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Originally Posted by Gypsy & Me  Donations to YT and then running it from YT would actively involve YT. Would people then hold YT responsible if something goes wrong? Would they ask for compensation/donation back if they if they donated to YT purely to take part but then didn't get something?
What happens if a member receives the box and there is NOTHING in the box that they want, like or need? Do they then just ship it back out again? Do they still add something? Does the box get shipped back to them at some point and HOPEFULLY there will be something in there that they would like? Who pays for the extra shipping costs for that member?
How do you determine it to be fair? Say in the box there is a couple of nice items of clothing and a few cheap toys... someone takes the clothing and adds a couple of other cheap toys in... then the sends the box on, the next person gets some cheap toys maybe adds some nice things but then pays $10 or whatever for maybe something that was worth $5 and "used".  |
These ARE good questions, and I have been thinking about them!
All feedback is good. I'm a computer programmer, and when you are building new things, you need people who are enthusiastic and build on the idea, and you need people who think "defensively" about potential problems.
Wabbit is right that this IS in the talking stages and might not even happen. It seems pretty workable, so I'm hopeful, but it's not like it will be in place tomorrow.
The first person will only put things IN the box. However, they will receive it when the last person in the chain sends it on, AND if we have multiple chains, they may be in line on another chain!
I hope that the primary idea behind this is generosity, not the idea of being fairly compensated. I think when people take stuff out of the box, it would be nice to take pictures of their dogs using it. So the main joy will be that you can see your stuff making another dog across the country happy. If you happen to find stuff in the box you like, great.
Just like with Gift Exchange, you might spend $100 and weeks shopping for your SB, while the person who has you takes 2 days to shop and spends the minimum $20. Similarly, someone who just got a new dog might need a bunch of things, so they might take many things out of the box, but put just a few in. We need givers AND takers. I think this would be things for YOUR yorkies, or MAYBE a friends yorkie, but it would be poor form to take something and sell it.
I think the rules would be you always have to put at least one thing in the box (and post what it is), and you can take as much out of the box as you want, as long as there are, say, five items left.
I think if there's nothing you like in the box, you put your stuff in and send it along. Hopefully on the next round, you'll get something special! If you aren't happy, you can drop out, no hard feelings.