HF Secret Santa 2012: SEND GIFT (Deadline: December 7th)

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strawman

strawman

This is the fourth annual Halforums Secret Santa. Previous years were crazy fun: 2011 Secret Santa, 2010 Secret Santa, 2009 Secret Santa

IF YOU PARTICIPATE YOU MUST OCCASIONALLY CHECK THIS THREAD, PARTICULARLY THIS POST, FOR UPDATES.

Current phase: Send Gift
Current phase deadline: December 7th

Next phase: Post images of gift you've received
Next phase deadline: January 13th

Awesome Participants:
Tress
LittleKagsin
Dave
Hylian
Gilgamesh
BananaHands
Officer_Charon
Jay
Sparhawk
LittleSin
Dirona
Emrys
Azurephoenix
Gusto
HowDroll
North_Ranger
Ravenpoe
Far
Vrii
BErt
Shakey
Cajungal
figmentPez
kcwm
Terrik
Phil
Bubble181


What is it?
Just what it sounds like. It's a Secret Santa between your fellow halforumites. Everyone who signs up will be randomly assigned another participant. You are then tasked to buy that person a gift. As a recipient, you should leave a few hints in a post to this thread as to what sort of interests you have.

Rules and Info
  • International people are allowed. If you would prefer not to get an international person, indicate so when you sign up. It may be the case that if you restrict your choice to local shipping then matching might not work out and you may be left out - I'll let you know once the matching is complete if that's the case. So far we've always been able to match everyone that wanted to participate and meet their shipping requirements.
    -International Shipping Links: USPS, Customs Forms
    -Tips for shipping in and out of Canada
    -Remember to allow extra shipping time when shipping outside of your home country
  • To sign up fill out this form:
    http://semiaxis.com/hf/
  • Who can sign up?
    To keep things fair, only those with a join date earlier than April 15, 2012 and more than a handful of posts will be allowed to participate for obvious reasons. If you would like to participate and don't fall under the requirements then you will just have to wait until next year. The final say of who can join this activity will be entirely up to Dave so there may be exceptions, but the final word is final. Don't complain if special dispensation is not made for you. This goes for those who may be disincluded as well.
  • The deadline for signing up will be November 9th. After that day, Santas will be randomly assigned by computer. You will be sent an email or PM shortly after with the information of whom you will be drawing a gift for. If nobody knows who you are, you probably will not be allowed to sign up. Nothing personal.
  • Recommended gift value is $5-20. Feel free to spend as much as you want, just be aware that the more you spend, the less likely you will receive a gift of equal value. Also, homemade/handmade gifts are allowed, and even encouraged (no homemade food please).
  • ABSOLUTE FINAL DEADLINE FOR GIFTS SENT IS JANUARY 4th! PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SEND GIFTS BY JANUARY 4th WILL BE SUSPENDED BY THEIR BIG TOES AND LEFT TO DRY OUT IN THE COLD, DRY MICHIGAN WINTER. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you are not sure you will be able to send a gift, then don't sign up.
  • Do not complain about your gift, conversely, try to send something you think the other person will like.
  • You MUST post pictures of your gift when you receive it. No exceptions.
  • UNLESS SPECIFIED AS SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE, PLEASE DO NOT SEND NSFW OR ALCOHOLIC GIFTS. Please note that many states/nations have rules about shipping alcohol, so when in doubt, choose another gift.
  • CAN I SHIP SOMETHING STRAIGHT FROM AMAZON OR SOMETHING?
    Yes you can, and it's a good idea to shop at your person's home country's Amazon site (www.amazon.ca for instance) if you want to save a bit on shipping. Be sure and provide a note upon checkout saying who you are, though!
  • BE SURE AND SHIP WELL IN ADVANCE
    Get your act together NOW and ship your stuff by Dec 7th to make sure it arrives before the crazy Christmas rush that always happens at the latter half of December.
Privacy Policy:
I've already destroyed all information collected for the previous two three secret santas, and this year will be no exception. Your information will only be used for the purposes of assigning you a secret santa who is the only person who will receive your provided information in order to send you a gift. At the conclusion of this secret santa event, usually in January, all my own records concerning the secret santa will be destroyed.
 
Tress

Tress

I would hope so. You've made definitely made a name for yourself around here, so I don't see why not.
 
Dave

Dave

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I will personally vouch for Gilgamesh[DOUBLEPOST=1349374966][/DOUBLEPOST]And I'm in, by the way. I still have my signed and framed picture of Bumble on my desk at work!
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

I had every intention of joining in this year, but now my wife's contract is up in the air (again) and we've been making impractical financial decisions coupled with medical bills, so... gotta miss out once more.
 
strawman

strawman

Quotemander Prime said:
I had every intention of joining in this year, but now my wife's contract is up in the air (again) and we've been making impractical financial decisions coupled with medical bills, so... gotta miss out once more.
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But... But... think of your toenail!

Keep in mind that homemade gifts are fine, and in fact many people prefer them. That and $5-$10 shipping via the post office might meet your budget.
 
Jay

Jay

Yep, I do the same. I only ship to Canadian people... not because I hate you dirty foreigners but simply because sending a 15$ gift across the border is easily 25+ dollars.

Fuck dat!
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Alright, I'm in!

Who's gonna get a bottle of my SPECIAL sauce?


That's a joke. Don't worry, you won't be getting any mystery fluids. Maybe.
 
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