Nessex Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Secret Santa 2014 Ladies, Gentlemen, and those of you who have yet to make up your mind, welcome to the Official Minimate Multiverse 2014 Secret Santa Thread. The MMMV has a proud tradition of celebrating the holidays with candy, customs, toys & more all wrapped up in a parcel of festive surprise gift giving. While our resident Secret Santa wrangler is on an extended leave of absence, I’ll be your stand-in. This is my second time attempting this, so lets hope for a smooth ride. Each year, our Secret Santa session is generally broken down into 3 stages: Stage 1 involves each participant sending me their information, me sorting and randomly assigning you each a Secret Santa. Stage 2 involves all of you checking your email, finding out who your recipient will be, buying/baking/assembling/conjuring a gift for them and posting it. Stage 3 involves receiving your gift, guessing who your Secret Santa was & the final reveals. Sound like fun? Then let’s get into the nitty gritty, shall we? As with last year’s Secret Santa, there is no minimum trading feedback needed to participate. However, if you are relatively new to the MMMV (ie: you’ve been an active member for less than 6 months), please contact me directly before signing up to be approved. The Santa’s will be broken up into 2 groups: Those who want to ship exclusively within the USA, and those willing to ship World Wide. By participating you are agreeing to be bound by the rules of 2014 Secret Santa. Failure to adhere may result in negative feedback being left, and may hurt your chances of being allowed to participate in future Secret Santas here at MMMV. You may also be tied to a chair with your eye-lids held open by match-sticks while Santa With Muscles is played on repeat. Just let that sink in for a bit..... Those wishing to participate will need to supply the following details to me via the Google Docs form by November 10th, 2014. *MMMV forum name. *E-mail address. *Shipping details (your name and full address, including post-code & country). *Special shipping instructions (if any). *Are you willing to be a backup Santa? *Do you want to ship exclusively within the USA or are you happy to ship internationally? *Is there anyone you DON'T want to be assigned to for any particular reason? *Items you are interested in receiving (a link to your haves/wants list can often be helpful, but please include an actual list of items in your message – not just the link). *Any Items you absolutely do not want. *Any additional info Santa should know (do you have any allergies that may prohibit certain items making good gifts? Does your country have particularly strange/strict import quarantine regulations? etc…). Please supply a list of reasonable items you’d be happy to receive. I can’t stress reasonable items strongly enough. Let’s have a look at those two words and why they’re important here; 1) Reasonable: We’d all love 12 X-Factor Angels and a signed copy of Detective Comics #27 in mint condition, but the likelihood that those items will be available to your Santa, and within his/her/their budget is pretty slim. And keep in mind that there is a minimum amount to spend, so be sure to include items that can accommodate that. 2) Items: Plural. The bigger/longer your list, and the more diversity it shows, the more likely it is that your Santa will be able to find something for you that you’d actually like to receive. So – try and think of a number of things you/d like to receive, and not be restrictively specific. If your list is particularly short or doesn’t allow much room for free thinking, you might end up getting a follow-up email from me asking for more hints when your Santa can’t find the original pencil art of the first appearance of Mr Sinister that you wanted (for example). Once everyone has submitted their information, I’ll be using the combined magic of a random number generator and the internet to assign each participant a Secret Santa, and forward you their information.Keep an eye out in your inbox, as I will be sending out your recipients details on about the 9th of November. International Packages should be sent off by 2nd of December. Packages within the USA should be sent by December 12th. This *should* allow sufficient time for parcels to reach their intended destinations, and gives just under a month for Santas to find something for their Secret Child (uh, we might need a better name for that). The sooner you can send it, the less likely hood that there will be a grown man or woman crying like a child on Christmas day because they think that their Secret Santa has forgotten them. One you have received your gift, please post your guess as to who your Santa was in this thread. And, technology permitting, it’d be nice to see pictures of your haul, too! Aside from the fun of playing a guessing game & gloating about your gifts, this will also provide relief to your actual Secret Santa who may be worried that their gift hasn’t yet reached you. For those who cannot guess who their Secret Santa is, all will be revealed in this thread in the new year. If for any reason you can’t send a gift, PM me immediately. If you don’t think you’ll be able to send a gift in the first place, then I suggest you don’t sign up to begin with. However, if your circumstances change after you have already signed up, please get in touch as soon as possible. I like to think I am both reasonably manly, and a reasonable man. If there is a genuine reason that you can no longer send a gift, I’m going to be pretty cool about it, but I need to know right away, so that I can pass on your responsibilities to the next in line. Communication is the key. Failure to send a gift and failure to communicate about it may result in a torture that will make you wish for death as outlined above. The minimum value of the gift sent should be US$10. There is no maximum. Feel free to send your Secret Child (really? We *still* don’t have a better name yet?) as many gifts as you like. If you want to spend more, you are more than welcome to – but keep in mind that *your* Santa may have a limited budget and only send you a $10 gift. I think that covers most of it. If you have any questions, please pm me – or even ask them here in the thread. Let the fun begin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks for taking this on again, Ness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hurray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I sent mine in (I hope the length doesn't scare the recipient, I think listing everything you like gives the Santa more options and helps him/her). I can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 "Google Docs form" Fancy. Very, very fancy. And helpfull.Thanks for doing this, Nessex!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'm in! Need to work on my 'would like' list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Super excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Just sent my info in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar17 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Me, too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 whats the deadline on entering? i gotta think my list through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 November 10th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nessex, you forgot to ask for people's email address! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Info submitted! I put my email address in the shipping info, Nessex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 That's what I just did, YB. Just wanted to point it out so nobody forgets to include it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Well, poop. I forgot about it. Should I send another one? I mean, it would help because I'd like to trim down the list a bit as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Nessex, you forgot to ask for people's email address! I had planned on using MMMV to contact people so it was all contained in the one place. Last year i was being messaged through email and PM, so i figured - why not just use the 'verse Edited October 31, 2014 by Nessex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Oh, you clever boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I just submitted my info and am now wondering what the minimum amount to spend is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I just submitted mine! I just submitted my info and am now wondering what the minimum amount to spend is? The minimum is $10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whywing Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Submitted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk13 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Apologies for the delay in my replies on here. I am currently moving house and am without internet for a few days.I'll be back in the full swing of things in a day or two, and will check in using my phone whenever i can. In the meantime, keep those submissions coming in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Gah! I forgot something to add to my list. Is there any way to edit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Mystery Man - you can PM me with your updates if you like. The 10th is closing in, so get your information to me ASAP if you wanna be a part of the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Collector Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Are you able to divulge how many participants we have so far? And where that is compared to last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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