Candy Swap ~ All Received!

[Mirnyj]

Brags are up!!!

This swap is closed for new sign ups, sorry!
Welcome to the candy swap!

This is a swap for all of us candy lovers who like trying new things. If you'd like to join in, it is extremely important that you check your customs and post office rules of what you can and cannot ship and receive prior to signing up. Some countries have restrictions on shipping certain food items and it would be a real bummer if the lovely boxes of candy got caught for reason or another. Please check the best before dates of the candies you're going to send and make sure they'll be good still after the estimated delivery time!

This is a secret swap which means you won't know who you'll be receiving your box from. Please keep your identity a secret from the partner you send to!

I would love to see people from different countries to join in so that we can do as much international pairings as possible. When putting your box together, try to find products that are unique to your country, local to your area and so on to make it interesting and exciting! Please avoid global brands (like Nestlé and Mars).

BUDGET
For this swap you'll be having a budget of 15 to 20 USD to use on tasty candies for your partner. 15 dollars is the minimum value of the swap box and must be used on candy in it's whole. I know we all love to spoil our partners, but to keep it fair for all participants try not to exceed the $20 top value. Non candy extras can be added but they will not count towards the swap budget. Please don't send more than $7 worth of extras, the candies should be the stars of this swap! Shipping is not included in the swap budged. Keep in mind that candy is relatively heavy and the shipping cost builds up pretty quickly! Shipping via air mail please, surface mail just takes too long to travel.

CAN I JOIN?
As per arena rules, you'll need to be at least 16 years of age to join.
I will require the participants to have:

• Positive feedback of +5 or more on sales and trades here on the Arena
• Minimum 300 posts with 6 months of arena membership OR Minimum 500 posts with 3 months of arena membership

IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups: Feb 12th to Feb 25th
Assigning of partners: Feb 26th to Feb 27th
Shopping: Feb 28th to Mar 23rd
Check-in: Mar 15th
Shipping: Mar 24th to Mar 30th

CHECK-IN
The candy doesn't need to be gift wrapped for this swap so you don't need to post a teaser photo on the forums if you don't wrap it, but to compensate I will need a check-up with photo via pm by March 15th. By this time you have had plenty of time to find some lovely goodies for your partner and I'm going to want to see how you're doing.

LET THE FUN BEGIN!
To join, please PM me the following swap form filled:

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1. You needed to check something prior to joining. What was it?

2. Full shipping address with your full name and country

3. Allergies and other food sensitivities

4. Is it okay to send melting things like chocolate to you (is it hot in your country at the moment)?

5. Are you okay with shipping internationally?

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After you've sent the PM take a little time and post on this thread a bit of your candy likes and dislikes to give hints for your partner!

Happy Swapping!

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PARTICIPANTS
1. Mirnyj ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
2. True ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
3. BerryMouse ~ Teased ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
4. NoDivision ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED
5. tikibirds ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
6. Saja ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
7. Corona ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
8. Jennifer2004 ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
9. svarta-perlan ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
10. Scraleos ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
11. CottonTALE ~ Teased ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
12. wiccanpony1 ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
13. ChipsteRJ ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED
14. Mori_LeStrange ~ Checked in ~ SHIPPED ~ RECEIVED

[Approved Feb 12/14 ~Kiwi]

[Saja]

Soooooo tempted to join! will think for a couple days

[Dainty]

ooh, i'm definitely joining!
Edit: Okay, i'll post my candy likes here! I'll give some specific examples, not that I want those specifically, but to give an idea of the kind of stuff I like

I like chocolate, coffee flavors, vanilla... honey, black licorice in small amounts, toffee, salt water taffy, milk flavor I like everything tbh I'm pretty fond of a lot of meji products like chocorooms :--) Some of my other favorite things are chocolate bars with vanilla beans or wafers in them.. hard candies (especially chocolate, caramel, or vanilla flavors) strawberry flavored things! Salty sweet things.. And if there's something I didn't list that you think is yummy, feel free to put some in the box! I want to try new things
I also like drink mixes (no plain hot chocolate though, I have so much because i probably get some in every swap I do! ) but stuff like instant lattes, and white chocolate drink, etc :--)

To be honest, the only thing I don't really like is gummies.. and that is, I LIKE them, but they hurt my teeth sometimes. So I'd be okay with some gummies candy but not a lot please!
Also, very chewy stuff like caramel and taffys, I can't eat too much of it or it hurts my jaw. But I love them anyways, so just be aware of that please and not make the entire box out of super chewy stuff please

[faeriesblood]

Wish I could sign up. Looks like fun!

[True]

YES PLEASE!!

This is the best swap idea xD filling out application right now!

[BerryMouse]

Yay I'm in - glad I didn't missed it this time   

I luv foreign candys!
Already found my fav. US & UK candy - so always open for something new *hint hint* 

[Mirnyj]

Question: is this solely a candy swap or would it be okay if some of the stuff in the box was other kinds of sweets (biscuits, drink mixes etc?)

I would say that other sweets would go to the extras category, but it really depends on if your partner will be okay with it.

Wish I could sign up. Looks like fun!

I'm afraid I'm going to be strickt on the requirements now since it's my first time hosting here. Maybe you can find someone to do a private candy swap with you?

[True]

I cant wait! I'm going to have to try and make an actual list, xD otherwise im not very picky about sweets. :p

Maybe it would just be easier to list what i dont like haha.

[Brightglowpony]

This is a fabulous idea   I won't be able to join this one, but will definitely keep an eye out in the future in case you have another candy swap.

[iluvponiez]

Oooh I am joining! ♥

[kaoskat]

Have fun with your swap!

[NoDivision]

Just sent my PM - how fun!

[tikibirds]

sent in application

[Loona]

oh no!
I remember not being able to join this swap in 2012 because of my lack of funds (I was still a student but was already living apart from them), and I wished for a repeat ever since...
...now that it is here, I don't have enough feedback, and even if I had, I wouldn't be able to make the deadline, as I won't really be able to leave the house and run around for 2 weeks starting from the end of February 

I'll stay here stalking though, I loved the brags back then!

[tikibirds]

try to find products that are unique to your country, local to your area

I dont even know what would be considered unique to this area or the USA which is sad because I work in a candy shop.