Secret Santa Swap (US Only)

International version here: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/5174

Canada Only version here: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/5173

Oohh... thank you! This sounds like fun! I just hope whatever I pick up ahead of time works with the partner's profile.

hmm this is neat! but im new to this place that sucks i would love to join the secret santa! i love those

Yes, I'm a senior who has never been involved in a Secret Santa swap. Are there any specific details that I should be aware of? Discussion please? Thanks. Joan

Wow. I can't believe that 100 of you all want to play Secret Santa!! Just as a reminder, there is still plenty of time for people to bring up their ratings in order to play. I won't do any bans until the time comes to assign partners - but if you feel you have extenuating circumstances, please contact me with your concerns starting Nov 10. Thanks!

Awww, come on, info please. Is there any more involved than giving a gift but not telling the receipent who sent it? If I need to know more, won't someone please save me some embarrassment??? Joan

Grandma, you've pretty much got the idea! You can tell the recipient who you are, but not prior to sending the gift.

Sorry Grandma Roro!

Secret Santa is a game that is often played in office workplaces, and is frequently played over a week's time. In my office we give very small/inexpensive presents the first four days of the week, and then the "real" gift is presented at a potluck lunch on Friday. Different groups will surely have different variations on the theme.

Since our game will be played through the mail, it's not really practical to send multiple packages. However, you could get into the week-long spirit by anonymously sending e-cards, links to online craft patterns in your partner's favorite crafty theme, a greeting card a few days in advance of your package, etc. None of these suggestions are required for the swap; they are merely suggestions to help you and your partner have a little extra fun with the theme.

Thanks for asking your question! I'm going to update the swap with the optional ideas I've outlined above.

We do a secret santa at work and I really enjoy it. Would love to do it on here.

Is there a ratings minimum for this swap?

i am so sad, i just learned about swapbot from a yahoo group i am on. i love secret santa! wish i could play. mayber next year!

Hello all you fellow Christmas lovers! I just wanted to let everyone know about about my Holiday themed photography swap. Come check it out at:
http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/8391 Thanks! Joanne

Just wanted to warn you that if you are sending to or receiving from ueris, she's bailed out of my last two swaps and left her partners with NOTHING (be she's received).

This swap has gotten to be larger than I ever imagined - which is nice and not nice. :)

If you would like to help me with managing the questionable swappers, please post a link to the thread right here in the comments. Some people have been sending their heads-up to me in PMs. While I appreciate this, managing the PMs on this system leaves a bit to be desired. It would be easier for me to have them all here on the comments to the swap.

Please rest assured that I want this to be a good experience for everyone, and anyone with a rating below around 4.5 will be automatically excluded. It some of the people who have just begun to decline, or hopped over from other sites that are more difficult for me to identify.

Thanks for your help!

Hi there! bellasong and Nancy both have 1.0 and all no sends. They haven't logged on in weeks also.

Grandmaroro, what I do in these online Secret Santa things is to research my partner. If they've got a link to a website or a blog in their profile, I check there. For people who don't have much in their profile, I try doing searches, such as on Google, on their name. You can usually find out enough about someone to come up with a decent gift idea.

If you want to have a little extra fun, go to one of the sites that has e-cards and send your partner something fun. There are a lot of places where you can sign up for an anonymous email account and you can email that way.

i am new. Am i allowed to join? Phyllis

I hope we get partners today so I can shop this weekend...I'll be leaving town, and my computer tomorrow morning until Monday!!

Shipping out tomorrow. I'm sending nice and early since I'm still waiting for my halloween swap to arrive from October. Ha!

In the mail today! :)

sent to suzapalooza. It's coming from NY so you should see it in a few days...

~ yarnpie ~ I send you a thousand 'thank yous' for my awesome goodies! :) It's perfect!

In the spirit of Secret Santa, I'm not looking to see who my sender is yet, but wanted to say thanks. I've had a day, and when I got home and checked the mail there was an envelope from my Secret Santa. It said "Look for More, Have a great week!" on the envelope, so I went ahead and opened it, finding a card and a gorgeous silver snowflake ornament. Thanks! You made my day!

I tried to hold out until closer to Christmas, but I just couldn't. Here is a picture of what I got from Wendy.

Thank you, Wendy, it was great!

Aaaak, stupid post wouldn't put in the link. You can see my stuff at yarnyarns.blogspot.com

suzapalooza: could you email me to let me know your secret santa package arrived to you. I mailed it out 7 days ago.

I loved what I got, let's have secret santa every month LOL

I'm with you, thefinderofthings, Secret Santa, 7 days of goodies, 25 days to christmas, all fun swaps to give and receive - thanks to all the terrific swapbotters out there! Thanks again to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!