Exchangers just contacted me requesting a November swap. They didn't specify which dates interested them. Since they are from France they may not be aware of the events that occur in our area in November. So I didn't just tell them which dates are available. Instead, I explained why the week I am suggesting is the best possible week in the entire year to visit our area. Of course, it is co-incidentally the week that I happen to be available to go on vacation.
Here is how I wrote back to suggest swap dates:
In November our home is available from November 19 to 29. That is a very popular week in NYC because it is the first week of the holiday season. There are beautiful holiday shop window displays for Christmas. You can see the giant Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. It is also the week of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, which is spectacular.
The day after Thanksgiving (Nov 26) is "Black Friday". That is the day the Christmas sales start. The shops compete to bring people in with very low prices. You can buy a television set for $50, a computer for $75, etc.
Here are some links to describe the November events:
Thanksgiving Parade: http://www.nyctourist.com/macys_parade1.htm
Holiday windows: http://gonyc.about.com/od/christmassights/tp/holiday_windows.htm
Black Friday sales http://manhattan.about.com/od/eventsandattractions/a/blackfridaysale.htm
If I had just said "our home is available in late November" the exchanger might have decided they preferred earlier dates. Because I took a bit of time to educate them on what is happening at the time I prefer to swap it is much more likely that they will accept the offer.
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