Quarter Machine Prizes!

Swap Coordinator:	grimmlynn (contact)
Swap categories:	Random Items
Number of people in swap:	6
Location:	International
Type:	Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:	March 23, 2010
Date items must be sent by:	April 7, 2010
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
This swap is going to bring back the most F-U-N thing about being a child...QUARTER MACHINES! Okay, so it's a simple idea. You will have one partner and send them 3 prizes from the quarter machine/toy crank machine/novelty toy machine/whatever you know them as. My mom affectionately referred to them as 'quarter wasters' and swears she could have retired from what she spent buying me those bouncy balls. The CATCH? Well, it's not exactly a catch, but just make sure that one of your prizes comes in one of those larger plastic bubbles, so that it can be used for a future swap. The other 2 can be any size...and bouncy balls don't have a bubble at all. The RULES? SoS members only. The FUN? Revisiting a childhood favorite, getting funny looks from other people, the suspense of never knowing just what will fall out...the list goes on and on.... The DOWNSIDE? Not all machines cost just a quarter anymore so we might in fact realize, we have all gotten old. I remember when quarter machines only cost a quarter. Any Questions? I might be able to help.

Discussion

ellie1200 03/14/2010 #

One question. Are those really neat sticker and/or tatoos allowed for one of our 3 items?

grimmlynn 03/14/2010 #

Yes, as long as you had to put quarters in it to get the prize! :-)

colleenp 03/15/2010 #

hehehe... i have 2 rolls of quarters, LOL!!! screw the laundry! ;-)

grimmlynn 03/17/2010 #

I scouted out some machines. LOL. So now I know where the good ones are!

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