A different kind of train...
rusirius
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Okay folks... I finally have enough extra stock and an extra 20ct humidor laying around, so I figured I'd start a new pass/train... But so as not to be a complete duplicate of Maddy's pass, I figured I'd do something a little "different"... The main difference here will be a journal that's kept with the train... I'll explain in the rules...
The Rules for getting in the pass:
Rule 1: You must have at least one trade with another established member of the forum. If you only have one trade, when you supply your address you must supply a contact phone number as well. If you don't have any rep, you can PM me with any information that speaks to your character... For example, if you've been a long standing member of another forum and can show various contributions and good standing there.
Rule 2: You must PM me your info to get added to the list...
Rule 3: IF your turn is coming up and you will be out of town or unable to quickly attend to the package on your turn you MUST PM me so I can adjust the order to accomidate. Your spot will be bumped down the list until you return.
The Steps for your turn on the pass:
Step 1: You must take and put approx 3 cigars. Someone went through the trouble of mailing the package to you, please participate, don't send it back out without taking/putting something. You can take/put more than 3 if you'd like, but keep others down the line in mind. In other words, if there are a bunch of unique cigars, others may want to sample some as well, so don't remove all the uniques and put a bunch of commons!
Step 2: You must update the journal with your puts/takes. However, this is not simply a "what I took, what I put" journal. You must put some detailed info on the what and why! If you take a Hemmingway, list it in the journal and explain why. Is it because you've heard much about them and never tried them? Is it because they're your favorite and your couldn't pass up another? You like them but have never tried this size? etc... The same applies for your puts... Give a little info about what you're putting in and explain why you're putting it in. What does this cigar mean to you? If you've had them before what did you or didn't you like about them?
Step 3: If I haven't already PM'd you, you must PM me to get the next address to send to. Once mailed you must post to let the group know you've sent the package as well as it's DC number. PM me your puts and takes. DO NOT POST THE PUTS... We want each member to be completely surprised by whats in the box!
Rules about your turn at the pass:
Rule 1: You MUST participate
Rule 2: You MUST update the journal
Rule 3: You MUST send the package out with DC and post that info in this thread.
Rule 4: Don't get wrapped up in value... If you want a $7 stick and decide to replace it with a $5 stick, so be it... Nobody cares if your overall swap was a little above or a little over... HOWEVER please don't be obviously disrespectful... Don't replace 5 $15 sticks with 5 $2 sticks!
Rule 5: If you include a small bonus for someone next or further down the line, make sure it is CLEARLY marked as such. Likewise if something in there is NOT part of the normal pass, DON'T REMOVE IT UNLESS IT HAS YOUR NAME ON IT!
Rule 6: If you put any sort of flavored stick(s), they MUST be stored in a separate bag!
Other Notes:
Try to keep a balance of cigars in the train... Make sure there are some lower value sticks in there for those that may not have any high value sticks to trade... It's nice that you might want to replace a $3 stick with a $20 stick, but it may just make it difficult for someone later down the road.
When the pass is over and returned back to me, I plan on transcribing the journal here for all to read... This way people earlier on the line can get all the lather comments... The ultimate idea will be that eventually this thread will contain a LOT of different thoughts about various sticks, what various people think about them, and ultimately a sort of review on the smoke they provided.
Last but not least... I'm not going to impose a strict time limit on mailing back out... If I receive a package on Friday evening it's not really fair to say I MUST mail it within 48 hours. With that said, 48 hours SHOULD be the goal. It doesn't take but a few minutes to look over the stoagies, read through the journal, make a few swaps, update the journal, and get it addressed and ready to go out again... PLEASE REMEMBER... You wouldn't have wanted to be kept waiting a week or two to receive the train, so please make sure the person following you doesn't have to either!
I'll see how the response goes, but I'd like to see the train pull out of the station no later than next friday...
The Rules for getting in the pass:
Rule 1: You must have at least one trade with another established member of the forum. If you only have one trade, when you supply your address you must supply a contact phone number as well. If you don't have any rep, you can PM me with any information that speaks to your character... For example, if you've been a long standing member of another forum and can show various contributions and good standing there.
Rule 2: You must PM me your info to get added to the list...
Rule 3: IF your turn is coming up and you will be out of town or unable to quickly attend to the package on your turn you MUST PM me so I can adjust the order to accomidate. Your spot will be bumped down the list until you return.
The Steps for your turn on the pass:
Step 1: You must take and put approx 3 cigars. Someone went through the trouble of mailing the package to you, please participate, don't send it back out without taking/putting something. You can take/put more than 3 if you'd like, but keep others down the line in mind. In other words, if there are a bunch of unique cigars, others may want to sample some as well, so don't remove all the uniques and put a bunch of commons!
Step 2: You must update the journal with your puts/takes. However, this is not simply a "what I took, what I put" journal. You must put some detailed info on the what and why! If you take a Hemmingway, list it in the journal and explain why. Is it because you've heard much about them and never tried them? Is it because they're your favorite and your couldn't pass up another? You like them but have never tried this size? etc... The same applies for your puts... Give a little info about what you're putting in and explain why you're putting it in. What does this cigar mean to you? If you've had them before what did you or didn't you like about them?
Step 3: If I haven't already PM'd you, you must PM me to get the next address to send to. Once mailed you must post to let the group know you've sent the package as well as it's DC number. PM me your puts and takes. DO NOT POST THE PUTS... We want each member to be completely surprised by whats in the box!
Rules about your turn at the pass:
Rule 1: You MUST participate
Rule 2: You MUST update the journal
Rule 3: You MUST send the package out with DC and post that info in this thread.
Rule 4: Don't get wrapped up in value... If you want a $7 stick and decide to replace it with a $5 stick, so be it... Nobody cares if your overall swap was a little above or a little over... HOWEVER please don't be obviously disrespectful... Don't replace 5 $15 sticks with 5 $2 sticks!
Rule 5: If you include a small bonus for someone next or further down the line, make sure it is CLEARLY marked as such. Likewise if something in there is NOT part of the normal pass, DON'T REMOVE IT UNLESS IT HAS YOUR NAME ON IT!
Rule 6: If you put any sort of flavored stick(s), they MUST be stored in a separate bag!
Other Notes:
Try to keep a balance of cigars in the train... Make sure there are some lower value sticks in there for those that may not have any high value sticks to trade... It's nice that you might want to replace a $3 stick with a $20 stick, but it may just make it difficult for someone later down the road.
When the pass is over and returned back to me, I plan on transcribing the journal here for all to read... This way people earlier on the line can get all the lather comments... The ultimate idea will be that eventually this thread will contain a LOT of different thoughts about various sticks, what various people think about them, and ultimately a sort of review on the smoke they provided.
Last but not least... I'm not going to impose a strict time limit on mailing back out... If I receive a package on Friday evening it's not really fair to say I MUST mail it within 48 hours. With that said, 48 hours SHOULD be the goal. It doesn't take but a few minutes to look over the stoagies, read through the journal, make a few swaps, update the journal, and get it addressed and ready to go out again... PLEASE REMEMBER... You wouldn't have wanted to be kept waiting a week or two to receive the train, so please make sure the person following you doesn't have to either!
I'll see how the response goes, but I'd like to see the train pull out of the station no later than next friday...
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1. Me
2. Madurofan
3. laker1963
4. Stoogee (pending current trade outcome)
5. Bad Andy
6. j0z3r
7. bass8844
P.S. I will re-arrange the order as I see fit... (i.e. putting lesser known folks earlier and/or making for shorter travel times between people)
With that said, assuming I get a good response out of this one, I'd certainly like to send it around for another trip... When that happens, I'm sure you'll have established yourself a little better and I'll be more than happy to add you to the list!
As for what "good" it is, aside from just being a bit of fun, each participant may see some cigars that they really like or have wanted to try... In return they put back some cigars that maybe they have extras of or didn't personally care for, or whatever.. The originator will typically start off with a bunch of cigars that he has plenty of dups of or whatever and in return when it's all over with he ends up with a bunch of new cigars...
The reason that passes/trains generally like to have participants with a little bit of status is because someone could easily just sign up for them and then keep the boxes once received...
Well, HOPEFULLY I'll get more response before the train pulls away, but if not just so you two know, I still plan on sending it around even though it will be a small quick trip! No reason to blow the fun!
The other thing is that because I am in Canada it would take some extra time for the train to pull into my station and then again to make it to the next stop.
I don't want to hold things up too much , so with the other things I have going on I just thought I would take a pass.
As for delaying the other pass, I'll leave that up to everyone else... I have no problems either way... I'm easy to please!
Bottom line is, I don't want to see one pass suffer for another, and am more than willing to delay this one as long as it takes to let you get your pass straightened out...
I don't have a problem with that as long as you don't mind being first on the list for my pass... Of course on the bright side that means you'll have the prime choice pick outta the goodies I'm sending!
I'm delaying this pass until the end of Maddy's pass...
and Andy... Considering you helped defend our country I don't think there's any question as to your character, however to be fair to others, it would be nice to see you initiate a trade with someone in the mean time... (Plenty of time since this one will be delayed for a bit)... Post up some sticks you'd be willing to part with and what sticks you're looking to try and I'm sure myself or someone else will be more than happy to oblige!