Who's up for a Secret Santa?

sonicl · 11.07.2006, 12:16 PM

I'm a big fan of Christmas, the present giving and all that, and, as the mixtape swaps are taking a bit of time off, I thought it might be fun to do a Secret Santa.

Each person who takes part would buy a present to the value of, say £7 / 10.50 Euro / US$ 13.50, without knowing who it's going to go to, send it to me with a small amount of money for onward postage, and I would then randomly distribute the presents among the people who have taken part (doing my best to make sure that I don't send anything back to the person who bought it in the first place). Ideally the presents would be sent to me before ATP so that I could get an American at ATP to help with the distribution.

The present could be, say, a CD or a book. The only things I would ask is that it's nothing illegal and that it isn't too big to fit through a letter box.

Whether this will actually happen will depend on whether there are enough takers.

Anyone interested?

Savage Clone · 11.07.2006, 12:56 PM

You're just going to keep them all, aren't you?

jon boy · 11.07.2006, 01:10 PM

secret santa could turn awful nasty judging how much some people dislike eachother here.

my first thought was to end a homemade t shirt.

fishmonkey · 11.07.2006, 01:13 PM

i'm game.

HaydenAsche · 11.07.2006, 01:28 PM

Wonderful idea. We should all get the names of who we are buying gifts for beforehand. Double-blind secret santa is lame.

Hip Priest · 11.07.2006, 01:39 PM

I should be OK to do this.

Hip Priest · 11.07.2006, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

...I would then randomly distribute the presents among the people who have taken part (doing my best to make sure that I don't send anything back to the person who bought it in the first place)...

Before putting the gift inside the envelope, if each person wraps it and writes who it's from then mistakes should be easy to avoid.

!@#$%! · 11.07.2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

hehe and my first thought was to send underwear.

hello kitty or smth ones. not bad stuff!

haha it was my thought too but used underwear, you know, the cardboard-hardened kind, ha ha ha.

may not be the worst one here but i am a runner up.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 11.07.2006, 03:50 PM

Why not?

Though I'm a terrible gift giver.

static-harmony · 11.07.2006, 04:28 PM

my gifts start around 50 dollars. nothing less, or a combined of fifty dollars. it all depends on my budget.

However I already have to many people on my list.

ni'k · 11.07.2006, 06:23 PM

im going to send someone a jar that when they open a mental illness flies out like a ghoul and afflicts them for life. its a pick and mix what you might get, date rape pyschosis? schizophrenia? or just some pussy shit like bi polar disorder. no matter, you will all be sent one anyway.

jon boy · 11.07.2006, 06:37 PM

i dont want yours nik.

ni'k · 11.07.2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

i dont want yours nik.

well played sir

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 11.08.2006, 02:48 AM

13.50?!
thats hella cheap

but, im down

sonicl · 11.08.2006, 04:04 AM

I couldn't decide whether to make it a thing where people knew who their gift would go to or not, but I decided that to do that could end up a bit difficult on the basis that there's often quite a few drop-outs on the mix-tape thing. I wouldn't want to tell person A that he or she is buying for person B and person B that he's buying for person C, and then find that person A drops out and person B gives a gift but doesn't get one.

I also wanted to keep the amount spent reasonably low on the basis that not everyone is employed or well paid and I wouldn't want anyone to feel excluded because they feel that the suggested price was too high. I figured that the amount I've suggested would be enough for a paperback book, or a cheap CD / CD single / CDR, or the materials to make something for those among us who are creative. If there's a general feeling that the amount I've suggested is too low, then I'll change it to something a bit higher. And, of course, if anyone wanted to spend more than the suggested amount, I'm not going to stop them.

Anyone who definitely wants to take part, PM me. Once I've got ten names, I'll post that it's definitely going to go ahead and PM my address to the participants.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 11.08.2006, 04:18 AM

down anyways

Everyneurotic · 11.08.2006, 10:41 AM

i want to send letter bombs.

jon boy · 11.08.2006, 10:43 AM

the fbi are watching you know.

Everyneurotic · 11.08.2006, 10:50 AM

they are already building a wall to prevent people like me to go to the u.s.

soniknirve · 11.08.2006, 05:23 PM

i might be interested. how much is shipping to england?

11.07.2006, 12:16 PM	#1
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	I'm a big fan of Christmas, the present giving and all that, and, as the mixtape swaps are taking a bit of time off, I thought it might be fun to do a Secret Santa. Each person who takes part would buy a present to the value of, say £7 / 10.50 Euro / US$ 13.50, without knowing who it's going to go to, send it to me with a small amount of money for onward postage, and I would then randomly distribute the presents among the people who have taken part (doing my best to make sure that I don't send anything back to the person who bought it in the first place). Ideally the presents would be sent to me before ATP so that I could get an American at ATP to help with the distribution. The present could be, say, a CD or a book. The only things I would ask is that it's nothing illegal and that it isn't too big to fit through a letter box. Whether this will actually happen will depend on whether there are enough takers. Anyone interested?
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fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	i'm game. __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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11.07.2006, 01:28 PM	#5
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Wonderful idea. We should all get the names of who we are buying gifts for beforehand. Double-blind secret santa is lame. __________________ rip
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11.07.2006, 03:50 PM	#9
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	Why not? Though I'm a terrible gift giver.
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11.07.2006, 04:28 PM	#10
static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	my gifts start around 50 dollars. nothing less, or a combined of fifty dollars. it all depends on my budget. However I already have to many people on my list. __________________
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11.07.2006, 06:23 PM	#11
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	im going to send someone a jar that when they open a mental illness flies out like a ghoul and afflicts them for life. its a pick and mix what you might get, date rape pyschosis? schizophrenia? or just some pussy shit like bi polar disorder. no matter, you will all be sent one anyway.
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11.07.2006, 06:37 PM	#12
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	i dont want yours nik. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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11.08.2006, 02:48 AM	#14
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	13.50?! thats hella cheap but, im down
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11.08.2006, 04:04 AM	#15
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	I couldn't decide whether to make it a thing where people knew who their gift would go to or not, but I decided that to do that could end up a bit difficult on the basis that there's often quite a few drop-outs on the mix-tape thing. I wouldn't want to tell person A that he or she is buying for person B and person B that he's buying for person C, and then find that person A drops out and person B gives a gift but doesn't get one. I also wanted to keep the amount spent reasonably low on the basis that not everyone is employed or well paid and I wouldn't want anyone to feel excluded because they feel that the suggested price was too high. I figured that the amount I've suggested would be enough for a paperback book, or a cheap CD / CD single / CDR, or the materials to make something for those among us who are creative. If there's a general feeling that the amount I've suggested is too low, then I'll change it to something a bit higher. And, of course, if anyone wanted to spend more than the suggested amount, I'm not going to stop them. Anyone who definitely wants to take part, PM me. Once I've got ten names, I'll post that it's definitely going to go ahead and PM my address to the participants.
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11.08.2006, 04:18 AM	#16
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	down anyways
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11.08.2006, 05:23 PM	#20
soniknirve the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 686	i might be interested. how much is shipping to england?
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