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11-23-2008, 11:56 PM
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secret santa
Has anyone ever proposed a tpunk Secret Santa event? I know these are usually somewhat lame, but I thought it could be cool for us because there's always the option to send something local to wherever you live. Some sand from a beach in Manly and a jar of Vegemite...or whatever you can think of from where you live!
Here's how it might work:
What the heck is Secret Santa?
For anyone who doesn't know, secret santa is where a group of people submit their names and addresses and are randomly paired up. If you participate you'll get sent another tpunker's info, and you mail them an anonymous present! The identity of who sent the gift is supposed to remain a secret, although if you receive a Celine Dion mix tape or a roll of det cord you can surely try to guess who your Santa was based on that. We can decide to reveal the Santa's identities at some point down the line as well if people want to.
I'd love to participate but I'd have to cancel my trip to Bhutan and I've been saving for this trip for 6 years!
This isn't meant to be expensive. The maximum cost, before shipping, should be around $15-20. But that's a maximum...if you can think of something fun for less go for it!
I'm not sure I can afford to send a granite replica of the Rosetta Stone overseas, what do I do?
If you want to play, you can choose whether you're willing to ship internationally or not and get paired up based on that preference.
I don't know what to get most of the people here...
No problem! Everyone from the oldest members to people who have just joined shouldn't hesitate to participate. For newer members this would be a great way to get to know people in our community. We can help you learn about your recipient, or you can just send them something unique to yourself or where you're from. Knowing our members, there will be some creative and weird gifts.
I've been to a tpunk meetup, there's no way I'm letting the likes of you have my address!
Wow, harsh. But if you want to participate you'll have to let me and 1 other random tpunk know your address. If there's anyone specific you'd rather not share your info with that's no problem and I'll keep your request between us.
But Brett, if you get everyone's address then how will you get a secret present?
I guess I wont, I'm taking one for the team. But my address is on facebook if anyone feels sorry for me
It's pretty much December now, is there time for this?
Not really, but I figure we can just try to mail things by the end of December and report in on out loot in January when it starts to arrive.
Sounds awesome, how do I sign up?
Post here if you're interested for now...if we get enough people, maybe 10ish at least, then I'll have you PM me your addresses.
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11-24-2008, 12:14 AM
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Sounds like a great idea!!
I'll be keen if we get enough people...
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11-24-2008, 12:47 AM
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Put me down as a definite maybe. I can't believe you went through all that effort righting a FAQ. I'm impressed.
Also it would be heaps cheaper to just smear some vegemite on a postcard rather than post a whole jar.
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11-24-2008, 04:10 AM
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I like the idea a lot! Count me in.
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11-24-2008, 04:59 AM
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I'm down!
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11-24-2008, 06:47 AM
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I'm so up for this!!!
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11-24-2008, 07:03 AM
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yes I'm in!
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11-24-2008, 08:49 AM
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sounds fun! I'll do it :D
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11-24-2008, 09:26 AM
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and afterward maybe we can do pictures of each person with their secret santa item!
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11-24-2008, 09:29 AM
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I'm in.
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11-24-2008, 11:02 AM
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Such a good idea! I can't participate though, since I won't know what addy i'll be at during xmas.
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11-24-2008, 02:28 PM
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Im in as well!!
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11-24-2008, 09:05 PM
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Sounds like we've got enough people already, I'm sure a few more will get on board as well. Go ahead and PM me your full name and address and whether you're ok with shipping to another country.
I'm thinking of letting people reply until December 5th, then sending everyone's match out by the end of the weekend. That'll leave about 3 weeks till Christmas but people should probably allow until mid-January to account for the short notice and shipping and everything else. Sound good?
Just make sure you follow through if you PM me! Or you'll ruin some poor tpunk's holidays
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11-24-2008, 10:43 PM
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Im so in!!
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11-25-2008, 01:29 AM
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I think we should make the limit more like 10 bucks though. 20 is a little steep, especially the way the AUD is performing.
But I'm cool either way.
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11-25-2008, 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Diorama
Such a good idea! I can't participate though, since I won't know what addy i'll be at during xmas.
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As long as you have somewhere someone can mail you something of little monetary value (old roommate, family) you should try to do it!
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11-25-2008, 05:47 AM
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We were thinking of doing something similar with the local CouchSurfing group. We were going to keep it under $5 or give something hand made. Especially with shipping costs, I think the price should be lower ($5-$10). I'm in.
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11-25-2008, 07:25 AM
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It's just a max limit, I think people should feel free to spend $5 or whatever they think makes sense. It's just for fun after all
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11-26-2008, 08:42 AM
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I'm so excited, and VERY impatient!! I want to find out who I have and start buying their gift NOW! I love buying people presents!
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11-26-2008, 12:28 PM
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Me too!! I however havn't been bothered to get my families pressies :S
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NZ or OZ Travel
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