Secret santa 2012-Sign-ups closed-HELP ME!!!!! 10/27/2012
 

***UPDATE***

REMEMBER.....LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU SEND YOUR PACKAGE AND WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT!! I NEED TO KNOW!! I ALSO NEED THE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION NUMBER ATTACHED TO IT!!!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.......MAKE SURE YOU PUT SECRET SANTA ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR BOX!!!! DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, PEOPLE ARE ORDERING EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND SINCE THEY COULD BE ORDERING FROM PRIVATE PEOPLE, THEY CAN MISTAKENLY OPEN THE SECRET SANTA BOX!! WE DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN!!!




PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.....READ THE RULES!!

The deadline to sign up is September 29. You will receive the information for your person by PM by October 1.

First...a bit of unpleasantness....

THE RULES....

1. Mail deadline is November 14th. That is a HARD deadline. No mailing AFTER this time. Since you have almost 2 months, there should be NO excuse for mailing late, unless you are incapacitated or 6 feet under.

2. ALL packages MUST have a DELIVERY CONFIRMATION when sent. Last year there were too many packages that were sent late and a few that were not received. With a Delivery Confirmation, the package can be somewhat tracked when received. If the receiver HAS NOT received their package from you and you said you sent it, you will be required to PROVE your sending with a copy of the mail receipt showing such. The mail receipt will show that you paid for the Delivery Confirmation, along with the zip code that the package was shipped to. So, DO NOT toss the receipt or the Deliveryy Confirmation slip away UNTIL YOU HEAR THAT YOUR PERSON HAS RECEIVED THEIR PACKAGE!

3. IF you cannot adhere to the rules and/or you recieve a package, but do not send one, YOU WILL be banned from ANY further swap(s) I run AND I will also let other swappers know of your action in this swap. I will also post negative feedback for you and will encourage the person with whom you were to send to, to do the same.
Last year we had too many "angels" step forward and send to people who did not receive from their Secret Santa due to people NOT sending.

4. By signing up, means that you have read the rules and that you WILL adhere to them.

5. DO NOT OPEN the package if you are unsure if it's from your Secret Santa. If you aren't sure, just send me a PM and ask me. I can tell you if it's your SS by the address.
For those that will use another address (mom's, sister's, aunt's, etc), if you put maybe some stickers or even write Secret Santa on the package, that would help also.

6. If you are sending overseas, you will be required to attach a Customs Form to the package. It sucks to have to do this, but it's required. DO NOT make the total of the amount on the Customs Form MORE than $20. Even if the package is worth $1000, DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT make the amount for more than $20. If you do, the receiver will have to pay Customs/VAT taxes on the package and we don't want that to happen.
When you fill out the form, you can put ..
Candy---$1.00
Fabric---$5.00
Cup---$10.00
Total--$20.00
This is just an example.

I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but there have been too many hurt feelings lately in swaps and people NEED to be held accountable for their actions.

Remember, put a card in the package so the receiver knows who the sender is. If you accidentally forget to put the card in once your package is sent, just send the card separately with the same return addy you put on the package.

Now, that the "ugly" is over....

As in the past years, you will send 4 Fat Quarters and a gift(s) NOT to exceed $20. I know some in the past have sent MUCH more than the $20 limit and that cannot be helped. Some people are just a bit more generous than others. That is nothing to get mad about and nothing I can control. Some people are more generous than others. If you send home made baked good, those DO NOT count towards the $20 limit.

If you wish to participate, send me a PM with the following

Board Name:
Name:
Address:



Likes/Wants:



Dislikes/Allergies:




Will you send international?
Canada
Overseas (Europe, South America, Australia, Japan)


Do you have pets?


Do you mind sending/receiving from a smoker?

When addressing your package, put as an example

Santa, Santa's Elf, Jolly Man (just an example of what you can use)
123 Main Street
Any Town, AR 12345
(the address will be YOUR address)

Don't forget....if you have something that can be repurposed, that would be great too!

This exchange is open to ANYONE. Those that are international, will get their information earlier to allow for extra time for packages to arrive to their destination.



There will be a chat session, so everyone can come and we can open our gifts together. That date will be determined at a later time.

Remember, this is SECRET. You won't know who is sending to you and the person you are sending to, won't know it's you until reveal day in chat.

If you have ANY questions, please don't hesitate to PM me and ask.

Let's have a great time with this.

I do need to add that those who are not in the US or that have names for outside the US, will have to mail early due to the time that it takes to get from one country to another, especially from the US to Canada. Seems it can take up to 4 weeks to get a package to Canada. Those sending to Canada OR overseas DO NOT need a Delivery Confirmation. Just holding the receipt for proof of mailing will suffice.

***If you have ANY questions, please DO NOT hesitate to ask me. Just send me a PM and I will get back to you as soon as possible. You can also ask Sharon b, she's my little helper.

All signed up.
Now I can't wait to get my name and work on his or her package.

YEAH!!! Was stalking this forum for the sign ups!! This is my first year and I am SO excited to be joining..Already been shopping!! Thanks so much for doing this!!

I'm In,
Hazel B is also in...she doesn't do computers so I do it for her....

We started today planning and scheming and gathering goodies :D

This is so much fun... I've do it now for 4 years :D... Terri you do an awesome job in keeping everyone happy and going in the right direction.

I am in too, just signed up, this sounds like a lot of fun.

I read the rules and agree to them.

Sent the info in the pm.

Thank you.

I PM to you Terri

I sent a pm. Hope I did it correctly. I am excited to be doing this for the first time, Thank you again for doing this. Is there a way we can find out for sure that our name is on the list? BrendaK

I'm in again this year. Looking forward to all the fun.

Can't wait to get started on my putting a package together! Guess I better go sign up!!

Can't get through with PM, I'll have to try later.

I PM'd you Terri. I'm excited too to be part of this group. Already, we show overseas and the North Pole - she's close to dear ole Santa, right? Should be fun for everyone.

I tried, it won't let me PM you right now.

TERI, you need to clear your PM box, I cannot send you my info to sign up. Thx!

Teri I tried to pm you and your box is full. I will be trying later

Having same problem needs to clear box!!!!

I guess lots are signing up.

I got a message that your mail box was full and to try again later.

I am off now and will try tonight.

Hi, remember me; you said you would let me know when to sign up! Your box is full;; let me know something please. I am not on this computer every day-

I am wanting to sign up too teri.. Box is too full to pm right now.

I'm in for the third year....such a fun swap!!

Good morning...good thing I'm an early riser...got my PM off to Teri bright & early this morn.......

Can't wait until we hear the news ....to whom we will be playing Santa.......Secret for awhile..........

I also PM'd to sign up, box is full, will try later.

Me too - must be lots signing up :)

Her box is full..will have to try later..:(

Can't PM you...box is full.

I'm in. I think my PM went thru, but I may be "Special"! :o

just tired, will try later. still full. But I want in on all the fun!!!!

Signing up now !!!

TERRI!!! Your box is full!!! Can't send you a PM until you empty it!

LOL...I can't wait to get signed up again. I LOVE doing this. My lady last year couldn't believe how well I "pegged" her with her likes. :)

Still getting this message when I try to send you a PM. Must be really popular this year!

Working on the PM now.

I will sign up but guess I will wait until tomorrow and hopefully Terri has had time to clean out her box. She is sooooooo popular.

I'm in too. I will try to PM later, since I see your box is full. Ahem!!!!!:(

Same here you're box is full so will try again later or tomorrow.

I sent mine in last night and am looking forward to this swap. I think it will be a BLAST. I put lots of information on my survey.

This is my first year and cant wait to get started. Just need to know. If we have a stash box for swaps like so many here do, does that count as part of the $20 limit or is considered a bonus as it is in all the other swaps. Just wondering cuz boy do I have a stash box of all kinds of goodies. Even the cellar has goodies in it waiting to find a good home.

Considered a BONUS...the $20 is the money you actually have to spend NOT including the postage.

I am joining in also. Still can't send message but will try again later. This is my first ever swap. So eager to do it. Can't wait to get started shopping!

Will try again tomorrow as your box is full but I definitely want in!