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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: soera on October 07, 2019, 06:47:23 pm
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Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages ... VGCollect proudly brings to you its SECRET SANTA of the world!
***Copying and pasting last years rules***
If you want to participate this year, please post your name on this thread. I want people to have been members of these forums for at least 3 months prior to this and some sort of activity here. We have had 6 years so far of 100% success and we are not going to fail this year! Sign ups will be up till 10/25. Once its done, you have a week to send me your wish list, address info, and what not. Also include if you are willing to send out of your own country cause every year we get non US participants.
When you reply on this thread, post what you think the spending limit should be. I will take the most popular option and that's what we will go with. And since I'm mentioning it ... if the limit is $100 (an example) please don't send someone $10 worth of crap. The limit is more of a guideline as to what to expect to spend. Almost everyone here the past few years has went over the limit for their participant. Within the time of sending in the wish lists, if the limit becomes more than you want to spend, let me know and I can remove you from the list. No hard feelings will be had.
Every year we have a reveal thread and IIRC, Kashell/Dash/Turf and a few others actually do theirs on their YouTube page. If you wish to wait to open your gift til Christmas, that is definitely your prerogative. However, I would like to ask that no one posts anything about their stuff til after Christmas.
Links to the last 6 years :
2013 - https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,4178.0.html
2014 - https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,5554.0.html
2015 - https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,6559.0.html
2016 - https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,7734.0.html
2017 - https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,8571.0.html
2018 - https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,9354.0.html
And the new stuff ... After last year, we are going to add the following : Please mention one of 4 options for gift receiving. 1- Please only go off of wish list 2- Use wish list if can but willing to accept items not in collection 3- Wish list is just a suggestion. Any and all gifts welcome (as long as not duplicates, decent condition, meets spending minimum) 4- Will not mind anything!
If you are late sending me your wish list, expect to be lumped into the 3 or 4 category or going to be bumped off the list all together.
1. Soera
2. Tpugmire - Sent - Received
3. NickAwesome - Sent - Received
4. Cartagia - Sent - Received
5. Brandon913 - Sent - Received
6. Masamune - Sent - Received
7. Azure - Sent - Received
8. Dashv - Sent - Received
9. Telly - Sent - Received
10. Flashback2012 - Sent - Received
11. Ignition365 - Sent - Received
12. Courtlyhades296
13. Warmsignal - Sent
14. Justin8301 - Sent - Received
15. Koemo1 - Sent - Received
16. Bfbeam - Sent - Received
17. MVC2 - Sent - Received
18. Kashell - Sent - Received
19. Turf - Sent - Received
20. Wolfen - Sent - Received
21. Jason - Sent - Received
22. Desocietas - Sent - Received
23. Droaa - Sent -Received
Sign ups are closed! Please send in your wish lists and the other options above!
I have sent out all the lists to the Santas. Lets get busy. :D
Its the beginning of December. I want to see updates on the sent out and received. :)
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I’m in.
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In.
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I’m in.
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I'm in.
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I'm in as well.
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I'm down.
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I’m in.
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I'm in, absolutely! :)
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Co-signed. Secret-Santa Wish List 2019 (SSWL) is almost done already.
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Count me in as well. Gonna work on my wishlist at some point.
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I'm in as well.
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I did a little pruning to my site wishlist but it still needs some work. I know I have at least 10 more PS4 games to add to my wishlist ;)
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Put my name down, will ya?
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Yea im in too.
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Do we want to just drop in all the yesses from the other thread?
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I'm in :D
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Do we want to just drop in all the yesses from the other thread?
I'd say not. That was technically an interest check and not a sign-up (plus I think most of us have?)
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I'm down
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Im in! :D
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Thread is updated!
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Nice list so far :)
Lets get it up to 20!
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After giving this some more thought, and after having some of you reach out outside the forums (I appreciate the kindness) I am going to participate. I'll be in categories 1 & 2.
Now I need to start doctoring up a wish list. Good times.
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I’m in.
I don’t know why I was holding out.
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I’m in.
I don’t know why I was holding out.
I was going to say. I was starting to think my gift was not up to par last year! ;)
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After giving this some more thought, and after having some of you reach out outside the forums (I appreciate the kindness) I am going to participate. I'll be in categories 1 & 2.
Now I need to start doctoring up a wish list. Good times.
Glad you decided to participate. ;D
The rules got "tightened up" in regards to late lists and what not but no mention about the condition of gifts. I mean, it SHOULD go without saying that anything purchased ought to be in the best shape possible.
As far as categories go, I think that's more complex than it needs to be. For this event, you make a list and that's that. If you want it (and it meets the criteria of availability/affordability/etc) then add it to your damn list. IMO it's outright laziness on any participant's part to go "Just look at my wish list and surprise me". NO. Hell my wish list on here is like 1200+ items deep and I wouldn't dare subject anyone to perusing through it to figure out what to get me. I took the time to narrow it down to about 20 or so items I would absolutely want to get gifted and unlike last year it would be nice to get at least one thing from it instead of dupes of games I already had and things that weren't on my radar at all. I still have no idea which version of Rodea I was sent. :P
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I can share in that sentiment but I'm not opposed to either method. The hardest year for me was when I was just given a site wishlist to sift through. And it was for systems I knew nothing about and half of the items were well over budget. It just took more time on my end to sift through stuff.
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I still have no idea which version of Rodea I was sent. :P
https://www.amazon.com/Rodea-Soldier-Collectors-Nintendo-3DS-Bonus/dp/B018J1WIJW
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I would have thought having a bigger wishlist made it a little easier on the gifter because there would be more flexibility in what to choose.
To me, part of the fun is looking through someone's wishlist, researching items on that wishlist, and making decisions based on the research and hunting for items.
But I guess everyone has a different philosophy.
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I would have thought having a bigger wishlist made it a little easier on the gifter because there would be more flexibility in what to choose.
To me, part of the fun is looking through someone's wishlist, researching items on that wishlist, and making decisions based on the research and hunting for items.
But I guess everyone has a different philosophy.
If someone’s wishlist is a couple of pages of items all within budget I would agree.
But some wishlists are 50+ pages with items all over in price range.
Or in some cases the wish list isn’t really a wishlist but a bucket list for some other purpose entirely.
Tell me what you want. Tell me if you’re okay being surprised. Respect the budget. Don’t expect either party to be a mind reader.
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My problem with a multi-page wish list is that it's inconvenient to sift through on this site. That's not a dig or anything, obviously. It's just the way the web page is set up. Instead of a long list, you have to go through various sub-categories and/or pages. Narrowing down a list is always good in my book.
But, I make it work no matter what.
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So is the budget going to be $50 like previous years? And is shipping part of that budget?
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I'm good with $50.
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I'm in and $50 sounds good. Sorry for late-ish reply.
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Limit will remain $50 this year. Yes you can technically include shipping as part of that but most people do not. I know a lot of people who blow past the $50 budget before shipping is ever even considered as it is. But people who do go well past the budget should not expect their buyer is going to do the same thing.
Condition of games should be something that is mentioned as part of wish list. Whether people want new, sealed, complete in box, cart only, etc. Some people have different collections. Me, myself, when I was doing NES I only wanted cart but SMS I wanted complete in box with hang tab cases, PS1 was complete black label, PS4 is case/disk.
I do not want to place any stipulations on wish lists themselves cause each person has their own wishes and what not and limiting what people want isnt in my scope of things to do.
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Should the old 2018 thread get unstickied? ^.^
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Should the old 2018 thread get unstickied? ^.^
Done.
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I’m good with 50.
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Sign ups end soon. After that, do we send our contact information to soera?
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Yeah, few days left then Ill take everyone's info for a week then Ill do pairings. Everyone should have their recipient on the 1st of November. That would leave just a bit over 7 weeks to buy and ship out.
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My wishlist is almost ready! Just need to check on a couple things.
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I hope I'm not the only European :)
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My wishlist is almost ready! Just need to check on a couple things.
Thanks for the reminder! I need to add more to it.
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Could I get in?
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Sure. I'll add your name. And since it was mentioned, today is the last day to sign up.
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Oh dang. Today is the last day. Does that mean we get our pairings soon?
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I think we have to send in our wishlists first right?
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You're right. I'll be sending something Soera's way be EOB today.
EDIT: Soera, I sent you a PM!
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Thanks to those of you who contacted me; I know I've been away for a while. I'll join along - $50 is fine and being paired with folks who are happy to send/receive NA items is preferred for me. Looking forward to doing some game-hunting for someone :)
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Thanks to those of you who contacted me; I know I've been away for a while. I'll join along - $50 is fine and being paired with folks who are happy to send/receive NA items is preferred for me. Looking forward to doing some game-hunting for someone :)
Aw yay! Glad to hear that you'll be joining us! :D
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Thanks to those of you who contacted me; I know I've been away for a while. I'll join along - $50 is fine and being paired with folks who are happy to send/receive NA items is preferred for me. Looking forward to doing some game-hunting for someone :)
I'm glad you will be participating. I was wondering why I haven't noticed you on the forums lately :). This year is going to be magical.
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Thanks to those of you who contacted me; I know I've been away for a while. I'll join along - $50 is fine and being paired with folks who are happy to send/receive NA items is preferred for me. Looking forward to doing some game-hunting for someone :)
It ain't a party until Lady D walks in.
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Main page is updated. Part 2 has begun.
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Wishlist sent
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My wishlist is sent too.
I'm so excited for this! :)
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PM sent.
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PM Sent!
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I'll try to get my wishlist in today.
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PM sent!
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I'll need to get with Turf and them to see if we're gonna do another video opening.
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I'll need to get with Turf and them to see if we're gonna do another video opening.
I might attempt to do a video unboxing as well.
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I'll need to get with Turf and them to see if we're gonna do another video opening.
I might attempt to do a video unboxing as well.
You should join us on a google hangout! We try to do one every year
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Wishlist sent.
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Just sent my wishlist. I'm really excited to be apart of this! Second time doing a Secret Santa. The first was back in 2014 over at NintendoAge.
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I'll need to get with Turf and them to see if we're gonna do another video opening.
I might attempt to do a video unboxing as well.
You should join us on a google hangout! We try to do one every year
Turf is in! Anyone else is welcome to join in on the fun.
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Wishlist has been sent. ;)
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Printed List Version of Wishlist has been Sent! :) But i'd also like to add that my on site wishlist is the exact same. So whatever is easiest to manage. :D
Have a great halloween week everyone!
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Wishlist and address sent
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Wishlist and details sent!
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Wishlist sent
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wishlist sent!
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I'll have it in by the end of the day.
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I'll need to get with Turf and them to see if we're gonna do another video opening.
I might attempt to do a video unboxing as well.
You should join us on a google hangout! We try to do one every year
Turf is in! Anyone else is welcome to join in on the fun.
Sure, sounds fun!
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Excellent. For something like this, the more the merrier.
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I am in as well ;D
I was just watching last year's opening on YouTube
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Excellent. For something like this, the more the merrier.
Do you know what time these podcasts usually are? I need to factor in European Continental time :)
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It'll occur at 8:30 PM Central Time. It'll probably be on a Thursday - hopefully you can make that.
EDIT: Also, are we getting our pairings this weekend?
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Wishlist sent
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I am in as well ;D
I was just watching last year's opening on YouTube
Bless you my one Canadian viewer.
If you are not from Canada ignore this post. ;)
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I'll need to get with Turf and them to see if we're gonna do another video opening.
I might attempt to do a video unboxing as well.
You should join us on a google hangout! We try to do one every year
Turf is in! Anyone else is welcome to join in on the fun.
I’m in again as well.
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Right on. It's gonna be a party.
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I am in as well ;D
I was just watching last year's opening on YouTube
Bless you my one Canadian viewer.
If you are not from Canada ignore this post. ;)
About an hour away from Canada but not Canadian ;)
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The weekend is almost over. Are the pairings coming up soon?
November is gonna fly by for me.
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Alright, I have sent out all the wish lists. If you guys require any additional info, send me a message!
Let the games ... begin!
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Actually should study but I prefer to just scan somebody's wishlist :D
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Wish list scanning is more fun, anyway.
Yay! This is my favorite part of the experience - shopping for the most important thing (i.e. video games) for others!
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How's everyone's seeking and shopping going?
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I'm done already. There was a 0% chance of me finding anything my SS wanted locally, or even through any traditional online store (BB, GS, Amazon, etc.) so I had to do the boring ebay-esque route.
I'll probably try and do SS somewhere else as well so I can really get my gift on.
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I’ve looked over the Wishlist and I’ve picked out my target titles. Now just to see if I can find them outside of typical retail channels.
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I'm about done, too. My person was easy to shop for and I got to finally use a B2G1 coupon at Game Stop. Now I'm just waiting for something to arrive from online. I'm throwing in some extra knickknacks for some personality, too.
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I haven't even started yet O.o Hoping to get started this weekend.
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I'm done shopping for mine as well.
Just waiting for everything to arrive, then I'll ship it out with a couple of extra touches.
My Secret Santa was easy to shop for. I appreciate that.
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When is the deadline to get the gifts sent to the recipient?
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When is the deadline to get the gifts sent to the recipient?
For those who are new - don't stress too much... Some of our participants are very eager to start shopping ;D
As far as the deadline for shipping, you usually will have the whole month of November, which allows for some Black Friday deals. Happy shopping, everyone! Glad folks are having fun already <3
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I’ve got some real pressure on me to deliver this year. I’m really hoping I can do something really special for my giftee. Honestly, I really enjoy buying more than I do getting in this SS.
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Honestly, I really enjoy buying more than I do getting in this SS.
Totally agree with this, picking stuff out for my match and then seeing what they think is better than actually getting the gifts... I mean don't get me wrong I enjoy the gifts, but I sign up every year to give.
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I have scouted a few awesome titles on my SS wish list. :). My SS has a lot of variety which makes it much easier. I think I have a good plan and am very excited.
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Well. That was easy.
Signed. Sealed. And now just waiting to be delivered.
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Honestly, I really enjoy buying more than I do getting in this SS.
Totally agree with this, picking stuff out for my match and then seeing what they think is better than actually getting the gifts... I mean don't get me wrong I enjoy the gifts, but I sign up every year to give.
Same here. I already knocked off a few titles on my person's list and excited to find more on there. Going game hunting this weekend.
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I found another SS to join, it's not a game collecting SS so I might wind up in the same kind of situation, but it might cause me to expand my horizons and look into new hobbies or something.
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Well i thought i was done shopping.. but then i found some ebay auctions for stuff on my matches wish list that have a low starting price and no bids... so I guess I'll give it a a few more days before i start wrapping gifts.
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Just a reminder to new participants - best not to announce when you mail your package in this thread 'cause that might give away your identity to the recipient. But do let Soera know!
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I decided to drop out.
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I decided to drop out.
You dont get that option now that Ive already sent out lists and stuff. Someone may have already bought your gift and mailed it.
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I decided to drop out.
You dont get that option now that Ive already sent out lists and stuff. Someone may have already bought your gift and mailed it.
Yeah now that someone is shopping for you it's not cool at all for you to drop out >:(
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I decided to drop out.
You need to PM soera to get all of that straightened out.
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We’re trying to handle it. Soera already knows. Can whoever has courtleyhades as their recipient shoot me a pm.
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Hey y'all. Would it be possible to be a replacement for courtly since they dropped out? I had wanted to be part of this but not gonna lie, I was completely oblivious to the stickied thread for well the past month until sign ups were already over. If not then its fine. Just thought I throw my hat in after the drop.
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Send me a PM. Maybe I can work something.
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I already got my person done, if it doesn't work out I wouldn't mind taking on a second person.
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I already got my person done, if it doesn't work out I wouldn't mind taking on a second person.
I could also do a second person or split the load if needed.
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Its covered right now but if you guys want to buy more stuff, I'll send you both my address. ;D
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Its covered right now but if you guys want to buy more stuff, I'll send you both my address. ;D
Glad it sounds like we've got stuff covered, but I'd also be willing to chip in or help in some capacity if the need arises.
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Its covered right now but if you guys want to buy more stuff, I'll send you both my address. ;D
Hehehe. Don’t want to per se. but I wouldn’t want to see someone go empty handed that participated in good faith.
I’m also not going to sling judgement on the person who bowed out.
Unfortunate to be sure and throws a wrench into things. But could be a multitude of reasons behind it.
Glad we were able to get things sorted.
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It was inspiring seeing everyone come together to make sure that one of the participants didn't leave empty handed. Good job, team!
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Glad to have you join us in the SSShenanigans, Droaa! And I agree, Kash <3 great community spirit
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Glad to have you join us in the SSShenanigans, Droaa! And I agree, Kash <3 great community spirit
Thanks. Didnt want to miss this but wound up due to my obliviousness. Timing was on my side since I saw the post and was like let me try to even things out you know.
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First gift purchased this weekend! I'm pretty happy about it :)
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Glad to have you join us in the SSShenanigans, Droaa! And I agree, Kash <3 great community spirit
Thanks. Didnt want to miss this but wound up due to my obliviousness. Timing was on my side since I saw the post and was like let me try to even things out you know.
We're glad you did. Welcome back to the fun!
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Just bought the first game for my giftee!
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I’ve gotten a couple of things for my giftee. I’m hoping I can do something fun this year. I’m looking for that something special.
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First Secret Santa gift bought :). I intend on piecing out a very nice bundle and shipping out second week of december.
Very excited and I hope my secret santa loves the gifts.
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Ordered two games today! Gonna stop in a couple of places over the weekend and look for a couple of other titles.
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Just today, I managed to get 2 games for my recipient as well as the third game coming in the mail. I am almost done but Im not near my limit yet but I am almost there and close to sending out.
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Can't believe it's almost December already! At any rate, bought my last item, will just need to wrap things when they arrive :)
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I need to get moving on this. I found one item so far but I've been pulling my hair out trying to find a specific item that was listed locally.
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I think I’m going off the list for the last piece of the puzzle. I’ve already gotten almost up to the limit with stuff on the list. It’s time to go rouge. I’m off the reservation folks!
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Most wish lists often leave you with the conundrum of quality versus quantity. It's difficult trying to strike that balance between.
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Most wish lists often leave you with the conundrum of quality versus quantity. It's difficult trying to strike that balance between.
I hate that conundrum. I never want to give just one gift, but it's nice to give top quality stuff.
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2nd gift bought! And for the first time. I think I have a plan. I am eyeing a heavy hitter from my SS wish list to wrap up a nice bundle. Hoping to ship out by dec 15th :)
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Since Thanksgiving is over, I'm thiiiiis close to shipping my gift.
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Since Thanksgiving is over, I'm thiiiiis close to shipping my gift.
I want to pick up one more thing, but I’m hoping that a better price rolls out sometime this weekend and then maybe I can get one more...
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Received the last item I need in the mail today. Just need to ship it and we good to go.
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Since its that time ... Please start posting when you have sent and/or received your gifts so I can start marking names off the list!
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Time to wrap mine up tomorrow! It’ll be going out next week!
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I’ve got one more game I’m waiting on to arrive, then I’ll wrap and ship by the end of this week. I got some really deals and I’m excited for my person to get their package.
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I have sent, I have not received. I sent soera the tracking info in a PM.
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Just waiting on one more thing to come in the mail and I'll be ready to send out! :)
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I have sent, I have not received yet
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I'll definitely be shipping this week! Get hype!
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Will PM tracking once I ship.
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All that I need is wrap up the gifts and have it shipped out. Wanting to do it this week so as to have plenty of time before the 25th to arrive.
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Also, when are we thinking for a Retro Reload/Our Parents' Basement unwrapping party? I'm guessing the week of the 16th?
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Also, when are we thinking for a Retro Reload/Our Parents' Basement unwrapping party? I'm guessing the week of the 16th?
Tentatively. We’ll have to see when everyone’s stuff arrives.
Some of my stuff got hung up in shipping (could find my giftees stuff locally).
So my package will be going out a bit late. :(
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I wasn't able to make it last year due to work. My package didn't arrive on time, anyway. Still, I wanted to be there.
It would be fun to have you (and whoever else) along for the ride.
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Mines has arrived to day.
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Almost done. Was hoping to go a little more retro but the schedule Gods weren't favoring me. :P
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I've already recieved my gift. I'll get on sending stuff out within the next week or two.
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Last item arrived today. Mine will be shipped out no later than Friday
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I wasn't able to make it last year due to work. My package didn't arrive on time, anyway. Still, I wanted to be there.
It would be fun to have you (and whoever else) along for the ride.
It’s been a while since I’ve been called Dashypoo. Not gonna lie. I kinda miss it.
I also miss the fugmire out of TPugmire.
Does google hangout live still work?
Might have to take this to another thread.
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I'll be shipping mine today or tomorrow!
I wasn't able to make it last year due to work. My package didn't arrive on time, anyway. Still, I wanted to be there.
It would be fun to have you (and whoever else) along for the ride.
It’s been a while since I’ve been called Dashypoo. Not gonna lie. I kinda miss it.
I also miss the fugmire out of TPugmire.
Does google hangout live still work?
Might have to take this to another thread.
Haha! I forgot about Dashypoo! Good times. Google Hangouts should still be a perfect option.
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I usually stop watching this thread for a little bit so I don't get potentially spoiled on anything. I think the week of the 16th would be fine! Kash and Turf and I can also communicate via Facebook or whatever :)
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I usually stop watching this thread for a little bit so I don't get potentially spoiled on anything. I think the week of the 16th would be fine! Kash and Turf and I can also communicate via Facebook or whatever :)
what time is it normally done. I've wanted to make it the past two years but always ending up working.
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I’m in the 16, 17, or 18.
I can’t on the 19th. I’m taking my wife to see Trans Siberian Orchestra.
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I'm working in the hospital on the 18th but the other two days are fine
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I'm basically done, just looking for some fluff. Tootsie Rolls anyone?
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Shall we tentatively plan for the 16th? That's a Monday. I'm booked on the 17th, and it looks like Telly is out on the 18th.
I'm basically done, just looking for some fluff. Tootsie Rolls anyone?
Egads, no. Why would you do such a thing?
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Shall we tentatively plan for the 16th? That's a Monday. I'm booked on the 17th, and it looks like Telly is out on the 18th.
I'm basically done, just looking for some fluff. Tootsie Rolls anyone?
Egads, no. Why would you do such a thing?
Sure.
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Shall we tentatively plan for the 16th? That's a Monday. I'm booked on the 17th, and it looks like Telly is out on the 18th.
I'm basically done, just looking for some fluff. Tootsie Rolls anyone?
Egads, no. Why would you do such a thing?
16th it is!
I guess I better get mine in the mail. I wrapped it last night.
Sure.
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I purchased my 3rd gift game for my SS today :). I been trying to knock off the grail one but sellers are not budging. But i'll get it either today or tomorrow. Very excited. Then i'll be a few personal touches away and some wrapping away from shipping. I expect shipping out will be 15th or a little before. :D
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I will update this weekend!
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What time on the 16th will the fun begin?
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All gifts are wrapped and I will be shipping tomorrow.
The 16th should also work for me, depending on start time.
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Package sent.
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Final gift bought! Just waiting for arrival. Than shipping out. Very excited :D.
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Package sent.
We'll probably go with the usual 8:30 PM Central start time.
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Package on it's way! :)
I'm down for the 16th as well
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We'll probably go with the usual 8:30 PM Central start time.
That date and time works for me, you guys mind if some new blood joins you?
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All are welcome to join the fun. It'll be great to have you!
Also, feel free to join even if your gift hasn't arrived. It's always a good time to watch others react whilst tearing into Christmas goodies.
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Got my gift today! :D
Now to try to resist not opening it until the 16th >; )
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The temptation is real!!
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My gift just arrived, and now I've got a stack of games I can't open for another week! There was a note letting me know who my Santa was, but I will keep that under wraps until the opening party, but I've got a feeling they did a great job ;D
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Updated the sent/received list. If I missed you, its cause you didnt tell me anything!!!!
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Finally got mine sent out. Sorry for slacking. Hope it’s there in plenty of time!
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Finally got mine sent out. Sorry for slacking. Hope it’s there in plenty of time!
Slacky mc slackerpants.
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Final gifts arrived today. I packaged, wrapped and added some touches. Now it's boxed and ready :). Off to the post office tomorrow. I will update Soera with tracking details after I drop it off. I will ship priority. I assume it will arrive about 13-16th.
Hope everyone is having a magical holidays :).
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I have received.
Thank you.
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I came home to see my gift has arrived yesterday! I'm all set for the 16th!
One thing to mention - there's no rule for when you shouldn't open it. If you get your gift and the anticipation is too much, then open up!
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I've sent. Said it should be there by the 14th, just in time for a podcast! ;D
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I sent out mines
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PM Sent to Soera
Gifts have been sent out today. Priority Mail 2-Day
Estimated Delivery is December 13th.
I hope everyone has a magical holidays and merry christmas. :)
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Who's going to give into temptation and open first?
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Not me :-X I have it stuffed in my closet so I won't even look at it
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Good call.
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Everyone should post some pics after they open so we can see all the goodies.
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Do we want to make a separate thread for it? I can't remember if we did that last year (I know I made one in 2017)
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That works. If we go that route, we could reveal who the Santas were.
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My gifts arrived today! :) Thank you mystery gifter. I cant wait to open it up. Love and preys to everyone. :D
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Mine arrived today too, Can't wait to open it!
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The eagle has landed!
The package has been delivered.
Literally, I got my package today. Pumped for Monday!
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The eagle has landed!
The package has been delivered.
Literally, I got my package today. Pumped for Monday!
Yay!! :)
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If mine arrives and I can get setup for whatever thing yall are doing, I'd like to try to join as well.
Edit: my package seems to have arrived!
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I got mine last night.
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I'm getting anxious I wont be getting my package in time for the stream ;o
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And 15 minutes later I received my package :D
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So how many people are planning on being on the podcast? :D So far I have
Myself
Kash
Turf
Dashv
Tpugmire (possibly)
Justin8301
Ignition365
Cartagia
Koemo1
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That's going to be a party!
I'm really impressed that no one has opened their gift yet.
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Found a package on my doorstep this morning from someone I'm not familiar with so I assumed it was my SS gift.
That's going to be a party!
I'm really impressed that no one has opened their gift yet.
Well I kind of cheated on that front. I peeked in the box but luckily I saw that the inner contents were gift wrapped so I stopped there and will open it more properly closer to Christmas. ;)
I would say mark me down as 'Received'. :D
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Yeah, i just need to know how to setup and join because ive never done this type of thing.
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Yeah, i just need to know how to setup and join because ive never done this type of thing.
Things you’ll need:
A Gmail account
Webcam
Headphones (depending on your setup)
A lamp or other light source
In a pinch, you can use a smartphone with the google hangouts app.
Anyone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong or forgot something.
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Yeah, i just need to know how to setup and join because ive never done this type of thing.
Things you’ll need:
A Gmail account
Webcam
Headphones (depending on your setup)
A lamp or other light source
In a pinch, you can use a smartphone with the google hangouts app.
Anyone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong or forgot something.
sounds like worst case smart phone. Ill try and get stuff together to do that.
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That's going to be a party!
I'm really impressed that no one has opened their gift yet.
I couldn't resist the temptation. I've opened mine already.
At least I lasted a couple days...
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Don't leave us hanging! What'd you get?
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Should we make a different thread?
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Should we make a different thread?
I've made one here: https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,10522.new.html#new
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Turf and I were trying to make sure that we could still use the same tools to air a podcast for this evening. We weren't successful. Anyone have any alternate ideas?
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Were you having issues with the hangouts? Or I guess a better question is, what issues are you having?
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Yep.
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I kind of assume what yall do is do a video chat, and then someone streams their screen to youtube or what have you.
Discord lets you do video chat with up to 9 people, and looks like we have at most 9 people, so that could work.
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Yeah, it's a video chat that gets sent to YouTube when someone pushes a "go live" button.
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At what time are we going live?
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The plan is 8:30 PM central time.
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Google Hangouts has changed due to them pushing Google Meet, but afaik, Hangouts should still support up to 10 people. Quality is not so great with Hangouts, though, so I'd suggest Discord or Zoom (if anyone has access to that through work) as alternatives.
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The plan is 8:30 PM central time.
Hold on, let me figure out what central time is :o
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I've received my parcel and will open it Christmas morning! I'll be streaming it and will have a VOD link in the reveal thread :)
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Hey! If you want to join the video tonight, hit me up in the PM. I'll find you a link. This new thing only lets us use 6 folks. We'll have to rotate out.
Hit me up if you want a link. I'll be back on here about 8pm central to send links.
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PM sent
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PM Sent
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here's the viewing link
https://www.twitch.tv/justmedashv (https://www.twitch.tv/justmedashv)
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I will reiterate, if someone flaked and a backup box is needed someone hit me up and i can try to put together a backup box.
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I will reiterate, if someone flaked and a backup box is needed someone hit me up and i can try to put together a backup box.
I’ve got a couple of odds and ends as well.
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Was lurking on the Twitch stream but it looks like everyone had a good time! ;)
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I will reiterate, if someone flaked and a backup box is needed someone hit me up and i can try to put together a backup box.
Same.
No VG Collector left behind.
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Overslept , I guess my body wasn't ready for 03:30 stream and 09:00 class on the same morning :(
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I hate to think it but we may have to take you guys up on that offer. I will let you guys know (I will also end up letting the recipient know that their gift will be possibly late).
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I hate to think it but we may have to take you guys up on that offer. I will let you guys know (I will also end up letting the recipient know that their gift will be possibly late).
Disappointing and mildly infuriating. >:(
Feel free to PM me if you need any chip-in assistance. :)
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I wasn't aware it'd be at 100% until last night. I'll help any way I can, too.
In other news, though, last night was fantastic.
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In other news, though, last night was fantastic.
Last night was a blast! wish I could have stayed longer!
Whats the deal, did someone not get a package? if so I'll chip in as well! just let me know.
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In other news, though, last night was fantastic.
Last night was a blast! wish I could have stayed longer!
Whats the deal, did someone not get a package? if so I'll chip in as well! just let me know.
Tpugmire mentioned that we may not be at 100% success at Christmas before we said our goodbyes. But, he said folks have been rallying in order to at least make sure a final recipient gets something for this exchange.
I'm confident we can get something figured out.
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I found a link to the stream (not sure if it's permanent)
http://www.twitch.tv/justmedashv/v/522558103?sr=a&t=2s
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I found a link to the stream (not sure if it's permanent)
http://www.twitch.tv/justmedashv/v/522558103?sr=a&t=2s
If dash marks it to be saved, it can be permanent :)
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I found a link to the stream (not sure if it's permanent)
http://www.twitch.tv/justmedashv/v/522558103?sr=a&t=2s
If dash marks it to be saved, it can be permanent :)
I made a highlight of the entire stream. The highlight should be permanent.
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I found a link to the stream (not sure if it's permanent)
http://www.twitch.tv/justmedashv/v/522558103?sr=a&t=2s
If dash marks it to be saved, it can be permanent :)
I made a highlight of the entire stream. The highlight should be permanent.
awesome - it was a blast to watch it live!
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Uh... Santa? He's making me sweat bullets this year. I'm sure he's just yanking my chain with the old "missed your chimney" bit again.... right? RIGHT? My other Secret Santa is also doing the same bit... I think.
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Sorry for my lateness, work has been very heavy lately. My gifts have been sent though.
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Besides Warmsignal, has everyone else received?
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I'll have to check out the highlight stream. Maybe next year, I'll join live!
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Based on the list on the front page, there are still some without gifts.
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Based on the list on the front page, there are still some without gifts.
I think with DashV showing off his box of stuff + chainsaw on the stream, we can safely say he's gotten his gift. ;)
I mentioned the other day that a package arrived and inside were giftwrapped items so I can be marked as received as well.
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I was hoping to not have to make this announcement, but here we are.
We’ve had one person involved in the Secret Santa seemingly disappear. We are going to make this right. I know a few people have expressed interest in donating money if needed, and we are at that point. I’ve had a few donations already, but if anyone else is interested, my paypal address is tjpugmire@gmail.com Anything helps. Thanks for reading, and merry Christmas.
Nothing to see here, move along.
#novgcollectorleftbehind
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Maybe send me their wishlist and stuff and I can maybe get a box out priority tomorrow, should arrive in time for X-mas.
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That’s a great idea too! I don’t have all the information yet, but I’ll send it along when I get it.
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Ive got a lot of dupes and a big collection i can pull from. I'd bet that I could put together a good box overnight worth roughly $50
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Well, I finally have some good news to share. My Santa has made contact with me. He hasn't forgotten! It's a miracle! It looks like I'll be getting my gift after all.
Appreciate you guys all trying to help out, though now it won't be necessary. I understand that some of you have already made the effort - thanks so much for being there! Sorry about all of the panic, I just now found this out. The crisis seems to be averted. Will confirm whenever my gift arrives.
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Yeah, I sent out my little sweet nothing this morning before hearing anything. Consider it my thank you for the awesome SS package.
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Just to piggyback on what warmsignal posted:
I want to thank everyone who helped with this, even though in the end it ended up not being necessary. I want to say that I’m surprised by the outpouring of support, but I’m not surprised at all. Having known many of you personally for several years, I knew exactly what to expect. I’m beyond proud of our little community that we’ve created here.
To Jason, dashv, kashell, turf, ignition365, Cartagia, justin8301, and telly.
You guys are rock stars!
Also, I should mention, anyone who donated money will be getting a refund soon.
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According to messages and tracking #s, everyone should have received their gift so Im going to mark this one as another 100% completion!
You guys are great! Have a Merry Whateveryouwannacallit and enjoy your gifts!
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I just wanted to send a big Thank You to Soera again for organizing another amazing Secret Santa!!
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Merry Christmas everybody!
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Merry Christmas everyone. Secret Santa made the holiday extra bright.