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Stackie

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Please keep this thread limited to questions pertaining to Secret Santa so we can keep it as organized as possible!

We will be starting a general thread up a little later so you guys can begin discussing Secret Santa!

Here we will post updates, reminders, and answer any questions you may have about Secret Santa 2010. The deadline for signing up has been reached, so we are not accepting any new entries. There's always next year!

IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES​
Respond to confirmation PM by Nov 7th
Names given out: Nov 8th
1st Clue: Nov 15th
2nd clue: Nov 29th
3rd clue: Dec 13th
Names revealed: Dec 27

  • Please have your gift ordered and paid for, and if possible, sent out, by December 1st to give time for the gift to get to your recipient by Christmas.
  • Please send myself or Ash a PM letting us know when you have bought your gift, and when it has shipped, along with tracking information.
 
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Everyone who has signed up for Secret Santa should have received a PM from me. Please respond to this PM asap to let me know if you are still wanting to participate this year, or no longer wish to participate. If I do not receive a response by midnight Sunday the 7th, we will assume you no longer wish to participate.
If you signed up, but did not receive a confirmation PM, please PM me as soon as possible.


We had a total of 38 entries this year, so it was a great turn out!

:elf:​
 
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Miscount. 39 participants. Keith will be helping "pair" people up so there is no biased pairings and they are as random as possible!
 
Looks like I got confirmation PMs back from everyone except one person. That one person has until Sunday to get back to me! :thumbsup:

Names will be given out on Monday!!
 
Looks like everyone has gotten their confirmation PMs in, so I will go ahead and post the list of participants so it's easier to narrow down your guesses. Probably would be somewhat hard with a forum of 3,000 members if I didn't!

Secret Santa 2010 Patricipants
  1. ~SG~
  2. 2manypets
  3. 3CsMommy
  4. addictedtochins
  5. alli713
  6. AnnieO
  7. Ashley
  8. Cerlynn
  9. christin.a.bnormal
  10. cindyv3737
  11. cuddlycuddles
  12. Essentia
  13. ErinsChins
  14. fireflycafe
  15. Godins Chinchillas
  16. jenjenn2005
  17. JennyBug
  18. kimt622
  19. Luci
  20. Lynn & The Chins
  21. MyLilPintoBean
  22. ratcuddler
  23. RDZCRanch
  24. Rob Walker
  25. Sandi
  26. saphire
  27. Silverrose
  28. smhufflepuff
  29. soysauce
  30. staceylwolf
  31. starleomach
  32. SusieJJ
  33. suzie1780
  34. threewingedfury
  35. ticklechin
  36. tkc1038
  37. toxxxic.kitten
  38. tunes
  39. VolunteerChin22
 
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omg im so excited!!!! im writing these names down! last year i literally went to peoples profiles to learn more about them! i felt all sherlock holmes-esque!

thanks again ash and stace!
 
Everyone will have their names by midnight EST tonight. If you do not get a name by that time, message Stacie or myself.
 
Look today we get our first clue!
Ok...never mind....I changed it myself....I just can't wait!

LOL! I was wondering if I went crazy for a minute..I triple checked that timeline!

Some people already have their recipients for this year...now is the time to start shopping Santas! Don't procrastinate..remember gifts need to be paid for and sent out by December 1st, and don't forget to PM myself or Ash once that is done!!

This way everyone gets their gifts on time, and you aren't a "bad Santa"...bad Santa's won't be allowed to participate in coming years. It's no fun when you pay for a gift for your recipient but don't get anything in return. By letting us know and giving us the tracking information, it saves you from being a Bad Santa should the package get lost in shipping.
 
Is there a spending limit everyone is going by?

In the 1st secret santa thread (not this one) it was mentioned and I believe it said $20-25 and I'm thinking that does not include shipping it to them either.

ETA: found it -

As a general guideline, we say around $20-$25 is a good amount to spend.
 
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Official Secret Santa 2010
It's that time again! Secret Santa is officially here. Anyone wishing to participate should PM myself (Stackie) or Ash (username Ash) with the required material.

What is it?
For those new people, you may be wondering what Secret Santa is. Various members from the forum sign up to be a "Secret Santa". Once the list is compiled, all of the names are taken and myself and Ash will match you up with another member of the forum- but you must keep it a secret! Another person will also be matched up with you, but you won't know who that is (hence Secret ). Once you receive your person, you can pick out a gift or gifts for them, and have it sent to them. Most of the suppliers on here knows how it works, and will be able to keep the sender a secret, so you aren't discovered by the return address. In return, you will also receive a gift from your Secret Santa. Once gifts start being received, we will start up a thread so you can post pictures of your gift and try to guess who sent it to you.

Rules
Really there are no rules, we just ask that you have your gift ordered and paid for, and if possible, sent out, by December 1st to give time for the gift to get to your recipient by Christmas. Ash and I will be actively checking on you guys this year to ensure that gifts are indeed sent out and ordered. It's no fun when you pick a gift out for someone and get it sent, but never receive a gift in return. As a general guideline, we say around $20-$25 is a good amount to spend.

Please remember, if you send your gift yourself, try to make the return address as vague as legally allowed. Also, we ask you to get shipping insurance and/or delivery confirmation. When you purchase your gift & it is sent, either PM myself or Ash to let us know it was purchased, where it was purchased (or if you sent it yourself) and send us the tracking information. This is not mandatory, but makes things much easier. Not to mention, it doesn't make you a "bad Santa" if the gift gets lost or delivered late.

Timeline
The Secret Santa timeline will run as follows:
Sign Up Time: Now - Nov 1st
Names given out: Nov 8th
1st Clue: Nov 15th
2nd clue: Nov 29th
3rd clue: Dec 13th
Names revealed: Dec 27
We will be PMing you guys various times through out this timeline to remind you of approaching deadlines if we have not heard from you.

What We Need
What we need when you sign up:
Name:
Address:
Gift request: (Remember nothing too expensive!)
If you want gifts for chins, hedgies, another pet or yourself:
3 clues about yourself that will be given to your recipient to try and guess who their Santa is:

Remember to send this information to myself or Ash through private message.

Finally, remember, have fun! If your gift gets there a little late, just take a deep breath and remember it's Christmas time! Shipping gets hectic, and and suppliers are swamped. If you find yourself unable to participate at some point down the road, let Ash or myself know ASAP so we can reorganize things a little bit.

If you have a problem, please do not complain to the staff of the forum. They are by no means associated with this, aside from allowing us to host Secret Santa on their forum (and sometimes they participate).

here ya go!
 
Thanks girls!

We give $20-25 as a good amount to spend (not including shipping), but ultimately it is up to you how much you spend. :))
 
Usually some suppliers here advertise for Secret Santa and actually have Christmas themed baskets and such put together.

As for being anonymous, some people just buy something from a supplier and have it shipped directly to their recipients house. That way, the return address will just be the supplier's address, not yours.

If you buy from a supplier and get it shipped to your house, then ship it to your recipient, it's up to you to keep the return address as anonymous as possible. Usually a last name and your address is sufficient...if you are shipping it, you may consider taking your location off of your profile during Secret Santa so it does not show up for everyone to see.
 
Pretty much any supplier on the site should be able to ship something to your SS without letting on who it's from :))

I'll have my Christmas things up this week, just waiting for some things to come in and get it all together!
 
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