Post by yugular on Oct 23, 2013 1:58:15 GMT -5
This is Pauper to the People community Secret Santa 2013! Join in!
1. What is secret santa?
- It is a project where each participant gets to be a secret santa and send a christmas present for all the other secret santa's.
2. Why would I want to participate?
- Like the definition said, it's a way to give/receive gifts from people you wouldn't normally have that kind of interaction with. It's always fun to get things in the mail that aren't bills or junk. It's also a lot of fun to send something that isn't a bill payment or similar.
3. Is this expensive?
- No. I would advise everyone to invest between 10-20 USD for the gift, but some gifts like alters and such are hard to put a price tag into, and the price shouldn't be the main focus. This is about giving and receiveng gifts - not about trading commodities worth 10.35 USD to another commodities worth 10.35 USD.
- There will be a real mix of people on this thread, from impoverished students to relatively well paid professionals. Other people may have artistic talents etc. Participants should understand that this is quite different from a trade, and give what they can afford.
4. How do I know who I'm supposed to send my gift to?
- I will give you the details when enrolment for the Secret Santa 2013 project is closed. Once I've got a list of everyone who wants to sign up, I'll shuffle up the names and randomly "hand them out" to another person.
5. What if I don't know what to get?
- Luckily, we all share one very common interest! To make things a bit easier, I'm gonna ask that everyone participating send me a "wishlist" of any length along with the rest of their info. This way, no one should draw a complete blank when coming up with ideas. MtG related prices are gonna be popular, I know that! But it can be something else too! Use your imagination!
6. Do I have to give Magic cards as a gift?
- Of course not! Be creative! That's what makes this fun. The wishlist idea is just something I thought of to make things a bit easier and remember that the bigger the wishlist, the easier you make things for your Secret Santa.
7. Alright, I'm in! How do I sign up?
- First thing's first, post in this thread and let everyone see that you are in! Then send me a PM. In your PM, please include:
Name
Address
A wishlist of any number of Magic related items you may like
- I'll keep an updated list of everyone participating at the bottom of this post. I'll wait about two weeks or so before I close off entry and start handing out names. It is important to start this early so that santas have time to acquire the gifts and send them forward.
8. How soon should I mail out my gift?
- As soon as possible when you get the instructions on who to send. Hopefully in the beginning of December at latest.
9. What do I do after I get my gift?
- One cool thing I've seen done is a gift reveal thread after the exchange. So once you get your gift, take a picture with/of it!
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PARTICIPANTS:
yugular
1. What is secret santa?
- It is a project where each participant gets to be a secret santa and send a christmas present for all the other secret santa's.
2. Why would I want to participate?
- Like the definition said, it's a way to give/receive gifts from people you wouldn't normally have that kind of interaction with. It's always fun to get things in the mail that aren't bills or junk. It's also a lot of fun to send something that isn't a bill payment or similar.
3. Is this expensive?
- No. I would advise everyone to invest between 10-20 USD for the gift, but some gifts like alters and such are hard to put a price tag into, and the price shouldn't be the main focus. This is about giving and receiveng gifts - not about trading commodities worth 10.35 USD to another commodities worth 10.35 USD.
- There will be a real mix of people on this thread, from impoverished students to relatively well paid professionals. Other people may have artistic talents etc. Participants should understand that this is quite different from a trade, and give what they can afford.
4. How do I know who I'm supposed to send my gift to?
- I will give you the details when enrolment for the Secret Santa 2013 project is closed. Once I've got a list of everyone who wants to sign up, I'll shuffle up the names and randomly "hand them out" to another person.
5. What if I don't know what to get?
- Luckily, we all share one very common interest! To make things a bit easier, I'm gonna ask that everyone participating send me a "wishlist" of any length along with the rest of their info. This way, no one should draw a complete blank when coming up with ideas. MtG related prices are gonna be popular, I know that! But it can be something else too! Use your imagination!
6. Do I have to give Magic cards as a gift?
- Of course not! Be creative! That's what makes this fun. The wishlist idea is just something I thought of to make things a bit easier and remember that the bigger the wishlist, the easier you make things for your Secret Santa.
7. Alright, I'm in! How do I sign up?
- First thing's first, post in this thread and let everyone see that you are in! Then send me a PM. In your PM, please include:
Name
Address
A wishlist of any number of Magic related items you may like
- I'll keep an updated list of everyone participating at the bottom of this post. I'll wait about two weeks or so before I close off entry and start handing out names. It is important to start this early so that santas have time to acquire the gifts and send them forward.
8. How soon should I mail out my gift?
- As soon as possible when you get the instructions on who to send. Hopefully in the beginning of December at latest.
9. What do I do after I get my gift?
- One cool thing I've seen done is a gift reveal thread after the exchange. So once you get your gift, take a picture with/of it!
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PARTICIPANTS:
yugular