Secret Trade names are sent!

Roxanne · Post by **Roxanne** » May 20, 2007 9:07 pm

Hi everyone! If you got into the secret trade, you should have a pm.

I want to remind everyone that the mailing deadline is June 11, and the sooner the better, before hot weather kicks in.

It's best to mail on Monday or Tuesday so the plants won't have to sit at the post office, and get stressed out.

Anyone with issues should pm me and I will answer as soon as humanly possible.
Rox

John · Post by **John** » May 20, 2007 9:41 pm

Thanks for organising this, Roxanne!

Have my name, and have been doing some research... hope to find a few "they" don't have...

John

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » May 20, 2007 10:25 pm

I can't find a list for my ST. I don't have a list posted either tho.

Debbie

SUEDIA · Post by **SUEDIA** » May 20, 2007 10:36 pm

Who ever has mine, I do not have a list made up yet. Kinda new at all this on the forum. Will have my list put on by Monday night. I PROMISE

Thanks,
Sue

whitewater176 · Post by **whitewater176** » May 20, 2007 10:49 pm

Cant find a list for ours either, updated ours tonight.
the mrs.

Margery · Post by **Margery** » May 20, 2007 11:28 pm

My tradee has a list! And mine is up to date. Thanks for organizing the trade!

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » May 21, 2007 5:49 am

Thanks for organizing!

I am off to shop today - spent some time last night reading my persons list and found a few that neither of us have that *I* want... so I guess we are both going to have them new in the garden this year

Alexa

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » May 21, 2007 8:33 am

Got my name too and did some "research" on my secret trader, so now I just have to decide what to send. What fun!!

Thanks ,Rox, for getting the names out so quickly. I'll try not to be one of the stragglers with shipping my package off.

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » May 21, 2007 9:55 am

Thanks Roxanne for doing this!! Got my name and my shopping done!! Though I might find some extra goodies, ya never know!!

Claudia

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » May 21, 2007 10:23 am

Reminder to self: some day I need to reenter my list so all the hostas are in alphabetical order. heehee. It's not so bad as it could be. But I'll be happy with almost anything. Some of y'all's lists scare me!

largosmom · Post by **largosmom** » May 21, 2007 10:50 am

My list isn't up yet either, tonight or tomorrow night, however!

Laura

pauhaus · Post by **pauhaus** » May 21, 2007 11:20 am

Got my name Roxanne. Thanks for organizing the trade. My package will be heading west soon.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 21, 2007 11:24 am

Well I had to do a little digging, but I eventually found my tradee's hosta list. So I will be getting to work on that today - hopefully get it out today or tomorrow. I've got some good possibilities & the list was updated not too long ago.

There seems to be the idea that if something is sent out by the post office late in the week [Thurs-Sat] that it just sits somewhere & doesn't move again until Monday. But several years ago, I received a pkg w/hostas on a Mon or Tues that was mailed on a Friday or Saturday. So they do keep on movin.

And that's good!! That being said - I still try to get my pkgs out on Mon or Tues.

Thanks again for taking this on, Rox!!

hummingbird · Post by **hummingbird** » May 21, 2007 11:40 am

Got my traders name too, ohh what fun! I have some picked out, and will finish deciding today, even have a special lil something to add that doesn't have roots

I plan to ship it out tomorrow if the weather holds well today.
Thanks so much for doing all this for us Roxanne

jgh · Post by **jgh** » May 21, 2007 11:51 am

I KNOW we all treasure our secret trades, whatever they are... and we don't want to be greedy so we always say something like "I'm happy with whatever you would like to share" - and that is true for me as a recipient...

BUT

from the point of view of the sender, I really like trying to find things the other person doesn't have, so I'd like to encourage folks to update their lists.

What fun... last night I made a tentative list, walking around the garden in the dark with my headlight!

John · Post by **John** » May 21, 2007 12:41 pm

I'm told the mail does keep moving, even on Sundays, but of course is not delivered that day. Still, I try to mail on Tuesdays, still plenty of time for Priority Mail to get there, and avoids the Monday lines at the Post Office.

Some of my favorite hostas, by the way, are those I received in a secret trade and never heard of, or knew I wanted!

SUEDIA · Post by **SUEDIA** » May 21, 2007 2:01 pm

Added my hosta list so I'm not so far behind.
Sue

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » May 25, 2007 1:59 pm

Marge's got here yesterday and so did a surprise box from that sweet Reldon. WIll post, more about them on my thread later.......OC smiling from ear to ear......

LisaO · Post by **LisaO** » May 28, 2007 12:04 am

Mine are all packaged up and ready to head EAST....of me

AlwaysWeeding · Post by **AlwaysWeeding** » May 29, 2007 4:57 pm

My package is going west! Sent it during the lunch hour.