Secret Santa 2014 (the saga continues) Update 12/27/2014 (post your gift pix lazy bastards)

[controlthebleeding]

12/27 - all you people who received your gifts, please follow through and thank your ss and show off you gift. please. everyone's getting called out on the 1st no matter what..so don't be a shitty person and just disregard it. thanks

 

12/5 -everythings been sent as of late, unless others are sending more packages other than the initial one. if you have any questions feel free to PM me. please everyone, post the pics of your gifts. 

 

11/15 - Guys, i have a 1/3 of you that haven't contacted me regarding late shipment.. GET A HOLD OF ME ASAP. if i don't hear from you by the day after thanksgiving, i'll assume you just decided to flake out and i have time to make other arrangements. SO please contact me. i don't want a repeat of the 1st year i did this and people didn't communicate and just bailed

 

10/13/2014 - Post your little Info tidbit in the thread ya'll. Without that, don't be displeased with your gift if you get something that you don't like.

10/8/2014 - Everyone has received their secret santa info. Now is the time to state your case and post your little bio/status/etc etc to give your secret santa a more defined idea of what to get you. good luck and merry christmas fuckers. let's try to get our gifts out on time this year..

Ok people. This year, we're doing this just as early (due to everyone's procrastination over the years). don't bitch because anyone who's done this know a lot of us send last minute, this might help the matter a bit.

New rule (which is now a reinstated old rule): POST A FUCKING TRADELIST!!!!! it really helps those who are buying records for people to not send off duplicates. It also keeps from me getting copious amounts of people asking questions. Don't have one. make one before signing up. Anyone not posting a tradelist gets some adam and eve catalogs, along with other adult periodicals (maybe novelties (new and used)), sent to their house.



ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ASKED OF YOUi
I hate having to ask numerous times for pieces of info on 3 separate occasions just to get all your info. so please do this. this year, it'll be filll in the blank sign up sheet, if you miss something that isn't optional, and i don't get it, your'e name won't be on the list and it's up to you to figure that out and get me the proper info that you missed via PM. Please understand i'm here to help, but i'm not here to coddle you.

Newbies: You need to send by November 1st. so your package arrives before the date everyone else needs to send.

and now the rules:
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VC Secret Santa 2014 Rules

Your Moderator will be Mike D. (controlthebleeding)
1. Everyone interested in participating must sign up via link:
• Full Name
• Address (please place on one line only and not on three.)
• Avatar name and original name registered under (your login name when logging into the board, this issue comes up every year because people switch names a lot and often, myself included, started my account with a different name…and when trying to track somebody down it can be impossible to find them)
• (if you participated last year) the person you had last time, if you remember (to give you somebody new to buy for!).
• The link to your trade list. (if it's a google spreadsheet, please make shareable)
• Size of shirt just in case they have clothing in mind
• If you’re willing to ship overseas/US to Canada, etc…(this will probably drastically increase your monetary involvement, no skimping on the gift value if you spending most of the agreed amount on postage, only agree to do this is you can afford to do it.)
Send this info by the end of the day (wherever you are) Sept 28, 2013. This will be the cut off date unless we have an odd person and from there we’ll accept requests to take the missing spot.
• Wait for confirmation (there will be a list underneath the rules and will be corrected daily)

below is the preferred format i would ask of you all as it's going into a excel sheet:

Name: Efrain Jordaci

Address: 2495 rockford lane, fleetwood mac, fl 95857 USA

Avatar/screen name/og screen name: riffrafff2 (aka slimeball 2)

tradelist: googleblahblahblah393848i$@@@@@

shirt size: L

Yes, i'm willing/No i'm not up to sending overseas

2. Buy a gift for the person you get spending no less than $20 and no more than ????. THere isn't a cap for gifts. These gifts can be vinyl, music related or just rad things you think they’ll like. It can be a few small things or one big thing, whatever. Don't send anything gross or crude (NO PORN, unless you know the person loves porn). If you don't know what your person likes, look up some of their posts and use what you've learned about them from this board as a guide. If you have questions ask around, or we'll ask for you. If you want to participate, you probably need to have a trade list; post the link in your signature so that your Secret Santa can get ideas of what to buy and what not to buy for you.

4. Pack up and send out your gift no later than November 12th. Unless you specify that you’ll agree to send packages to other countries, we’ll try to keep people to mailing within their own country, as easy cheap delivery confirmations don’t work for the USPS’s international Mail…but there are more deluxe forms of tracking, but all of them raise the price considerably for international mail. Pick the type of shipping most appropriate or affordable(in the US please remember media mail can ONLY be used for audio recorded material, books, video recordings on whatever format, ie: this is media, breaking this rule could cause your box, should it be inspected to be deemed mail fraud and not delivered, and if you’re lucky returned to sender, but most likely will be thrown away!). This is assuming that all people outside the US will use their countries equivalent delivery confirmation tracking information.
• And this is very important: ALL PACKAGES ARE TO BE SENT WITH SOME SORT OF CONFIRMATION OR TRACKING.
Send the tracking information to your Secret Santa Moderator once your package has been sent (that means you Juan and everyone else that doesn't follow rules), so we have a idea of who is sending what and when, also save your receipts just in case!!!! Everyone please use my address as the return address. Please be sure to put VC Secret Santa, ATT: Mike D., 2310 Sweet Clover Dr., Austin, TX 78745.

5. This year is same as last year. This year please include 1 or several (you choose) cd mixes with music you think said person might like. Hell send them music they might not have even heard. You never know. they might be turned on to something totally new they never even thought of listening to. Also include with the gift a piece of paper with three hints about who you are. It can be anything you want, your hometown, your favorite band, something anyone familiar with the board could figure out. Or, be vague…this is part of the fun!

6. When you receive your gift:
• post what you got in this the main thread and guess who sent it to you.
• PM your Secret Santa Moderator that you received your gift so we can mark you off our list.
This is a must. I don't want to have to be PMing people daily to see if they received their gifts. Once its been noted, please, please say THANK YOU. There's nothing more thoughtless than not at least giving a “thank you.” It's rude to say the least!

7. If you don't receive your gift by December 7th, PM your moderator (me) AND post in the main thread (do not create a new thread) This means there has been a full month of allotted shipping time. We'll find a way to punish that person. If it arrives after that, we'll forgive them.

8. If you don't like what you got, feel free to swap with someone else, re-gift or sell the item. Please don't complain even if you didnt like the gift. it's the thought that counts. right?

9. On Jan. 1 (or shortly thereafter) we will reveal who everyone's Secret Santa was.

10. All new Boardies. Rather than completely disqualify you from participating, we need you to go through a few extra hoops in order to participate. All new board members (aka if you have less than 1000 posts, less than a year old, or have never participated in Secret Santa) are required, after all initial info is entered, to send first. and have a shipping date a little over a week shorter (NOV 1) than regular members. This is for good reason. We ask this so there's a less likely chance of anyone getting ripped off. Secondly, we ask this so your package arrives in a timely manner because once your package as been confirmed upon arrival (again, please send with confirm so we can track it) by your recipient, we will then allow your Secret Santa to send your gift. Hope you understand.
*= not including those who deleted their accounts and re-joined, were part of last years Secret Santa gift exchange, or are longtime members but don't post often (again, we know who you are).

**Note to any future Secret Santa’s from overseas. We must have 3 of Secret Santas across the pond or in your area. Or have people willing to send overseas. Please remember to note that in your initial email/PM so we put people together in this instance. Be aware you might not be able to join. Last year someone had to spend $50 just to send said gifts, so please understand if we can't include you in the festivities. Our apologies.

***I also ask, once this starts rolling to have everyone hide who their recipient is until after everyone has received their gifts and figured out their Secret Santa or till we announce the list... it makes it more confusing and fun

This list of rules is not set in stone, feel free to make more suggestions and we'll alter it accordingly. This can be really fun if everyone holds up their end of the bargain.

Thanks everyone.

Mike D.

Here is the Link:

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Confirmed:

tokimedo

jtcohenour[/size]

onlettingjoe

Woe Division

marc32137

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themeconspiracy

ajhall04

Notorious P.O.U.T

koljou

hudsoncomplex

TinaDaZombieRomancer

danionly

Chino

parkinglot

jacobraccuia

Noalarmplanet

David The Gnome

thejesseb

tellallyourfriends

TimesTwo

KeepDoubting

smailtronic

thefavoriteplay

cesar11

BillyA

Mean 3arls

roadmonkey

almightyseancore

youinreverse

Batman

Diabretic

ozfacter

Kevin !

Zephyrson Frowell

daftyler

nancy_raygun

dkrtz

Brock N Roll

LooseyMoosey

Seangj

A.K. Aych

museummouth

brevity38

ronniegwilliams

DakotyTSI

yocaseycasey

gentlemanjerseydave

daegor

Violentsharks87

zpushor

Ianrees

jr1203

JessRD

Thomasj182

BigSeth

Enjoytheriderecords

gkersey

-tess.

Will from West Philly

futurekills

elcowboyrojo

Brüsker Dü

[tokimedo]

signed up! 

[jtcohenour]

signed up as well

[Green Tea Papi]

I signed up! I can't wait to give I love this so much. I'll be sure to do the bio thing this week.

[marc32137]

Signed up!  Can't wait to get started.

[ajhall04]

Will also sign up. Thanks! 

[Princess Logan]

Awww yeah, all signed up. 

 

 

I'm still a little NyQuil influenced so if I messed something up, let me know. But I think we're good.

[batman]

blocked at work, so i'll have to do it when I get home

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**Note to any future Secret Santa’s from overseas. We must have a even # of Secret Santas across the pond or in your area. Or have people willing to send overseas. Please remember to note that in your initial email/PM so we put people together in this instance. Be aware you might not be able to join. Last year someone had to spend $50 just to send said gifts, so please understand if we can't include you in the festivities. Our apologies.

I'm not entirely sure why there has to be an even number of persons per area. Let's say no one in the US wants to ship overseas, but they're three people in Europe (A, B, C) who want to participate. Wouldn't it work if A sends to B, B to C and C to A? Or am I missing something?

[Youinreverse]

I'm in. This was great last year.

[jhook]

I don't have a tradelist, I have failed the VC. Can I still sign up?

[koljou]

I had the best time with this last year, signed up for sure!

[controlthebleeding]

I'm not entirely sure why there has to be an even number of persons per area. Let's say no one in the US wants to ship overseas, but they're three people in Europe (A, B, C) who want to participate. Wouldn't it work if A sends to B, B to C and C to A? Or am I missing something?

 

well at least 2.. sorry it was early morning when i wrote that...  but thanks for pointing that out.. gonna go change it now.

[hudsoncomplex]

All signed up. Can't wait.

 

And thanks Mike for taking this on again. I know it's time consuming but we all appreciate it!

[tarzioo_]

Yes! All signed up . Very excited

[danionly]

Signed up!

[parkinglot]

All signed up. Can't wait.

 

And thanks Mike for taking this on again. I know it's time consuming but we all appreciate it!

Hope you ended up digging some of the stuff I sent you last year!

 

Anyways, signed up!

[Team Avatar]

signed up! i love the mix tape rule

[-tess.]

I don't have a tradelist, I have failed the VC. Can I still sign up?

Me either.... I guess now would be a good time for us to make one. Haha

[David The Gnome]

Signed up and ready to rumble.

[Rip]

Gonna sign up later! Can't wait to finally participate!

[noalarmplanet]

Yeah mix tape is going to be fun, you might get a story written with your Mixtape as I tend to do that. You all should post some of your favorite things or things you collect or are into for your SS to look at, and candy! 

 

If there is any one who gets me who gets stuck at all I love the following: Bioshock, Batman Comics, Shoegaze Music, Zelda, and Stuff from the 1960's (Mid-century stuff) beer and whiskey and anything with sea salt caramel in it. 

 

I also collect Funko Pop figures and it's become very addicting. 

 

What about you guys and gals? (Im just curious what you're all into apart from vinyl)

[thejesseb]

Done and done.

[somethingvinyl]

I always do DF's SS but I'm thinking I might give VC a try this year.

[jerseydave77]

Tradelist is mandatory? I guess I'm out then. I thought it worked pretty well, got nothing I already owned to boot.