Just Randomness

I also love an envelope of random paper items, but I've gotten burned on a similar type of swap recently, so I'm hesitant now. I send out an envelope full of nice, quality items (note cards, postcards, stationary), and received an envelope of trash (a piece of tissue paper, a napkin, a children's playing card). So while technically it fulfilled the requirements, it was really disappointing. It seems just about any scrap of paper qualifies under the broad umbrella of "ephemera" (and probably also "smash journal"). I don't get the point of sending each other useless stuff. Personally, I always check profiles even on "sender's choice" swaps, because sending someone things they don't like is just wasting postage. I wonder if there's a way to normalize expectations so that people send and receive similar types of things?

@tsireldi - sure there is a way...by putting in the swap descripton that only the items listed are allowed.

I don't mind the other bits you described. I'm working on a Junk Journal so those items get put into it

I mailed this swap on time, 2/16, and forgot yo mark “send”

I'm afraid I didn't get the email to notify me that partners were assigned and missed it by a day. I'm sending it out today. I receive the email when I sign up for a swap, but never getting the emails to know when the partners were assigned. Can anyone advise what I might need to do so that I get the notification when the assignments are made for swaps? TIA

@recycleit I keep a little notebook that tells me what swaps I have signed up for and when the deadline is to have it mailed. This way I don't miss any deadlines. The host of the swap has 24 hours to assign partners after the swap signup deadline. If the host doesn't do this the swap drops. So you know that after 24 hours partners are assigned or the swap doesn't exist anymore.