...holiday season!
With Miss Elf and Santa's Elf by my side, I know this year’s Secret Santa is going to be our best one yet! So let’s all give them a warm, festive welcome and get ready for the holiday fun to begin!
Ho! Ho! Ho! The festivities are just getting started!
Santa Claus...
...on! Feel free to start other threads in here to talk about everything Secret Santa related, holiday related, or just anything you want to talk with all of us other SS peeps!
Looking forward to spreading some holiday reefing cheer with you all! Happy reefing and happy holidays!
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...allows for larger margins for signups and shopping. That said, I thought it would be a good idea to get feedback for what you guys think are good timelines for signups, shopping, and sending gifts. Feel free to throw in any other ideas as well! I always enjoy our gift exchange!
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What's a talent you have that often surprises people when they find out? Or, alternatively, what's a story you have that always surprises people to hear it?
Or feel free to share both! The idea is to get to know each other after all. :)
Merry Christmas!
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...have revealed who's Secret Santa you were when you sent your Christmas gifts to them, but just in case you didn't reveal yourself (and if you'd like to...no rule says you have to), here's a thread for you to share who you were matched with if you'd like. :-) Merry Christmas! :)
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...a fun one! When you've been around as long as I have and traveled all over the world, you see a LOT of strange foods being served! You should see some of the stuff the elves have tried eating over the years!
What about you? Share the weirdest or most exotic food you've ever tried...
...be fun if I start a daily "Santa Chat" thread where we can just chat about "get to know you" type stuff. So...here's one for today!
What's your go-to board game or card game for a fun night with friends? If you're not into board games or card games, what might you enjoy instead?
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...off the naughty list!)
Once you get your gifts, please be sure to say thank you to your Secret Santa! You can post a photo of your gifts here and post a thank you note, or you can reach out to them in a different way if you'd like, but please, PLEASE be sure to say thank you!!
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...the go between here to keep it more a secret.)
Also, notice that we have a special Secret Santa forum going on! Feel free to start other threads in here to talk about everything Secret Santa related, holiday related, or just anything you want to talk with all of us other SS peeps...
...to cover someone who got missed?
So...if you would like to help out by sending a gift to someone who didn't receive one, please send me a PM.
Also, if you did not receive a gift and have not been in correspondence with me within the last week about it, please send me a PM.
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...off the naughty list!)
Once you get your gifts, please be sure to say thank you to your Secret Santa! You can post a photo of your gifts here and post a thank you note, or you can reach out to them in a different way if you'd like, but please, PLEASE be sure to say thank you!!
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...able to see your match in Elfster. If you have any difficulty locating your matchup, just reach out. I am happy to help. I know some people forget to put their R2R username in their Elfster profile, but I can easily tell you who you got. No problem!
HO! HO! HO! Merry Christmas!!
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...things are required.
Lastly, we have some international participants that I will be matching up. If some of our US participants would like to be included in that matchup, you can message me to add you to that group (if you've already told me, then I've already got you in there).
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...you not to even look at them. Instead, look at the information in the profile of your recipient, and maybe even poke around their other posts (their build thread is a good place to look). Then, get a gift that you think would be a good fit for them.
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I'm excited!! Our first name draw will happen tonight around midnight EST! Everyone make sure you have answered the questionnaire here and also registered on Elfster! I'm making my list and checking it twice! Only people who have done BOTH of those things will be matched!
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...will be removing anyone from Elfster who has not completed the questionnaire.
Be sure that you PM me for the link to Elfster.
Be sure to register on Elfster because that is how we will do the name draw and where you will find your match for a gift recipient.
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...thread where people had shared links to their build threads!
So, do us a favor! Help your Secret Santa out and post up a link to your build thread! If you don't have one yet, today is a great day to start one! Here are our member tank forums where you could post yours! CLICK HERE...
We're checking on this situation. Are there others who have had this issue this year? We don't want to miss anyone. @Thrashed, thank you for starting this thread. #R2RSecretSanta
...Secret Santa!! So...a few of you have asked if I was going to start a thread for this...well...HERE IT IS!! If you've already revealed yourself in some other way (or if you plan to stay anonymous), that's totally fine, but if you've been looking for the spot to reveal, here ya go...
...be caught up by tomorrow. Just a final reminder that if you have not sent your gift yet, it is now past due. I am following up on a few that are currently missing. If you have not yet received your gift or a notice that it has shipped, please PM me (if you have not yet done so). #R2RSecretSanta
I think it's worth mentioning that it's probably NOT a good idea to "follow" your Secret Santa on Elfster because it will basically let that person know who they'll be getting a gift from since people don't generally have a lot of followers. #R2RSecretSanta @Santa Claus