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RETIRED: Slickdeals Secret Santa 2010! **Partner Names Revealed in OP. Don't Look if You Don't Want To Know Yet!** **Sorry for long title**

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We all like to buy stuff. We all like to give stuff. Secret Santa is all of that! Woot

*The Rules*

You need to have been a member for at least six months with 1000 posts OR 100 reps.

This isn't done to be mean or exclusive. However I know the biggest reason I've had fun with Secret Santa in previous years is because I've known the person well enough to be able to know what they'd truly like and be excited to hear what they think about it. If you don't have enough posts/reps this for this years Secret Santa, we hope you can join us next year Smilie

You need to sign up by November 12th.

To do this please email me at [email protected].

Please write your screen name in the title so I can keep the addresses sorted more easily. In order to have your name added to the list of participants you need to send me your address. As with every year, this address will only be seen by me and the person who is sending you the gift. Under no circumstances will your address ever be given out to anyone else. If it's found someone has given out another person's address they got from the Secret Santa they will be banned from this and future Secret Santas.

*If you are uncomfortable sending me an email/letting me know your email address, you can PM me. Please put Secret Santa in the title.


I can only put your name in the list of participants once I have received your shipping address.

Spending limit is $20.00 plus shipping.
I know many of us have had some hard times with money in the past year. $20.00 is the limit but you do Not have to spend that much. From what I've seen in the past, some of the best/funniest/most thoughtful gifts haven't always been the most expensive. Just send what you think will make the person you're sending the gift to smile.

Your gift must be shipped by December 11th.
You must get a delivery confirmation and a tracking number just in case the gift gets lost in the mail or if there is any confusion about if the package has been delivered or not. Please send me that tracking number. Four weeks of shopping should be plenty of time to find something for your person.

You will need to fill out the Secret Santa questionnaire found at the bottom of this post.
Please fill this out as much as you can. It will make it easier for your Secret Santa to find something you truly like if you answer it completely.


So you're excited to participate. What happens now?

1.) Email me or PM on or before Friday November 12th that you want to participate. Include your shipping address. You will not be added to the list unless I have received your address. There will also be a list in the wiki of people who are participating. Please include your name there as well.

2.) You will see a questionnaire at the end of this post. Please answer those questions and make a new post with those answers.

3.) Soon after the November 12th cut off date you will receive the name and address of the person you get to play Secret Santa for. Click on the person's name in the wikipost to be taken to their questionnaire and what they've said they'd like.

4.) Get it all ready and ship by Saturday December 11th. Make sure to buy the delivery confirmation and tracking number. Please email or PM me that you have shipped it and the tracking number. USPS gives it free for online ordering.

5.) Please email or PM me when you have received your gift.

6.) Jump up and down with joy. A present!! You can post in the thread you received it and if you opened it you can share what you got if you like.

7.) After Christmas Day we can all tell everyone who we shopped for. It will also be updated in the wiki. Please try to keep secret as much as you can who you are shopping for. Wink


*FAQ*

Can I open the package as soon as I get it or do I need to wait until Christmas?
Some people can't wait to rip into the package and others want to save the excitement for Christmas Eve/Day. The choice is completely yours.

What if I'm going to be out of town around the time the gift will be arriving?
It's understandable that this time of year people travel out of town to see family and friends. If that's the case, please make sure to have your deliveries held at the post office/UPS/etc. If you know in advance you will be out of town, you can contact me with the dates you'll be gone and I'll let your SS know. They may be able to adjust when they ship it so it will get to you while you are there.

Crap. I wanted to participate but now I can't for whatever reason. What do I do?
Life happens. We understand that. However please let me know this as soon as you realize you are unable to participate this year. This is very important.

I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to ship in time or I completely forgot I needed to buy/ship the gift by December 11. What do I do?
Let me know right away. It is very sad to hear about someone who's waiting everyday to see when their gift arrives only to not have it come. If for some reason it is shipped out later, I'll inform the person you are shipping it to that it may arrive a little late. However shipping it late is not ideal and I'm sure we will all be able to meet the shipping deadline.

Wow, I read my person's questionnaire but I still have NO idea what to get them or I have a question about something on their list. What should I do?
You can either email/PM me and I can contact your person and ask them for more info. You could also PM someone you know is their friend and ask them to ask your person for clarification on their list.

Can I request to be a particular person's Secret Santa?
No.


Can I change who I'm supposed to buy for once I receive their name?
No.

I was involved in previous years but didn't send a gift because I forgot/got busy/whatever. Can I enter this year?

I'm sorry but no.

Autumn, I know how bad you are at answering PMs. Will you actually read and answer them for Secret Santa?
Yes. I cleared out my PM box and as of now it's empty and ready for PMs. I'll check it several times a day at least.


The Questionnaire

Favorite Type of Food (i.e. Italian, Mexican, McDonald's, Burger King, etc):
Favorite Candy (things that won't melt or go bad in mail):
Favorite Scent:
Favorite Hobby:
Favorite books or type :
Favorite movies or genres:
Favorite animal:
Favorite Color:
Favorite Store:
Favorite Sports Team:
Favorite Music Artist/Type or a CD you would like:
Do you have any pets:
Do you collect anything:
Are you male or female:
Is there anything (not expensive) you want or need:
Is there anything that you Don't want:
Anything else you would like your SS to know about you:

Last year I ran a last chance sign up because some people hadn't been to The Lounge in awhile and did not see the Secret Santa or had forgotten to enter. If there is someone you think would want to participate please PM them and make sure they know the sign up date.

Have fun!!



Secret Santa - Recipient

#sevenstinks - Nikalya
BeeEss - Jersharocks
BostonGirl - wuzzy
boyswillbeboys - BeeEss
BrgnHntr - Cookiemonster
cnct_agl - Moonsprite
cookiemonster. (Kazey901) - Scubastevie
crazycatjade - Shuriken
Demosthenes9 - persianmafia
desrtrnnr - UTR
dzap - SlickChik
Finzz2dlft - Stimpy
ggx - Finzz2dlft
HeyLookItsMe - Cnct_Agl
homycraz2 - CrazyCatJade
jeepmomsavings - shhaggy
jersharocks - Jill1616
jill1616 - boyswillbeboys
Landers - #sevenstinks
missgrimes - homycraz2
MissyMooMoo - phoenix-
MoonSprite - vegasmommy
notintended - redjen910
Nikayla - notintended
persian_mafia - MissGrimes
phoenix- Demosthenes9
rayzac - BostonGirl
redjen910 - Landers
Scubastevie - Heylookitsme
shaggy - StarNova
shuriken - ggx
SlickChik - VQ
SlicKitty - BrgnHntr
starnova - MissyMooMoo
Stimpy - SlicKitty
UTR - w3kn
vec - Rayzac
vegasmommy - jeepmomsavings
veritableqndry - Vec
w3kn - destrnnr
wuzzy - dzap


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12-23-2010 at 08:23 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:23 PM.
Quote from shuriken :
i just got home myself. bounce

doing three of these runs, 24 12pks. (or 288 cans) should last me a long time. nod oh, coke products btw. woot

also stockpiling sierra mist 2 liters, hefty bags, and thinking about doing some broth at 8¢/can...have enuf q's to do 1600 cans (~$128 oop), but doing them all might be excessive. Big Grin
Ok, have to know the details on the 12 pks of coke. Share please Smilie

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16.00 = $2wyb x 8
- 8.00 = $1/1 mq x 8
Translation into English ? Smilie
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12-23-2010 at 08:26 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:26 PM.
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Sorry been MIA, trying to unclog my shower drain...FML..if it isn't one thing, it something else.
If no one hears from me, I'm ran away to somewhere warm with no internet and no people..kinda like Tom Hanks, only on purpose..Crying

Hope everyone has a good Christmas..hug

Merry Christmas BG hug
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12-23-2010 at 08:28 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:28 PM.
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Ok, have to know the details on the 12 pks of coke. Share please Smilie



Translation into English ? Smilie
wyb = when you buy
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12-23-2010 at 08:30 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:30 PM.
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Ok, have to know the details on the 12 pks of coke. Share please Smilie

Translation into English ? Smilie
there are tearpad coupons for $2 off when you buy a box of wheat thins and a pack of any coke product. there are also $1 off wheat thins coupons you can print from smartsource. mq is notation for manufacturer's coupon. the tvq (twice value coupon) are the doublers we have here. some store only let you do one set of three per transaction, but some stores will let you do up to nine. Big Grin

basically, what you're doing is using the doublers to make the wheat thins which are $1.99 with $1 coupons free, then using the other $2 off coupon towards the coke which is $2.50 (4 for $10). there are variants of the scenario to make it lower (like my initial was $3), but in generally it's about $6 for every eight twelve packs.
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12-23-2010 at 08:44 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:44 PM.
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there are tearpad coupons for $2 off when you buy a box of wheat thins and a pack of any coke product. there are also $1 off wheat thins coupons you can print from smartsource. mq is notation for manufacturer's coupon. the tvq (twice value coupon) are the doublers we have here. some store only let you do one set of three per transaction, but some stores will let you do up to nine. Big Grin

basically, what you're doing is using the doublers to make the wheat thins which are $1.99 with $1 coupons free, then using the other $2 off coupon towards the coke which is $2.50 (4 for $10). there are variants of the scenario to make it lower (like my initial was $3), but in generally it's about $6 for every eight twelve packs.
oooo your walmart DOUBLES ?

lucky $%%%$# farkin %$^ bas$%#@
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12-23-2010 at 08:45 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:45 PM.
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oooo your walmart DOUBLES ?

lucky $%%%$# farkin %$^ bas$%#@
sorry, this is albertsons...no, our wal-marts don't double. Frown
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12-23-2010 at 08:48 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:48 PM.
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sorry, this is albertsons...no, our wal-marts don't double. Frown
I don't have an albertsons near me.. so I stand by my

"lucky $%%%$# farkin %$^ bas$%#@" nod
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12-23-2010 at 08:56 PM.
12-23-2010 at 08:56 PM.
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I don't have an albertsons near me.. so I stand by my

"lucky $%%%$# farkin %$^ bas$%#@" nod
Yeah. I was sooooo hoping that was a Target/Drugstore deal.
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12-23-2010 at 09:13 PM.
12-23-2010 at 09:13 PM.
Today is Christmas Adam and while my husband had tons of gifts under the tree, I had nothing to open (boo hoo laugh out loud ), so I HAD to open my Secret Santa gift...and WHOA!

My Secret Santa is SO AWESOME!!! Whee

Santa!!!! You are SANTARIFFIC! I am definitely going to leave you cookies and milk!!! They'll be by the electric fireplace!

Everything was wrapped so beautifully in white paper with red dots and pretty tissue paper. My kitties just loved the paper and the bubble wrap. I had to take photos of them enjoying the gift. They're convinced that the Hot Stix are for them. laugh out loud

I took lots of photos!

Here's a list of all of the stuff I got.

Makeup Goodies (forgive me for itemizing, but I geek out over makeup):
Sephora Bag filled with minis and samples (below)
Lorac lipgloss
Advanced Lash Booster
Philosophy Hope SPF 30
Shiseido Benefiance Cream
Anastasia Brow Gel
MUFE (Makeup Forever for the uninitiated) lippie
Tarte Mascara
Smashbox Eyeliner
Lancome Genifique
Sephora eyeshadow
Perricone MD moisturizer
Phyto 9 hair cream
Ojon (MY FAVORITE!) Hair Treatment

Full Sized Sephora Color Diary which has 30 eyeshadows, 5 lipglosses, and 5 blushes in the following sets - Relax and Unplug, Must Get New Shoes, Meditation Retreat, Hot Date at Eight, and Day at the Museum!!!! Whee

Foodie Treats
Homemade Pickles! How COOL is that?! That's SO cool! I can't wait to taste one!

Hot Beef Stix (No comments from the Peanut Gallery.) They're from Santa's home state. Big Grin I didn't tell Santa that I don't eat beef, but my husband does and he will LOVE these (I'll definitely taste one...I'm too curious). I'm going to take them with me to our celebration tomorrow and they'll definitely be GONE in a flash. They were wrapped up so adorably in a local newspaper with Santa's face on it. Big Grin

Lindor Truffles...TWO bags! One bag is mixed (milk and white chocolate) and one bag is all dark! Dark is my absolute favorite! This just rendered me speechless. I'm so excited about these that I can't see straight! YUM!


Other Goodies
Santa has clearly been paying careful attention to me, even before we started our lists, because Santa knows about how important the Green Bay Packers are in this house. Santa sent me a Clay Matthews "You Will Not Pass" t-shirt and it is awesome! My husband can't wait for me to wear it during the game on Sunday. He is certain that it will bring victory!


I have lots of photos, but unfortunately this computer's firewall is blocking them, so I'll have to post them tomorrow. Frown

I LOVE my stuff, Santa! You're the REAL Santa!
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12-23-2010 at 09:16 PM.
12-23-2010 at 09:16 PM.
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So..my SS wrote in the card that this is not everything, he/she is going to send something else when I get back from being outta town (which SS- Jan 3).

But HOLY MOLY look at my awesome gifts. The kid was not included.. but she asked to be in the picture after helping me set it all up.

Also, please note 3 boxes of swiss miss are missing because they are at my office Stick Out Tongue

Will someone wiki this for me? I'm not sure how.
I didn't enter this SS but I think I know your SS too. Smilie
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12-23-2010 at 09:29 PM.
12-23-2010 at 09:29 PM.
Thanks to whoever linked my pic to the wiki. I totally forgot about it, but didn't have a clue how to anyway, so double thanks!
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12-23-2010 at 10:17 PM.
12-23-2010 at 10:17 PM.
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Whee lookie lookie lookie Whee

some of the loot:
"I am a monster musician" jacket
Febreeze refill, coupons, & apron
Tivo toys, Tivo remote control, and stuff
Bass Earphones
free online video game play passes
BBW lotion and soap set
stainless steel flask
Scion ballcaps, keychain, cd demos
aluminum water bottle
panteen samples
deck of cards
XO soap (trying to tell me something? Teehee)

OOOO and I forgot the great Christmas Card ! Doh I'll have to go back and take a pic of that later !
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12-23-2010 at 11:04 PM.
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I don't have an albertsons near me.. so I stand by my

"lucky $%%%$# farkin %$^ bas$%#@" nod
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Yeah. I was sooooo hoping that was a Target/Drugstore deal.
my haul from this afternoon. Big Grin
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