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2nd Annual SD Secret Santa ~ PARTNER LIST POSTED! (check OP)
October 16, 2007 at
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*How It Works*
It's Christmas time! Well, almost! Since the Secret Santa Gift Exchange went over so well last year, we're going to give it another go this holiday season. In case you don't know, this is how the Secret Santa Gift Exchange here at SD works: first, participants sign up and fill out a questionnaire. The questionnaire will be composed of questions that will help the Secret Santas buy a gift that their partner will like! When the sign up period is over, partners will be randomly drawn, and gifts will be purchased and shipped by the Secret Santas. You'll want to keep your identity a secret until all the participants have received their gifts. At the end, we will share pictures of our gifts and the partners will be revealed.
*Rules/Important Information*
1. You must have a minimum of 1,000 posts to participate.This gift exchange is meant to be a fun way to celebrate the holiday season with the friends we have made on this board. Unfortunately, a limit does have to be set that determines who should and should not be allowed to participate. This rule is not in place to be "mean" or exclude any specific members. If you don't make the cut this year, stick around and post some more! You will get to know us and we'll get to know you, so when next year's SS rolls around you'll have even more fun participating!2. You must not share your partner's address with anyone else.The only two people who will ever see your full name and address will be myself and your partner. Under no circumstances are you to share that private information with any other user.3. The spending limit for this year's Secret Santa is $20.This is a reasonable amount to spend on a gift. Also, don't forget to factor in shipping costs!4. When you're ready to ship your gift, make sure you buy delivery confirmation.This will serve as proof that you actually did ship your gift to your partner!5. You must sign up by Sunday, November 11th.Shortly after the sign ups are closed, you will receive a PM with your partner's information.6. You must ship your gift by Monday, December 10th.This will allow four weeks for you to shop for and send out your gift. I will make posts several times throughout the month to remind you how many days left you have to ship. The sooner you get it out, the better!
*How to Participate*
WAIT! Before you sign up, please read this! Last year, the gift exchange went over flawlessly. Every single participant sent and received their gift - not one person flaked! It's very important that you realize once you commit to participating, you must follow through and send out your gift. The dates posted are a reasonable time frame for you to purchase and ship your present. If you need to withdraw from the exchange, please let me know as soon as possible, preferably before partners are chosen.
Now, if you understand the aforementioned information and you are ready to sign up, here's what you do:
1. PM afusinatto your full name and address.You MUST PM me this information before I will add you to the list of participants. Be assured that your name and address will be kept private and will only be shared with your partner.2. Make a new post in this thread with your repsonses to the questionnaire, which can be found in the wikipost.Your partner will use your questionnaire when it comes time for him or her to shop for your gift. There will be a link to your questionnaire post in the wikipost. Feel free to edit it as you come up with new ideas!3. Shop for a gift for your partner.Shortly after the November 11th sign up cut-off date, you will receive a PM with the name of the person you will be shopping for. Use that person's questionnaire for ideas on what to buy him or her.4. Ship out your partner's gift.You have until December 10th to send out your gift. That's an entire month to find something, so no excuses! It's very important you send out by December 10th so your partner will receive it before Christmas!
4. PM afusinatto when you receive your gift.While you are busy being somebody else's Secret Santa, remember that you will be receiving a gift from your own Secret Santa, too! When your gift arrives, PM me and let me know. You can either open your gift right away, or wait until later to do it. If you can remember, TAKE PICTURES and post them so we can all see what your Secret Santa sent you!
*List of Participants*
1. afusinatto - [link]
2. AggieMomx2 - [link]
3. amethyst8503 - [link]
4. Autumn - [link]
5. BETSYCARVER
6. briang - [link]
7. catluver - [link]
8. CrazyCatJade
9. celjla212 - [link]
10. cnct_agl - [link]
11. CountryGirl27 - [link]
12. daisy. - [link]
13. diveborg - [link]
14. Dizzy Devil - [link]
15. dstam015 - [link]
16. ecko - [link]
17. ericcartman - [link]
18. eternal sunshine - [link]
19. eve252 - [link]
20. finzz2dlft - [link]
21. guest2 - [link]
22. hathor - [link]
23. iconian - [link]
24. JeanGrey - [link]
25. jennidbell - [link]
26. Jex - [link]
27. jeznnib - [link]
28. Kimber - [link]
29. Kristin - [link]
30. Lextacy - [link]
31. MarkBett - [link]
32. mom2soup
33. MrsMcDreamy - [link]
34. n30 - [link]
35. Nikayla - [link]
36. Norgechica - [link]
37. obekaho - [link]
38. PassionateGray - [link]
39. RandomGirl - [link]
40. rayzac99 - [link]
41. redfuzzycow
42. redjen910 - [link]
43. RedLuvsPugs - [link]
44. Saranndippity - [link]
45. schbusdrvr - [link]
46. sevillada - [link [photobucket.com]]
47. shuriken - [link]
48. SimplyDABulous - [link]
49. SlickChik - [link]
50. SlicKitty - [link]
51. STPATTY3172000
52. vec - [link]
53. w3kn - [link]
54. WoodyWoodPecker
55. wuzzy - [link]
56. Yardboy - [link]
57. zmarko - [link]
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*Participant Questionnaires*
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I respect your opinion much more because of that.
I was more throwing out some food for thought as some were pretty adamant about rule tightening and you can't have the tightening without enforcement of some kind.
I respect your opinion much more because of that.
That being said, because of mom2soup's actions, mainly, we have to make sure people understand that rules are rules and people are expected to abide by them. People will see what happened this time and think they can do the same thing. They can't, we don't want that in our SS. All of us put in time and effort to make someone else happy, I just don't want to see anyone else disappointed. If we make a stand here and now, that rulebreakers are out, then everyone understands that. No exceptions. This isn't so much about CCJ as just keeping it simple and straight-forward.
Iaaaiws, you and I have never gotten along well, so with you not even being a part of this exchange, not trying to be rude but I don't see where this is your say.
A saint? Not by far. I also didn't try to buy my way back into the gift pot. The REAL reason I bought what I did for Daisy was because she seems like a very sweet person who has been very forgiving and understanding through this, and I wanted to make it up to her. A lot of work goes into this and it must have sucked waiting at the door all the time for a package that didn't show up.
I bought for her because every time I went into a store I saw something I thought she would like or enjoy. If she chooses to keep the contents of the box to herself, thats great, as I frankly don't give a damn if most of the people here like what I did or how I rectified the situation.
I did what I thought needed to be done for me to feel good about this exchange and not feel like I shorted anyone. If you agree, that's fine. If not, you have the right to speak your peace as well, but please don't make rude comments about the few people who are satisfied with how I handled the situation.
And in all fairness you are quite correct in saying that we haven't gotten along well in the past and in fact I still am of the opinion that you should have been banned last February for the disgusting and outrageous things you posted. If there was ever an apology for that I probably missed it because you have been on my ignore list from then up until this SS incident when I was curious about what was going on. So my opinion about this is likely influenced by that. I'm glad you made this right but a pattern of disrespecting the Lounge and then simply apologizing to make it better just wears thin after a while.
Well, the cat is a fussssssy eater.. and, well, this was the right brand and the perfect size bag.. but not his usual flavor. (Yes, I am whipped. My cat owns me.)
Since Science Diet has a 100% guarantee (if you open it, and the cat doesn't like it, you can return or exchange it)..
First, I called Science Diet.. They said sure, just exchange the open bag.. and, they said that they were going to send me a $5 coupon to boot
Then, I made a little trip to Petco.. Exchanged it for the fussy-pants regular flavor.. and.. here's how it got better.. His regular flavor is cheaper, so he got a can of his favorite canned for a penny.. AND a $2/$2 coupon printed out on the reciept
HEY, what can I say, the little things are what make me
Thank you CountryGirl27
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But yeah, I know what you're saying. If you're going to be a stickler for the rules and not allow for any human error, then technically people who mailed late also broke the rules.
(I'm not saying that's the right thing to do, just making a point).
I think people should be allowed to have one error or mistake before they are cut out of this. I know we all enjoy it, and mistakes happen, but you were great this time around!
As I said in my post--kudos for doing what you did to make things right. And it certainly isn't your fault that others seem to make it seem like just doing the right thing to be something exceptional. My point was just that if this sort of thing is just accepted without repercussions then it harms the overall spirit of future SS and such. Personally I think you should voluntarily step aside from at least the next one to show that you accept that there are consequences.
And in all fairness you are quite correct in saying that we haven't gotten along well in the past and in fact I still am of the opinion that you should have been banned last February for the disgusting and outrageous things you posted. If there was ever an apology for that I probably missed it because you have been on my ignore list from then up until this SS incident when I was curious about what was going on. So my opinion about this is likely influenced by that. I'm glad you made this right but a pattern of disrespecting the Lounge and then simply apologizing to make it better just wears thin after a while.
OK
I have opinions, as do you. They may not coincide. What I thought was funny you may have taken to be out of line. We all have rights to our opinions. If you are still upset about something I posted a year ago - you need to get a life
But yeah, I know what you're saying. If you're going to be a stickler for the rules and not allow for any human error, then technically people who mailed late also broke the rules.
(I'm not saying that's the right thing to do, just making a point).
CCJ's response was completely the opposite, and she posted a public apology.
I see them very differently. A person's actions, when confronted, give you a lot of insight into their character. I would happily participate in any gift exchange with CCJ in the future.
CCJ's response was completely the opposite, and she posted a public apology.
I see them very differently. A person's actions, when confronted, give you a lot of insight into their character. I would happily participate in any gift exchange with CCJ in the future.
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CCJ's response was completely the opposite, and she posted a public apology.
I see them very differently. A person's actions, when confronted, give you a lot of insight into their character. I would happily participate in any gift exchange with CCJ in the future.