Can you believe it is only 12 weeks to Christmas?! Let's get started on our preparations NOW and have a wonderful holiday season. 
Train type: simple style
You will mail to 12 different people (1 per week) and 12 people will mail to you in return.
Each envelope will contain at least 25 quality coupons.
Envelopes must be mailed each week, but you can choose your mail date (Monday through Friday) to fit your schedule. Early mailings are NOT allowed - one per week, please! (Of course, the lovely postal service will let you drop it in the box as early as Saturday evening..
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With each envelope, you must include a note detailing one thing you did / plan to do that week to get ready. It could be a present you purchase, decorations you pick out or put up, or a holiday dinner menu you plan.
The name of the train says "Christmas", but ALL winter holidays are welcome. Tell us what you're celebrating and how you're getting ready for it! (For that matter, tell us how it went afterward!)
What to include:
NO junk coupons. If you have a question about what would be considered junk, please PM me!
Start with wishlist items, then progress to items that complement those on the wishlist, then to popular coupons that are not on the wishlist, then to non-inserts and hard-to-gets, then finally to the regular insert coupons. Think about what you would want to receive in an envie! (Golden rule, anyone?)
:ccane2: Unless the user's wishlist clearly states that they can use expireds, please leave at least two weeks from your mail date to the expiration.
Unless the user's wishlist clearly states that they shop at a particular store, please refrain from sending store-specific coupons.
Clear, color printables are okay unless the user's wishlist states otherwise. (Remember to check the Wishlist forum if you're working from a database list!) Black-and-white printouts only if the wishlist requests them.
Cokes codes, BTFEs, Pepsi points, etc are wonderful to include IF they're wishlist items. Please feel free to send as many as you like, but each item type will count as ONE of your required coupons, regardless of how many you send. (So 5 coke codes + 20 boxtops would count as 2 total coupons.)
:ccane2: Limit one of each coupon unless you have an exact wishlist match.
Other rules:
Before signing up, you MUST read the forum rules and train rider FAQs. If you have any questions, please PM me or one of the train mods for clarification.
If your envelope has not been received two weeks after you mail it, you must send a new one.
You must post in this thread when you mail an envelope and again when you receive one.
:ccane2: In order to successfully ride this train, you will need a wishlist. If you need help setting one up, please ask.
iTrader feedback is strongly recommended when you receive an envelope. If you have questions about what kind of feedback to leave, or if the contents of the envelope are not what you expected (e.g. if there are junk coupons), please PM me first.
If you have read and agree to ALL of the above, you're ready to join! Send me a PM with your full name and address. The title of your PM should be the name of this train.
Still have a question? PM me! I promise I don't bite!
Rider List:
0) cayro7
1) rbunnymom
2) ruthie7888
3) manders13
4) pickle1975
5) mama4ry
6) ryansmommie
7) njsmomma
8) jtandrad
9) roxygirlie1021
10) love2cook
11) flower$
12) K2Flohe
Matchups:
All postings will start out black,
move to red when mailed,
and to green when received.
Week #1
(mail dates: Monday October 5th - Friday October 9th)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #2
(mail dates: Monday October 12th - Friday October 16th)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #3
(mail dates: Monday October 19th - Friday October 23rd)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #4
(mail dates: Monday October 26th - Friday October 30th)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #5
(mail dates: Monday November 2nd - Friday November 6th)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #6
(mail dates: Monday November 9th - Friday November 13th)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #7
(mail dates: Monday November 16th - Friday November 20th)
ALL ENVIES RECEIVED
Week #8
(mail dates: Monday November 23rd - Friday November 27th)
cayro7 TO jtandrad
rbunnymom TO roxygirlie1021
ruthie7888 TO love2cook
manders13 TO flower$
pickle1975 TO K2Flohe
mama4ry TO cayro7
ryansmommie TO rbunnymom
njsmomma TO ruthie7888
jtandrad TO manders13
roxygirlie1021 TO pickle1975
love2cook TO mama4ry
flower$ TO ryansmommie
K2Flohe TO njsmomma
Week #9
(mail dates: Monday November 30th - Friday December 4th)
cayro7 TO roxygirlie1021
rbunnymom TO love2cook
ruthie7888 TO flower$
manders13 TO jtandrad
pickle1975 TO cayro7
mama4ry TO rbunnymom
ryansmommie TO ruthie7888
njsmomma TO manders13
jtandrad TO pickle1975
roxygirlie1021 TO mama4ry
love2cook TO ryansmommie
flower$ TO njsmomma
Week #10
(mail dates: Monday December 7th - Friday December 11th)
rbunnymom TO flower$
ruthie7888 TO roxygirlie1021
manders13 TO love2cook
pickle1975 TO rbunnymom
mama4ry TO ruthie7888
ryansmommie TO manders13
njsmomma TO pickle1975
jtandrad TO mama4ry
roxygirlie1021 TO ryansmommie
love2cook TO njsmomma
flower$ TO jtandrad
Week #11
(mail dates: Monday December 14th - Friday December 18th)
rbunnymom TO love2cook
ruthie7888 TO flower$
manders13 TO rbunnymom
pickle1975 TO ruthie7888
mama4ry TO manders13
ryansmommie TO pickle1975
njsmomma TO mama4ry
jtandrad TO ryansmommie
roxygirlie1021 TO njsmomma
love2cook TO jtandrad
flower$ TO roxygirlie1021
Week #12
(mail dates: Monday December 21st - Friday December 25th)
rbunnymom TO flower$
ruthie7888 TO rbunnymom
manders13 TO ruthie7888
pickle1975 TO manders13
mama4ry TO pickle1975
ryansmommie TO mama4ry
njsmomma TO ryansmommie
jtandrad TO njsmomma
roxygirlie1021 TO jtandrad
love2cook TO roxygirlie1021
flower$ TO love2cook