GIFT EXCHANGE IS ON! Send out by 27 April!
So, enough people have said they would be in for another gift exchange, and no one else has jumped up and declared a burning desire to organise it, so you're stuck with me! : )
SIGN UP IN THIS THREAD IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE!
I'll leave it open for a week to sign up from today, so by Friday 08 April.
Giftees will be assigned on MONDAY 11 APRIL.
All gifts to be mailed by Wednesday 27 April.
Post in this thread or send me a message if you have any questions about whether you 'qualify' or other exchange-related stuffs.
People who are participating:
abrimmer - POSTED
amymylove - POSTED
babysgotsauce - POSTED
carrot_wench - POSTED
dprince -
erin - POSTED
faunablues - POSTED
heli - POSTED
hesp - POSTED
lubi - POSTED
Mirrya - POSTED
nmpixie - POSTED
oww - POSTED
permanentgrin - POSTED
Shell - POSTED
theo - POSTED
thhf - POSTED
vh - POSTED
wassernixe - POSTED
Let me know if I've missed anyone!
If you are DEFINITELY keen, post in this thread and answer the following questions:
Favourite candy/treat:
Favourite colour:
Favourite animal:
Favourite cookie:
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours:
If I could I would bath in these flavours:
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't:
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in:
Favourite scent:
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - yes or no
Feel free to add any other info/facts you think might help your person put together the best package for you!
*GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDELINES*
1. You must have been active on the forums for at least 6 months OR have 1,000 posts. If you've been here a while you're more likely to send out your package.
2. Don't flake on your partner, just like you wouldn't want your partner to flake on you. If you're unsure whether you'll have time/money to get a package together, don't sign up.
3. Bring it! Don't send out something crappy!
4. Homemade and/or store bought goodies are welcome.
5. This is an ALL VEGAN exchange.
This is going to be an awesome exchange....especially since you're assigning names on my birthday!!!
Favourite candy/treat: Anything with chocolate, coconut, almonds or mint. Ooh...and lemon. (but not all together because that might be funky)
Favourite colour: purple, teal, magenta, olive green...jewel tones.
Favourite animal: Cats, pandas, dogs...really all animals with the exception of insects probably. They creep me out when I find them crawling on me.
Favourite cookie: oatmeal chocolate chip, lemon poppy seed, or coconut macaroon
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: Hate - BANANAS , Allergic - garlic
If I could I would bath in these flavours: coconut, pineapple, anything tropical smelling
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: I can pretty much find any ingredient...so whatever is unique to my gifter's area would be cool.
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: There's a new vegan queso available that is made in Austin, Texas by Food for Lovers....it's very good and a little spicy. At it totally melts (without that funky vegan cheese look). I will have to look around for other unique things.
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - yes
ETA:
Favorite scent: Coconut
haha! Did you all decide on a theme? I'll probably end up joining, just feeling slightly overwhelmed at the mo.
Yay, this is going to be FUN!! :)
Favourite candy/treat: chocolate!! Did I mention that I love chocolate! I have a huge sweet tooth, so I don't think you can really go wrong, lol! And I know it's not candy or anything, but I happen to LOVE Trader Joe's roasted seaweed snack. I never liked nori, but these are surprisingly tasty!
Favourite colour: blue
Favourite animal: I love ALL animals, but love my dog, cats, and bunnies VERY much! Oh, and butterflies!!
Favourite cookie: chocolate chip with NO nuts, oatmeal raisin, and peanut butter
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: I like flavored nuts, but don't care for any kind of nuts in my baked goods or treats. Hmm, I don't think I'm allergic to anything that would effect a vegan exchange. Oh, but nothing too spicy. My tummy wouldn't like me any more.
If I could I would bath in these flavours: vanilla, lemon, chocolate
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: I think I can find most things.
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: I don't know if we really having anything special, but I'm always willing to look.
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - No
Favorite Scent: Not sure I really have a favorite, but I love the smells of cotton candy, lemon, jasmine, vanilla...
bgs requested we list the cookbooks we have. Great idea by the way! So here's mine:
Vegan Brunch
The Happy Herbivore
The Joy of Vegan Baking
CCIYCJ
Are You Sure That's Vegan?
Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan
Passionate vegetarian
The Vegan Table
Vegetarian Entertaining
The Big Book of Entertaining
Vegan Planet
William Sonoma Vegetarian
International Vegetarian Cookery
Vegetarian Entertaining With Friends
Cook Vegan
Veganomicon
Vegan Microwave Cookbook
VWAV
VCTOTW
Moosewood Cookbook
Vegan Diner
Vegan Celebrations
Global Vegan Waffle Cookbook
The ones stil on my list to get are:
American Vegan Kitchen
Cookouts Veggie Style
Sweet Vegan
Quick & Easy Vegan Bake Sale
Vegan Desserts
Appetite For Reduction
The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur
Have Your Cake and Vegan Too
The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet
Veganize This
Good Housekeeping: Simple Vegan
Veggie Burgers Every Which Way
The Divvies Bakery Cookbook
heyheyhey.
I'm on the convincing list, not the in one.
hell yes!!!
Favourite candy/treat:
chocolate, peanut butter flavoured stuff, any vegan sweets, anything really. I don't mind shop bought or home baked. If it's vegan, I will try it!
Favourite colour:
Purple, purple, purple and purple
Favourite animal:
I can never decide on this. Probably monkeys, quite liking cows at the moment and sheep.
Favourite cookie:
Any that are in my tummy! Nah, seriously I don't think I've met a cookie I didn't like.
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours:
not allergic to anything that I'm aware of. Willing to try any flavour really - I haven't found anything I hate.
If I could I would bath in these flavours:
ummmm, not sure - anything really. I love chocolate, but also like savoury goods too. In fact I'm tending towards more savoury stuff at the moment, but I do love sweet stuff too.
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't:
only thing I've discovered I can't find so far has been achiote/annatto seeds. And non-barky nooch. Oh and soy curls interest me.
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in:
I can only think of barky nooch.
*important!*
I am international and obviously prepared to ship internationally.
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - yes or no
yes, i will answer the other questions later and i am not very picky!
the past 2 exchanges have been when idk where i'll be!! hahaha.
Favourite candy/treat: candy- ummm meh. treat- COOKIES!!! any kind
Favourite colour: purple
Favourite animal: elephant
Favourite cookie: probably chocolate chip. but i literally love all types. as long as they're not licorice flavor
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: licorice. bleh
If I could I would bath in these flavours: chocolate. cinnamon sugar.
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: vegan doughnuts. or cinnamon rolls.
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: CUBAN FOOD.
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - no
Feel free to add any other info/facts you think might help your person put together the best package for you!
Favourite candy/treat: Chocolate anything - I'm not really picky when it comes to treats - I'll eat anything!!
Favourite colour: Blue, green, purple - jewel tones really
Favourite animal: I like all animals, but right now we're into the less desirable ones - we have gotten a slew of stuffed animals for the baby's room and they're all pretty weird - my favorite is the possum - soon we'll be investing in an armadillo. We're just going for the typical, un-popular and perhaps unloved animals - barnyard, rodents, pests, etc.
Favourite cookie: I like soft, chewy cookies, not really a fan of gingery or cinnamony cookies...
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: grape and cherry - absolutely won't eat!
If I could I would bath in these flavours: toffee, chocolate, coffee, caramel
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: hmmm, I can usually find everything I want, unless it's something I don't even know about yet...but I'm sure the out-of-country-ers have all sorts of fun stuff I don't know about.
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: wow, I have no idea - probably what everyone else in the US has
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - yes
Can people also add what their favorite scent is??? My fave is Lilac
Hmm... I REALLY want to be in on this, but I'll be out of town from the 11th-25th so I really shouldn't... I could probably work it out, but I don't want to take chances and mess it up! I'll be in the next one for sure.
I am not in.
The next one needs tfor theo be in the dead of summer (like mid-June) so I won't have any school going on. I was under uber academic stress last one, and now for this one!
Favourite candy/treat: i like sugary stuff... candy... hell yessss
Favourite colour: green
Favourite animal: i like them all... unicorns are cool but they aren't an animal soooo
Favourite cookie: i like all cookies... if you have something of a white chocolate variety i might wet my pants
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: black licorice
If I could I would bath in these flavours: mocha, caramel, vanilla
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: anything exotic throw my way, especially if it a weird ingredient in Isa/Terry's books... bizarre spices are also legit
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: anything "mexican" i also have access to "asian" ingredients
Favourite scent: love spell from victoria's secret
Favourite candy/treat: i love candy. and chocolate. and sweets in general. chocolate, chocolate + things (pb, coconut, coffee, orange, mint, whatever), cinnamon/spice stuff, weird stuff, tea in places where it doesn't belong, berry stuff, anything related to peaches, fake grape flavor (don't judge me!!), oaty things, ginger, molasses, cardamom.
Favourite colour: purple, blue, soft tealish, green, earthy brown
Favourite animal: uhhhh i think i am obligated to like all animals but since you're asking: KITTEHS. but i am also fond of sheep, goats, pigs, cows.
Favourite cookie: any containing chocolate or chai/spice-ish flavors.
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: I'm not allergic to anything. Stuff I dislike:
mango (don't judge me!)
papaya
limey things (i don't dislike it all the time, i guess i'm just picky with this flavor)
raisins
black licorice
If I could I would bath in these flavours:
see "favorite candy/treat"
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't:
I like anything that is local to the sender, especially anything WEIRD. As far as stuff I can't find in my area, this list will seem random, but this is stuff referenced in my cookbooks that I never find locally:
soy curls
dried savory
spelt flour
cranberry beans
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in:
Latin American stuff, especially Mexican/Central American
Japanese stuff
Chinese stuff
South Asian stuff (except some Indian things)
Also some odd vegany things, like agar, tapioca flour, yuba, chia seeds, and such. Also weird: jasmine & pandan extracts.
Favourite scent: rose, violet, jasmine, ginger, cinnamon. ok, those are more food related. whatevs.
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - no, sorries
~need convincing~
I'm down! ;)b
Favourite candy/treat: I love all sweeties.
Favourite colour: Red
Favourite animal: ELEPHANT! :D
Favourite cookie: Soft cookies like chocolate chip or snickerdoodle
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: I generally hate banana flavoring, but not real bananas...haha
If I could I would bath in these flavours: CHOCOLATE, Spicy stuff (might burn though), 'Cheesy' flavors
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: Nooch, baking powder, REAL hot sauce, liquid smoke/Bragg's
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: Er, local German vegan products (potato dumpling mix, chocolates (right now esp. fun Easter chockies), vegan Nutella-like spread, etc.)
Favourite scent: Lavender, Rosemary
*important!*
I am international/am prepared to ship internationally - I am international AND prepared to ship internationally
Favourite candy/treat: anything sweet,
Favourite colour: all spring colors
Favourite animal: cats
Favourite cookie: peanut butter and chocolate chip
I am allergic to and/or hate these flavours: none
If I could I would bath in these flavours: me none, but my wife loves vanilla/almond
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: almost everything, live in a very small meat driven town so finding anything veg*n outside of vegtables is very hard.
Items/ingredients I have available locally which others might be interested in: it's a surprise
Favourite scent: vanilla, almond, orange
Items/ingredients I wish I could find in my area but can't: Nooch, baking powder, REAL hot sauce, liquid smoke/Bragg's
Maybe it's different where you are, but hefeflocken is available at pretty much any bio shop or reformhaus I've been to. And backpulver has always worked fine for me.
how's the "stuff i want" and "stuff i have" thing going to work out? are people going to be matched based on that, or will a recipient be like "oh man oww, if my gifter is ______ i'd like the _____ they mentioned that they have access to" and that message sent to the gifter if that's the case?
just 'cause I can imagine person A being like "dudes i have access to vegan cheesy poofs!" but no one's going to explicitly say in their questions "i really want cheesy poofs!", so the gifter won't know if they should or shouldn't send cheesy poofs.*
*that was just an example. anyone would want vegan cheesy poofs, obviously.
put me on the convincing list. ;)
I should be on the convincing list as well. If I can come up with a few good ideas for stuff to send, I'll join. The only things I've come up with so far are heavy things that would cost $2052055988 to send.
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