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Originally Posted by chattiesmom  With a Virtual Treasure Chest, the person who possesses the item would pay the shipping costs. Assuming that each member would contribute similar items to the Treasure Chest they were shopping from then if everyone paid the shipping when their item was selected, eventually it would even out. If someone was getting slammed with having to ship, that would mean that you should shop for their stuff 'cause it must be good!  .
You would only contribute those items you feel comfortable shipping and in return you would get to shop for items of similar value. |
I think this is an interesting alternative. It would be nice to have new items every few days. Here are my questions:
- What if someone would rather give than get? I have a number of very nice things for Thor, but I don't want to deal the cost and hassle of mailing to five different people. The main reason I thought of the GUGE was that these clothes are necessarily right for my local shelter, but I really like the idea of knowing that some other dog gets good use out of them. I do have a carrier that I know I'll never use, with tags, from Thor's former owner, and I'd be happy to give that to someone.
- If people contribute items of similar value to what they get, how would we agree on items' value? This seems like an area for potential contention.
- What about people who post items they say they'll contribute, but then don't?
This is not to nix this idea at all. I do want to say my thought behind the GUGE was that people would be excited about GIVING to the box, and not necessarily feel that they were guaranteed to get something they liked. I personally would be happy to send along a box that I didn't take anything out of.
I do think there's some chance that a box could end up filled with stuff that no one wants. I think there would be some box moderator for every chain (I would be happy to do this) who would periodically receive the box and check what's left. If it ends up more trash then treasure after a few months, maybe we disband the idea.
Also, just a note generally, not to chattiesmom specifically, while I spend a ridiculous amount of time on YT, I DO take a few hours off every so often.
That doesn't mean I'm ignoring your questions, it just might take me more than 45 minutes to respond. I am really trying to think this through without getting overly attached to any one idea.
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I do like the picture idea! I think that makes it more tangible and exciting for everyone, and will also give everyone some idea of what they can expect to find in the box.