Visitors to Kandy X-Change can now claim 5% off for July 2008 just by placing their order and quoting the reference number “04651” (without the quotes).
The code can be used for an unlimited number of orders and for anything for sale at http://www.oldtimecandy.com/… see the Old Time Candy site for further details.
Look out for other great exclusive offers later this month.
This is a copy of a post placed on the Member’s Only Section of our Forum.
We feel it is important to repeat the post here to help those concerened with online security when taking part in candy exchanges.
We’ve included below some tips on exchanging candy generally as well as personal security tips for Club Members.
Yes we are all grown-ups (or we should be as this is a club for over 16s only) and we aren’t stupid but it makes sense to take precautions to protect yourself when online and when organising candy exchanges, no matter what your age.
Here are some tips to help ensure you and others have a happy and enjoyable experience of Candy Exchanging with us.
General Exchange Tips
How to change from being just another candy swapper to a great Kandy X-Change partner – the kind of person you would want to swap with.
Do not enter into an agreement to swap with someone unless you are definitely ready and able to complete the swap.
Don’t promise too large an exchange without working out the costs involved – including the cost of postage as well as the cost of the candy itself.
Start with a small exchange with someone you haven’t exchanged with before.
Communication is key; always keep your exchange partner informed of how the exchange is going. Let them know when you receive their package, when you post their package and if you liked the package they sent you let them know – its always nice to know when you do a good job. You could even mention them in the Hall of Fame if you were really happy with how your exchange went.
If you are struggling to get a package together and shipped to them as quickly as you hoped don’t just disappear, let them know, they will generally understand and be a little more patient.
Try and meet any requests your partner has but don’t worry too much if you can’t just explain you tried and find out if they wish to continue with the exchange.
You could put a brief note with a description of each of the items you include in the package that your exchange partner may not have tasted before and your personal feelings about each item.
If your partner has asked for a specific item or items you could slip in an extra small item or too as a surprise for them, it will always bring a smile to their face when they get a little more than they expected no matter how small.
Always be friendly, truthful and respectful with your partner.
Make sure you read all the safety tips below.
Safety Tips
We don’t want to scare you away or make you think everyone online is an axe-wielding maniac but it would be remiss of us to simply ignore the fact that a tiny minority of folks out there are not as honest or as well-balanced as we would like. So for your information here are some tips to protect your personal security - but remember don’t fear of security to such levels that it becomes paranoia.
Only exchange with other members of the Exchange Club – don’t arrange exchanges with other forum members unless they are active within the Private Members Only Area. This will ensure that everyone you have contact with has registered as a full member and has declared legally they are over 16 years of age and have provided us with an address upon application. Remember though, that addresses may not be verified by us. NOTE: Offering or accepting exchanges with forum members who are not registered Exchange Club Members may lead to your membership being revoked and you may be banned from the forum.
Even registered members could be fraudulent - get to know members better before arranging an exchange and giving them your contact details such as your real name and your contact address. Better still find those who have had positive reports about them posted in the Kandy X-Change Hall of Fame, the more positive reports you see about a club member the less likely you will be of being duped by them.
Use the forum Private Message facility to arrange your exchanges before giving out personal details.
NEVER give any personal details (especially contact details) in the open forums, not even the Member’s Only area - you never know who might see it.
You are within your rights to ask members who else (if anyone) they have had exchanges with in the past. If they have had exchanges in the past and aren’t in the Kandy X-Change Hall of Fame, PM their past exchange partners for some feedback before you decide to exchange.
If you ever feel unhappy or uncomfortable about an exchange experience you have had with a fellow club member let us know as soon as you can. You can email us at mail@kandyxchange.info - DO NOT make a post on the forum complaining about another member in public, we need to look into the facts & you don’t want to be open to charges of slander or libel. We treat all complaints most seriously and in confidence.
Why not arrange to have your package delivered to your business address or even a personal Post Office Box? So you don’t have to divulge your home address to others.
Never give out you telephone number – there is simply no need.
If you are unsure about anything about exchanging in general ask someone at the forum for advice.
Never give your account password to anyone (even someone claiming to be from us here at Kandy X-Change. We do not need to ask you for your password to help you run and maintain your account.
Above all: ENJOY YOURSELF & ENJOY THE CANDY!!!
Do you have any exhchange or safety tips to add from your own experience?
Let us know by posting below.
Visitors to Kandy X-Change can now claim 5% off for March 2008 just by placing their order and quoting the reference number “03356” (without the quotes).
The code can be used for an unlimited number of orders and for anything for sale at http://www.oldtimecandy.com/… see the Old Time Candy site for further details.
Look out for other great exclusive offers later this month.
Blue Smarties are to make a comeback, after being dropped nearly two years ago, and will now be made with a new colouring extracted from seaweed.
The blue sweets were first introduced in 1989 - and discontinued in 2006 as part of a drive to remove artificial ingredients in children’s food.
Makers Nestle say the new colouring comes from a seaweed called spirulina.
The firm says the other seven colours in the packs also have no artificial colours and flavourings.
Source: BBC
Well the new year is dawning and it is a time for reflection as well as looking forward.
2007 was a huge year, it was the year that saw the birth of Kandy X-Change and everything you see here. It has been a busy year for us. It has seen us create a solid platform for our site and our club from which we shall expand and grow.
2008 will see us grow as a web presence and as an online club. It will see more additions to the club and the services we offer our members. There are exciting times ahead for all candy lovers everywhere and we hope you will all stick around for the ride and help us build Kandy X-Change into the NUMBER 1 candy website in the world.
Thanks to everyone who has helped us in 2007 and we look forward to welcoming and meeting some new faces in 2008.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Visitors to Kandy X-Change can now claim 5% off for January 2008 just by placing their order and quoting the reference number “04597” (without the quotes).
The code can be used for an unlimited number of orders and for anything for sale at http://www.oldtimecandy.com/… see the Old Time Candy site for further details.
Look out for other great exclusive offers later this month.
Visitors to Kandy X-Change can now claim 5% off for the rest of December 2007 just by placing their order and quoting the reference number “02154” (without the quotes).
The code can be used for an unlimited number of orders and for anything for sale at http://www.oldtimecandy.com/… there are no restrictions.
Look out later this month for another exclusive discount code for discount in January 2008.
I found this rather old but interesting news story from August 2004 from Orlando, Flodida,USA while trawling the net. Is this case of
knee-jerk over reaction or does the grandmother have a point?
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A bag of candy shocked a local grandmother and will most likely shock you.
The toy inside looks like a plane flying right into the Twin Towers. Now, that toy is off some local store shelves because of our story.
It doesn’t stop there, though. That grandmother was surprised, again, when she read the numbers imprinted on the toy.
Until Thursday afternoon, the little toys were on sale to kids around Central Florida — two towers with a jetliner in between that appears to be crashing into one of the buildings. They come in packages along with candy.
We talked to a grandmother who couldn’t believe what she’d inadvertently bought for her grandson.
“It makes me angry,” Anna Rodriguez says. “I was offended because I couldn’t believe that someone would give something like that to a kid.”
When Rodriguez let her grandson pick out a bag of toys and candy, she never realized what was inside until her own son noticed the disturbing toy.
“[He said] look at the toy. I said, ‘Let me see it,’ and when I looked at it I was outraged. I was like, what? No way,” Rodriguez says.
She purchased the toy at a local grocery store. We found more packages still hanging on the candy rack. The storeowners were appalled when they saw what a distributor for Lisy Corporation, based in Miami, brought to their store. The store pulled the bags from the shelf Thursday.
Rodriguez has pictures of the Twin Towers in her living room to remember the victims of 9/11. She says there is no mistake what the toy represents, especially when you look at the product number on every single toy: 9011.
“Everybody knows it’s about the twin towers and it’s nothing to be joking around about,” says Rodriguez. She believes someone out there did it on purpose. “Whoever did this knew what they were doing, they definitely knew.”
A company called Lisy Corporation distributes the candy bags. They said they are also offended by the toy and have pulled 17,000 of the toys.
Lisy says they bought the toys, sight unseen, from L and M Import/Export of Miami. We talked to L and M and they say they have no problem at all with the toy and don’t consider it offensive at all.
We even pointed out to the import company that every single toy has a stock number on the front that reads “9011.” L and M Imports didn’t find it all coincidental and said it’s just a toy. Asked if they’d talk on camera, they said there is nothing to talk about.
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Source: WFTV
Its the day after Halloween and my kids are three of the millions around the world still coming down from the sugar rush.
It seems a fitting time to post this rather serious item to show the way the USA gives an example maybe other nations should follow, but then again I am sure, here inthe UK at least, the human rights of the convicted paedophiles would be protected before the rights of our children!
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Halloween Warning For Paedophiles
Paedophiles in Maryland are being made to put signs on their houses to keep trick-or-treating children away over Halloween.
New plan to protect trick-or-treatersOffenders will have to post signs on their doors saying “No Candy At This Residence” in the hope that children will not inadvertently knock on their doors.
The holiday on October 31 traditionally sees many children, some unsupervised, take to the streets in costume and go from door to door asking for treats.
Maryland’s main city, Baltimore, is home to more than 200 offenders who are barred from contact with children.
Elizabeth Bartholomew, a spokeswoman for the Division of Parole and Probation said: “We actually print out the signs for the offenders and hand them to them, we expect them to post the signs.”
In addition to the signs, all such offenders have been advised in a letter to stay home from 6pm on Halloween until the next morning, and to leave their lights off and refuse to answer their doors.
The programme is based on similar initiatives in other states.
Ms Bartholomew said: “Last year, no sex offenders in Maryland violated their parole or probation.”
Several other states, including Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia and Texas, ban registered sex offenders from handing out candy on Halloween or being on the streets.
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This certainly sounds like a fantastic idea to me.
Source: Sky News
While walking in town a couple of days ago I spotted a chocolate bar wrapper on the ground. Usually I would tut-tut at this littering but in this case I became quite excited for all the right reasons. The reason for my excitement? The wrapper was from a long discontinued product called the ‘Cadbury Wispa bar’.
So there I stood in the street pointing at the ground and excitedly shouting at my wife, “Look ,look it’s a Wispa! It’s a Wispa!”
Obviously this earned me nothing but blank looks from my wife, passers-by and other “chocolately unenlightened people”.
This wonderful Cadbury product was such a huge favourite of mine when it was around in the 1980’s and the wrapper was exactly how I remember it, it was even just as large as I remember which is a rarity when it comes to chocolate bars from my younger days. Close inspection showed that this wrapper was fresh and had recently been opened so it was not a remnant from the 1980’s.
So obviously it was my mission to hunt down the source of this find. Not a problem, the first newsagent I visited had a box on the counter so I purchased one and within ten minutes was savouring a taste from my past. As the velvet chocolate melted and swirled in my mouth I swear I could hear the faint sound of Duran Duran, and the clickety-click of 1000 Rubic Cubes.
The Wispa is Back 
Ahhhhh the joy! Find out more at the Cadbury Wispa Website. Its well worth a visit if you love Wispa or if you are a child of the 80’s like me.
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