Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 20809 Location: sunny wales
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 05 9:39 am Post subject:
I favour the swap- because then everyone gets a similar parcel to ooh and aah and compare notes over, which makes a nice warm happy pre thingymas topic for us all here.
For those who havent done one of these before the way it typically works is we arrange the numbers beforehand- say maybe 16 of us take part for this example. We agree not to go mad with what we send, its usually just a taster size, or a small item, then send 15 of them to the person who agrees to collate it (1 less than taking part as you don't want your own item back), with a preagreed amount of postage for your return parcel. They rerarrange all the parcels so that everyone gets everything, and posts yours back.
Any advances on this as a basic strategy- unless the majority prefer the secret santa idea?
No, that sounds like a good way of saying it Sally.
If there's interest in both a secret Santa and a swap, we can do both. I would guess that there will be broader interest in the Secret Santa, but those of us who feel like doing more heavy duty production can do the swap.
judith
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 22789 Location: Montgomeryshire
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 05 10:43 am Post subject:
I'd like to do the secret Santa, but I don't see myself getting organised to do a large-scale swap.
bagpuss
Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 10507 Location: cambridge
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 05 10:52 am Post subject:
I think these things will depend on the number of people involved
if we are talking 4 or 5 people a swap is fesible as the quanities aren't too great
if we are talking 20-25 people then the secret santa idea is better as making enough to make a swap worth while for that number of people becomes more difficult
for a secret santa I would happily make it secret if people wanted it to be
Bagpuss... Did you just volounteer to be the Santa?
Leonie
Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 731 Location: West Sussex
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 05 12:02 pm Post subject:
I'll take part in the soap swap
bagpuss
Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 10507 Location: cambridge
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 05 12:33 pm Post subject:
cab wrote:
Bagpuss... Did you just volounteer to be the Santa?
I have been pondering this and if I can figure out how to get perl to send email I reckon a script to do secret santa would be relatively easy to knock up
Bagpuss... Did you just volounteer to be the Santa?
I have been pondering this and if I can figure out how to get perl to send email I reckon a script to do secret santa would be relatively easy to knock up
Or you could get PM'd with details and then pull names out of a hat. I can even lend you a hat, if it helps.
Okay... We're getting a bit complicated here, we've got lots of options, and I'm going to turn it into a vote. That way we can see who wants to do what. Sort out some numbers.
bagpuss
Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 10507 Location: cambridge
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 05 12:52 pm Post subject:
cab wrote:
bagpuss wrote:
cab wrote:
Bagpuss... Did you just volounteer to be the Santa?
I have been pondering this and if I can figure out how to get perl to send email I reckon a script to do secret santa would be relatively easy to knock up
Or you could get PM'd with details and then pull names out of a hat. I can even lend you a hat, if it helps.
but then I would know who was getting whom and it wouldn't be secret!
can't be as bad as the one I made last year. I resealed the bottle and am hoping with a little age it will taste better this christmas. 
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