Text 14624, 42 rader
Skriven 2007-04-25 16:22:26 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
  Kommentar till text 14610 av Barbara McNay (1:382/48)
Ärende: Re: EZ Bake
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*** Quoting Barbara McNay from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 > available or very expensive to the other.  We've
 > mentioned our little 'goodie boxes' with glee enough
 > here that you might have seen mention).

BM> Yes, I've seen mention of those from time to time; that's a great arra
BM> you folks have!

Yeah, we've enjoyed it!  It helps that 'Hawaii Ruth' and I have FPO addresses
and that helps too for CT Ruth.  I'm the same cost as mailing stateside and no
need to pay for air mail as it goes that way anyway.  It does take a bit
longer though to get things to me.  3-5 weeks is the normal.

I'll be taking some wish-lists when I get back in summer for a last set of mail
outs and see what I can find.  Lots of little things here that are pretty
cheap but dear in price or hard to find stateside.  Like, a 6oz bag of dried
cloud-ear mushrooms which I can get for under 200yen but stateside will run
you 10$ or more if you can find them at all in your local area.  Folks
normally get a kick out of 'real home use chopsticks' which I get for 100yen a
set with pretty patterns.

What I'll probably do is get an assortment of goodies, post the list, and let
folks email me their address with what they'd like.  Burt or Hap, have an
outstanding request for some chopsticks (if I havent lost the email with the
address!).

Grin, before you worry, I won't be mailing any item that I'm not sure what it
is so no 'gee is it bathsalt, drain cleaner, or flea powder?' stuff.  I may
not know the right name, but if it's a food item, it will be definately a food
item meant to be eaten.  I may however have to tell you want it is (like the
packet of dried seaweed wasnt nori or related to nori so I had to tell CT Ruth
what it was).

Some folks send Xmas gifts but I like to just randomly send little boxes (under
10$) and enjoy immensely the feedback, even if it's
'ohmyghodthatwasnastyandnotwhatiexpectedtotaste'. ;-)

                                       xxcarol

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