The Interlopers Package V.2

[Zipfinator]

How about we get a Snuggie and put Interlopers on the front of it!

Here's a nice visual rendering of it!

[MELVIn]

I think you're looking for this zip: http://www.heavensgate.com/

[Enraged]

It's a shame we can't each add our own things to the box, although it's perfectly understandable.

Suggested Additions:

1. Make the memory stick an SD card, put it in a case. Therefore it'll be easier to mail, and cheaper.

2. Include a simple map. Ask each person to add a new section to the map.

Limit people to adding a certain number of brushes.
Limit people to adding a certain number of models.
Limit people to adding a certain number of textures.
Limit people to X a Y of Z. (You get the idea.)

3. Make a thread. First person writes something; something they would write in a normal thread. Next person responds, and so on, and so on. When the package has stopped circling the thread is posted online.

[1447]

I may have (yet another) solution to the what-the-hell-are-we-going-to-ship-around problem. Remember how we talked about a giant inflatable hammer (as a reference to the Hammer Editor) in the previous thread? Well, between August 29th and September 6th there's a big fair here where I live, and those hammers can be won all over that place. 2-3 years ago, I walked home with 6 of them. Yes, I won 6 inflatable hammers in one day, but lost all of them. Yes, I am stupid.

My point is: If we wait another month, we can have an inflatable hammer to ship around instead of some shitty clothing. Why is this a better choice? Well:
- It's an INFLATABLE HAMMER GODDAMNIT. It's fucking awesome as hell.
- It's big, thus it will be more visible on pictures. If we had a t-shirt with "Interlopers" written on it, the picture would have had to be taken close to the person wearing it for the writing on the shirt to be visible. The Hammer rules out this problem. See this illustration for a more thorough description.
- The Hammer also rules out the ownership problem. Yes, of course everyone would want to own a big inflatable hammer, but no one's gonna be sad because they can't, right? RIGHT? Right.
- It's an INFLATABLE HAMMER GODDAMNIT. It's fucking awesome as hell.

The month from now till August 29th could be used to recruit more participants and to plan the Package's itinerary.

Discuss.

[Chopium]

Could be fun, I'll give it a go. I live in Illinois, USA.

[ziplock]

1447, I think the hammer is a great idea. Personally, I thought that was the plan from the beginning, though...

Anyway, an extra month would be great. But, who's gonna take charge of planning the itinerary?

[Grudge]

Oh why not. :]

The route should be as cheap as possible for everybody. IE, don't have it going EU > US > EU > US when it would be cheaper to go US>US>EU>EU!

[MrTwoVideoCards]

California, USA I gots me some Tf2 cards if we send those around as well?

[1447]

But, who's gonna take charge of planning the itinerary?

We'll plan it together.

The itinerary will obviously go like Grudge says to make it as cheap as possible. However, given the fact that we're spread across at least four "geographic regions" (Europe, USA, the Middle East and Taiwan), someone will have to pay more than others to ship the package between continents. In my head, the itinerary goes like this (assuming I'm the one to start the whole thing): Europe > UK > US East Coast > US West Coast > Taiwan > Middle East > Back to start. This is just a draft though, expect it to change as more people join.

Also, something I need to know: Who of you are willing and/or able to pay for international shipping, and more importantly, who of you are not. If you can, or can't, pay to ship the package between continents, send me a PM. That will help me set up a more detailed itinerary later on.

Oh why not. :]

Just to clarify: "Oh, why not" as in "oh, I want to participate, why not"?

[Ennui]

I am in. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Can't afford international shipping. If it's just a (deflated) inflatable hammer and USB stick, it should fit in one of those padded mailing envelopes instead of a box right?

[ziplock]

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[Major Banter]

We need somone to specifically get all of the addresses together. Then that person can ensure that the package is sent from it's start point, wherever that may be (preferably US), through to the EU, and then onto Asia, then Australia. That can then be looped back to America, a la round the world trip, and then pick it up themselves and place it all online.

One hell of a responsibility.

Of course, postage would be astronomical for some people, so let's keep it small. SD card sounds like a wicked idea.

[1447]

We need somone to specifically get all of the addresses together. Then that person can ensure that the package is sent from it's start point, wherever that may be (preferably US), through to the EU, and then onto Asia, then Australia. That can then be looped back to America, a la round the world trip, and then pick it up themselves and place it all online.

One hell of a responsibility.

The way I see it, we have two options when it comes to addresses:

A) One person has every address (let's call him Person 1), and when the Package reaches someone (let's call him Person X), Person X sends a PM to Person 1 and says "Hey, I have the Package, and I need Person X2's address". Person 1 sends the address back, and the Package goes on. Here, Person 1 is responsible for sending every address to the correct person.
Or:
B) Person 1 has the complete itinerary, and when the Package reaches Person X, he sends a PM to Person 1 and says "Hey, I have the Package, who's next on the list?". Person 1 sends the name of Person X2 back, and Person X sends a PM to Person X2 and asks for his address. Person X2 sends the address back, and the Package goes on. Here, no one is responsible for anything but sending their own address to the guy asking for it.

I think that B) is favourable here, because that pretty much eliminates the risk of human error. If one person has to handle every address, things may get mixed up pretty bad. Like you said, it's one hell of a responsibility. I'm not saying that A won't work at all, just that I think B will work better.

Also, did we ever agree on the inflatable hammer idea (8 posts up)? Are we going to wait for me to win one between August 29th and September 6th, or should we continue to look for another object?

One last thing I need to know from you Americans: How is does the pricing system work when you're sending something around the US? Will it cost more the farther you send it? IE: Will it cost more to send a package from e.g. NY to CA, as opposed to to sending a package from e.g. NY to NJ? Same question to the people from England: Does distance matter when shipping something around? I'm asking because the US, the UK and Norway are the only three countires with more than one participant, and Norway's pricing system is the only one I know. In the end, knowing this will help me set up the initerary.

[cheesemoo0]

The US postal system costs the same to ship a package to California from New York as it would be 1 mile away.

[F0xHunter]

I'll join! Could be fun. And I live in Norway, if you must know...