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Originally Posted by chattiesmom  My greatest wish for the GE would be to return to a more simple GE which would draw more participants. My first GE #IV back in 2006 had 60+ participants here's the signup link http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...?albumid=12439
And... I'd love to be in a GE that surpasses the largest exchange which had 100+ participants. Believe me when we got close to the 100 mark there were a lot of pm's, telephone calls, and posts encouraging folks to join up. It worked and we all had a blast! Here's the link to GE X. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yt-...x-signups.html
If we had GE's where the spending limit was severely restricted - say a max of $25 to 30 plus shipping and the object was to find those few special things (inexpensive, fun items) that would really make our GE Buddy smile - I believe that we would see more people signing up. And by limiting the amount of $$ one could spend, then all GE participants would be looking for sales, cutsie items, etc. And if it brought a smile to our buddy's face and heart, who would care if the gift wasn't practical.
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Yep yep yep -- see, this is how us old timers remember the GE - it was HUGE. People really did spend about $25-40 back then, and it was just as special to receive those gifts as it is now. And it allowed soooo many more people to feel comfortable participating.
Despite genuine and heartfelt encouragement like "I don't mind if you only spend $20 on me!", the reality is that most human beings will not, understandably, put themselves into a situation where they could only give $25 -- but then they end up receiving $250 worth of stuff -- most people would feel pretty awkward, uncomfortable, and possibly inadequate when experiencing that
level of disparity.