Who likes bags of crap?
Edit: I now have three people signed up to exchange Boxes of Crap, which I think is about as much as I'm going to commit to at this point. However, if you are interested in exchanging with someone else, feel free to comment!
I recently ordered, among other things, a surprise box from my new favorite store, American Science and Surplus. When LJ fixes rich text posting, I will show off what I got. (I know how to post pictures as HTML, but I don't want to.) For now, I will only say that in addition to the pocket microscopes (3), break-your-own geodes (6), American Science and Surplus mugs (2) and Halloween word fridge magnets I personally selected, I got as much random crap as the lovely folks at AS&S could cram into a fairly large box. There are several things in there that I can't even identify.
If you like random crap, the Archie McPhee Super-Awesome Surprise Box is also good, but at a cost almost twice that of the AS&S box, it's too rich for my blood this year.
It occurred to me, however, that I have nearly enough random crap around my house to get into the Surprise Box business for myself. Not quite, but almost. So here's the deal: indicate your interest, and I will send you, free of charge, your very own United States Postal Service flat rate box stuffed full of stuff. Some of your stuff will be stuff that has been laying around my house--small toys, stickers, possibly books; I have cabinets full of cool things--and some will be personally selected for you from my various haunts around town (yard sales, thrift stores, the dollar store, etc). I will not pay more than $1 for any item. Specify if you want the small (8x1.5x5.5 inches), medium (8.5x11x5.5), or large (12x12x5.5) box. International friends, sorry, but you may only select the Small box. The others would be ridiculously expensive to ship.
What, I hear you asking, is the catch? Simply this: you agree to send me a Box Of Crap of comparable size in return. I have enough Crap (and Boxes) for several people, but if more people want in on this deal than I have crap for, I will match some folks up with other respondents.
I recently ordered, among other things, a surprise box from my new favorite store, American Science and Surplus. When LJ fixes rich text posting, I will show off what I got. (I know how to post pictures as HTML, but I don't want to.) For now, I will only say that in addition to the pocket microscopes (3), break-your-own geodes (6), American Science and Surplus mugs (2) and Halloween word fridge magnets I personally selected, I got as much random crap as the lovely folks at AS&S could cram into a fairly large box. There are several things in there that I can't even identify.
If you like random crap, the Archie McPhee Super-Awesome Surprise Box is also good, but at a cost almost twice that of the AS&S box, it's too rich for my blood this year.
It occurred to me, however, that I have nearly enough random crap around my house to get into the Surprise Box business for myself. Not quite, but almost. So here's the deal: indicate your interest, and I will send you, free of charge, your very own United States Postal Service flat rate box stuffed full of stuff. Some of your stuff will be stuff that has been laying around my house--small toys, stickers, possibly books; I have cabinets full of cool things--and some will be personally selected for you from my various haunts around town (yard sales, thrift stores, the dollar store, etc). I will not pay more than $1 for any item. Specify if you want the small (8x1.5x5.5 inches), medium (8.5x11x5.5), or large (12x12x5.5) box. International friends, sorry, but you may only select the Small box. The others would be ridiculously expensive to ship.
What, I hear you asking, is the catch? Simply this: you agree to send me a Box Of Crap of comparable size in return. I have enough Crap (and Boxes) for several people, but if more people want in on this deal than I have crap for, I will match some folks up with other respondents.