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#157813 - 08/27/08 05:55 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: Dotsie]
chatty lady Offline
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Registered: 02/24/04
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Loc: Nevada
Gee I love the contest idea but DO NOT need one more book coming into this house. I have a library now to get rid of, some never even opened.
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#157861 - 08/28/08 01:00 AM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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How about auctions? Swaps? White Elephants?


I hate the thought of you having to pay postage. Media Mail has gotten so high. For a 13oz. or lighter it costs $2.23 (base media mail). You can send it first class cheaper, sometimes - if the book is lighter weight, but I haven't gotten below $1.85 that way.

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#157863 - 08/28/08 01:12 AM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: gims]
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Registered: 07/02/03
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You have a white elephant to swap, Gims? Wow...


Whattt?

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#157910 - 08/28/08 05:39 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: jawjaw]
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Gims, you can send books and papers fourth class, schoolbook rate and it is cheapest of all... I always say its a schoolbook.
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#157911 - 08/28/08 05:40 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: chatty lady]
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Oh I should have said 4th. class does take longer getting there. They send them by old retired pack mules I think, LOL!!!
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#157934 - 08/28/08 07:41 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: chatty lady]
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I must not understand the categories then. I was of the understanding that media mail is 3rd class, unless the weight is over 16oz (I messed up above and put 13oz), at which time it becomes 4th class media mail. There is a library rate, which is cheaper, but it has to be between libraries. And there's the bound printed matter category. I send my books media mail, because they do open packages nowadays, as periodic audits. Please, correct me if I'm wrong. If there is a cheaper way, I'd love to use it. I mail a lot of books.

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#158241 - 08/31/08 01:40 AM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: gims]
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Loc: Alabama
How about a CAPTION Contest?

Like take these picture below...I love what they say! We could find a picture and then have everyone submit a caption for it. I did that one time with my site and had tons of entries. TONS!



or this one


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#158256 - 08/31/08 01:32 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: jawjaw]
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JJ, I think that's a fun idea! I love the wit and humour of the women here and would thoroughly enjoy hearing what ingenious captions would emerge.

Would we be able to see the captions here or would they be submitted directly to you or Dotsie? Wouldn't that be a lot of work for you? Or is it possible to get the community at large to vote for, say the top five (the number of winners could be based on how many books Dotsie wants to get rid of, ex, 2 books each.)

Anyway, I like the idea of a caption contest.
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#158258 - 08/31/08 01:38 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: Eagle Heart]
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Loc: Alabama
I really dunno at this point. I'm just throwing it out on the table for the Dotster to look over. I suppose we would post a picture HERE and everyone would send their caption to Dotsie (or me if she wanted) and she would pick the best one, or ones, depending on how many books she wanted to give away.

I have tons of pic's...so giving her one for the contest would be a walk in the park...ah...make that folder...a walk in the folder...LOL!

Laughter surely makes us take intermission. It gives us pause and helps us to smile, giggle, or guffaw. I truly believe that is why I'm so healthy...I laugh every day...course then again, I do my own cooking and hair (not at the same time)...what's not to laugh at?

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#158350 - 08/31/08 10:10 PM Re: Contest ideas please [Re: jawjaw]
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Remember the contest you had with the captions under the pictures JJ? It was a success and some of trhe entries were so funny, I won a prize too if I remember correctly...
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