abhi90 505 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Hello friends. Come one, come all to this year's iteration of Secret Santa Welcome to the thread that celebrates the spirit of Christmas What is Secret Santa? Secret Santa is a tradition in which volunteering members of our lovely community anonymously send gifts to a randomly chosen participating member The basic flowchart of Secret Santa is: Interested people post their names in this thread After the dead-line for submitting names is over, a random draw is held to assign a person(aka target) to every Santa Every Santa then has about 2-3 weeks to scout & stalk their designated target, choose an appropriate gift and then send it The designated target should (ideally) receive the gift just around the 25th of December i.e. Christmas A Secret Santa should only reveal himself through the "Sent by" tag on the courier i.e. No one should know of the identity of their Secret Santa until they receive their gift The key of a successful Secret Santa is secrecy, so please do all that you can to ensure that your identity stays hidden until your target receives his gift. Want to take part? Here's what you've got to do: 1. Read this post and the guidelines carefully. 2. If you can adhere to the time-frame, post your names in this thread. 3. Send me a PM with your complete address along with your mobile number. The title should be ~ "Secret Santa 2019" 4. After the deadline for submitting names is over, someone will hold a lucky draw and you (i.e. the Santa) will be assigned a target. 5. Find out the likes and dislikes of your target and choose a suitable NEW gift for him. 6. You, Santa, will send the gift(s) to your designated target. P.S: You should send your gifts so that your target will receive their gifts before Christmas. The closer to 25th, the better. Spoiler Let there be two persons, A and B. If A is the Secret Santa of B, it does not necessarily mean that B is the Santa of A (Probability dictates that A being the Secret Santa of B AND B being the Secret Santa of A is relatively minor). Most probably, a person will send a gift to someone and receive a gift from someone else. Guidelines for Secret Santa: 1. This is all about the bond we share in the community 2. Please don't tell anyone, even to non-participants, the identity of your target 3. It is absolutely necessary (and makes the gift that extra bit sweet) that the gift is a well-searched one and not a generic one 4. Gift-wrapping the gift along with a card is encouraged, but not mandatory 5. IMPORTANT: The gift should be NEW. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be a used one 6. The gift should be chosen according to the person's likes or dislikes, do proper research before sending a gift. 7. Take appropriate measures so that your target gets his gift just before Christmas i.e. in the range of 21-24th December Previous Iterations of Secret Santa: Spoiler This is for the eleventhconsecutive time that Secret Santa is being held within IVG. Following are the links to the previous Secret Santa threads:Secret Santa 2009Secret Santa 2010Secret Santa 2010 - Gifts ThreadSecret Santa 2011 Secret Santa 2012 Secret Santa 2012 - Gifts Thread Secret Santa 2013 Secret Santa 2013 - Gifts Thread Secret Santa 2014 Secret Santa 2014 - Gifts Thread Secret Santa 2015 Secret Santa 2015 - Gifts Thread Secret Santa 2016 Secret Santa 2016 - Gifts Thread Secret Santa 2017 Secret Santa 2017 - Gifts Thread Sadly due to the outage we have lost the threads for Secret Santa 2018 Tips for Secret Santa: Spoiler Login anonymously. Doing so will help you be anonymous and your target cannot go into his/her profile and see your name in the "Latest visitors" list and make a calculated guess of who their Secret Santa is. If you're really stumped and cannot finalize on an appropriate gift, then as a last resort PM me and ONLY me. I'll ask your target on your behalf, while maintaining your anonymity, as to what he/she would prefer. There's no price range for gifts, it's all about the happiness you can share with other IVGian. To get a rough idea on the price of gifts being sent refer to the Secret Santa of yesteryears. Hall of Fame Spoiler I would like to thank, first and foremost, the participants who have made Secret Santa such a success that a lot of us look forward to this time of the year. I would also like to especially thank the members who have been a part of every Secret Santa without fail, they are: Aftrunner KrackChap Sufyan Snake Last date for registrations: 8th December 2019 Please commit iff you will be 100% able to send a gift. We've had defaulters in the past and we don't want any more sad people, do we? Feel free to post here/ PM me if you have any doubts. Hope you all have a great Christmas this year. Edited December 3, 2019 by Snake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhi90 505 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) List of Participants: Snake eddy4823 _mgs_xoxo santanu18 wickedbl0ke niks_flashbullet hope kold_war silentassassin Keano Rosh HundredProofSam Aftrunner harjas Sackboy Mizanurification Parker vipulpradhan GameAnalyzer abhinit90 Edited December 14, 2019 by abhinit90 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wickedbl0ke 77 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 Ho Ho HoCount me in! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wickedbl0ke 77 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 Ho Ho HoCount me in! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aftrunner 2050 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 Yo. Lets go! In. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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kold_war 294 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 I'm in😌✌️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HundredProofSam 2497 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddy4823 340 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 Inn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silentassassin 949 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 I'm in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_mgs_xoxo 2 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 In..😀 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harjas 689 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) In as always Also Spoiler lemme know if any help is required with running secret santa Edited December 4, 2019 by harjas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santanu18 830 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 Count me in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sackboy 389 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 I'm in Not very active on IVG but hell yeah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hope 1376 Report post Posted December 5, 2019 In as well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddy4823 340 Report post Posted December 5, 2019 A question : What if I decide to give a digital content such as Steam game or an Amazon voucher. Is that allowed ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adity 1776 Report post Posted December 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, eddy4823 said: A question : What if I decide to give a digital content such as Steam game or an Amazon voucher. Is that allowed ? Amazon voucher doesn't really work because your gift has to be thoughtful and tailored to the likes and dislikes of the guy you're getting it for. Steam games are fine though. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mizanurification 300 Report post Posted December 5, 2019 In. 😁 New members should check previous SS gift threads to get an idea of what gifts should be given. It's important to do a little research about what your bunty wants. ☃️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harjas 689 Report post Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 6:36 PM, Sackboy said: I'm in Not very active on IVG but hell yeah! dafook you alive? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
