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G&T Secret Santa 2006: IT HAS BEGUN

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  • aeolistaeolist Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    jdarksun wrote:
    World War Z. It's a book about how the world was almost overrun with zombies. It's by Max Brooks, the same guy that did The Zombie Survival Guide.
    I should get someone this.

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  • TxdoHawkTxdoHawk Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I'm in. :^: Last year doing this was my first Secret Santa ever, and I had a great time.

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  • astroboyastroboy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Ooh, ooh! Count me in!

    Never done one of these before, but it sounds like mad fun!

    (Sending email now)

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  • astroboyastroboy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Hmm. . . maybe you should try to match people from the same country to minimize shipping costs?

    But then again, it might be cool to receive something from a foreign country. :)

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  • VeeveeVeevee WisconsinRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    jdarksun wrote:
    World War Z. It's a book about how the world was almost overrun with zombies. It's by Max Brooks, the same guy that did The Zombie Survival Guide.

    Would love WWZ, but the survival guide I can do without.

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  • DameonBrassDameonBrass Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    astroboy wrote:
    Hmm. . . maybe you should try to match people from the same country to minimize shipping costs?

    But then again, it might be cool to receive something from a foreign country. :)


    only if the send you the exact game you want but they send you th PAL version

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    edited October 2006
    I am in. email get!

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Email sent! I'm in for this and the satans one too! :D

    Can't go as all out this year as I did last year ($189 spent I think), but i'm totally gonna try to rock for whoever I get. :D

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  • TheGreat2ndTheGreat2nd Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I want to go in, but I'm not gonna.
    I'll probably get in on this next year, when I can actually buy something cool for somebody rather than a cheapy $10 gift.

    Also, mixing countries seems kinda off...
    It shouldn't be too bad for anybody participating, no more than $10 shipping costs, I would suppose.

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  • DameonBrassDameonBrass Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I want to go in, but I'm not gonna.
    I'll probably get in on this next year, when I can actually buy something cool for somebody rather than a cheapy $10 gift.

    Also, mixing countries seems kinda off...
    It shouldn't be too bad for anybody participating, no more than $10 shipping costs, I would suppose.

    of course I can't send you any of our indigenous American wildlife if you're overseas...

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I found the best way to shop for your santa is to do a search for everything authored by your person. You can see what they comment on, what they claim to own, the games they enjoy and it really helps guide your gift.

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    If my Santee were someone overseas I honestly would look at overseas online shops that would accept USD and that way you can still find good items but wouldn't have to pay as much for shipping since it wouldn't be shipping overseas.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2006
    you know, Target

    i'm not entering the G*T secret santa, but i might send you something anyway, since my money order apparently got lost forever

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  • SquashuaSquashua __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2006
    Urine. I mean, I'm in. European. Well, I'm actually not. European, that is. But that's ok, I'll ship there.

    For once, I'm doing this thing!
    Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

    Gonna search down your username and scour the internets for info on you. Then I'll figure out who you is and what you like. Like a stalker.
    Ooooh. :-)
    And I've gots your address!

    Man, do I like to edit my poasts.

    So anyway, here's hoping my target is a piss-poor social butterfly.

    It's OK that I sent the e-mail from an e-mail I didn't register on PA with, right?

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  • thegloamingthegloaming Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I'm in.

    And once I found out who my receiver is, I'm going to make it my personal mission to stalk them indefinitely until I can find the perfect present for them.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I'm in as well. I can't afford a ton, but it'll be nice to give presents. =)

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  • CharmyCharmy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    A quick question for people who have been involved in this before; I know $10 is the minimum, but what does the average usually run?

    I'm interested in participating, but would hate to cheap out. Are there any 'unofficial guidelines' in regards to how much you spend?

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  • RanxRanx Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I would defenitly like to do this. However, I'm relatively new to these boards, and I don't really know everyone all too well.
    Do you guys think I'd be able to?

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Xorexnar wrote:
    I would defenitly like to do this. However, I'm relatively new to these boards, and I don't really know everyone all to well.
    Do you guys think I'd be able to?
    Sure. We were discussing this in vent, and basically just try to go through your santee's old posts to see what they might like.

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  • NapoleonNapoleon Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    In and email sent! I look forward to making someone happy!

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  • Mullitt The WiseMullitt The Wise Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I'm in! This is my first year of this, so hopefully it will be a good one.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Charmy wrote:
    A quick question for people who have been involved in this before; I know $10 is the minimum, but what does the average usually run?

    I'm interested in participating, but would hate to cheap out. Are there any 'unofficial guidelines' in regards to how much you spend?

    Spend as much as you feel happy about. A really great $10 gift is going to be much better than $30 of junk.

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  • ScrabbleDudeScrabbleDude Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I'm in and determined to give someone something that rocks. Likely not a game since I don't know your entire collection.

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  • LightReaperLightReaper Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I am faced with indecision as to whether I want to sign up for this or not.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I am faced with indecision as to whether I want to sign up for this or not.
    You should.

    Someone has to send you an empty box.

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  • ScrabbleDudeScrabbleDude Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Faricazy wrote:
    I am faced with indecision as to whether I want to sign up for this or not.
    You should.

    Someone has to send you an empty box.
    As long as that box costs $10.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Faricazy wrote:
    I am faced with indecision as to whether I want to sign up for this or not.
    You should.

    Someone has to send you an empty box.
    As long as that box costs $10.
    Hi-Grade Pure American Air

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    you know, Target

    i'm not entering the G*T secret santa, but i might send you something anyway, since my money order apparently got lost forever
    You could send me a hot chick

    My inventory is pretty low on those right now

    One of those saucy Albertans

    ...I have no idea what I'm talking about

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  • EinhanderEinhander __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2006
    I was in last year, but after I sent my gift it was returned from FedEx and broken (I think that in transit to Europe they pretty much beat the shit out of it), and then I made arrangements for my santa to send my santee my gift, because I think my gift was returned as well. I don't remember, that was a really shitty month for me. I had sent a couple of CDs (the Serenity soundtrack and another, I forget), and a jar of dirt from America (my backyard), so I got back a box full of dirt and pieces of CDs. I was not pleased.

    It was really complicated, but my santee got his gift in the end.

    That said, I'd love to do it again this year. I've got a couple bucks saved up and it'll be fun trying to stalk my santa's post history to see what would be the greatest gift. Either that or a bottle of Johnny Walker and a couple of pictures of me, nude, and covered in peanut butter. I'm kidding.

    Or am I?

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I am signing up right nowish.

    I love picking out presents for people, so this should be fun.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Sent my email off

    The last time I did one of these (not on PA, elsewhere), after making a pretty detailed description of the kind of things I'm interested in, the guy who drew my name out said "I didn't know what to get you, so I just sent you four mix CDs with my favorite songs on them".

    On the same site, we had a book lottery thing where I didn't receive anything at all.

    So... yeah.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2006
    you know, Target

    i'm not entering the G*T secret santa, but i might send you something anyway, since my money order apparently got lost forever
    You could send me a hot chick

    My inventory is pretty low on those right now

    One of those saucy Albertans

    ...I have no idea what I'm talking about
    Apo's got the market cornered on Albertan chicks.

    All I can send you is terminal smoker chicks with lung cancer.

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  • 12gauge12gauge Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I am still thinking about signing up - last year was great fun, but I already signed up for SE++ thinking there would be no G&T Secret Santa.... I might do both, but hey, I still got time to decide on that.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    you know, Target

    i'm not entering the G*T secret santa, but i might send you something anyway, since my money order apparently got lost forever
    You could send me a hot chick

    My inventory is pretty low on those right now

    One of those saucy Albertans

    ...I have no idea what I'm talking about
    Apo's got the market cornered on Albertan chicks.

    All I can send you is terminal smoker chicks with lung cancer.
    ...

    Well, I guess beggars can't be choosy

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  • MinionOfCthulhuMinionOfCthulhu Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I'm in. This should be fun. :D

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  • ZimarooskiZimarooski Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    As I sign up I would like to state that it must be a priority number ONE that we make this the awesomest Christmas ever.

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Man, fuck Christmas. I'm putting up a HumanLight Day tree.

    [spoiler:f7adef2cee]Not really. Speaking as an atheist, I think the attempts to make secular humanist "holidays" that essentially just mirror the religious ones are silly in the extreme.

    But I don't celebrate Christmas either.[/spoiler:f7adef2cee]

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  • Disco11Disco11 Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Sign me up, Scotty. I am so up for this.

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  • NapoleonNapoleon Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    Man, fuck Christmas. I'm putting up a HumanLight Day tree.

    [spoiler:1d329168fd]Not really. Speaking as an atheist, I think the attempts to make secular humanist "holidays" that essentially just mirror the religious ones are silly in the extreme.

    But I don't celebrate Christmas either.[/spoiler:1d329168fd]

    I also do not celebrate Christmas, but I like giving and getting gifts, so I just see this as an excuse to give and get some cool stuff to/from people I don't know.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited October 2006
    I like the way this is being handled. Rock on.

    Not gonna sign up yet, waiting on a couple of things, but I'm interested.

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