JPHiP Secret Santa/Secret Penpal 2013

[daigong]

totally jacking Amp's thread from last year....

The 5th Annual JPHiP Secret Santa
Previous Exchanges: 2012 2011 - 2010 - 2009

Secret Santa is a Western holiday tradition in which members of a group are randomly assigned other members to whom they anonymously give a gift. Often practiced in workplaces, or amongst large families, participation in it is usually voluntary. It offers a way for many people to give and receive a gift at low cost to those involved.

It's getting to be that time again! Much like the last Secret Santa, the idea is to deliver your drawee some delicious candy, preferrably something native to your country/area. If you're not into candy for some reason, let em know in your wishlist what would be more suitable for you. The general spending limit is $5, but do keep in mind shipping may very well raise the total to $10-15.

If that's too much to swing, or you hate candy, then sign up for the Secret Santa Penpal instead! The idea is to send a handmade Christmas card (or letter, if they don't celebrate xmas). No store bought Hallmark junk here!

Signup Deadline: December 12 - I will draw names at the day after, Elfster will in turn send you an email with information on the person you drew. Please only sign-up if you intend to participate, and withdraw if circumstances change.

Please, add your mailing address to Elfster. If they forgot to list mailing info or add in any wishes, you can attempt to ask them questions through Elfster, or (better) ask myself or another moderator to try and prod them for information.
Please, add your JPHiP username to Elfster. - Not everyone is pals on Facebook!
Please, only sign up if you intend to send something. - To this end, you must have 100 posts (or special permission) to take part.

Elfster (the site that is managing the exchange for us), has various privacy features. You address will only be shown to the person that draws you. If you are uncomfortable with certain people possibly having your information, PM me with a list of restrictions you would like for who can draw you, and I'll take care of it.

U DID NOT GET SHIT LAST YEAR?!? Packages/Letters do get lost. PM daigong, and he will make it right

Secret Santa

and/or

Secret Santa Penpal

Looking foward to all the pix of the gifts people get. LETS BE CREATIVE

[JFC]

I'm in for the Secret Santa.

[kuro808]

I'm in for both

[JFC]

Hey, so are we still doing this? Just realized that the draw was apparently supposed to happen last week, and (unless I'm temporarily blind and/or totally missed it) there's no "JPHIP Secret Santa" thing on the Elfster site the way there was in the past.  Did anyone else other than myself and kuro sign up for it (like, say, in IRC or something) without making a post about it here in the thread? 

[kuro808]

Hey, so are we still doing this? Just realized that the draw was apparently supposed to happen last week, and (unless I'm temporarily blind and/or totally missed it) there's no "JPHIP Secret Santa" thing on the Elfster site the way there was in the past.  Did anyone else other than myself and kuro sign up for it (like, say, in IRC or something) without making a post about it here in the thread? 

IDK TBH I have mines sending out by week's end so whoever is still elgible

[kuro808]

^ I sent it off today

[JFC]

^
Wait, what? Really?

Guess you should PM me your mailing address then so I can send yours (probably won't arrive until after new year's though).

So much for it being "secret" this year.

[JFC]

Sent it out, tried to include a selection of treats less likely to be found outside of Canada. With any luck, I'm told it should be there just after New Year's.

[daigong]

Yeah there was no one who signed up except me and kuro so it didn't even let me draw names so I sent out to random HiPstaz. Guess WHO?!?!?!

I shoulda did like Amp and pimp more lol

UNTIL NEXT YEAR! I VANT TO CATCH A LOTTA

[SomethingWild]

Massive thanks to Daigong for sending me an awesome expected Xmas card with heartwarming message! *bro-first* 

[kuro808]

Thnx JFC

[JFC]

Wow, that was faster that I thought.

Maybe our current shitty weather has only been fucking up/slowing down our incoming postal service.

[kuro808]

Thanks Dai!!!!

[daigong]

YOU WELCOME KURO!!! thank you for your hawaiian chocolate dipped macdamian delish SHIT! GOOD SON!!



thanks PIKA! for the surprise card! I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel ya!



YOU BETCHA BARRE! HEY! man. I promise y'all to get organized next year! hell we can do this all fuckin year long! SURPRISE DA SHIT OUTTA EACH OTHER!! BWHAHAHAHHAWA

JFC! did u get my card LOL I sent candy to KT so y'all can suck outta the toilet together

[pikapikapika]

:DD