THE OFFICIAL 2021 TW SECRET SANTA THREAD *SIGNUPS ARE CLOSED*

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It's been another rough year y'all. But our favorite time is coming up… TACOMA WORLD SECRET SANTA!!!! We (@Sandman614, @emelianenkov, and @Daria ) would like to welcome you to TWSS 2021. This year marks the eighth year and we have some high expectations for greatness this year.

SIGNUPS ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED. ​

Here's the timeline for you A.D.D. kids…


October 15th, signup starts.

November 15th, signup closes.

November 16th-21st, names are distributed.

You can send gifts as soon as you receive your name.

Everyone should hopefully receive their gifts BY Christmas. We understand there are often delays. If there is a serious delay, you will likely get a message from @TWSS asking what the deal is. If you don’t respond, we will be ready with the ban-hammer and you’ll end up on the @KRAMPUS list of naughty children. You could alleviate this by having a friend PM your recipient letting them know there is a delay or mail them a postcard letting them know there is a delay. Be creative, people!









NAME SUBMISSIONS CLOSE NOVEMBER 15TH AT 12 Noon EST, NO EXCEPTIONS and we mean it!!!! There are time stamps, so don’t even fuss.





NEW RULES AS OF 2021:


Members must have joined before January 1st of the year participating. (Before 1/1/21 this year)

Members must have at least 750 posts by October 15th to be added to the list! Don’t BS your way to 750 if you have 598 currently. Just participate more in the community and join in the fun next year. We have the rights to deny participation to anyone for any reason(unlikely to happen but some people are on a one year time out or permanent ban from future events due to various reasons).

If someone gets banned for any reason while during the Secret Santa season and they are participating, they will be removed from the event and will be banned from future events. THIS IS YOUR WARNING TO BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR!




Some simple rules:

- Keep gifts PG-13 unless you know the recipient personally, lets not upset spouses or make things awkward for anyone…

- Absolutely NO WHINING!!! If you whine incessantly, you may face a ban from future events.

- Assclownery and douche-baggery will not be tolerated. Try to stay on topic, otherwise elves may try to beat you with a stick.

- YOU must do the legwork once pm'd. If you need help, ask a friend to help. The elves WILL NOT do your dirty work.

- You must send a gift to the name you get, no exceptions EX: dont see eye to eye, don't like their mama, etc. We elves DGAF.

- Once on THE LIST, you must send something REASONABLE to the name pm'd to you.

- Names will begin being pm'd out after Nov.15th, plenty of time to get a gift for Christmas.

- You may be sending a gift out of the Country. There’s no opt out for this.

- Same as years past, there is no cap, you can be as generous as you wish but there is a $30 minimum for giftsexcluding shipping costs. If you decide to go nuts and spend a ton of money, don't expect the same from your secret santa.

- We will do our best to make it fair and not have anyone in the same state, but it's hard when we have 250+ participants each year.

- Mods and elves here on TacomaWorld take no responsibility if someone flakes and does not send a gift. We will do our best to fix it, since we will have their names/addresses…. Maybe I’ll send cousin Vinny to break their kneecaps.

- As long as you're on the commit list with full name AND handle, you will send AND receive a gift.

- Once a gift is received, please post a picture. Don’t make your SS sit there anxious and freaking out, wondering if a porch private snagged your booty. Please make sure to censor names and addresses to protect everyone’s privacy, or what little we have left nowadays. Please proactively check for packages but don’t whine daily about not receiving anything. It’s annoying and you don’t want to anger the elves.

- If possible, keep proof of the item being sent in case it's lost/stolen in the mail. At the very least, we can prove that it was sent out. The elves don’t need this information proactively.

- Once Nov 15th, 12 Noon EST is here, you can not back out of your commitment, to be fair. We use time stamps, don’t try to argue this.

- If you choose to send your gift in a box, it's your choice to wrap it or not. Recommendation is to not send it in the box it came in, as to ruin the surprise.



Let's get this going and hopefully we have another even more successful year than last year!




We will not respond to any PMs on our personal accounts. IF you have issues and it warrants reaching out to us, please PM @TWSS. If you PM the elves, you may risk losing the opportunity to participate.

No politics, no COVID discussions, same CoC rules apply.

Reading is hard. Read the rules or don’t participate.


Related links:
Wishlist thread
What you received thread!!!


Check this post on October 15th for signup instructions. Posting “IN” does nothing here. And it’s annoying.

 

THE LIST!!!! (confirmed entries as of 11/17)

emelianenkov
Sandman614
sandsloth
PzTank
T4RH33L
ovrlndkull
daveeasa
Robertocritser
ABA180
Taco guy11
theredofshaw
Beef Nachos
Wyckedan
SoCal_Erik
Shmellmopwho
nudavinci64
TwistedTLM4
SCHNUGGS
deadpocketss
hyrule_trd
grdgz97
Brian007Taco
jiveydude
JeffB
whatstcp
Clark27
crashngiggles
theolee
mtip
Fiolo
508Tacoma
Hoarder23
Red Baron
HIghlande2
Famouzstarz
smithr1730
My Name is Rahl
NoOne
EatSleepTacos
BLKTRUCK
TWTaco
PinnaclePete
BananaMan
Benson X
Pyrotech
907rx7
micatom33
El duderino
LivinOnEdge
Geekhouse23
Blkvoodoo
airmax233
LostHusker
BartMaster1234
jacobrippey
Chase8059
Toywoodsguy82
Unchained 5150
Phoosa
Fatfurious2
Shadowhunter
Dmurph1996
BYJOSHCOOK
thundercookies
Kerleyfries
Odomandr
Kappes03
Airborne22
crazyfingers
Metrick1215
spencermarkd
17taco4x4
Glorifiedwelder
Hobbs
NDCMACK
Nicklovin
Chiefcrunchy
Garsha91
Hook78
JennJenn
EricL
Mpatrick
Slimwood Shady
mach1man001
Zacowacko
Wulf
Jamart5
Nimble9
JeffRoyJenkins




IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST, IT IS LIKELY BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE REINDEER GAMES OR YOUR POST COUNT DID NOT MEET THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD(Please see rules in post #1).

 

some important info:
USPS Holiday Deadlines

• First Class Package: Ship by December 17th
• Priority Mail: Ship by December 18th
• Priority Mail Express: Ship by December 23rd
• Media Mail & Parcel Select Ground: Ship by December 15th
• First Class Package International and Priority Mail International:Ship by November 29th for Africa, Central America, and South America—and by December 6th for the rest of the world
• Priority Mail Express International: Ship by December 6th for Africa, Central America, and South America—and by December 13th for the rest of the world
• Shipping to/from Hawaii, Alaska, or a Military address? Check out all the deadlines here.

UPS Holiday Deadlines (forarrival on or before December 24)
Domestic Shipments

• 3 Day Select: December 21st
• 2nd Day Air (including 2nd Day Air AM): December 22nd
• Next Day Air (including Next Day Air Early & Next Day Air Saver): December 23rd
• Ground: UPS hasn’t provided a specific cutoff date for Ground shipments. To see how long your Ground shipment will take to arrive, plug your package and recipient information into our Rates calculator.

Shipments to Canada

• Worldwide Expedited: December21st
• Worldwide Express: December 23rd
• Standard: Check https://ups.com/ctcfor details

 

The start of the holiday season. Let the madness begin..




Thanks to all the TWSS elves



If you can, consider supporting our own:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma-products-by-tw-members-check-in.288864/

 

Snow!

 

Woohoo!!!!

 

Wow, it's that time of year already?!

 

I got "IN" on the first page! Damn! This "IN" will make it 8yrs for me!

And lucky No. 007 too!

 

Yeah I'm up for it

 

hmm.. will update soon.

 

Always a good time, in for this year as well

 

Count me In






































p.s I know that does nothing in this thread

 

That 750 post count made me nervous, I’ve been here for years but I’m just not that talkative haha. Can’t wait to join the fun this year!

 

Every year there are people whining that their victim doesn't have any quality posts. Every year I say GET YOUR victim SOMETHING YOU'D BE HAPPY RECEIVING. While that still stands true this should help.. Albeit unfortunately leaving some newbies or not very talkative members out.

It's a fine balance..

Think outside the box... Nerf darts and socks make great packaging to fill out a box.

 

Also WISHLISTS. I know there are members that say "I'll be happy with anything" or whatever other excuse.. Post one! Even if it's small and simple it helps to have a little bit of guidance. There is no judgment here.

• Do you like sticker bombing your stuff?
• Do you like My Little Pony?
• What size t-shirt/sweatshirt?
• Do you have enough 10mm soc I can't even finish that thought...
• While we don't fully discourage alcohol in general, if you are adverse to it add that!
• Do you have enough socks?
• Do you want something crazy add it, we have crazy members and you might get very fortunate. It's fun to see your lofty goals.

 

This is weird. I'm not used to you being so helpful in TWSS.

 

And post it early.

Last year I waited weeks after I got my vics name before sending their gifts only to see them post their wishlist after it was delivered.

 

Do I need to get my whacking stick out?