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lindyline 11-08-2011 04:12 PM


Originally Posted by Tink's Mom (Post 4653976)
Right back at you, Dreamer!!! I see you are done with being bad and using chocolate in naughty ways...Chocolate needs to be eaten quickly so that you don't get any on your hands....lol

Susie you are wrong. Chocky needs to be savoy red and then shared. Especially with other peoples stash!!

dreamer2009 11-08-2011 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by Tink's Mom (Post 4653976)
Right back at you, Dreamer!!! I see you are done with being bad and using chocolate in naughty ways...Chocolate needs to be eaten quickly so that you don't get any on your hands....lol


Susie........I'm not done being bad yet !!
It's to darn much fun...
:p

dreamer2009 11-08-2011 04:40 PM


Originally Posted by lindyline (Post 4654069)
Susie you are wrong. Chocky needs to be savoy red and then shared. Especially with other peoples stash!!

and away we go into trouble again ...:p

buttons grow 11-08-2011 04:41 PM

sent my package out today.

Tink's Mom 11-09-2011 07:17 AM

Oh well...some kids just live to find trouble...LOL...
I just checked online and it says that my SS package was delivered on the 4th to my lucky lady...

I hope that she checks in with Terri and lets her know that the package was received...

I have a bad headache today, and I'm pretty sure that it is weather related...it is rainy and really yucky...and tomorrow there is a nasty 4 letter word in the forecast.

LindaC 11-09-2011 08:22 AM

My secret santa package is on it's way. It has to cross an ocean and it has some Irish goodies in it.

starshine 11-09-2011 10:28 AM


Originally Posted by LindaC (Post 4656976)
My secret santa package is on it's way. It has to cross an ocean and it has some Irish goodies in it.

Is it me?? That would be awesome!

Tink's mom can you maybe keep that 4 letter weather word heading N E of you, I would rather not see it dip into my world? ;-)

islandwiz1 11-09-2011 10:40 AM

Have a question for the Secret santa package. Which is the best way to mail UPS or post office. I have alot to squish into the package but not alot of money to pay postage. Help please

Yosamitesa 11-09-2011 10:50 AM


Originally Posted by islandwiz1 (Post 4657615)
Have a question for the Secret santa package. Which is the best way to mail UPS or post office. I have alot to squish into the package but not alot of money to pay postage. Help please

If you can get it in a flat rate envelope or box, that might be your cheapest bet...however if not, check the weight. :) I mail with the post office because they are usually cheaper.

Yosamitesa 11-09-2011 10:54 AM

UGH!!! How much longer!!! I want to open my secret santa gift!!! DH put it up high so I can't reach it...I feel like I have had it FOREVER!!! :D

maine ladybug 11-09-2011 12:43 PM


Originally Posted by Yosamitesa (Post 4657657)
UGH!!! How much longer!!! I want to open my secret santa gift!!! DH put it up high so I can't reach it...I feel like I have had it FOREVER!!! :D

Well, tomorrow is the 10th of November, so only one more month until December 11!!!!

KGoodhand 11-09-2011 01:26 PM


Originally Posted by Yosamitesa (Post 4657657)
UGH!!! How much longer!!! I want to open my secret santa gift!!! DH put it up high so I can't reach it...I feel like I have had it FOREVER!!! :D

I feel the same way!!! Hubby just took it out and sent it on the table beside me!!! He asks 'what is in here?!?' I told Secret Santa. Then he just walks away and leaves it there!!!!! I told him I can't open it until Dec11, he just laughs harder!!! He is not being nice right now!!!

Jim's Gem 11-09-2011 02:30 PM

My Secret Santa Gift arrived Last week. It is sitting quietly on the bottom landing of the stairs. I have been sick all week so have not moved it since it came in. I'm afraid that if I pick it up to move it, it will call out my name and I will have to tear it open and rescue whatever is in there.
Have not mailed mine out yet.....

grandme26 11-09-2011 05:11 PM

Still can not find my Secret Santa friends address. Hopefully I don't have to ask for it.
I am so glad no package has arrived here. I don't know how strong I will be this year. I think, at times, I have reverted back to my childhood days. As soon as I find my SS's address I will mail off her package. Just a couple more things I want to do.

mcdaniel023 11-09-2011 06:03 PM

My bff was here today. She picks up my package and says "I would open it." I told her I was a good little girl and follow the rules. She laughed so hard she cried. How rude!!!!

sustraley 11-09-2011 06:15 PM

My SS package was mailed and it says delivered on November 7th. Hope she is a good girl and does not peek. I'm watching!!!

luvTooQuilt 11-09-2011 06:38 PM

*sniff sniff* nothing from my Secret Santa today... :(

sewwhat85 11-09-2011 06:57 PM

i wish i could remember my ss username i should have kept that info

nattoddboyd 11-09-2011 07:04 PM

Ive had my parcel for over a month! Im being very good

SLHughes 11-09-2011 07:04 PM

I mailed my Secret Pal's firmy today. My Secret Pal likes chocolate ... and a certain kind of insect .... The postal said it will take about 6 - 10 business days ...

SLHughes 11-09-2011 07:06 PM


Originally Posted by grandme26 (Post 4658878)
Still can not find my Secret Santa friends address. Hopefully I don't have to ask for it.
I am so glad no package has arrived here. I don't know how strong I will be this year. I think, at times, I have reverted back to my childhood days. As soon as I find my SS's address I will mail off her package. Just a couple more things I want to do.

Grandme26

I had to ask for my Secret Pal's address ... I knew the username and real name but I never wrote the address done ... I just emailed the one that is head of the swap.

SLHughes 11-09-2011 07:16 PM


Originally Posted by SLHughes (Post 4659342)
I mailed my Secret Pal's firmy today. My Secret Pal likes chocolate ... and a certain kind of insect .... The postal said it will take about 6 - 10 business days ...

Opps ... I also forgot to say that they wouldn't let me mail it with Secret Santa on the return address so I had to put my name ... oh well ... however everything is wrapped inside!

CindyLuella 11-09-2011 07:32 PM

still waiting... but I'm being a good, patient girl. Santa will be good to me, I know!

abonda 11-09-2011 08:17 PM

I'm right there with you girl! Sigh!........... I know good things come to those who wait...... I'll bet ours are gonna be goooodd????????????????

skaduzy 11-09-2011 08:23 PM


I will be stopping at the PO tomorrow to mail an important package to my Secret Santa Pal
When your package gets to you, you better not open it until December 11th! Promise? ;)

tlrnhi 11-09-2011 08:27 PM

So far, so good, I hope on packages going out for Secret Santa. Hopefully those that decided to leave the board...don't know exactly who they are, but hope they will send like they promised.
Next week, I will be sending out PMs to those I haven't heard from to see what is going on.

Has a time for chat been discussed? I know December 11 is the day, but we need a time that is good for everyone.

Lynnc 11-09-2011 09:05 PM

I have sent mine and she has received it.
I have not received mine
Lynnc




Originally Posted by tlrnhi (Post 4214582)
I NEED EVERYONE TO E-MAIL ME THEIR PERSON THAT THEY ARE SENDING TO AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE SENT/REC'D YOUR PACKAGE. I HAVE A SMALL GLITCH IN MY SYSTEM AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL IS WELL.
THANKS



IF YOU MISTAKENLY OPEN YOUR PACKAGE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT CONTACT YOUR PERSON. JUST SIT BACK AND WAIT UNTIL REVEAL DAY AND THANK THE PERSON THAT SENT TO YOU.
A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MISTAKENLY OPENED AND CONTACTED THEIR PERSON TO THANK THEM. FEELINGS ARE GETTING HURT WITH PEOPLE ASKING ME "I THOUGHT THIS WAS TO BE SECRET". PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF OTHERS.

ALSO....CHAT AMONGST YOURSELFS WITH A DATE FOR OPENING IN DECEMBER. DO THIS ON THE THREAD. THERE HAS TO BE A DATE THAT MOST CAN AGREE ON.

THANKS....



ALL NAMES ARE OUT!
If you haven't recieved your person yet, PLEASE let me know ASAP!!

If you need help with finding out what your person is wanting, just PM me and I'll ask your person for you.

Make sure you put a return address on your package. Instead of using your real name, you can put SANTA as your name. The post office frowns on using the same addy for sending and recieving or no return addy at all. We would hate for a package to be non deliverable and not make it back to the sender so it could be sent out again.

If you have any other questions, PLEASE ASK!



Please PM me when you send/receive your package

Remember to put a card in your package to make sure the receiver knows who it is from.

When sending internationally...PLEASE, DO NOT MAKE THE AMOUNT MORE THAN $20. DO NOT INSURE IT OR PUT A DELIVERY CONFIRMATION ON IT!! THIS IS ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL SENDERS!!!

If you are sending just to a US address, you must have a Delivery Confirmation attached. This was stated in the rules that you read and said you would comply with by signing up. If there is a problem with having a Delivery Confirmation, PLEASE let me know the reason why and it will be decided as to whether or not I, MYSELF, will let you off the hook with having it or asking you to bow out.


Those that have an address OUTSIDE of the US, you should have gotten a PM stating your person to send to. If you haven't...PLEASE PM ME IMMEDIATELY!!!

October is approaching fast and it's time for Secret Santa, once again. I'm a few days early getting this out, but I won't be around this weekend, so am posting now so everyone can get a jump on things.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.....READ THE RULES!!
I'M GETTING SOOOO MANY PM'S IN WITH PEOPLE SAYING THEY WANT TO SIGN UP, BUT DON'T GIVE ME THEIR INFO OR ASK WHAT INFO I NEED. APPARENTLY, IF THESE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED, RULES ARE NOT BEING READ.

First...a bit of unpleasantness....THE RULES....

1. Mail deadline is November 21st. 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 where the sender said they sent the package, but the package was never recieved. 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.

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.

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.

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 wish to participate, send me a PM with you name, address (mailing), so I can send you the information.
I will be PMing the information to you.
If you have a preference in colors, designs for your fat quarters, also, if you collect anything or maybe if you are looking for something small that you wouldn't buy for yourself, maybe your Secret Santa might get it for you.
Also, include whether or not you can or are willing to ship internationally.
By doing so, DOES NOT mean you will have an international partner.

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.

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

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.


magnolia 11-09-2011 09:26 PM

Good to see that for those that have received their gifts that they haven't opened them yet. I sure hope those who have left fulfill their commitments.

maine ladybug 11-09-2011 09:40 PM

Do you need us to let you know again, even if we already did once? I'm wondering because it says above:
I NEED EVERYONE TO E-MAIL ME THEIR PERSON THAT THEY ARE SENDING TO AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE SENT/REC'D YOUR PACKAGE. I HAVE A SMALL GLITCH IN MY SYSTEM AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL IS WELL.
THANKS

wanda lou 11-09-2011 11:41 PM

I received a nice big box today that clearly says Secret Santa...
Thank you Secret Santa In WA state I promise not to peek.

lindyline 11-10-2011 12:00 AM


Originally Posted by wanda lou (Post 4659902)
I received a nice big box today that clearly says Secret Santa...
Thank you Secret Santa In WA state I promise not to peek.


Awwww cooommmeee onnnnnn.........

where's the fun in this???

dconroy84 11-10-2011 02:39 AM

Hi,
I'm trying to get caught up on all the posts its slow but fun and funny. My birthday is December 7th. Still working on my SS package I hope my Pal will like what I send.

Donna C.

Judith1005 11-10-2011 05:26 AM

I'm still on fence, waiting. But, I just sent out my Secret Santa gift. So, maybe my Secret Santa is finishing up or waititng to send it. Which is not a bad thing. It takes a lot of "self controi " control not to peaky at a christmas gift this early. (LOL) l would not Peak!! Well, maybe, where's that box cutter.?! (nope, nope nope) no box yet, no peaky. Really Santa, I have been good. (LOL)

great aunt jacqui 11-10-2011 06:17 AM

When mine comes I will have to hide it.....but am old enough to forget where I put it. lol

Originally Posted by nattoddboyd (Post 4659340)
Ive had my parcel for over a month! Im being very good


nellie 11-10-2011 09:16 AM

i think im lost here please someone help me get back on board with new board

JenGaile 11-10-2011 09:20 AM


Originally Posted by dconroy84 (Post 4659992)
Hi,
I'm trying to get caught up on all the posts its slow but fun and funny. My birthday is December 7th. Still working on my SS package I hope my Pal will like what I send.

Donna C.

We share a birthday! Happy Birthday. I am still working on my gift too and plan to have it in the mail Monday.

Tulip 11-10-2011 10:47 AM

:oMailed out my SS package today, *** Over the river and through the woods.......
Should be arriving on Saturday according to Jen at the PO!
:D:D

Tulip 11-10-2011 10:50 AM


Originally Posted by nellie (Post 4661578)
i think im lost here please someone help me get back on board with new board

Nellie, this is the Secret Santa board, is this the right place? At the top left of this screen is "Home", that will show you the main sections of the board. Good luck!

Moedeenie 11-10-2011 12:20 PM

My Secret Santa Package (from Sun City, AZ) just arrived....I want to open it up soooooooooo bad!!! But I will be good and wait along with everyone else until December 11th. It sure feels good!!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!

I have my package ready to mail...since I have received mine, I think it's time to get my Secret Santa package in the mail.

Thanks to my Secret Santa partner in Sun City, AZ!

wuv2quilt 11-10-2011 12:31 PM

I just got a package!!! :D I will be very good and have my DH to hide it from me. Thank You Crafty Grammie in WV:thumbup:

I will try really, really hard to wait till the 11th :shock: OOOOOOO, that's still a month away.....boo-hoo


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