# SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2014 \[signup closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314 "2014-11-11T06:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/61 "2014-11-28T18:20:23Z")
Question (and forgive me if I missed the answer by skimming the thread): is it a one-on-one exchange (i.e. I send Poster A a gift and (s)he sends me one), or is it a round robin thing where it’s likely I will be sending and receiving with two entirely different people? Either is awesome, I’m just curious. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/62 "2014-11-28T19:48:27Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Question (and forgive me if I missed the answer by skimming the thread): is it a one-on-one exchange (i.e. I send Poster A a gift and (s)he sends me one), or is it a round robin thing where it’s likely I will be sending and receiving with two entirely different people? > > Either is awesome, I’m just curious. 🙂 Round Robin. **Silvorange** is graciously setting up who sends gifts to who (or whom - this kind of grammar is not my strong point). ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/63 "2014-11-28T19:52:36Z")
I can’t wait to find out who my gift recipient will be. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/64 "2014-11-29T00:35:29Z")
41! _ **Sign-up is still open through Sunday night. Assignments will be made on Monday.** _ **Silvorange Atomic Mama twickster FairyChatMom JoseB Filbert IvoryTowerDenizen Anaglyph brainstall Baker FloatyGimpy Grrlbrarian jsgoddess Sir T-Cups Nayna MissTake Slow Moving Vehicle EmilyG freckafree Pai325 romansperson Rhiannon8404 Anaamika rocking chair carnut Reepicheep Helena330 slightly askew MsRobyn Septima SeaDragonTattoo TubaDiva peedin Infovore ChickaPicosa Tread Sarabellum1976 Hockey Monkey purplehorseshoe OneCentStamp Aspenglow** ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/65 "2014-11-29T14:25:41Z")
I am Sooooooooooooooo Ready & Waiting to shop for my fellow Dopers 😃 Love U all. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/66 "2014-11-29T15:04:56Z")
Whee! Amen to that, it’s always fun. Which really, I’m only posting to bump this thread for the weekend crowd so nobody else almost misses out like I nearly did this year. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/67 "2014-11-30T09:46:02Z")
Sign-up is still open through tonight! I’m off tomorrow and will be sleeping in, so I’ll make an official “closed” post before I start working on assignments (they are not entirely random because not everyone can ship internationally, plus I will be making sure nobody gets the same person as last year, and in some cases matching up appropriate interests). ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/68 "2014-11-30T14:27:05Z")
Yay! I’m in. I am an American woman living in Tokyo, and can get pretty much everything here except for a very few oddball items: things like Planter’s Honey Roasted Peanuts (they sell some other nasty-tasting brand), maple sugar candy, Double Stuf Oreos (they sell regular Oreos here), Marshmallow Fluff and Entenmann’s Devil’s Food Cake with Marshmallow Icing. I lie awake and fantasize about Entenmann’s cake… I look forward to sending something whack from Japan! Ho ho ho! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/69 "2014-11-30T19:36:54Z")
> [@Silvorange](#): > > Sign-up is still open through tonight! I’m off tomorrow and will be sleeping in, so I’ll make an official “closed” post before I start working on assignments (they are not entirely random because not everyone can ship internationally, plus I will be making sure nobody gets the same person as last year, and in some cases matching up appropriate interests). What, no throwing darts blindfolded? > [@KinkiNipponTourist](#): > > Yay! I’m in. > > I am an American woman living in Tokyo, and can get pretty much everything here except for a very few oddball items … Double Stuf Oreos (they sell regular Oreos here) … Truly, there is no God. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/70 "2014-11-30T20:18:40Z")
I can’t imagine trying to put this together-I’d lose what’s left of my mind. Thanks so much, **silvorange!** ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/71 "2014-11-30T23:59:28Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I can’t imagine trying to put this together-I’d lose what’s left of my mind. Thanks so much, **silvorange!** It’s not that hard. 🙂 There’s some tricks: First, you separate all of the people who are willing to ship internationally and put them in a pile with the international folks. Then you match them like this: Person one matches to Person 2 Person 2 matches to Person 3 And so on. When you have all of the international people matched, you can add your remaining people in together and continue matching. Make sure to include yourself! The last person on your list matches to Person 1. And voila! The hardest part is making sure everyone gets the right address. Still, thanks to Silvorange for doing it! Especially if she is matching up interests. Whoa, nellie! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/72 "2014-12-01T00:01:25Z")
Yes, thank you very much Silvorange. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/73 "2014-12-01T00:12:32Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > It’s not that hard. 🙂 There’s some tricks: > > First, you separate all of the people who are willing to ship internationally and put them in a pile with the international folks. > > Then you match them like this: > Person one matches to Person 2 > Person 2 matches to Person 3 > > And so on. When you have all of the international people matched, you can add your remaining people in together and continue matching. Make sure to include yourself! > > The last person on your list matches to Person 1. And voila! The hardest part is making sure everyone gets the right address. > > Still, thanks to Silvorange for doing it! Especially if she is matching up interests. Whoa, nellie! It really isn’t hard, and I love doing it. Since I still have last year’s list, I’m making sure nobody gets the same person. We have a quite a few more participants from outside the US and Canada this year, which is fun! It’s mostly random with a few tweaks here and there. For instance, last year someone mentioned being an Anglophile, so there was no way I wasn’t going to assign her to the one person from England! Once assignments are given out, I just keep up to make sure everybody has gotten something and hopefully been acknowledged. Half the fun is hearing about what everybody got. Assignments tomorrow! I’m so excited! And, with the addition of KinkyNipponTourist, we are up to 42. That’s a lucky number- it is both the answer to the very important question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, and the age I will be on my birthday in a couple of weeks. This is my favorite month! _ **Sign-up is still open until I drag my ass out of bed tomorrow.** _ **Silvorange Atomic Mama twickster FairyChatMom JoseB Filbert IvoryTowerDenizen Anaglyph brainstall Baker FloatyGimpy Grrlbrarian jsgoddess Sir T-Cups Nayna MissTake Slow Moving Vehicle EmilyG freckafree Pai325 romansperson Rhiannon8404 Anaamika rocking chair carnut Reepicheep Helena330 slightly askew MsRobyn Septima SeaDragonTattoo TubaDiva peedin Infovore ChickaPicosa Tread Sarabellum1976 Hockey Monkey purplehorseshoe OneCentStamp Aspenglow KinkiNipponTourist** ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/74 "2014-12-01T00:15:35Z")
So tomorrow is the day when the application closes. Do we also find out our gift recipient tomorrow? (Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere and I just happened to miss it.) ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/75 "2014-12-01T00:46:08Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > So tomorrow is the day when the application closes. Do we also find out our gift recipient tomorrow? (Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere and I just happened to miss it.) Yes, I will make a post to officially close sign ups right before I start working on assignments. I will PM everybody and then post again here to say that they’re all done. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/76 "2014-12-01T01:41:37Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > PM sent. > > I love just about anything food, or from the sender’s area. Homemade is great. A local cookbook would be cool. Spices maybe. I also crochet, if you have an animal with a unique yarn that would be neat. > > Really, just about anything. I have no allergies I know of. I’m going to be tacky and repost my list. Books are cool too. I love sci-fi and good historical fiction. One problem, I hate sad endings, although sadness during the book is ok. Yes, I’m being picky!😃 If you are not from the USA, what’s the favorite local candy bar? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/77 "2014-12-01T02:31:15Z")
Thanks, **Silvorange.** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/78 "2014-12-01T12:48:36Z")
Uhhh, I wasn’t very specific in my “LIKES” … hint, hint, I LOVES all things Japanese or Chinese or India (i.e, curry mixes), UK – yes, I’m eclectic – and again, LOCAL gizmos, art, toys, books, music, ethnic anything … 🆒 NOT picky here, and I am so grateful for this! It really kicks off “The Season” so nicely. Thanks again for allowing me to participate. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/79 "2014-12-01T16:44:12Z")
Sign up is officially closed (I do have a backup Santa or two in case somebody misses this). I’ve made a list and am currently checking it twice. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/80 "2014-12-01T16:53:42Z")
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