly mark your pieces so we can give credit to your amazing art!

The twinchies were sooooooo great!!! OMG, they really were fantastic! Thanks, everyone, and Lyte for a great job wrangling!

In case others are wondering, I'd say FSF's was the calligraphy type style wrapped in perhaps a monkey, unless I'm going nuts! I loved those twinchies!

Remember, folks, if you don't want to sign right on your art, you can always sign in an outer envelope or wrapping. we want to give you credit for your awesome work!

You know what we have to do again sometime soon? Matchboxes! OMG, those are always a big hit!

*Just thinking out loud*

You read my mind.

Yes, Lyte, thank you for being such a great Wrangler!

Little matchboxes, big matchboxes, matchbox shrines, filled matchboxes....gears are turning.

Yes mine were wrapped in white paper bags with monkey stickers on them and inside the twinchies were wrapped in a paper heart shaped doily to help somewhat protect the pieces. :)

This is a good idea. The post office raised shipping rates on January 20th. The small 'if it fits, it ships' boxes used to be $5 and change. The one I sent out to Lyte was $7.20. That's for a small box.

Times are a'changin', folks. We need to keep current mailing costs in mind and choose a cost that's in line with what we are sending. Also, if we send something outside the size parameters, then we need to include enough additional money to account for having to send more expensive packages to all of the participants. Wranglers should not have to dip into personal funds to send stuff out to us. I've had to do it multiple times when enough money wasn't sent or when people never sent any money at all. It's frustrating and why I haven't pushed to wrangle a round lately.

Matchboxes were fun.

I received my package yesterday and was sooo happy. Everyone did exceptional work. I was very excited to dig into my package and see all the goodies sent.

Should we up it to 7 as a new policy to accommodate rising costs?