IF YOU PARTICIPATE YOU MUST OCCASIONALLY CHECK THIS THREAD, PARTICULARLY THIS POST, FOR UPDATES.
Current phase: RECEIVE YOUR GIFT
Current phase ends: JANUARY 15th
The entry phase is closed. Assignments have been made.All gifts have been sent. If you have not received your gift by the end of December, contact me.
This year's secret santas:
BErt
Bumble the Boy Wonder >
Cajungal :shocked:
Chibibar :wtf:
Darkangel6988
irate:
Gusto :wub:
Hylian
Jay
KCWM :slywink:
Kovac
LittleSin :surprised:
North_Ranger D:
Officer_Charon :aaahhh:
Phil :hmmm:
Piotyr
Shakey
Sparhawk :eyebrows:
Terrikaranoid:
Tress :quote:
The smiley's mean nothing. Pay no attention to them.
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 your signature (maybe an amazon wishlist link) as to what sort of interests you have.
Rules and Info
Current phase: RECEIVE YOUR GIFT
Current phase ends: JANUARY 15th
The entry phase is closed. Assignments have been made.All gifts have been sent. If you have not received your gift by the end of December, contact me.
This year's secret santas:
BErt
Bumble the Boy Wonder >
Cajungal :shocked:
Chibibar :wtf:
Darkangel6988
irate:Gusto :wub:
Hylian
Jay
KCWM :slywink:
Kovac
LittleSin :surprised:
North_Ranger D:
Officer_Charon :aaahhh:
Phil :hmmm:
Piotyr
Shakey
Sparhawk :eyebrows:
Terrik
aranoid:Tress :quote:
The smiley's mean nothing. Pay no attention to them.
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 your signature (maybe an amazon wishlist link) 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 in your signup post. But depending on how many international folks show up, you may get one anyway. For the purposes of pairing, Canada will not count as international. If you aren't going to ship internationally, choose North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Pacific Islands. 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.
-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 post your interest in this thread and send me a private message with Secret Santa in the subject line and your mailing information, e-mail address, international preferences, and any specific notes to the gifter in the body of the private message, like so:
Mailing Information:
Username
Joe Forumer
123 Anywhere Lane
Everywhere, NY 12345
email@web.com
Will ship anywhere (or list specific regions) - Who can sign up?
To keep things fair, only those with a join date earlier than April 15 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 the mods 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 Wednesday November 17th. After that day, Santas will be randomly assigned by computer. You will be sent a private message 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 RECEIVED IS JANUARY 15! PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SEND GIFTS BY JANUARY 15 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 on 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 try and ship your stuff by Dec 10th or so to make sure it arrives before the crazy Christmas rush that always happens at the latter half of December.
