Sorry to hear about your experience. You can never 100 percent tell how it's going to work out, and I'd be annoyed too if that happened to me. Hopefully you'll have better luck this year.
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2017 Era Secret Santa
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Sorry to hear about your experience. You can never 100 percent tell how it's going to work out, and I'd be annoyed too if that happened to me. Hopefully you'll have better luck this year.
Count me in, this is always fun. I've received some excellent and thoughtful gifts over the years, I recommend to everyone to try if you can spare the $$$
Awesome! Glad that this thread managed to make its way over here!
I'd be glad to participate in it again this year!
I'd be glad to participate in it again this year!
nicoga3000 - btw, I'm happy to put together a couple of "extra" boxes in addition to my own, as to help cover for any flakes.
They'll be default and not tailored to anyone, but at least it'd help if someone gets burned.
They'll be default and not tailored to anyone, but at least it'd help if someone gets burned.
I'd love to be a part of this, but at the moment I'm unemployed. I'll chime back in if/when I get a job.
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Alright!
So after ~100 responses, the shipping is mixed enough where I feel that I can comfortably do the typical "International or No International" shipping as with previous years.
I'm going to get to work on things and will be back soon!
So after ~100 responses, the shipping is mixed enough where I feel that I can comfortably do the typical "International or No International" shipping as with previous years.
I'm going to get to work on things and will be back soon!
I'm not sure how it was last year(s), but if I would this time pick "no international", would that mean I would only get a TT from Finland (if any), or from EU? Generally shipping inside EU is not an issue. It's when shipping outside EU and / or to another continent the price tends to hike.
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I believe the way I will designate it will be this:
International - Select this option if you are OK sending a gift to ANYWHERE in the world. You will be placed into a pool with other individuals who select this option. Note that selecting this option does NOT guarantee an international Secret Santa, but it means you may have an international Tiny Tim. (e.g. You are in USA and send to Japan, but you MAY receive a gift from the USA depending on how the matching goes).
Non-international - Select this option if you only want to send and receive gifts from within the country you reside. Exceptions may need to be taken where you may be required to ship within your continent.
The continent requirement really only happens when we have 3 or 4 members from Asia who want to do non-international. As a result, they will have to be mixed together for intercontinental shipping.
International - Select this option if you are OK sending a gift to ANYWHERE in the world. You will be placed into a pool with other individuals who select this option. Note that selecting this option does NOT guarantee an international Secret Santa, but it means you may have an international Tiny Tim. (e.g. You are in USA and send to Japan, but you MAY receive a gift from the USA depending on how the matching goes).
Non-international - Select this option if you only want to send and receive gifts from within the country you reside. Exceptions may need to be taken where you may be required to ship within your continent.
The continent requirement really only happens when we have 3 or 4 members from Asia who want to do non-international. As a result, they will have to be mixed together for intercontinental shipping.
For non-international, can EU people have a Tiny Tim from a different EU country? I'd be okay with that, shipping inside the EU is not really expensive (even if it's a different country)
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Yeah - you're matched only with people in your "grouping". So non-international USA, EU (if required), Canada, etc.
Just signed up. Always wanted to do this but never had the funds before. Hope it turns out well for everyone!
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Sign ups (official form) will probably open Friday and run for ~ 2 weeks. That's what I'm thinking tentatively.
Glad to hear we'll have enough people for within-country SS! Looking forward to taking part again this year.
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I'll try and PM a mod to help keep the thread title open. I'll get it updated to something like "2017 Era Secret Santa [Sign-Ups Open]".
So glad I participated last year and it was fun seeing what other people got from their Secret Santa's. I hope to be a part of this again this year.
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When I launch the official form, I'll put a spot in there to indicate that you'd be willing to help out accordingly with "lost" gifts. Thank you guys!!
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