Just a question that's come up recently---    I often will get coupons or find items that match a wish someone posted a month or two earlier.  If I have the person's address from sending an earlier RAOK, I will just  send the coupons or item without asking if they still want/need it (since it's on my mind, it's more likely to get wrapped and mailed right away than waiting for an answer from someone). Am I wrong to do this?  Or should I always PM first?

(I figure if people have asked for collectibles or broken jewelry or craft items, they are still going to want those things and a surprise in the mail is nice sometimes.)

I think it would be best to ask first though not because people don't like surprises in the mail. It's more for personal reasons. I will soon be leaving my college behind and returning home for the summer. If someone were to send me a RAOK to my college address (the address I've used for the past few months) during the summer, it would probably be left in the mailroom forever, as my college has a policy of not mailing things forward.

Surprises are lovely but people move or addresses have to be changed for whatever reason. It's probably a slim chance but it does happen, in cases such as mine.

Still send coupons to members I have on a list for over a year now.  If they don't want them, I hope they would let me know.  Maybe should check to see if some I don't hear thank you from are still members.

Send them everyone loves surprises.  Jean

Phyllis,

I still receive your coupons, and although I'm not the best at remembering to thank you each time, I LOVE getting them! Thank you so much for your effort!! 

I love getting them but I travel a lot so I often don't get mail for several weeks. And I hate having to tell someone that I don't know if something has come in or not. If I know it is coming at least I can ask the person who gets my mail. But I do love getting packages:)

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i want to be on a coupon list..lol i loove coupons. and i say...send ..everyone loves suprises that show up out of the blue on a bad day and make u smile

Jeanne,

I love getting beads in the mail, and like to surprise the sender with pairs of my earrings! 

Rita