Cellar Secret Santa

Sundae · 11-18-2007, 03:42 PM

Apologies if this has been brought up before. Something in chat made me think of it and I could find another post.

For those not familiar with the concept:
Everyone wanting to take part submits name and address - can be work address, PO Box address, friend's address, whatever you are happy with if not home address.
The "Secret Santa" draws names from a hat - for example Ducks might get Labrat, labrat might get Monster. In the case of odd numbers either someone else is called in or "Santa" gets generous
Each person is informed by PM of their recipient and spends $5-10 on a suitable/ rude/ useful/ legal present via post.

Now, I am willing to be Santa, but I would rather take part.
It's up to UT of course - he has plenty of info on us and is obviously trustworthy, but also works hard already for us

In offices the sender is usually kept private, but the wrapped present is on display for days, and the gifts are much discussed. Every year, to my distress, the gift I bought and wrapped on behalf of my Manager was always more admired than mine!!!

Anyone up for it?

limey · 11-18-2007, 04:14 PM

Me!

DucksNuts · 11-18-2007, 04:54 PM

Me

Sundae · 11-18-2007, 05:40 PM

wHOOWOOOO"
A few more and we won't be able to guess who thery're from!

Clodfobble · 11-18-2007, 05:52 PM

I'd be up for it. I think we should definitely have to post descriptions and/or photos of the presents when they arrive!

monster · 11-18-2007, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Now, I am willing to be Santa, but I would rather take part.

By Santa, do you mean the one who pulls the numbers, makes the pairings and informs people of their intended? I can do that if you want. I like to be bossy.

I'm not sure why you think it wouldn't work with an odd number of people. I don't see it will be a problem.

Let me know. You gotta remember, though, of we're going intercontinental, mailing dates are early and mailing costs can be huge.

I would be mean old Santa and insist that you -SG- and anyone else on an extremely tight budget think of the mailing cost (which is nearly a pound for just a letter UK-US) when purchasing :p it's all very well keeping the gift cost down to $5-$10, but if you buy a souvenir rock, that shipping's gonna kill you.

jinx · 11-18-2007, 06:24 PM

In.

zippyt · 11-18-2007, 06:38 PM

in

kerosene · 11-18-2007, 07:08 PM

I am up for this.

richlevy · 11-18-2007, 07:21 PM

Count me in.

LJ · 11-18-2007, 07:53 PM

yeah, baby, yeah

Undertoad · 11-18-2007, 09:06 PM

The drawing can be on youtube video to keep things honest.

lookout123 · 11-18-2007, 11:15 PM

i'm in.

Cloud · 11-18-2007, 11:35 PM

overseas gifts can present problems. I've been involved in Internet Secret Santas before, where the poor giftee has to pay duty tax on their gift. Not sure there's even a way around that.

DucksNuts · 11-19-2007, 04:29 AM

Hmm....I've sent a few hundred dollars worth of Xmas gifts to the US every year and never had any problems with import tax.

Down here you have up to $250 before import duty kicks in and most people just declare under that no matter what

11-18-2007, 03:42 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cellar Secret Santa Apologies if this has been brought up before. Something in chat made me think of it and I could find another post. For those not familiar with the concept: Everyone wanting to take part submits name and address - can be work address, PO Box address, friend's address, whatever you are happy with if not home address. The "Secret Santa" draws names from a hat - for example Ducks might get Labrat, labrat might get Monster. In the case of odd numbers either someone else is called in or "Santa" gets generous Each person is informed by PM of their recipient and spends $5-10 on a suitable/ rude/ useful/ legal present via post. Now, I am willing to be Santa, but I would rather take part. It's up to UT of course - he has plenty of info on us and is obviously trustworthy, but also works hard already for us In offices the sender is usually kept private, but the wrapped present is on display for days, and the gifts are much discussed. Every year, to my distress, the gift I bought and wrapped on behalf of my Manager was always more admired than mine!!! Anyone up for it? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-18-2007, 04:14 PM	#2
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Me! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-18-2007, 05:40 PM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	wHOOWOOOO" A few more and we won't be able to guess who thery're from! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-18-2007, 06:24 PM	#7
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	In. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

11-18-2007, 06:38 PM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	in __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-18-2007, 04:54 PM	#3
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Me

11-18-2007, 05:52 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'd be up for it. I think we should definitely have to post descriptions and/or photos of the presents when they arrive!

11-18-2007, 07:08 PM	#9
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I am up for this.

11-18-2007, 07:21 PM	#10
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Count me in. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

11-18-2007, 07:53 PM	#11
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	yeah, baby, yeah

11-18-2007, 09:06 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The drawing can be on youtube video to keep things honest.

11-18-2007, 11:15 PM	#13
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i'm in. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

11-18-2007, 11:35 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	overseas gifts can present problems. I've been involved in Internet Secret Santas before, where the poor giftee has to pay duty tax on their gift. Not sure there's even a way around that. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-19-2007, 04:29 AM	#15
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Hmm....I've sent a few hundred dollars worth of Xmas gifts to the US every year and never had any problems with import tax. Down here you have up to $250 before import duty kicks in and most people just declare under that no matter what

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