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CLOSED - Secret Santa 2012!

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Hello everyone.

Since Xmas is only 1 month away I thought I'd try this again this year since most everyone seemed to have enjoyed it last year.

This is a secret Santa. Please read the old thread for valuable information.
http://laserpointerforums.com/f57/need-addresss-lpf-secret-santa-closed-67981.html

Currently I am only collecting interest and possible attendees.

This year will be the same 25$ limit and 15$ minimum. If the limits are too high or low feel free to make a suggestion below. I'd like this to run as smoothly as possible as it was quite a bit of work last year compiling all the info and then resupplying it to you guys.

Things to know:

You may be asking yourself. What is a "Secret Santa" anyway?
Well it is usually a fun event a group of people do near Christmas time! An equal amount of people get together and exchange gifts anonymously! Simple as that!

Well that sounds FUN! I want to join! How do I signup!?
Well STOP right there. Before you can participate you need to meet some requirements AND read some rules which I have listed below :).

Once you meet the requirements it is VERY important you read the rules even if you have already been part of a Secret Santa before.

Requirements!
*500 posts or more OR 6 month join date with a minimum of 100 posts. (Remember there is still time to become eligible)
*A valid mailing address - Example| A company, a PO BOX or home address.

Sorry if you do not meet the requirements :cryyy:.

Special request's accepted! If you feel you are known enough or have a well known member speak up for you then I will lift the requirements for you and you may still participate!

Rules!
*You must send a gift worth a minimum of 15$ (USD) (before shipping) Gifts DO NOT have to be laser related!
*Your gift must not exceed 25$ (USD) (before shipping) Gifts DO NOT have to be laser related!
* (please remind me if there were more rules!)

Important information and requests!
*This signup event will close October 31 but may be extended to allow more people to sign up.

*Every person will be either picked by hand or by using random.org

I will TRY to keep everyone in the same country when names are picked but I wont know if it will be possible to keep EVERYONE in the same boat. I need those people who don't mind shipping international to please speak up so that this event will run smoothly and we can avoid problems at all costs. Note: You most likely wont have to ship international but I may need a few people to... so be prepared! Thanks in advance to all who don't mind shipping international!

I can't be held responsible if you are unhappy with your gift or something is wrong with it. I CAN however assist you in getting stuff straightened out!

Hopefully everyone understands that this is for fun and I encourage everyone to try and pick a unique gift for the person you are mailing the gift to.

I think the old thread cover's most everything but if anyone has questions you can post or PM. I will try my best to get back to you ASAP.

I highly encourage everyone to subscribe to this thread and keep a close eye on it as I may update it or change it.

Official sign up list: (If your name is up here I have your address. If not please Pm me with it or send me a reminder.) Thanks!

Note: I wont be accepting any more signups after December 7. This should allow the international gifts enough time to arrive before December 25. You are not required to ship immediately however you may do so if you wish. I would suggest shipping by December 15 JUST to be sure it arrives on time :).

Names Country Notes

1 Ibuprofen200mg US
2 daawood123 UK prefer to ship only to UK, but, if unavailable, then international shipping is ok
3 mattmagic100 US
4 scopeguy20 US
5 Wolfman29 US
6 daguin
7 mattmagic100
8 The Baron
9 bobhaha
10 rpaloalto
11 benmwv
12 richard86
13 Your name could be here :)
 
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Re: Signup - Secret Santa 2012!

I'm in:D

Last year was great:D :san:

Edit: Can we do maybe tiers this year instead maybe $15 min, $25 min, and $50 min, excluding shipping?
 
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ARG

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I'm probably in, but don't put me on the list just yet. I have to find a 15-25$ item to give someone :D
 
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I'm in:D

Last year was great:D :san:

Edit: Can we do maybe tiers this year instead maybe $15 min, $25 min, and $50 min, excluding shipping?

We would have to see how many people sign up. I have no problem with it. The only problem I see is when you get into the higher amount of money. It gets harder to gauge what an item is worth.

I have no problem if you need to go over the limit a bit but to try and keep things fair we should try to keep things within a reasonable range.

I'm probably in, but don't put me on the list just yet. I have to find a 15-25$ item to give someone :D

You have plenty of time :)
 
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I would love to join but I got a feeling I would be the only one in the UK. And I would really prefer not to ship international. Any other UK members joining?
 

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I'm always up for one of these :san:

@ Daawood -- Several of us are willing to ship internationally ;)

Peace,
dave
 
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sounds fun i may be in! how long will we have to sign up?
 
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I'm in! Really enjoyed this last time around. :beer:
 
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sounds fun i may be in! how long will we have to sign up?

Roughly speaking.. About 4 weeks

The point of opening it now is to not pressure anyone into anything and allow time to prepare. After the 4 weeks I'll probably take any last minute people. Once all of the address's have been handed out I will officially close it and we will begin shipping.

Theres no real need to panic. There's plenty of time.
 
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benmwv

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Im in :D

You better not forget me this time! :na:
 
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Re: Signup - Secret Santa 2012!

I'll just say "interested" for now but it sounds neat yet extremely random :yh:
 

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I'll just say "interested" for now but it sounds neat yet extremely random :yh:

Random? This was done last year and it went really well, don't see why it wouldn't be done again this year :D
 




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