Sweet swap

**king2005** · 01-06-2006, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by zippy-kat

One thing to keep in mind is the import/export laws...

I'm interested but it really depends on when the swap takes place as I might be moving soon.

AS far as I know the import & export for Canada to & from the usa on candies & home made foods for a friend or family member (a gift) is fine... There was a food ban going to the usa but that lasted only a few days until SO many complaints came in the usa had to allow the food gifts in.

**buckner** · 01-06-2006, 02:19 PM

Yeh, I believe most countries will allow import and export of sweets/foods/candies. Of course, check with your post office and notify them that you have food in the box, but it will not ruin!

**king2005** · 01-06-2006, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by buckner

Yeh, I believe most countries will allow import and export of sweets/foods/candies. Of course, check with your post office and notify them that you have food in the box, but it will not ruin!

If I recall Austrailia has some for of issues with Sugar, along with China & many 3rd world countries.

I know England is fine, but not sure about france.

I knew i should have taken that book with me when I left the post office heheh Its fun to read

**Kfamr** · 01-06-2006, 02:35 PM

Lol, I was going to do this after everything was cleared with the gift swap.

I think some countries may have a problem with it. We'll have to research more or ask everyone who wants to participate to ask their mail service about certain food items.

**zippy-kat** · 01-06-2006, 02:48 PM

Yes, Australia was actually the one I had in mind but (for all) it's worth a peek into before buying/mailing.

So, do I understand this right? It's suppose to be regional sweets? Hmm... this might take some thinking for me!

**Kfamr** · 01-06-2006, 03:10 PM

My original idea was for it to work like a normal gift swap and for people to swap sweets that are native in your area. Or, candies/sweets that are found easily in your area but rare in others.

Salt water taffy would probably be the only one I can think of at the moment for here.

**Husky_mom** · 01-06-2006, 03:34 PM

i would love to join, but i´ll have to ask in the post office since when my sister was in canada we couldnt send food, any kind, so i´ll have to ask, and besides that it´ll take around 3 weeks or the postage will be a lot of $$$ but it´ll get in 5 days, so i´ll think in stuff that lasts.

just a question how much would be the sweet gift of??

**k9krazee** · 01-06-2006, 03:40 PM

Sounds like a great idea, I'd love to participate...

**slleipnir** · 01-06-2006, 03:59 PM

I guess Canada has some different chocolate bars and chips that the states doesn't have...which is why we were talking about it originally (I was going to send stuff to Amy) but I imagen any type of sweet you want from chocolate, or even some special baked good if you wanted to?

I was thinking we should set it up so that different countries ship to other countries?? Duno how it would work? Like one-on-one or whatever.

I kinda would like to be involved somehow with the arranging of things, (like how Kay and Amy do gift swap) as I've never done so, and think it would be interesting to do...

**pnance** · 01-06-2006, 04:03 PM

Sounds like a great idea. I'd love to participate. I'm not sure about other countries, but in the past I haven't run into problems with Australia, Germany or Japan, either sending or receiving from. The only problem was once with some dried sausage I was actually bring back with me from Germany. Customs wouldn't let it in, but sweets I've never had any issue with.

**slleipnir** · 01-06-2006, 04:07 PM

I wonder if we should make some sort of list of what people have/don't have to make sure people don't get stuff they can buy themselves?? Or how would we go about that.

**Corinna** · 01-06-2006, 04:18 PM

I can send any thing huckleberry ,thats a huge thing here in Montana (ask Richard I sent him some before on the we don't have that)

**kimboe** · 01-06-2006, 04:32 PM

OOooo..... Iwould wan to join as long as i don't bake!

But, to find local sweets would be fun to recieve and send!

You think we should send a card of the shop(basic info), and description of what we're sending.

**GoldenLuv** · 01-06-2006, 04:49 PM

sounds kinda fun

**zippy-kat** · 01-06-2006, 04:54 PM

Just a suggestion for slleipnir and/or whomever organizes this...

Please have a space on the questionaire (or information on our swap-partner or whatever) that lists food allergies, intolerances, etc. I would feel horrible if I sent something to someone and they couldn't even eat it. Thanks!