My wife got me a stocking stuffer a couple of years back for Christmas...is a small box, 6 compartments and they had "gummy bear" type candy in them. Worms, bugs, etc....that's what my Christmas Swap flies are in now....and soon to be headed to Ian's.
Tom S
Vermont
P.S. those little Plano boxes are awesome...my fanny pack has about 8 of them loaded!!!
On 9/13/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Iain: Thanks for that reminder.. We Americans I guess forget that the dollar
is NOT the only currency in the world, or postal service.... Will do on the
cash.... Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "iain short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected] >
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly swap boxes etc
> Sounds good, but if posting abroad enclose dollars for postage, as neither
> Brit, German or anyone else accepts US stamps
> iain
>
> The way I'm gonna ship mine is this (My wife's idea LOL), probably not a
new
> idea, but here goes.. i bought a little plastic craft plano type box at
Wal
> Mart for about $1.29, that has six sections I think.... Put five flies in
> each section... Put that plastic box in a cardboard box, addressed and
post
> paid to ME, then, wrap that box in craft paper, post paid to the Swap
> Meister, so then he tears off the craft paper wrapper.. Opens the box
> addressed back to me, then send the flies back to me from the swap....
Chuck
>
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I tie flies for no other reason than to maintain a certain level of sanity...
