**IMPORTANT NOTE: The sign-up deadline for 2012 has now passed, but I plan to continue the swap in 2013 so if you’d like to go ahead and sign up in advance, feel free! You will be added to the list and I’ll contact you in November to see if you’re still interested in participating. **
Last year after I found out about the fabulous Great Blogger Cookie Swap, I organized one for all those that didn’t have blogs but still wanted to participate in a nation-wide cookie swap. Well we’re back in business, kids! If you’re a blogger, you can head on over to Love and Olive Oil or The Little Kitchen to get all the details and sign up, but if you’re a non-blogger that would like to participate in a cookie swap, you’ve come to the right place.
This swap will work like last year’s for the most part, and here’s the breakdown: Sign up. Get matched to three other participants. Ship a dozen delicious cookies to each. Receive a dozen scrum-diddly-upmtious cookies from each of your matches in return. That’s a whole lotta deliciousness and love being spread throughout the US!
As before, the purpose of my swap is not only to spread joy and cheer through the sharing of cookies, but to support the US Postal Service. (If you’re new to my blog, I work for the postal service as a data conversion operator at one of the only two remaining Remote Encoding Centers. Basically that’s a glorified title that means I type a lot. I started The Postcard Project to renew excitement about mailing postcards and letters, and supporting the postal service in general.) Last year The Great Blogger Cookie Swap generated 1,640 packages of cookies, which ain’t nothin’ to sneeze at when it comes to revenue for the postal service. The Postcard Project Cookie Swap generated 162 extra dozen shipped, which I’m pretty proud of, and I thank all of you who spread the cookie love with me last year.
Important Dates
Sign Up Deadline: Friday, November 9
Receive Matches: Monday, November 12
Shipment Deadline: Wednesday, December 5
Ready to sign up?
If this is sounding as good to you as it does to me, you can click here to get all the nitty gritty and sign up. Let’s get this cookie swap party started!
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Will you be doing one again this year? I was really looking forward to the doing one this year but when I signed up for the email notification i didn’t notice it was for only blogger
Yes, sign up started yesterday for this year’s swap–just click the link above where it says “click here to sign up.” Mine is for non-bloggers so we’d love to have you join us!
I don’t have a blog but would love to participate. I live in the UK. Are there enough people interested to have a swap in the UK?
Please click the sign up button and read everything there–your concerns are addressed. :)
How about the netherlands??
We had a lot of Netherlands participants last year so I’d sign up for sure! If you click the “sign up” link you’ll see I address the subject of overseas participants.
Hi Veronica
I make alot of Chritmas candy Would this be acceptable as a cookie swap item?
Thank you
April W
No, it would have to be cookies. Personally I wouldn’t mind receiving candy but those signing up are expecting cookies so it wouldn’t be fair to them. Sorry!
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Thank goodness I made the deadline! Thank you for providing such a creative and delicious event!
Glad to have you Carmel! You’ve reminded me I need to post a reminder soon about the deadline!
I’ve been confirmed already. I wanted to know can we submit our name twice and get 6 names to send a dozen of cookies. If this is possible I would like to submit my name again.
Wow, what a cool idea! I don’t think you can use the same email address twice so if you don’t have another email address to sign up with, let me know and I’ll just add you to my list with matches twice. :)
I signed up again using the other email address. I can’t wait I’ll be checking my mail eagerly waiting for my cookies. I luv this !! Meeting new people, eating yummy cookies , sharing yummy cookies and adding to my recipe collection.Making someones day when their mail comes and the anticipation about what creations your going to get. Really whats not to like!
OK great Selby! You’re a cookie-making rock star! :)
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This is so cool! I missed this this page until now (thanks for the cards in the cookie package!)
I will definitely sign up! Sounds like fun!