(Never ask me not to title a thread something.)
It’s that time again.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, we started the first Secret Santa. It’s time yet again to get this party started. Revel in making jokes about your gift selection! Live in fear for two months as you wait to see who was assigned you as a Santee!
Buy awesome things for each other!
READ THE RULES!
The cutoff date for participation is October 24.
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Anyone interested in being a Secret Santa (and thus also a Santee) posts in this thread with an “I’m in” or something to the same effect. Please indicate in your post whether or not you would be willing to ship a gift internationally.
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You can provide for potential Santas to gift things to you either by providing me with your mailing information where you can receive a gift, or by providing me with a URL to an Amazon or Funagain or other such wishlist. This can be done by PM, so only myself (as coordinator) and your Santa will have this information. The wishlist option exists so that the exchange of personal information will NOT be necessary to participate in the exchange. (But it’s generally more fun if you do.)
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I will not disclose personal information to anyone other than your Santee unless you expressly tell me it’s OK. In previous years, there were some forumers who were asking for other people’s addresses to surprise them with gifts. Please understand that in order to protect people’s privacy I simply can’t do this.
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Wishlists can be either private (only your Santa will see the URL), or public (people here might wish to give gifts to more than one person), at the Santee’s discretion. Plus, we learn cool things about you if you post it publicly.
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We’ll keep track of who is in at the top of the thread, just to keep things neat and orderly. You have until October 22nd to declare your participation. You then have until the end of October to send me your contact and shipping information. You can send it early if you want.
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After the cut-off, I will PM each person with the information needed to gift something to their Santee. Each participant will be responsible for their gift to another. No freeloaders! If you don’t give a gift, we’ll know.
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There is a $20 minimum gift value; no maximum.
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You can subtly or not-so-subtly talk about things you’d like to get in this thread, although that in no way means you’ll get what you ask for.
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When you receive your gift, PM Ryan so he knows you have something, just to make sure.
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On the week of December 19th, we begin opening gifts. Have a camera ready so you can snap a picture and get it in the thread!
Additional notes for this year - fire has volunteered to help and be my deputy for assigning and managing pairings, which is enormously helpful. I am much less busy this year than last, though—so expect a better experience this time around. I still feel bad about last year.