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Post by Todd on Jul 6, 2016 8:59:20 GMT -5
Found this website today. Sounds great for a kid-friendly experience. No first-hand experience with the company, though. www.mailordermystery.com/
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Post by centaurofattn on Jul 7, 2016 12:55:46 GMT -5
Aww the set up is nice and definitely something I would have wanted as a kid.
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Post by Serburas on Jul 9, 2016 5:11:20 GMT -5
Found this website today. Sounds great for a kid-friendly experience. No first-hand experience with the company, though. www.mailordermystery.com/I am currently sending one of their packages for a nephew of mine, they seem pretty great, a lot of reading for the youngsters and some code breaking. I wanted to post about this a few months ago when I found it, but I don't seem to be able to make new threads, or I don't know how at least, I am new to forums.
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Post by centaurofattn on Jul 10, 2016 15:33:07 GMT -5
Found this website today. Sounds great for a kid-friendly experience. No first-hand experience with the company, though. www.mailordermystery.com/I am currently sending one of their packages for a nephew of mine, they seem pretty great, a lot of reading for the youngsters and some code breaking. I wanted to post about this a few months ago when I found it, but I don't seem to be able to make new threads, or I don't know how at least, I am new to forums. Would you say it was "worth it?" Like the quality of the materials and everything seemed like a good value?
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Post by Serburas on Jul 10, 2016 16:07:19 GMT -5
I am currently sending one of their packages for a nephew of mine, they seem pretty great, a lot of reading for the youngsters and some code breaking. I wanted to post about this a few months ago when I found it, but I don't seem to be able to make new threads, or I don't know how at least, I am new to forums. Would you say it was "worth it?" Like the quality of the materials and everything seemed like a good value? He is still receiving them, but it seems well made, if long winded. Even longer messages then The Curator sends. But so far he has enjoyed the code breaking and necklace that he has received, which seems to be a puzzle piece of sorts. I will post more when it has run it's course. I will say this though, even with it being based in Canada, he has received a letter a week since it began. So they are on point with their mailing schedule. One con, they few "aged" papers have been aged with the coffee technique. Not that big a deal, but noticeable to adults. This is geared for kids for sure, everything is typed rather than written, and the last letter referenced the Internet.
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Post by jackoat on Dec 12, 2016 10:31:53 GMT -5
I sent the pirate one to my children (boy age 11 and girl age 9). They never bought into is from the start. The pirate's name was BoggyBottom which they scoffed at and then immediately hit the internet looking up the names in the letter until they found the company's website. The jig was up and they were out. They halfheartedly worked on the 2nd letter. Barely read the 3rd letter and only became interested in it again when the treasure arrived. I was really hoping one of them one be eager to delve into mysteries but it just wasn't for them.
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Post by craigrj on Dec 13, 2016 2:57:44 GMT -5
Well, we're four mailings in of the same experience and yeah, it's really not held interest in that age group at all - sort of a flurry of interest that mail has arrived, but the writing is a little ... childish? Not sure if we're going to attempt the Fantasy one after, might be Ceiba offers more.
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Post by helenahandbasket on Dec 13, 2016 7:53:22 GMT -5
It's starting to sound like experiences that are made for children but don't treat children like they're stupid are an untapped niche market... hmmm.
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