Dear Britain

Jared · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:15 am

Why do you have to keep Parma Violets candy all to yourself? I wish you would share them with us.

Sincerely, someone in the USA.

Luke · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:32 am

Dear someone in the USA,

"Why do you have to keep Parma Violets candy all to yourself?" I do not understand this word "candy", but regardless we keep them to ourselves because we can. We're a selfish lot really.

"I wish you would share them with us." I wish Cadbury chocolate was still British and not owned by Kraft Foods, but "I wish doesn't get".

Sincerely, them selfish folk (with lots of Parma Violets) from across the pond.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:41 am

Luke, ponds are 5 acres maximum, so stop calling the atlantic a POND considering it's 2.6292*10^10 acres !!!!! :lol:

Jared · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:41 am

Hey Luke, when I get enough money to order a Hexoid, can I order some Violets to go with it? :lol:

Paradox · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:53 am

I'll trade you Parma Violets for Lucky Charms! :lol:

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Jared wrote:

Why do you have to keep Parma Violets candy all to yourself? I wish you would share them with us.

I'll swap you some for a Taco Bell Burrito with fire sauce, some Popeyes chicken with Cajun fries and Jessica Alba.

BTW there's plenty available here

I have always thought it would be good to have some kind of exchange system (just a thread perhaps) on this forum. After all there's a huge range of nationalities and from my experience the honesty and trustworthy levels are extremely high.

alaskajoe · **Joined:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:52 am

What about you USA people keeping wonka gobestoppers, wonka nerds and starbursts to yourselves?!
That would be so much worse.
On the other hand, I have German chocolate. :roll:

mixer · **Joined:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:33 am **Location:** Belgium

alaskajoe wrote:

On the other hand, I have German chocolate. :roll:

I have Belgian chocolate ! 8-)

Jared · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:34 am

alaskajoe wrote:

What about you USA people keeping wonka gobestoppers, wonka nerds and starbursts to yourselves?!
That would be so much worse.
On the other hand, I have German chocolate. :roll:

Ooh, Nerds. That's something I haven't had in a long time...

Edit: Oh, and Tony, yeah, eBay has them. I actually ordered a bag of Swizzels mix a couple weeks ago, and I'm waiting for it to arrive. The shipping was so high...

Darren Grewe · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:44 pm

mixer wrote:

alaskajoe wrote:

On the other hand, I have German chocolate. :roll:

I have Belgian chocolate ! 8-)

I love American chocolate! No offense guys.

Fredrik · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:22 pm

Polkagrisar and Ahlgrens Bilar.
'nuff said.

katsmom · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:56 am

I need curry katsup, meed and TWINKIES!

I have rice and really greasy potato chips to offer up.... :lol:

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Anyone for Swiss chocolate or cheese fondue? I'd gladly swap for a good lamb madras or vindaloo: the curries here in Switzerland are made with 8 molar sodium chloride instead of spice (bland and salty).

Splinter · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:18 am

My exchange would be Dutch licorice ('drop').

Only I believe it's not much appreciated outside NL. Foreign guests mostly don't dare taking it, although it's made basically from potatoes.

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Tor S · **Joined:** Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:40 pm

Licorice seems to be an aquired taste. I have been accused of poisoning a friend of mine, as i handed her a piece of the salty licorice i was eating. Most people seem to prefer sweet licorice over the salty kind, but i love it all.

alaskajoe · **Joined:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:52 am

And why don't we really have the flavor "winter green" anywhere in europe?
On the other hand everytime I do get to have some mint or gum with that taste I am strongly reminded in my exchange year. So it's something special in a good way kind of.

Jared · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:08 am

alaskajoe wrote:

And why don't we really have the flavor "winter green" anywhere in europe?

Seriously?! I feel for you bro

Near · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:17 pm

Tony Fisher wrote:

I have always thought it would be good to have some kind of exchange system (just a thread perhaps) on this forum. After all there's a huge range of nationalities and from my experience the honesty and trustworthy levels are extremely high.

I would also be interested in this. I am particularly interested in obtaining codes from iTunes gift cards from Britain, and Australia. There are things available from those iTunes stores, that are not available to me from the US iTunes store. I've tried to set up a second account, but it won't let me pay with my debit card, because it was issued in the US, and iTunes says that it is not valid in Britain or Australia....

From the British iTunes store, I am interested in your show 'Green Wing'. And from Australia, if there is anything from The Chaser, or your show Sea Patrol. If someone would like to see if it is possible to gift an item via iTunes, between iTunes stores, let me know and we can test it out.

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Near wrote:

Tony Fisher wrote:

I have always thought it would be good to have some kind of exchange system (just a thread perhaps) on this forum. After all there's a huge range of nationalities and from my experience the honesty and trustworthy levels are extremely high.

I would also be interested in this. I am particularly interested in obtaining codes from iTunes gift cards from Britain, and Australia. There are things available from those iTunes stores, that are not available to me from the US iTunes store. I've tried to set up a second account, but it won't let me pay with my debit card, because it was issued in the US, and iTunes says that it is not valid in Britain or Australia.... :x

From the British iTunes store, I am interested in your show 'Green Wing'. And from Australia, if there is anything from The Chaser, or your show Sea Patrol. If someone would like to see if it is possible to gift an item via iTunes, between iTunes stores, let me know and we can test it out.

My post mentions exchanges but I guess it's unlikely you would pair up exact requests. So I guess I should have added that it might be a case of simply paying for the items and person's expenses.

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Tony, that system sounds great - we could call it eBay. :lol:

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

KelvinS wrote:

Tony, that system sounds great - we could call it eBay. :lol:

It's the exact opposite to ebay unless you mean the wanted section.

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Tony Fisher wrote:

KelvinS wrote:

Tony, that system sounds great - we could call it eBay. :lol:

It's the exact opposite to ebay unless you mean the wanted section.

They do have a wanted section, it's called a search function. :wink:

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

KelvinS wrote:

Tony Fisher wrote:

KelvinS wrote:

Tony, that system sounds great - we could call it eBay. :lol:

It's the exact opposite to ebay unless you mean the wanted section.

They do have a wanted section, it's called a search function. :wink:

I believe your logic is flawed.

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Tony Fisher wrote:

I believe your logic is flawed.

Me too. Actually I do see your point: I wonder why eBay doesn't offer a complementary system where prospective buyers advertise what they want to buy, and then competing sellers bid for the lowest price...

Perhaps because no two items are exactly the same so it wouldn't work, whereas money is money. Pitty though.

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