The Wild Which Way Train 3!
We're getting set to hit the tracks again with
the train where you help determine the ride!
*HOLIDAY ADVISORY: This ride will very likely run into the Christmas holiday. This train requires you to really pay attention to the thread. If you cannot do this, please do not ask for a ticket! You can ride next time!***
20 riders
4 envies. (or possibly 5, see below)
25 coupons each.
Open to any member with a 15+ iTrader rating and no negative!
Here’s the ride:
This is the third iteration of my Wild Which Way Train. And you guys know I can't help myself... I'm going bigger, better and much much crazier! 
*Please note: you can only ride up to FIVE trains (including conducting) at a time at HCW. If you are already on five trains, don’t sign up. You can catch the next one!
STOP!!!
I am so serious. This is not your average train. Please read the following very carefully so you really understand what you are signing up for!
This is what happens to those who don't read before signing up! ----> 
This is how this train will work:
I will take 20 people on the ride.
But there are no predetermined matchups.
After 20 riders sign up, I will post a list of four teams, the RED, BLUE, GREEN and PURPLE.
It will look like this:
RED TEAM ...................... BLUE TEAM
Rider 1...........................Rider 1
Rider 2...........................Rider 2
Rider 3...........................Rider 3
Rider 4...........................Rider 4
Rider 5...........................Rider 5
GREEN TEAM ...................... PURPLE TEAM
Rider 1...........................Rider 1
Rider 2...........................Rider 2
Rider 3...........................Rider 3
Rider 4...........................Rider 4
Rider 5...........................Rider 5
Once the train is full, I will set a start date (it will be pretty soon after the train is filled). On the start date, I will send 20 potluck envies out, one to each of you, with Envie #1 written on the outside.
When you receive your #1 envie, you will report it as received in this thread.
Then you will pick another rider on the team opposite yours. So the RED team will always pick a member from the BLUE team and vice versa. The PURPLE team will always pick someone from the GREEN team and vice versa.
You will post your choice to the thread and then mail an envie with #2 written on the outside to your chosen person.
Once someone is picked, they cannot be chosen again by any of your teammates during that "round" of mailing. That ensures that everyone gets an envie each time around. But it's first-come-first-served, so if someone is just extremely popular and always gets picked first, then you could wind up sending to the same person more than once during the course of this ride.
Once you receive your #2 envie, you then pick again and mail #3.
Repeat for envie #4.
When you receive envie #4, you will then send ME a potluck envie with #5 written on the outside.
And here's the twist... in addition to all of the picking and the mailing and the envies that will be flying everywhere, this is also A RACE!!!
So the first pair of teams (RED/BLUE or PURPLE/GREEN) to complete all of their mailings and get all 10 #5 envies to my mailbox will win the race!
The members of the two losing teams will then have to mail a bonus envie to a member of the winning teams. (I'll match you up once we know who has won.)
So grand total you will be responsible for four envies and you will receive four envies. Plus, the losing team members will be responsible for one more additional envie that will go to the members of the winning team. Each envie will be a 25-coupon potluck. See additional info below for guidelines about what you should and should not include.
This train will move as quickly as everyone sends and posts their envies as received. So there's no set end date.
***I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH***
Please do NOT sign up for this train if you cannot commit to be an active rider and pay attention to the train thread. I will do my best to keep the thread updated, but you will need to be checking the thread frequently and paying attention to what other riders are posting. I hope that this will be a really fun ride with lots of chatter on the thread, but it really depends on everyone being an active participant.
In order to take this ride:
*You must be a member of the Trader group on HCW and have 15+ unique and NO negative feedback ratings.
*You must be able to send out 125 quality coupons. That's 25 coupons inside each of the 4 envies, plus the bonus envie for the winners if necessary.
*I’d like to give folks a chance to use the coupons before they expire. So please send coupons that have at least two weeks before they expire.
*You must have a posted, updated wishlist to ride.
When you take a ticket, you are agreeing to:
*…mail the envies as described above.
*…write your user name, “Which Way Train” AND the number envie on the outside of each envie you send.
*…post promptly in this thread when you send and when you receive envies.
*… remail your envie if it has not been received at the two week point. Joining this train means you agree to this rule. Please remember, that when you sign up to join a train, not only are you agreeing to the specific guidelines of that train but the train rules as posted HERE in general. Failing to follow the rules of the trains or not sending an envelope falls under a bad trade. You can be reported for this and be listed as a bad trader.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE: If you are the receiving end of an envie and have not posted that you have not received it by the two-week mark, it will automatically be considered received and marked received.
Additional fine print:
*No baby, no meds, no booze and no oddball products that very few members use unless you have an exact wishlist match. In other words, no junk!
*Limit of one copy of each coupon unless it is an exact match to a wishlist. An EXACT match is exactly that… if I say on my wishlist 75/1 Superpretzels, 50/2 is NOT an exact match. If you have and exact wishlist match, then duplicates are encouraged!
*You can always send more than 25. If you want to include more than one of a certain coupon, or some with a short expiration date, that is OK, but it has to be above the 25 coupon minimum. And if you do send extras, watch your postage!
*Printables, store-specific coupons, BTFE, Campbell’s Labels, Coke Codes, Pepsi Codes, etc., are great to send if the member can use them.
*Rebates and TMF forms are GREAT to include (just be sure they can be used in the state the receiver is in!).
*If for any reason you mail out late (life happens), post in the thread when it went out so your receiving rider can watch for it.
*Please leave feedback for fellow riders who send to you!
*Please also note that this is a potluck train! I hope that riders will try to match the wish lists of their assigned recipients, but just do the best you can. As long as you adhere to the other rules about expiration dates, minimum number of coupons and mailing on the mailing dates, you should be fine.
*You can always PM the member directly if you have questions about what they can or cannot use.
*And finally, if you have questions about the progress of this train or whether a trader sent you an envie that does not meet the requirements for this train, you can always contact me.
WHEW! OK, if you made it through all that and would like to ride, here's what you do:
1. Post a reply below telling me that you want a ticket.
2. Then send me a PM with the following:
* “Which Way Train” in the title
* your full name
* your mailing address
*The word "zionks!" somewhere in there (just seeing if you're paying attention)
*and a link to your wishlist (the link in your siggy is fine if it's up to date)
Thanks for reading! Let's have a fun ride!!! 
Riders
1. Snoopy917
2. mcscheatzle
3. bugweena
4. rdot
5. junebug30523
6. dliver316
7. ~~Who,Me?~~
8. Jen1
9. hillaryef
10. Lucky1307
11. slw1127
12. korzechowska
13. mmkulpa
14. rbunnymom
15. RobininVT
16. cma2a17
17. regbyandjulie
18. rteacher2
19. ryansmommie
20. dominicsmommy
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