frenchblueC2
amusé par les flatulences
yeah, yeah, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but I thought we should start discussing this now.
We had a brief discussion last year around Christmas time about possibly doing a New England Secret Santa gift exchange this year.
The way it works is everyone that wants to be involved gives me their name and address. I randomize the list and then pm each participant the name and address of the person they have to buy for, and no one can reveal who their recipients are. We set an agreed upon spending limit, and you each buy that person a gift or gifts that add up to that limit (going over is up to you).
Then the gifts just need to be mailed to the recipient before Christmas. <-- this is an important detail. You have to give in order to receive. So in other words, you have to really be willing to commit the time and money to this, and also mail your gift out in time because it's not fair to the recipient if they get scrooged while you enjoy the gift that someone else bought you.
We can have a separate Wish List thread for everyone to discuss their hobbies, interests, etc - anything to help their Secret Santa shop, in case they're clueless on what to buy. The Wish List thread can also be about things the recipients would not appreciate receiving, such as gifts they wouldn't feel comfortable opening in front of family members, or their dislike for practical jokes (a sock full of coal!).
I've done these the past few years with some friends on another message board, and it was pretty successful. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I especially enjoyed stalking my victim's posts to figure out good gifts to get them.
My recipients were always pleased with my gifts, even if they didn't know they were from me, and that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
So what do you guys think about trying this out?
We had a brief discussion last year around Christmas time about possibly doing a New England Secret Santa gift exchange this year.
The way it works is everyone that wants to be involved gives me their name and address. I randomize the list and then pm each participant the name and address of the person they have to buy for, and no one can reveal who their recipients are. We set an agreed upon spending limit, and you each buy that person a gift or gifts that add up to that limit (going over is up to you).
Then the gifts just need to be mailed to the recipient before Christmas. <-- this is an important detail. You have to give in order to receive. So in other words, you have to really be willing to commit the time and money to this, and also mail your gift out in time because it's not fair to the recipient if they get scrooged while you enjoy the gift that someone else bought you.
We can have a separate Wish List thread for everyone to discuss their hobbies, interests, etc - anything to help their Secret Santa shop, in case they're clueless on what to buy. The Wish List thread can also be about things the recipients would not appreciate receiving, such as gifts they wouldn't feel comfortable opening in front of family members, or their dislike for practical jokes (a sock full of coal!).
I've done these the past few years with some friends on another message board, and it was pretty successful. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I especially enjoyed stalking my victim's posts to figure out good gifts to get them.
My recipients were always pleased with my gifts, even if they didn't know they were from me, and that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
So what do you guys think about trying this out?
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