Secret Santa
Throughout the month of December, you can head over to the Secret Santa event, and be given a random parnter to send items to!
It lasts for a day, and you can join again the next day!
And, please remember, do not post what you received or sent in the Shoutbox. It's supposed to be a secret. ;)
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I have had so many fab things from my secret santa so thanks, whoever you are....
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The last five secret santas I've had are just not sending me any gifts! I sure do love to give out presents, and I know the point of this is not receiving the presents, but it really angers me that I'm being ripped off every single time I've entered!
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Catch.A.Star, maybe your ss is offline....
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ive sent 200k worth of items and my ss hasnt sent me a single thing yet. do you think they dont like the items im sending? =(
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wow you all must have bad luck with ss all my ss have responded so far im supprised that some of you are saying its the 5th ss and none have gave you a present! wow im shocked tahts realy sad! subeta better then this come on people if your going to join ss atleast send one junk iteam!
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Well this is ridiculous.. I have been giving and giving.. which I do everyday anyway and I love to give prezzies.. and I havent received one gift back.. an acknowledgment would be nice..
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I love every SS I've gotten, just being able to give someone a gift makes me very happy. (:
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good way of putting that ayakat. i agree with u completely.. it should be a two way thing.. since that is what it says on the page.. atleast that would be fair to everyone
Carrie, I know you aren't responding to what I wrote but for the people who keep saying it's selfish to expect a present...<br />
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Here's the actual text from the SS page<br />
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Are you ready for the holidays? Well, you can sign up for the Secret Santa activity, and you will be randomly assigned to another member who has joined! Then you two can <b>send</b> each other gifts whenever you want!<br />
Note: This is not an ordinary Secret Santa! You do not know who you are sending gifts too, which is why you have to use this page to send items! So, you have a partner! Its time to start sending gifts!<br />
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The whole thing says SEND not receive. So far I have held my end of the bargain up because I want my SS to have fun getting presents. I on the other hand am on day 3 of getting nothing back. So I AM sending. Lemme put it this way, it's not that I am not receiving, it's that they aren't sending <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif border=0><br />
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Here's the actual text from the SS page<br />
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Are you ready for the holidays? Well, you can sign up for the Secret Santa activity, and you will be randomly assigned to another member who has joined! Then you two can <b>send</b> each other gifts whenever you want!<br />
Note: This is not an ordinary Secret Santa! You do not know who you are sending gifts too, which is why you have to use this page to send items! So, you have a partner! Its time to start sending gifts!<br />
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The whole thing says SEND not receive. So far I have held my end of the bargain up because I want my SS to have fun getting presents. I on the other hand am on day 3 of getting nothing back. So I AM sending. Lemme put it this way, it's not that I am not receiving, it's that they aren't sending <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif border=0><br />
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Just as no one can assume that their intentions weren't just what I said they were. All it takes is for one person to sign up every day to disappoint 25 people.<br />
What some people call being cynical others call being realistic. <br />
Personally I am having fun with it. I was born with a shopping gene <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif border=0> and the best part is I don't have to worry about getting any of those pesky bills in the mail. My credit card company keeps refusing that fruit cake. For some odd reason they only want money le gasp.
What some people call being cynical others call being realistic. <br />
Personally I am having fun with it. I was born with a shopping gene <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif border=0> and the best part is I don't have to worry about getting any of those pesky bills in the mail. My credit card company keeps refusing that fruit cake. For some odd reason they only want money le gasp.
I understand where you are coming from but I think the point some of us are trying to make is this: How do you know they signed up "with no intention of returning the gesture"?<br />
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Now if everyday you were signed up with the same person, but still had to opt in to participate for the day, and after a couple days nothing in return okay it is pretty obvious they are taking advantage of things. Everyday though they match you up with a person signing up right around the same time you did, chances are it is a diffrent person. Now how can a person sit and say well they have no intentions of returning the gesture when fact of the matter is this person is completely unknown to you, you can not possibly no their intentions. For all anyone know the person signed up and lost power. There have been storms all over the northern US lately often with highwinds knocking out power places. How does any one know that their secret santa is just taking advantage and not a victim of circumstance?<br />
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Of course people are still going to always assume they are being taking advantage of, it is the diffrence between the glass being half empty and half full. I guess I've always just seen t as be thankfull you even have the glass in the first place.
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Now if everyday you were signed up with the same person, but still had to opt in to participate for the day, and after a couple days nothing in return okay it is pretty obvious they are taking advantage of things. Everyday though they match you up with a person signing up right around the same time you did, chances are it is a diffrent person. Now how can a person sit and say well they have no intentions of returning the gesture when fact of the matter is this person is completely unknown to you, you can not possibly no their intentions. For all anyone know the person signed up and lost power. There have been storms all over the northern US lately often with highwinds knocking out power places. How does any one know that their secret santa is just taking advantage and not a victim of circumstance?<br />
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Of course people are still going to always assume they are being taking advantage of, it is the diffrence between the glass being half empty and half full. I guess I've always just seen t as be thankfull you even have the glass in the first place.
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indubudubly lol<br />
Since it is all about the giving shouldn't that mean that everyone who signed up should be giving? In my opinion the ones that signed up with no intention of returning the gesture are the greedy ones not the other way around. Just a thought. I am not trying to offend <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
Okay, seriously, quit your whining. If someone doesn't give back for what they've recieved, then just take it in your stride. Try again tomorrow, maybe you'll get someone who will give.<br />
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<br /><br />Christmas isn't about being all MINEMINEMINE and greedy. It's about giving to others, and not particularly caring whether you get soemthing in return or not. Jeez, I thought people here would know that.
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<br /><br />Christmas isn't about being all MINEMINEMINE and greedy. It's about giving to others, and not particularly caring whether you get soemthing in return or not. Jeez, I thought people here would know that.
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I love my presents!!!! Hurray for secret santa!
One last time, defending all of the people (like myself) who aren't really getting anything.<br />
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I give presents to people I know all of the time because I love to do it. <br />
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But with this, it seems like the IDEA is clear enough. i.e. 2 people knowingly sign up for SS because they are going to GIVE gifts, not just receive. I am all over sending gifts, I have been sending as many as I can while I'm awake or not in school. But not getting anything at all is a big dissapointment because it IS reciprocal.<br />
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I give presents to people I know all of the time because I love to do it. <br />
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But with this, it seems like the IDEA is clear enough. i.e. 2 people knowingly sign up for SS because they are going to GIVE gifts, not just receive. I am all over sending gifts, I have been sending as many as I can while I'm awake or not in school. But not getting anything at all is a big dissapointment because it IS reciprocal.<br />
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It would be cool if someone gave you a spectrum potion.
Thank you mystery gifter<br />
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Brought light to my day <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
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Brought light to my day <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
Sigh<br />
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I'd be happy if i got a snowball back...<br />
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Value isn't important, just not getting anything, its like depressing xD
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I'd be happy if i got a snowball back...<br />
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Value isn't important, just not getting anything, its like depressing xD
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ok i might have made someone mad with my last comment poseted on here becuase of the "stupid" remark, it wasnt ment to offend anyone or anything like that.. also someone sent me a present box with a crappy plushie annomiously that mocked my last sentence in the post.. im not sure if this was nice or meant to be mean, but thanks! either way.. i didnt meanto call people stupid, just the idea that someone would enter and not send someone something when they send u something (if that makes sence) so i do appologise if i offended or mad anyone mad <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0> SORRY
I wish there was an item that we can send to let our SS know that we are heading to bed or work or school for a while so that they know we won't be on for a bit. Right now, I am putting together some Subeta sleepy/bedtime items and hope they will get the idea. LOL <br />
My last two Secret Santas didn't send anything, but unlike Lil'Devil, I didn't think they were 'stupid'. I also didn't see it as greedy...for all I know, they had computer trouble or Subeta server trouble or a power outage (where I live, if you sneeze too loud, the power goes out). Maybe they were a kid and their big brother made them get off the computer...etc etc. <br />
In spite of that, I still had no problem sending some things to my SS yesterday even when he/she was a 'no-show'. I don't think I sent any unbuyables, but I sent whatever struck my fancy or something cute I found in a shop. It feels nice to think that they will log on the next day and realize that I didn't forget about them while they were gone. And, maybe they will spread some of that cheer to their next Secret Santa....which might even be you! <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
My last two Secret Santas didn't send anything, but unlike Lil'Devil, I didn't think they were 'stupid'. I also didn't see it as greedy...for all I know, they had computer trouble or Subeta server trouble or a power outage (where I live, if you sneeze too loud, the power goes out). Maybe they were a kid and their big brother made them get off the computer...etc etc. <br />
In spite of that, I still had no problem sending some things to my SS yesterday even when he/she was a 'no-show'. I don't think I sent any unbuyables, but I sent whatever struck my fancy or something cute I found in a shop. It feels nice to think that they will log on the next day and realize that I didn't forget about them while they were gone. And, maybe they will spread some of that cheer to their next Secret Santa....which might even be you! <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
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realy all my ss have gaven at least 7 things back to me.... i feel bad for one of my ss because they gve me a rare potion ub and i realy couldnt give them something of that value back so i sent back what i could but i still feel kind of bad i as trying to sell it so i could get a new iteam for my ss but it didnt happen in time..
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I agree with u lildevil!!
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i love the ideaa of the secret santa.. But it is kinda depressing when u dont get anything back.. i send out really nice gifts.. all of mine are UB and not even a random plush is sent back to me.. this happend with everyone of my ss! i will defnitly keep doing it but i mean if ur reading this and u do not intend to send something back, stop being stupid and dont enter .. it ruins the fun for everyone else who is excited to take part in this. Its the holiday season .. stop being a scrooge! .. thanks and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
So, are lots of people getting it where you only get one gift immediately and never hear from their SS again? Because (and this may be silly) but I wonder if there is a glitch maybe? With all the error messages and the "1 second refresh" thing going on...maybe something isn't working. I only say this because the past two days have been like that for me. And my mom. The first few days were fine, but yesterday and today seem to be like it. I dunno. big shrugs Just thought I'd check with everyone else. Either way, I think it's mean to assume that just because someone isn't sending a lot that it means they are greedy. Especially during the week - they day goes by so fast and I barely have time to log on for as long as I want to. Okeyss - that's all. :]
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I mean, if they don't send anything back I feel like they're just doing it for free stuff , you know? : Like scamming people. It's not the value; I'd be happy with something small.
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I dunno, I think the fun of it is to exchange gifts... since you don't know who you're sending to, you don't know if they even noticed or what if they don't reply. <br />
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As an aside, thank you to whoever sent me the secret gift! <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif border=0> It brightened my day. :3
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As an aside, thank you to whoever sent me the secret gift! <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif border=0> It brightened my day. :3
I've had two awesome SS's and an awful one <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif border=0> I'm spending what I make in the day on my SS. It's really NOT about value, it's about the spirit of giving. Don't give to receive, give what YOU want to and what makes you feel good, not because you want something back, and if you DO get something back then it makes it even better <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
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Alkaline, I've had the day end without getting anything from my SS in return twice now.
People complaining about not getting anything in return should keep in mind that your ss can't be online 24/7 especially with the site going down every now then and they may be taking their time deciding on what to send you because I like to put some thought into what I buy and sometimes it takes a while.
i wonder what happened to my ss he/she sent me 1 item and ive sent 3 and ive been on sent 12:00 pm
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i sent my seceret santa like 3 gifts already and the person wont send me anything!!!
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this is sooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So many people are so ungrateful. sighs Perhaps those who are complaining about what they are not getting and those suggesting banning members not sending a certain amount should be banned from participating for a few days. Perhaps not being able to give or receive anything will give them a chance to think about others feelings and the spirit of the season. A little forced break from the activity may just give them a push in the direction of thinking about someone besides themselves.
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srry for what i said before...
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im just going to give them the same cheap presents back<br />
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my ss is milking me for presents sighs<br />
all i got from them so far is a snowball and a kadir...cheap
all i got from them so far is a snowball and a kadir...cheap
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Wow my ss for today's just gave me a burst of items
I had an amazing SS yesterday <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0> Who you they are I want to thank them for the terrific gift war! I sent a couple of unbuyables hoping to track them down through trades but no luck.
I wish I had your powers of deduction SweetSerenity ^^ I couldn't for the life of me figure out who my SS was but she/he gave me some wonderful items and I can only hope that she/he feels the same way about my gifts. <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
smiler: I know it's tempting to know, however it is against the rules to post what you send or what you recieve <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif border=0>
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Sorry, I didn't mean to post four times
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I really want to know my secret santa....What did people send?
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I really want to know my secret santa....What did people send?
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I really want to know my secret santa....What did people send?