Hey i'm new here and wat does this mean?

Discussion in 'Beer It Forward' started by BreakingBad, Sep 21, 2012.

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  1. BreakingBad

    BreakingBad Initiate (0) Sep 17, 2012

    Sorry for the noob post but what does IT forward mean? what are the terms BIF, GIF, HIF,LIF and what do they mean and how does it work?
     
    #1 BreakingBad, Sep 21, 2012
  2. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    Abbreviations and Acronyms
    Beer Trading
    BIF - Beer it Forward
    CIF - Chalice it forward
    DONG - draft only no growler
    FT - for trade
    GIF - growler it forward
    IP - in person
    ISO - in search of
    LIF - Lottery it Forward
    NBO - New BIF Opportunity
    TACO - Ticker Ale of Compromised Origin (handbottle)
     
    #2 minnesotaryan, Sep 21, 2012
  3. BreakingBad

    BreakingBad Initiate (0) Sep 17, 2012

    what does beer it forward mean thought? can you explain?
     
    #3 BreakingBad, Sep 21, 2012
  4. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

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    BreakingBad Initiate (0) Sep 17, 2012

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  6. MrKennedy

    MrKennedy Pooh-Bah (1,838) Dec 29, 2006 Australia
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    It forward is basically a group trade (whether it be for beer, chalice, growler etc as posted above).

    The person running the It Forward (in the case of a BIF) does a NBO thread to gauge interest/get people to sign up (with shipping details etc). They then assign targets for everyone to ship to.

    Person A sends a box to Person B who sends a box to Person C who sends to Person X etc...everyone sends a box and everyone receives a box...you send a box to someone and receive a box from someone else without knowledge of who is sending to you.

    People often give hints to the recipient of their box as a bit of fun to have them guessing as to who is sending to them.

    Edit: slow typer plus better info above in the blog link
     
    #6 MrKennedy, Sep 21, 2012
  7. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    ale watcher breaks it down really nice. prior to being in one, I looked it up due to curiosity and that blog post was very informative.
     
    #7 minnesotaryan, Sep 21, 2012
  8. podunkparte

    podunkparte Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2009 Washington

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