Punk Rock Gift Exchange: To keep things exciting...

Monday, January 29, 2007

To keep things exciting...

For this round of the PRGE, I have decided to run a contest a month. There will be two contests for everyone to participate in, if you choose. The contests will be posted on the first of the month and end on the 15th of the month. The winners for these contests will be drawn out of a hat. Each will have a punk or knitting related prize.

The final contest will be a best pal contest. This one will be mixed up a little from the way it is usually run. You can be nominated as a spoiler (best punk pal) or as a spoilee (punk pal who made you want to spoil them more), there will be at least two prizes.

This round everyone will be an author on the PRGE blog. This way the contest entries can be posted on the PRGE blog or post a link to your blog to let me know that you have decided to play. I am also asking that you post your gifties on the PRGE blog with your thank you to your pal, or you can post a link to the thank you entry on your blog. This way everyone gets to see the cool punk packages that will be traded!! And even though it is not very punk, receiving a thank you for a package that is sent is very important!!

If you have any suggestions for the contests, I would love to hear them!!

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RULES

THESE ARE THE RULES - THEY ARE NOT OPTIONAL - IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM - DON'T SIGN UP!! IT'S NOT VERY PUNK, BUT ITS REALITY!! If you like, you can do more these are the basic minimum guidelines!!
$25.00 MINIMUM - you can spend more if you like, but you have to spend this! This is a $50 total exchange commitment before postage.
CONTACT YOUR PAL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK - YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EXCHANGE IF YOU DON'T - its nice, it lets them know you care. And be polite and respond to your pal. If you are nicer, you may get more gifties!
THIS IS A HALF SECRET/HALF OPEN EXCHANGE! You will be a secret punk pal till your first box is received, then it will be an open exchange from there.
POST WEEKLY ON YOUR BLOG - and it would be nice if occasionally there was a knitting or crochet or crafting entry, too. It helps your pal know what you like and again, it will get you better gifties! And post your gifties on your blog in a timely manner. Pals like it when you say thank you!
This exchange is only open to knitters and crocheters (?? is that a word? those who crochet....you know what I mean!) You must knit or crochet to participate, have a blog and be a little punk in mentality.
If you can't/don't follow these rules you will be kicked out of the exchange. I hate to be a hard ass, but I will be! Its only fair to all the good pals out there. So if you join, please play by the rules. If you have something happen and you can't play after joining, please e-mail me so that other arrangements can be made. Anyone who just bails will be blackballed for all future exchanges. And yes, the list started with the last one - lets not add any more names!

FOR THOSE WITH OUT OF COUNTRY PALS

Please use this link to check with the postal service for items considered contraband, that could get your package confiscated by the postal authorities. Yes, this really did happen in a couple instances last time! Things like yarn seem to be okay, but things like tea, get your entire package tossed. So its good to know what is allowed. Also make sure on the customs form to write that it is a gift and put a small dollar amount, it seems to get through customs faster!
Please be conscious with International Pals that you need to send boxes earlier, so that your pal receives her gifts about the same time as the rest of us. The mail service has gotten better but it is still 10 to 15 days behind domestic mail service.