[Gpdd] [GPDD] Misc - Secret Santa list

[Susi Eastin]

Yes, we definitely want to participate, the piggies have just
  been milling around too much to get them paired up and
  counted!
  In the meantime, I want to add a comment. (if I've already
  said this, please forgive me and chalk it up to my 'sometimer's
  disease!)
  A year or two back when we had the Spring Gift Exchange, and
  the Okie Piggies excitedly packed up boxes with all sorts of
  pignic stuff, we were sad to learn that all didn't end well with
  the package we sent to our buddies 'down under'.  In the
  first place, it cost much more just for postage, but we felt that
  was ok, well worth it to be able to participate. But then we 
  learned later that there had been a considerable delay, and
  that Australian Customs/Postal authorities had not only
  opened the package, but actually removed most of the 
  contents. I believe they were left with one or two items.
  PLUS they were charged an exorbitant amount just to
  accept the package, having no way of knowing what little
  was left.  I can understand maybe them not accepting the
  nice timothy hay I used as packing, but the basket and
  little straw hats were imported from China already, and
  some of the other items were commercially packaged.
  And I had checked beforehand to see what would not
  be allowed, as well as being advised as to shipping costs
  by our USPS. (plus, THEY double charged me for the
  package, as it turned out!)  I filed a dispute over this,
  but of course there has never been any resolution.
  SO - I would suggest that if possible, piggies be matched
  to other piggies in their own country, or perhaps find a
  way to send a greeting card with a gift card or something.
  Has anyone else had a similar experience?
  Susi & the Okie Piggies
  (Snowy says, "I want to get every morsel of whatever
  my good friends send to me!")
  (you can see a pigture or two of Snowy helping with the
  packaging, inspecting, and tasting of these gifts on our
  blinkz website:   www.okie-piggies.blinkz.com  )

 
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