ETS Secret Santa

[Sarah K]

The deadline to sign up for ETS Secret Santa is Sunday, November 30th.
Names will be drawn on Monday, December 1st.

Please sign up here: http://www.elfster.com/exchange/view/12602871/962ed4/

*Remember to include your address on your profile when you sign up
*If international shipping would cause you to not participate, please send me a PM


Be patient, as this is my first time using elfster!

[ophelia_]

I would be so, so keen!

[Leviathant]

I would recommend http://www.elfster.com/ as an organizational tool if you'd like to do a winter holiday gift exchange.

[Big Fat Matt]

As long as we are keeping it reasonable (like, under 30 bux) then I am super game.

[ophelia_]

Oh yeah, it would definitely be reasonable. Sarah and I were talking about the Reddit Secret Santa exchange and she had the brilliant idea of an ETS one. The Reddit exchange works off a $20 gift, and I think that is probably a better gift budget (of course you can spend more or less depending on your circumstances) but it's always the thought that counts with these kinda things.

@Leviathant awesome! I was wondering how we could organize this if we did get enough interest. Has ETS ever done something like this before? And if so, did it work out well?

[somethingelse]

I'm down for gift rick rolling

[millionmilesaway]

Ive been part of past ETS exchanges, they usually go pretty well so I'm in! one thing to consider is international shipping, should it be broken up regionally to keep shipping hassles down?

[Sarah K]

Good question... The only ones I've done, we had almost everyone in NA, and one dude in Spain.

Any suggestions?

[icklekitty]

@Leviathant awesome! I was wondering how we could organize this if we did get enough interest. Has ETS ever done something like this before? And if so, did it work out well?

We did ETS mixtape exchanges for a while and they generally worked out very well. It takes some work to match, track, and chase without the tool Levi suggests.

[Charmingly Miserable]

**** I'm game. *****

[ophelia_]

I pretty much always have to do international shipping when it comes to online exchanges - I generally just buy stuff online (free or cheap international shipping) and ask them to mark it as a gift so that there's no receipts, etc.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I'm super on-board for this. Fucking love Christmas time!

[NotoriousTIMP]

count me in!

[tony.parente]

I'm absolutely in. (srs)

Butt plugs for everyone.

[Sarah K]

http://www.elfster.com/exchange/view/12602871/962ed4/

I have the deadline set to November 30th for signups. I'll then set up the draw on December 1st.

SIGN UP

Edit: I just made one. I'm unsure how to deal with the shipping to other countries deal. There aren't enough people in other countries to set up specific ones. :/ I think it might just be a "deal with it" thing. Or, if shipping internationally would actually be a burden, let me know once we do the draw, and I can try to swap people, etc. Unless someone else can think of something that will work better!

[aggroculture]

Can someone give me the TL;DR version of how this works? I am potentially interested: do we have to buy stuff, or can we give away "used" things? (for example I have a ton of books I would like to...find new homes for). Cheers.

[Sarah K]

When I do this on another board, it's up to each person.

Some people give nice gifts. Some people give jokey gifts. Some people make handmade stuff. Some people have throw in random funny stuff from their house. I really think it's a case of "the thought that counts". I mean, with a low dollar limit, the need to be creative kicks in.

Also, I found an option that can exclude a person from "drawing" another one. So, if anyone believes that international shipping would be a big deal, and it would cause you to not participate, just let me know.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Do I need to join/sign up on Elfster or is that thing optional?

[elevenism]

I wish i could be in on this...i just don't make my own money right now.
But things like this remind me of how wonderful this community is.
Thanks for creating and maintaining it, @Leviathant .

And thanks to everyone for being part of it!

[Sarah K]

You need to signup on there, as that is how we will draw names.

I've never used the site before, and I've always just put everyone's name on paper and drawn them out that way. But then I know who has me and stuff... So I think this site is worth giving a try!

[Leviathant]

We've been using Elfster at work for secret santa stuff for something like the last five years. It's pretty straightforward and easy to use... enough that we've kept at it for that many years anyway!

[icklekitty]

Can the first post be updated (going forward) with the link, deadlines, instructions etc? It might get lost otherwise.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Yeah, and sticky it as well for the time being???

[Leviathant]

Yeah, and sticky it as well for the time being???

Consider it stuck!

[Charmingly Miserable]

Butt plugs for everyone.

Break me gently. I want some beads.

[ophelia_]

Just signed up

[Charmingly Miserable]

Needless to say, I signed up to.

[Sarah K]

Needless to say, I signed up to.

Are you sure? You aren't showing up on my list.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Really? I did yesterday. I'll check again

[Sarah K]

Yep. Just me, screwdriver, and Tess.

If you send me your email address, I can directly invite you.