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Fundraising Campaign to Improve the Board
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Author:  Paul Kierstead [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:02 am ]
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Yah, I use a US drop point (a UPS Store). Also have inlaws in an extreme pinch, plus have had stuff delivered to hotels when I visit (a few times a year).

At its core, we have 1/10 the population of the US with a lot of space. We also have a post office that more or less breaks even, with no direct cash subsidies. Our population density is very significantly lower then the US/UK. Of course, the post office is also antiquated and inefficient.

Yah, I signed up on the pig train!
Author:  wino [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:23 am ]
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Use the salt to cure my pig and send the ham instead... :!: :o :shock: :lol:

Don't need it, keep it and save money and time :!: :D
Author:  Darcie [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:27 am ]
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Contribution made, and thanks as always!
Author:  gardnercook [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:37 am ]
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I'm in
Author:  TheFuzzy [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:08 pm ]
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cmd2012 wrote:
Josh, I just have to say that I am awed by how you find the time. I can barely manage to feed the cat and string a few words together to Chris by the end of the day....so I can't imagine where you find the energy for your multiple pursuits. Love the slugs! A cookaholics salt pig would be super cool.


It's called "not having kids". ;)

BTW, if I'm making salt pigs as a freebie, they'll be fairly minimalist.
Author:  Amy [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:14 pm ]
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I don't need a salt pig, but I appreciate the thought!

Amy
Author:  cmd2012 [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:42 pm ]
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I'd love to blame Canada Post, but I think it's you guys across the border that is the problem. I can ship your direction no problem. UPS will ship right to the border for a song, but cross it by 5 feet and you add $30 and 3 weeks. USPS on the other hand clearly has some kind of agreement with Canada Post, and it tends to be the most reasonable of the options. I'm rarely even assigned duty.
Author:  TheFuzzy [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:47 pm ]
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Carey,

Last year we tried to ship a friend in vancouver a jar of homemade lemon curd. This has given me a very dim view of Canadian postal customs.
Author:  cmd2012 [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:58 pm ]
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I have a parcel service across the border too...I rarely use it as I need to save enough to cover the gas to drive 1 hour each way, plus duty. It also has to be worth it to suffer the nasty looks of Canada Customs officials when they realize that I have just driven across to pick up a parcel and have created more paperwork than they will recoup the cost of in duty. So essentially I only use it when I can't find somewhere to ship to Canada on something that I really want, and even then I tend to do it in the summer time.

As for the salt pigs, I was assuming that we would order them, not that they would be gratis. Maybe the salt pig profit could also be put towards board related things. I also like the idea of a small open casserole sized to fit a wheel of brie...(i.e., hot dip sized). If it had handles, all the better.
Author:  ldkelley [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:01 pm ]
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I'm in with thanks for all you do to improve this board!

--Lisa
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