CITY/REGION: Whidbey Island (Freeland), Washington, USA
MEETUP PLACE: Crabby Coffee @ WiFire Community Space, 1651 E. Main St., Freeland WA 98249
DATE: Saturday - 25 June 2022
TIME: 10am - Noon PDT
MEETUP PLAN:
Come and chat about all things Postcrossing with those people who live in your computer!
We’ll meet at Crabby Coffee at WiFire Community Space in Freeland. There is ample parking (with additional street parking if needed), with seating inside and out. There’s a tempting menu of sandwiches, pastries, coffee and non-coffee drinks, and other yummies if you want to eat or drink, as well as many other great restaurants and cafes in South Whidbey. WiFire has 1Gb WiFi service, as well.
Custom postcards will be available for PRE-ORDER AND PREPAID ONLY and should be picked up at the event. See details in the event comments following.
There are MANY things to do to spend a beautiful day on Whidbey Island, but one event in particular that may be of interest is the annual Whidbey Island Garden Tour. Visit www.wigt.org for details!
SPREAD THE WORD! There are many Postcrossers in NW Washington who may not be aware of this Meetup forum section – invite them to join us, as well as friends who are just curious about Postcrossing and want to find out what it’s all about!
Note: If coming to the island by ferry (Mukilteo/Clinton and Coupeville/Port Townsend routes), plan to arrive EARLY as Summer is peak tourist season on the island, and long ferry lines can form. Also, check Washington State Ferry alerts (wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx) after 9:30 the night before – staffing issues have caused WSDOT to reduce ferry service to a single boat on occasion. Look for “WSF Alternate Schedule Update for Saturday, June 25”.
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POSTCARDS
Custom postcards for the meetup will be available if there are enough pre-ordered to make it practical. If I am able to order at least 100, the cost per card will be 50 cents OR LESS – possibly as low as 30 cents/per card if we can order enough!
Cards must be PRE-ORDERED and PREPAID by May 25. There may be a few cards available for purchase at the meetup, but pre-ordering is the ONLY way to assure you will get cards.
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Cards must be ordered in multiples of TEN – 10, 20, 30, etc. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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To order, send a message on Postcrossing to “jwnewman53” (User jwnewman53, from United States of America) with your FULL NAME, email address, and the number of cards wanted.
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Cards must be ordered by MAY 25 – NO EXCEPTIONS.
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I have to deal with the quirkiness of price breaks on VistaPrint-- would you believe 250 cards are cheaper than 200?? See details further below in this message.
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Initial price will be 50 cents per card, but I’m confident (or at least hopeful) we can get that down to 30 cents or even less if enough are ordered.
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When I get your order on Postcrossing, I will let you know how to remit payment.
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Cards are to be picked up at the meetup. HOWEVER – if you want cards and can’t make it to the event, I will mail them to you for an additional $2 per order. DO NOT request mail delivery if you expect to have them for the meetup — I cannot guarantee they would arrive in time.
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You will pay 50 cents per card, plus postage if you’ve requested mailing. If I am able to lower the price of the cards, you will receive a refund for the difference in price when you pick up your cards.
How I’m dealing with price quirks:
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If the total of pre-ordered cards is VERY close to a favorable price break, I’ll probably just suck it up and buy the extra cards myself. Otherwise . . . .
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Everybody who ordered will get at least 10 cards. Then, anyone who ordered 20 or more cards will get another 10. Same thing for 30, 40, 50 . . . lather, rinse, repeat. EXCEPT the final iteration of this may be 5 cards.
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You will only pay for the cards you receive – so if I’m unable to give you a full order, you’ll get a refund for the difference.
but I love coming to Whidbey for a day trip!
