lorra wrote:
On my first count, I was over about 30, on the second count, under by 4. Don't really care. Just love the triangles and the swap. I may try counting a third time after I finish sorting them by state, country, etc. This counting is harder the reconciling the checkbook!! I have alot of thanks and admiration for our sorters. Thanks again.
lol
I so agree, I don't know how they managed with nearly 230,000!! :shock:
The love & gratitude to all involved is infinite!!
The system that I'm using in order to document the lovely assortment I received is as follows:
Separate all the unlabelled ones & count them. Write down this number.
1) divide the rest into groups:
USA, Canada, other International
On 3 sheets of paper, label them (USA, Canada, other International)
Count each group & write down that number
2) then divide within the groups:
Specific states/countries, write down each one on the appropriate sheet
Count each of these groups & write down the number of each group
3) next put all HSTs from the same person together
Write this down on your list if you want to.
Tally up the numbers from your 3 lists + the unlabelled. There's your total received.
You can then just start counting out piles of 10 HSTs, regardless of where they are from to double check
the number you came to on your list. If they agree, yay! If not, either start over or give up.
This is the old fashioned pencil & paper method. Those savvy in the computer spreadsheet could use it.
Hope this helps.
I don't have any birth sisters, and am so blessed now to have 500+++ involved in this exchange!
with love from your sister,