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secret santa 2013

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 11:37
by tinnie
Basically, I just copied the rules that ascaii created last year.

Hi everyone! Time to get some holiday spirit going! I am running a secret santa for anyone interested.

How does it work?
You will send out one gift to a randomly chosen participant, another will send you a gift.

Here are the rules:

1. Post " Nickname(Country of residence) " in the Thread so I can copy paste it into the OP.
2. PM your address to tinnie with the following subject: "Secret Santa 2013"
DEADLINE to send me your address and sign up is 1 Dec.
3.Please mail your gift by the 7 Dec to make sure people receive their gifts before christmas.
All names will be thrown into a (literal) hat and randomly pulled to match everyone up. I will then send the address of the person you should send your gift to. Please scan or photograph the shipping receipt in case anything gets lost.
4.Once you receive your gift, please take a picture and post it in the following thread:
http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8 ... ml#p137301
Only members that joined Deskthority before 24.11.2013 are eligible to join
The size and value of the gift is open, but it MUST be mechanical keyboard related, and must be useful (no busted caps, domes, or other trash)
Shipping charges are on you. Remember, this is a worldwide event, you might end up shipping to Europe, America, Asia, or anywhere else.

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 11:50
by 7bit
Yeah!
:-)

Better we start this right now.
:o

Let's say, deadline is next Friday.
:shock:

Who wants to participate should post here.
:ugeek:

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 12:03
by 002
I'm in :)

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 12:47
by mtl
In! :-)

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 13:05
by tinnie
Participants:
tussie(HK) Address receivedaddress sent
7bit(DE)Address receivedaddress sent
002(AU))Address receivedaddress sent
mtl(Unknown) Address receivedaddress sent
hzfaq(UK) Address receivedaddress sent
webwit(NL) Address receivedaddress sent
kbdfr(DE))Address receivedaddress sent
kurk(NL) Address receivedaddress sent
hoggy(IOM, isle of man) )Address receivedaddress sent
wheybags(IE) Address receivedaddress sent
kint(DE) Address receivedaddress sent
jdcarpe(US) Address receivedaddress sent
numm(DE) Address receivedaddress sent
Compgeke(US)Address receivedaddress sent
dubsgalore(US) )Address receivedaddress sent
ascaii(DE) Address receivedaddress sent
Aleksander(NO)Address receivedaddress sent
multiplash (DE)Address received address sent

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 13:11
by 7bit
I send you the addresses, once the list is complete ...
:o

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 13:15
by tinnie
7bit, I can remember your address, if you haven't moved. :evilgeek:

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 13:23
by 7bit
Yes, but I mean I can remember all addresses if nobody has moved, so no reason people send you their address.
:evilgeek: ^ :evilgeek:

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 14:00
by Ekaros
7bit wrote:Yes, but I mean I can remember all addresses if nobody has moved, so no reason people send you their address.
:evilgeek: ^ :evilgeek:
But what if someone hasn't partaken in one of your group buy schemes?

Anyway, what were we suppoused to send once again?

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 14:32
by HzFaq
In again, this was great fun last year.

Hz (England)

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 15:06
by webwit
webwit(Netherlands)

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 15:59
by 7bit
From webwit, I wish me a space cadet keyboard.
:-)

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 16:07
by webwit
Personally I think it should be a secret envelope event. I.e. only gifts than can be shipped as a letter in a mailbox, like keycaps, springs and cables. This way more people would participate, because shipping stuff in boxes around the world is expensive, and you have to go to the post office which takes effort.

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 16:09
by 7bit
For me, the distance to the post office is ony like 10m more than to the mailbox.
The advatage to walk 10 more meters is that I don't have to lick the stamps myself.
:P

Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 16:23
by Ekaros
webwit wrote:Personally I think it should be a secret envelope event. I.e. only gifts than can be shipped as a letter in a mailbox, like keycaps, springs and cables. This way more people would participate, because shipping stuff in boxes around the world is expensive, and you have to go to the post office which takes effort.
Anyway I would have to go to post office to get stuff...

Still, limiting it to mail envelope might mean that not everyone thinks he is expected to send full keyboards, or that he will get one...

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 07:18
by kbdfr
kbdfr (DE)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 07:51
by Kurk
Kurk (NL)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 08:48
by hoggy
Hoggy (IOM)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 11:27
by wheybags
Ah sure I'll go in.
Ireland.
I think you should set a guideline value though...

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 14:31
by kint
kint (DE)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 15:55
by jdcarpe
jdcarpe (USA)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 16:31
by Nuum
Nuum (DE)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 17:12
by Findecanor
tinnie wrote: The size and value of the gift is open, but it MUST be mechanical keyboard related, and must be useful (no busted caps, domes, or other trash)
No Topre, HHKB lite or PC Jr keyboards then.

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 17:23
by 7bit
Yes, exactly these keyboards are good secret santa gifts.

OT: Is a NoTopre a NoPoo with Topre switches?
:?

Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 22:40
by Compgeke
Eh, why not?

Compgeke(USA)

Posted: 27 Nov 2013, 21:49
by Aleksander
I STILL regret not joining in last year, so this year I am definitely in!

Aleksander (Norway)

Posted: 01 Dec 2013, 01:16
by Ascaii
Im glad someone is taking this over, as Ive been way to busy to even think of this.

Im in :D

Posted: 01 Dec 2013, 01:17
by webwit
He's back! So, have you repaired it with your woman, or did you score a new one? :mrgreen:

Posted: 01 Dec 2013, 01:42
by Ascaii
Nah, currently womanless, but rich in the keyboard department. I was slightly shocked to find that I had more moving boxes filled with keyboards than I had for my other rooms combined. I am aiming to reduce my collection from the current 13 moving boxes to something a little more manageable.

Posted: 01 Dec 2013, 05:58
by Dubsgalore
I'm in :p

Dubsgalore (US)