Secret Santa 2! The Naughty and Nice List!
 

There are two ways to do a Secret Santa festivity this year.

Please read below- for the first secret santa offering...

The 7th Annual Secret Santa!!!!
 

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For our 6th year in a row, it is time for the Secret Santa!!
This will be the first SS since merging, so I hope to have some new names-
For those who joined us last year, we hope you will participate again-
Well in case you don’t know what I am talking about- , here is a quick summary.
There is a sign up sheet below- and you sign up, telling me you wish to participate.
Then I take the names and pick them randomly. Each person, gets paired up with someone on that list.

That way, every person gets a “surprise”
So what do you need to be willing to do?
Easy as 1-2-3
1- You sign up- all signups must be before December 1st, and you should be willing to send by December 10th, as so that allows enough time for your partner and you to receive one another’s gifts. Although you can send ANYTIME sooner, and in the past it has been helpful to mark your package SS (under sender for Secret Santa) that way, in the midsts of trades, no one tears open their gift unintentionally


2- The price limit is 20$ please do not send anything that cost you more than this- to keep gifts reasonable. If you have something, that is ideal for such a gift and you wish to use that instead- by all means this is an option. But if you will be making a set of dvds, please limit yourself to 20.00 of media for example. At the same time, please be considerate about what you do spend…after all it is the time of giving, and no one wants a cheapie santa clause statue from the dollar store…save that for the neighbors you don't like- (grin)


3-This is very important, make SURE you can complete this exchange- its very awkward to sign up and ship, only to find out your partner didn’t…no one wants to feel left out.
So that is the basics- ask any questions-
And feel free when you sign up to mention things you have an interest in..
For example if I were to sign up- quick reply such as
(savage) I am a heavy duty collector of Coca Cola- I love winnie the pooh items (just winnie, not tigger/eeyore or piglet) and collect vintage toys from the 80's such as smurfs, care bears, and so on..
This would give someone an idea of something to get me for example.
Feel free to upload pictures of what you received, as the topic forum will remain stickied until everyone has received--
Its always fun to see others surprises and gifts- and makes the whole experience that much more fun to see, or even just read what others got!
SO I hope to get at least as many signups as last year!!
Remember the more the MERRIER!!=

I'm in again this year.. I collected s&p shakers, old western shows of the 40 to 70.
had a great time last year.
Joyce

I'm in. Let's try this again. (Celebrated Christmas in the hospital last year. Yuck!)

BigJer is in and says


I am star trek/ star wars fan. I love watching Christmas shows, and old sitcoms.

Vhsdvdtrading is in also!

Count me in, please! Lilo and Stitch, Doctor Who, Wonder Woman, Stargate(s) are among my favorite things.

It wouldn't be Christmas without this Secret Santa!

I am of course in
Big collector of Coca Cola items- I think everyone knows this :)
Also a big fan of Big Bang Theory collectables ...
And love winnie the pooh (just pooh not tigger, eeyore or piglet)

If that isn't enough just let me know..but what I collect tends ot be everywhere these days--

CUT off for signing up is THIS friday, December 6th !!!!
I will be messaging/emailing everyones info this weekend- so if you want to sign up - get your name on in here little elves!

I've never done this before but I will give it a try.

I would like to participate Kim. Also ready for next person on chains.

Great to have old names and new names- sign up ends this friday!

I would as well but nearly all the things I have are on vhs and I can't dub to dvd so would you make an exception for me please?

nbafan, I wrote you privately

Big Jer is in also!

could you tell me what you said please because I strangely didn't recieve it? because I am in england also

If you are in England, you won't be able to mail anything by the deadline to be received here---in the future I will try to post earlier on events, so that out of country may particiapte- my apologies I hadn't factored that in....

OKAY today is MONDAY the 9th.

I have messaged or emailed the below WHo they are santa to, ideas and the address to send to.

IF you did NOT get a message tell me here or PM me- so I know.
If you forgot you moved and the address I have isn't accurate PM ME ASAP to avoid any lost packages...

I messaged/emailed
Cunningham
thank you
bigJer
Debwalsh
lordsmurf
bigk181
vhsdvdtrading
and tvfanatic- i think that is everyone.

The person who gets me can check out my Excel file and website for a lot of ideas.

I just bought the perfect gift for mine. (I hope!) I really, really hope he/she likes it. :)

It's the kind of thing I'd get for myself, for my favorite genre.

I got the gift I'm going to send to mine. I hope this person likes it and doesn't already have it. I'm going to try to send it on Monday.

I received a package from Amazon today- that I didn't order, so I assume mine came and just wanted to report!

BigK your santa told me to let you know yours is going out monday as well.....

I apologize - I found some great stuff for my Secret Santa, but I've been sick the past couple of days and haven't been able to get out to the PO to ship the goodies. I'm sorry, but the package will likely not be mailed until after Christmas now. I hope my giftee enjoys the stuff when it does arrive!

I did get a package from China last week, containing some Stitch figures. I'm assuming that was my Secret Santa gift?

Define normal - received from Bigk181- She is on a cruise for the New Years- so here is her message-

Thank you thank you thank you to my Secret Santa- we haven't ever traded yet, but I got tons of goodies thanks to their generosity. Stickers, note pads, pretty magnetic butterfly bookmarks (these are so cool) And will help with my studying since I can mark more than one page-
Other surprises as well, was really blow away with how much was in my package!!
Thanks so much!

BigJer, was my secert santa- and I was spoiled.
I received 2 really really cool coke ornaments I never saw, let alone had- an da gorgeous butterfly mobile that I am actually sharing my daughter in our bathroom- she loves it- and when the light goes through, its spectacular!

Thank you Jerry, really was a treat- and very appreciated!

There should be two packages, 8 each, 16 figures/PVCs total. :D

I have 100+ Smurfs PVCs, and the Stitch ones just looked so neat -- just like Smurfs. They're all over my home office, and there's 10 or so right above my computer. I almost ordered some if those Stitch PVCs for myself. The Elvis batch is now retired, and therefore getting scarcer (or pricier!) online.

This is the first time I've done this and I got a DVD of Space Ace, Qbert, a 2-disc set of Police Academy, a "Weird Al" Yankovic photo, and a Christmas card. Thank you to my Secret Santa!

Bigk, you have one more small package coming- !!

Awesome! Thanks!

secret santa
 

Just wanted to thank me secret santa for a star trek original trading cards series. It was great and really appreciated it.

thank you again
Jerry

I got a great dvd of western and a pair of boots salt and pepper shakers love them all

Joyce

I got a late gift of a "Weird Al" Yankovic "Like A Surgeon/Slime Creatures From Outer Space" record. I will definitely be participating in this Secret Santa gift exchange every year. Thanks!

Thanks so much, LordSmurf, for my wonderful Stitch figures. I'm renovating my "fan cave" and will try to find a cool way to display my new treasures. You should hopefully get your package in the next day or so - between weather and illness (mine and my mother, for whom I am caregiver), I wasn't able to mail the package of goodies until Monday. I really hope you enjoy them! And yes, they were things I'd buy for myself, too!

Deb

I keep forgetting to write in. :o

My gift was so awesome. It was a goodie bag with:
- Smurfs
- Spiderman
- Justice League
- M&Ms

I smile every time I think about that box. That warm and fuzzy feeling. I don't even think some of my offline friends and family know me that well! Perfect, just absolutely perfect.

I've not been surprised with something this neat in years. :D

I am so pleased that you enjoyed your gift, LS! I had so much fun picking the ornaments out. To me that's the best part about the Secret Santa - I really enjoy trying to find fun neat gifts to share. I love getting the gift, too, don't get me wrong. But I really enjoy the challenge of finding something I think is cool to give. So much more fun than buying stuff for family members!

And thanks, yet again, to Savage for organizing this. It really is a highlight of the holiday season for me!

Deb