Author Topic: GH Secret Santa 2012 (Read 64450 times)

Acetrak · « **on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:16:22 »

Had the idea while driving to work today. Has a GH secret Santa been done before? Are people interested in it?

For those not familiar, secret Santa is a game where a group of people draw names and they are assigned to give a gift to the person they drew. No one (should) know who has who until after everyone gets their gifts. It's a fun way to bring a community closer. Not sure if there will be any problems with this (people not sending stuffs, people bickering etc.)

If this happens, it would probably need mods to help. But anyways, discuss!

People that are IN:
i3oilermaker - Shipping info confirmed
jdcarpe - Shipping info confirmed
boost - Shipping info confirmed
SmallFry - Shipping info confirmed
lysol - Shipping info confirmed ~~Need email address~~
metalliqaz - Shipping info confirmed
DanGWanG - Shipping info confirmed
Computer-Lab in Basement - Shipping info confirmed ~~Need email address~~
Rumudiez - Shipping info confirmed
asdf - Shipping info confirmed
inlikeflynn - Shipping info confirmed
tipo33 - Shipping info confirmed
Halverson - Shipping info confirmed
kmiller8 - Shipping info confirmed
wilsongunawan - Shipping info confirmed
The_Beast - Shipping info confirmed
aggiejy - Shipping info confirmed
Alessandro - Shipping info confirmed
Turbo Slaab - Shipping info confirmed
phetto - Shipping info confirmed
iMav - Shipping info confirmed
snoopy - Shipping info confirmed
Shadovved - Shipping info confirmed
thebeargentile - Shipping info confirmed
jcrouse - Shipping info confirmed
tjcaustin - Shipping info confirmed ~~Need email address~~
ekw808 - Shipping info confirmed
rayuki - Shipping info confirmed
samwisekoi - Shipping info confirmed
whiteduck - Shipping info confirmed
affect656 - Shipping info confirmed
WhiteFireDragon - Shipping info confirmed
reaper - Shipping info confirmed

With regards to international shipping, I agree with jdcarpe. If there are international participates, I think it will be fine as long as everyone is aware and understand it's just a part of the drawing. GH fun won't be bound by borders!

Update 12/3:
Hi guys, it looks like no one seems to be object international shipping so let's include our friends across the waters! Honorable mentions, please confirm you are IN! As demik pointed out, this was started a bit late so I will start setting up some dates. I want to have the total list by Friday December 7 so if you see your name on the list above, you can start PMing me your name, address gifts should ship to, and email address. ~~If someone that's not a serial killer would like to volunteer to be the dedicated person to hold my shipping information, please post here or include in your PM.~~ Once the drawing happens and you drew me, please contact jdcarpe for my shipping information! There were some posts on here that was not 100% clear if interested, so I did not add them to the list, if you are interested but you don't see your name please post here and/or PM me.

I am thinking that the gifts should be in the mail by the week of December 11, or earlier in case the mail gets delayed due to the holidays. Gifts should be mechanical keyboard related and at least around the $5 range but has no limit (this can be changed if everyone agrees, priceless gifts are even better), feel free to get creative! To help your Santa and ensure you get a good gift please feel free to post a short wishlist or information that will help.

If anything's not clear, just let me know. I hope this will go well, perhaps we can do this every year with a bigger and bigger group!

Update 12/7:
Hi everyone, as you know the drawing is today. I might have to do the drawing earlier today because I have to pick up my girlfriend from the train station so I won't be by a computer around 7. I left this thread open so people have until today to join in but I stopped receiving PM's from interested parties for a couple days now so I think it is safe to say that the list on the OP including me is the whole group!

If no one has any objections, I can start setting up the drawings as early as now (I get nothing done at work on Fridays LOL)

12:14 PM invites are sent!

Update 12/10:
Please PM me if you need shipping information for the person you are getting a gift for! If you happen to know the person's shipping information due to prior trades or sales etc, please PM me anyway to confirm. Thanks yo

i3oilermaker · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:18:47 »

I'm in so many secret santa's right now, but this one could be fun! I'd be in.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:27:59 »

Count me in as well.

boost · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:42:41 »

Count me in

SmallFry · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:54:29 »

I'd do it... but I don't have much to offer.

samwisekoi · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 10:13:05 »

Quote from: SmallFry on Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:54:29

I'd do it... but I don't have much to offer.

Sure you do.

I'm in as well.

Let's call the ante one custom keycap, ok?

- Ron | samwisekoi

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 11:56:12 »

I'd be game, say something like max $5 value, max of $5 shipping cost anywhere in the world.

Shadovved · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 11:58:30 »

Quote from: lysol on Thu, 29 November 2012, 11:56:12

I'd be game, say something like max $5 value, max of $5 shipping cost anywhere in the world.

I think putting a price cap sounds good, you dont want people comparing what they spent vs what they gotten, nor comparisons between one another for getting a generous santa or smth.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:01:28 »

I'm up for it. Looks like everyone is US so far, so shipping would be easy. Just make sure that everyone understands that the point is the GIVING, not the receiving.

Shadovved · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:03:19 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:01:28

I'm up for it. Looks like everyone is US so far, so shipping would be easy. Just make sure that everyone understands that the point is the GIVING, not the receiving.

We always try this in school, and people ALWAYS compare what they got.

Not that comparing is bad, just that someone is usually the privileged one who got a more lavish gift, and it turns into a competition on who gets a more expensive gift etc......

EDIT: hm, since everyone is in US, I shall not make a poor soul foot international shipping

DanGWanG · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:03:51 »

I'm in

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:11:34 »

I'm in. Sounds like fun!

Rumudiez · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:27:00 »

I'd be in!

Acetrak · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:46:39 »

Yes, agreed on a price cap. Something more personal would be even more awesome but that was my concern. Someone might be willing to part with something semi-rare for the sake of being nice, while someone is just getting rid of extras.

International shipping is something that's up in the air, like what some of you said, it would kinda stink for unlucky ones that has to spend more money on shipping than the gift!

Halp me set some rules!

-Has to be keyboard related (duh)
-Price min-max =

Suggestions?
-Exchange gift date/mail date =

Suggestions?

I'm glad this is generating some interest, I think it'd be fun to do something like this and everyone post what they got in the same thread. The holiday spirit and all that jazz.

asdf · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 12:48:00 »

I would love to join in as well.

TheQsanity · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 23:51:25 »

Hm, maybe.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 23:57:29 »

If people seriously start bickering because someone gets generous, I will seriously lose faith in humanity. Too many rules will kill this.

Anyway, this can be straightforward.

* Everyone sends their address to the leader. Leader does the matching.
* Price target is 5-10 bucks.
* Gifts should go out by, say... Dec 12th
* Gifts should have a keyboard component but I don't see why other generally geeky things can't be included

DanGWanG · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 23:59:30 »

Ace, can you start tagging participants in the OP? It'd be good to get a glance of how many people are interested in doing this

esoomenona · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 29 November 2012, 23:59:54 »

Can I just offer to send a person something that I know they want? In fact, I will do just that. Qsanity, PM me.

inlikeflynn · « **Reply #19 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 00:03:48 »

count me in too

Shadovved · « **Reply #20 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:40:24 »

And I would vote CONUS and Canada only, to help those involved to save on their shipping, especially those unlucky ones who gets a overseas correspondent.

And that means, Im out

samwisekoi · « **Reply #21 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:47:48 »

Quote from: Shadovved on Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:40:24

And I would vote CONUS and Canada only, to help those involved to save on their shipping, especially those unlucky ones who gets a overseas correspondent.

And that means, Im out

Why? How about intra-continental Secret Santa/Imaginary Holiday Gift-Giving Personification?

Of course, you'd have to disclose your continent!

- Ron | samwisekoi

jdcarpe · « **Reply #22 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:48:50 »

Don't be scared by international shipping, people. It's not that difficult or expensive. I do it all the time when I buy/sell things here. We don't want to exclude anyone just because they live in a remote geographic area.

Shadovved · « **Reply #23 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:52:03 »

Me wants to join............

But international correspondence makes the shipping more complicated, and Christmas season may equate to more lost mail (esp when flying around the world)

And when you are the only one in that country who joins, your recipient will prolly know anyway

)

Acetrak · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:53:05 »

OP updated

Shadovved · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:54:55 »

Quote from: Acetrak on Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:53:05

OP updated

LOL honourable mention. Thanks!

Acetrak · « **Reply #26 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:59:08 »

I got ya buddy

But really, if you're interested, just join up!

Shadovved · « **Reply #27 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:04:07 »

Quote from: Acetrak on Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:59:08

I got ya buddy

But really, if you're interested, just join up!

Aw, but come on, I am the only one from an Intl location, or Singapore LOL

Lets see the response from our International pals

)

samwisekoi · « **Reply #28 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:09:00 »

Quote from: Shadovved on Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:04:07

Quote from: Acetrak on Fri, 30 November 2012, 08:59:08
I got ya buddy

But really, if you're interested, just join up!

Aw, but come on, I am the only one from an Intl location, or Singapore LOL

Lets see the response from our International pals ) )

We're ALL International. You just need ONE person willing to ship to you, and I count three or four who've already said they would.

- Ron | samwisekoi

Shadovved · « **Reply #29 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:12:28 »

But cos imma the only one, theres no "secret" in the secret santa anymore

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Scared I might spoil the fun or smth

jdcarpe · « **Reply #30 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:14:29 »

It's only a secret until you receive the item. I don't think we need to make this "Mystery Santa" or something. Unless mkawa wants to coordinate it.

The secret part is that you don't know who has your name until you receive your gift.

DanGWanG · « **Reply #31 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:17:00 »

I will put a fake name and address on mine =) It's only a $5 gift, so if it gets lost, too bad!

jdcarpe · « **Reply #32 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:19:05 »

As long as you don't put the address of some McDonald's in Vancouver.

tipo33 · « **Reply #33 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:24:25 »

count me in.

Acetrak · « **Reply #34 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:27:12 »

To make this as transparent as I can. I think I will use drawnames.com to set up who gets who. So that way I get to be in this too

Then I'll hold everyone's information so people can PM me about who/where to ship to. I will probably tell a designated person my shipping info so whoever drew me will ask him and not me about my shipping info -____-

Does that sound okay?

jdcarpe · « **Reply #35 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:29:30 »

Sounds good to me.

samwisekoi · « **Reply #36 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:50:55 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:19:05

As long as you don't put the address of some McDonald's in Vancouver.

No, we should all put the return address as a (the?) McDonald's in Odessa TX.

- Ron | samwisekoi

jdcarpe · « **Reply #37 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:56:26 »

'Cuz I send ALL the gifts, yo.

There are 3 here, not counting the one at the truck stop. So, 4, I guess. For a city with a population of 100,000.

Mine shall be sent from Steve Jobs' address in Palo Alto, then.

Halverson · « **Reply #38 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 10:11:22 »

Count this Canadian in. I may have some secret beavers to send

samwisekoi · « **Reply #39 on:** Fri, 30 November 2012, 11:40:59 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 30 November 2012, 09:56:26

'Cuz I send ALL the gifts, yo.

There are 3 here, not counting the one at the truck stop. So, 4, I guess. For a city with a population of 100,000.

Mine shall be sent from Steve Jobs' address in Palo Alto, then.

Excellent. A few blocks away from my house.

(You know he is dead, right?)

- Ron | samwisekoi
Apple Computer Inc. 1989 - 1997
Not an apostle in the cult of St. Jobs

Alessandro · « **Reply #40 on:** Sat, 01 December 2012, 04:15:48 »

Not going to enter at the moment because of overseas shipping problems from the UK. Whoever got my stuff might as well get it at the beginning of February.

Sounds like fun though! I want to see how this goes!

Shadovved · « **Reply #41 on:** Sat, 01 December 2012, 04:17:59 »

Yay Alessandro, join me in the honorable mentions list!

BoxWithADot · « **Reply #42 on:** Sat, 01 December 2012, 05:01:06 »

I'd be in!

kmiller8 · « **Reply #43 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:07:17 »

I WANT TO BE A SECRET SANTA'D

put me down as in

demik · « **Reply #44 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:11:22 »

should have started this in november.

along with a questionnaire so you can get to know your elf a little better and have had time to shop for them.

Halverson · « **Reply #45 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:25:12 »

Whoever I get, is getting potatoes.

wilsongunawan · « **Reply #46 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:27:51 »

count me in for this!! i don't mind shipping anywhere except outer space.. LOL

The_Beast · « **Reply #47 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:31:57 »

Already in the DT one, why not this one ^_____^

aggiejy · « **Reply #48 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:33:18 »

I'm in, and willing to ship anywhere. Small things are super easy.

Acetrak · « **Reply #49 on:** Mon, 03 December 2012, 10:20:21 »

OP updated folks, thanks for the inputs

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Author Topic: GH Secret Santa 2012 (Read 64450 times)