I loved the only swap (birthday) I participated in. The only thing I found a little disconcerting was people dropping out after they'd received their blocks. But there are so many kind people on the site, others were found to step in and take their place. It meant making a few more blocks than anticipated, but that was fun too. It was a lot of fun to get the squishies in the mail and almost all of the blocks were excellent. I appreciated that I got blocks with techniques that I don't know how to do. In a block swap you always have to take into account the skill level of others. In a charm swap, not so much. But I wouldn't say anything to the other person. That may be the best they can afford, or they may not be that knowledgeable about fabric quality.