Regular post for me (MexPOST) when i shipped to my buddy in the UK. FeDEX and DHL wanted to charge me a ridiculous amount for "duties and customs" because it were candy.
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NeoGAF Summer 2013 Candy Swap (Registration Closed)
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Regular post for me (MexPOST) when i shipped to my buddy in the UK. FeDEX and DHL wanted to charge me a ridiculous amount for "duties and customs" because it were candy.
Regular. Stay the hell away from Fedex/dhl unless you like to deal with customs. (You don't).
Regarding custom and stuff. For all of those who are shipping overseas your best bet is your local post service. Is cheaper, it can be slow though but you will save a lot in $$$ and in headaches for you and your partner in the other side. The last buddy i got have to ship his package twice, fedex wanted money from me to give me the package even if it was already here for "clearance and customs". They wanted $1,800.00 MXN (almost 5 times the value of the package) i had no money and just tell 'em to fuck off. They take it back to the UK and my partner so kindly shipped it again but this time using Royal Mail.
Bearded Dudebro
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Come on in, we need more swappers.
Bearded Dudebro
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adamsappel
Member
And yet we'll get the inevitable, "I can't believe I missed this!" when it's all over.
Well I wish it ever since I have learned about NeoGAF, and found the candy swap thread. But I always had to prioritize. Back home a candy swap would cost me more then a quarter of my salary (almost half), and here in Austria I have to equip my flat first.
Maybe it'll help if we could get the thread stickied?
Also, this was a stealth bump
ChubbyHuggs
Member
I want those Kit Kats!
Yeah. I don't get exactly why.
I'm in!
NeoGAF username: Mario
Country of residence: New Zealand
2 countries you would like to swap with: Japan, Switzerland (but really anywhere in Europe that isn't the UK)
Things you like: Chocolate, Cookies, Gummies, Sour, Salty
Things you dislike: Black licorice, dried fruit
Here is what I sent out lst time to give you an idea on NZ candy
NeoGAF username: Mario
Country of residence: New Zealand
2 countries you would like to swap with: Japan, Switzerland (but really anywhere in Europe that isn't the UK)
Things you like: Chocolate, Cookies, Gummies, Sour, Salty
Things you dislike: Black licorice, dried fruit
Here is what I sent out lst time to give you an idea on NZ candy
Kitsunebaby
Member
Eh, there's a lot of really awesome (and cheap) snacks and candy from Japan. When I visited I came back with $350 worth of the stuff and it was all pretty interesting if not totally incredible.
Bearded Dudebro
Member
Just updated the 2nd post with standings, looks like we need more from places other than North America who'd be willing to trade. Little waiting list for some North Americans too.
TurbulentTurtle
Member
As I stated earlier in my post, you can put me in the non-Canada/USA traders list if the person I'm matched up doesn't mind waiting for an extra week or two. I'll be in Hong Kong from August 16 to September 8 or so, and will be able to get Japanese/Hong Kong sweets.
This can open up two spots in the USA/Canada list and someone will be able to get the highly sought-after Japanese candies, heh.
This can open up two spots in the USA/Canada list and someone will be able to get the highly sought-after Japanese candies, heh.
Kitsunebaby
Member
It probably all depends on what you're into. I love all the variations of chocolate-and-biscuit type snacks and the fruit flavored white chocolate candies that are really popular there.
The best candy bar I've ever had was the Lotte European Pear bar I got while there. White chocolate flavored with dehydrated pear juice and pulp, it tasted just like a bartlett pear in chocolate bar form. Too bad it was a limited edition candy
Ha, that's what happens to me all the time. I was egale-eyed this time!
And for those that don't like licorice...guess what I just got? Licorice toothpaste, yum!
Isobelise
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?Coldnoodle
Member
NeoGAF username: Coldplay619
Country of residence: Canada
2 countries you would like to swap with: Japan or Sweden
Things you like: Local favourites and unusual things.
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Black licorice,jelly beans and I'm allergic to seafood.
Country of residence: Canada
2 countries you would like to swap with: Japan or Sweden
Things you like: Local favourites and unusual things.
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Black licorice,jelly beans and I'm allergic to seafood.
NeoGAF username: Gav
Country of residence: UK
2 countries you would like to swap with: USA, Germany
Things you like: Super Sour, Peanut butter, chocolate, gummies, more peanut butter, pretty much anything and everything really.
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Not much really!
Country of residence: UK
2 countries you would like to swap with: USA, Germany
Things you like: Super Sour, Peanut butter, chocolate, gummies, more peanut butter, pretty much anything and everything really.
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Not much really!
ChubbyHuggs
Member
Sadly, I don't think I will be able to do this now. Sorry guys.
Bearded Dudebro
Member
Almost at parity between US and non participants, just need a couple more non US to get rid of that waiting list.
I've been wanting to get in on this for awhile!
NeoGAF username: grego9198
Country of residence: Canada
2 countries you would like to swap with: Anything EU, Australia, NZ
Things you like: Chocolate (especially White, Dark, Mint), Wafers, Sweet/Salty Combos, Fudge
Things you dislike: Black licorice, anything super chewy (ie taffy, too much dental work).
NeoGAF username: grego9198
Country of residence: Canada
2 countries you would like to swap with: Anything EU, Australia, NZ
Things you like: Chocolate (especially White, Dark, Mint), Wafers, Sweet/Salty Combos, Fudge
Things you dislike: Black licorice, anything super chewy (ie taffy, too much dental work).
NeoGAF username: Westraid
Country of residence: The Netherlands
2 countries you would like to swap with: USA/Canada, any Asian country.
Things you like: Whatever is sweet or sour, so pretty much everything. Being a kid at heart, I'll like whatever comes in a cute wrapper too.
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Not too fond of licorice.
Country of residence: The Netherlands
2 countries you would like to swap with: USA/Canada, any Asian country.
Things you like: Whatever is sweet or sour, so pretty much everything. Being a kid at heart, I'll like whatever comes in a cute wrapper too.
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Not too fond of licorice.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
I'm in but I have a couple of special requests. androidcandy is my significant other and a member here on NeoGAF. We both want to participate in the swap but it would be wasteful to do it separately, so I'm requesting to be paired with someone willing to up the spending limit. Also, we're planning on making an unboxing video and a higher budget seems like it would make for a much more interesting package. Somewhere around 30-50 USD would be perfect.
NeoGAF username: ROBOKITTYZILLA (and androidcandy)
Country of residence: USA
2 countries we would like to swap with: Anything EU, Anything Asia
Things we like: Pretty much anything (but especially anything hazelnut and hazelnut chocolate)
Things we dislike: root beer, lemon, or cherry flavored candy, licorice, insects
NeoGAF username: ROBOKITTYZILLA (and androidcandy)
Country of residence: USA
2 countries we would like to swap with: Anything EU, Anything Asia
Things we like: Pretty much anything (but especially anything hazelnut and hazelnut chocolate)
Things we dislike: root beer, lemon, or cherry flavored candy, licorice, insects
OrangeYouGlad
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Doing this for my girlfriend who loves chocolates and trying it from different places. Yes, yes, that sounds sexual.
Anyway...
NeoGAF username: TheNiX
Country of residence: Canada
2 countries we would like to swap with: Anything EU or any place with damned good chocolate
Things we like: Chocolate (Milk)
Things we dislike: Dark chocolate
Anyway...
NeoGAF username: TheNiX
Country of residence: Canada
2 countries we would like to swap with: Anything EU or any place with damned good chocolate
Things we like: Chocolate (Milk)
Things we dislike: Dark chocolate
Nice! Can I assume most American candy is not in other countries? Stuff like M&Ms, Good & Plenty, Jolly Ranchers, etc?
I think most countries have M&Ms. Never heard of the "Good and Plenty" or "Jolly Ranchers"-brands but the images on google look very similiar to the candy you can get from any shop in the Netherlands.
The short answer is, it depends on how much candy you send and how far you are sending it.
I typically send about $30 worth of candy or so. But in the last few swaps, I've taken to using flat-rate boxes via USPS (from the US, of course), so the costs are not crazy. I want to say around $20 for the last few swaps. It can get a lot higher if you use larger or non-standard boxes and ship a lot of candy. The links in the OP have some calculators in the "Helpful Links" section.
I'll want to send stuff the person I get paired with can't get locally of course. Maybe the weird M&M's, like the grape ones. I think I'll start picking up random things I don't see often, like flavored M&Ms.
Last time i went for local candy brands instead of renown multinationals and also traditional candy (i'm Mexican so we have a bunch of those here) too. That gives a lot of variety.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
Good idea. That just reminded me that we have a local candy shop here that sells all the old classic candy and drinks from the olden days (the ones that are still manufactured anyway). Stuff like Mary Janes, Sugar Daddy, Zagnut, Wax Bottles, Zotz, Sixlets, Candy Necklaces, Bazooka Gum, etc.
They also have a cool assortment of things like homemade fudge and giant 5 lb. gummy bears.
Shadow2222
Member
Ooh, may I still sign up?
NeoGAF username: Shadow2222
Country of residence: USA
2 countries you would like to swap with: France, Ireland (or anything European, really)
Things you like: Chocolate, gummies, cookies (basically anything except my dislikes)
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic: Suckers/lollipops, Black licorice, coconut (just dislikes).
NeoGAF username: Shadow2222
Country of residence: USA
2 countries you would like to swap with: France, Ireland (or anything European, really)
Things you like: Chocolate, gummies, cookies (basically anything except my dislikes)
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic: Suckers/lollipops, Black licorice, coconut (just dislikes).
TurbulentTurtle
Member
Last time I sent Hong Kong candy (which will also be the case this time if my partner is willing to wait an extra week or two), the bulk of what I sent was from a local Hong Kong Candy/snack franchise called Aji Ichiban where it pretty much works like a "pick and mix" and you pay for the weight of the bag of candy.
Here are some pictures:
I liked doing it this way because then whoever I'm trading with can try a much larger variety of candy. I tried to get a bit of everything that was similar to their "likes" list with different flavours and what not. And I just went to convenience stores for random boxes of whatever else to buffer the remaining space in the shipping box.
Here are some pictures:
I liked doing it this way because then whoever I'm trading with can try a much larger variety of candy. I tried to get a bit of everything that was similar to their "likes" list with different flavours and what not. And I just went to convenience stores for random boxes of whatever else to buffer the remaining space in the shipping box.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
I always get in late, but I'm really hoping to get in this time!
NeoGAF username Skel1ingt0n
Country of residence United States of America
2 countries you would like to swap with Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore ... ... don't want this to come off as anything less than friendly - but something quirky
Things you like Hypersweets, chocoloate, gummy, cookies, fruity, candy bars, biscuits, "branded stuff " like Super Mario candy, weird things, something I've never seen before
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to Black licorice, suckers/lolipops, and I'm 50/50 on sour stuff - oh, and im super adventurous, but i absolutely canNOT do bugs/insects, sorry
I'm more than happy to do anywhere from $20 - about $75 + shipping.
EDIT:
This sounds right up my alley!
NeoGAF username Skel1ingt0n
Country of residence United States of America
2 countries you would like to swap with Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore ... ... don't want this to come off as anything less than friendly - but something quirky
Things you like Hypersweets, chocoloate, gummy, cookies, fruity, candy bars, biscuits, "branded stuff " like Super Mario candy, weird things, something I've never seen before
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to Black licorice, suckers/lolipops, and I'm 50/50 on sour stuff - oh, and im super adventurous, but i absolutely canNOT do bugs/insects, sorry
I'm more than happy to do anywhere from $20 - about $75 + shipping.
EDIT:
This sounds right up my alley!
Kitsunebaby
Member
Last time I sent Hong Kong candy (which will also be the case this time if my partner is willing to wait an extra week or two), the bulk of what I sent was from a local Hong Kong Candy/snack franchise called Aji Ichiban where it pretty much works like a "pick and mix" and you pay for the weight of the bag of candy.
Here are some pictures:
I liked doing it this way because then whoever I'm trading with can try a much larger variety of candy. I tried to get a bit of everything that was similar to their "likes" list with different flavours and what not. And I just went to convenience stores for random boxes of whatever else to buffer the remaining space in the shipping box.
This looks awesome! Who wouldn't be willing to wait an extra couple weeks for goodies like these!
Why not... I always miss these
NeoGAF username: outsidah
Country of residence: United States
2 countries you would like to swap with: Outside of the US
Things you like: Dark Chocolate, Gummies, Sour Stuff, Chocolate in general
Things you dislike: Black licorice, bugs, butter candy
NeoGAF username: outsidah
Country of residence: United States
2 countries you would like to swap with: Outside of the US
Things you like: Dark Chocolate, Gummies, Sour Stuff, Chocolate in general
Things you dislike: Black licorice, bugs, butter candy
Bearded Dudebro
Member
Advertising, only a couple days left. We need more Non US swappers.
Worthintendo
Member
OK I'll be up for this, always wanted to be in on one
NeoGAF username: Worthintendo
Country of residence: Australia
2 countries you would like to swap with: US and Japan
Things you like: Chocolate but am usually willing to try anything
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Don't like Raisins, Sultanas or any dried fruit. Also not a fan on Black Jellybean's or Black Licorice (but love Red Licorice)
NeoGAF username: Worthintendo
Country of residence: Australia
2 countries you would like to swap with: US and Japan
Things you like: Chocolate but am usually willing to try anything
Things you dislike, cannot have or allergic to: Don't like Raisins, Sultanas or any dried fruit. Also not a fan on Black Jellybean's or Black Licorice (but love Red Licorice)
I'll edit the thread title accordingly. Shoot me a PM when you need it changed back or to something else.
A lot of American candy is everywhere - M&Ms, Hersheys, Snickers, Mars, Raisenettes, Milk Duds, OREO cookies etc.
On top of that I come to the US a bunch of times a year and buy candy to take back, so for me personally I'd prefer not to have a US partner unless they could manage exclusively boutique or very local stuff.
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