It's finally that time of the year! I hope this year has been treating you all well! Now that we're in October, It's time to start signups! Copypasta begins next post.
Fill out the form below to join up! You’ll need to send it to sweetsecretsanta@santasquad.moeHere’s a link:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13uzJbSk7UmM9SLFcO_1vzjr5cP2cWo8wCKCm7QJM0NQ/edit?usp=sharing///Form FAQs///>Santa, I can’t edit the form!Select “File”, “Download as”, “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” and save a copy for yourself. Fill it out and send it to us as an attachment>But Santa, I don’t have Excel!If you have a Google account, you can also create a copy on your Google Drive.Just click “File”, “Make a copy” and send us a link sharing the document with us in your email.If you choose to use Google Drive, set the spreadsheet to allow anyone with the link to edit. This speeds up the processing time on our end.>Santa! I’m /g/ as fuck and I don’t want to use Excel or the Google Botnet!k///General FAQs///>What is Secret S/a/nta?A chance to give, receive and post gifts and be a part of an experience with other /a/nons locally, nationally, or even globally with a bit of X-mas spirit!>Who is hosting this event?Your friendly hosts and helpers are now Santa Loli, Santafaggot, SpoonSanta, Santa’s Elf, SantaBucket, SantaTrap, and also yours truly, Initiated santa>How do I join the gift exchange?Correctly fill out the signup form and email it to us as an attachment or link before the deadline. Once we process it, you’ll receive a confirmation sometime later.>Deadline to join?November 1st 12:01 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME!!!Dōshite!? Because we need time to match you all, and give everyone enough time to procrastinate until Thanksgiving and then draw cards, buy gifts, and ship them both in time for Christmas.as.
>Why should I trust this?It's up to you. We’ve had multiple successful SS events hosted by us for the past few years.Although the average amount of people not receiving gifts is low, the risk still exists. Please be aware that your mileage will vary. However, we do provide a grinched protection program which allows people to send gifts to those who didn't receive anything at all... even after X-mas!>Can I give you guys stuff?Please send us your Christmas cheer only!>I ALREADY JOINED, HOW DO I FIX SOMETHING?If you need to make changes to your wishlist or address, or anything else:please RE-SEND the application with the changes made as a REPLY to your first e-mail!Having the email thread history allows us to keep track and provide a timely response!Let us know what specific changes were made.///More FAQ///>Is the price of shipping included in the price tier?No shipping costs are NOT included in the tier. Make sure to budget in not only shipping/hidden handling costs but the time and effort it takes to create cards and package the gift.>What tier should I join?Pick whichever tier you feel most comfortable with, however please be aware that we may switch it depending on our ability to match you.>When are the threads going to be?Threads are created only on Fridays/weekends until we get closer to X-mas. The Santas will create them.>What’s a handmade gift?Take a look around in the threads. You’ll see plenty of examples of knitting, laser cut wood, horrifying waifu masks, and much much more. People bake cookies/brownies or buy snacks and supply booze local to their country. You may not get out what you put in, but remember that giving is the most important part.
also, as another note, please make sure to use a normal email address to send your sign up. if you're sending from some autistic /g/ domain or mail service there is a chance outlook is just going to defer or reject your mail.I goofed last week and noted the date wrong, actual deadline is Nov 1st 12:01 PST (midnight after that Friday basically)
>>282774832Asuka? Blessed thread.Also. Oh fuck, I still need to send my application. Tomorrow I'll stop being lazy and write it, I promise.
Hello everyone! I won't procrastinate this year, I promise!
Awww yis been waiting for these
I'm ready for this!Been drawing all year so my art should be slightly better!
>>282774832Way too fucking late. You should start the the threads on Friday evening if you're American, it's already Saturday night in Europe and early Sunday morning in Japan
>>282775244But can we really trust you when you say that, Mr. Anon?
Thinking of participating for the first time this year. Is it common courtesy to ship out a parcel and get a tracking number for it?
>>282775363I haven't drawn anything at all since last January. Everything will be great.
>>282775494>Common courtesyIt is mandatory for gifts.
>>282775494>Is it common courtesyIt is a common requirement
>>282775426of course
Friendly reminder that homocards sign-ups are open as well.>What's homocards?A smaller X-mas cards exchange that runs parallel to Secret S/a/nta, featuring MALE anime/manga characters only.To participate, simply copy-paste and fill out the form below, then send it to homocards.santa.mugen@gmail.com.Signups are open until November 1st, 9 PM PST. If you have any special requests, let me know in your email.---Name:Country:FULL Address (check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address for the correct format to use):How many cards do you want to exchange (0-10):I want to send my cards (choose ONE):a) anywhereb) to my continent onlyc) to my country only (please note that depending on your country, I may not be able to match you)Card Wishlist (this is what will be sent to anyone who gets assigned to send a card to you. Describe here what you'd like to see in your card, e.g. you're husbando, OTP, favorite shows/manga...):Lewd is okay? (Y/N):
>>282775596I'll be watching you. You know what will happen if you break your promise.
I received this nice card some time in January.Thank you Romanian anon, Touge Oni seems really interesting and I've put it in my backlog. I'm holding off on catching up with HxH until Togashi finishes this arc at least, I can't deal with re-reading all the chapters for the n-th time whenever he releases a new batch.If you're still participating this year, hope everything goes well for you!
>>282775692I even sent out my form already, yet I am distrusted
>tfw finally the time of the year for me to dust off my baking skills
>>282775363my art will be as mediocre as ever
>>282774832Can I ask to not be assigned to burgers specifically? Idk when the tariff shit is gonna end and mail costs way too fucking much now.
>>282775809Alright, I will trust you. For now.
/g/tards, I need your help. How do I edit xlsx files in a freedom-respecting manner?Also, some years I try to send a card to some RUAnon I got matched with in ~2018. What is the best way to send something there now?
>>282774832Make the threads on Friday evenings. This year is going to be such a low turnout.
>>282775912I want to draw wides this year.
>>282775494You also wrap your gifts before sending them. It's common courtesy to add a card, also snacks are optional but welcome.
>>282776000I've been using the same version of LibreOffice Calc to fill out my secret s/a/nta forms for almost a decade and it just werkz.
Time to bake a gorillion Christmas cookies and pay hundreds in postal fees once more.
>>282776385there should be a snacks only tier. I'd like to send and receive home made cookies and other stuff, but I never have any idea about presents, neither about what I'd like nor about what I could do
>>282776385I got a new oven quite recently. Maybe it's time to learn the noble art of Christmas bakery.
am I legally allowed to put my mini Christmas tree up on my desk yet or do I need to wait for November?
Are whitelisted cards a subset of cards or another thing?>>282776532I do it as part of the card assignment.
>>282776661The christmas spirit lives in your heart. Only you can decide.
>>282776661Only if you have explicit written permission from santaloli
>>282776683separate, so if you do 7 normal and 2 whitelist you have 9 total card you need to make
>>282776661Just put it already, who is going to stop you? It's not like Santa Loli will come to your house and break your legs for violating the rules of Christmas.
>>282776532I think a lot of people already sort of include candy and stuff with their cards (especially shipped within the same country). although I guess you could consider doing something for handmade tier and then doing a bunch of snacks with it. I always find the $25/handmade tier to be the comfiest. I can overspend and spoil my anon along side making something homemade without having to worry much on shopping/picking stuff.
>>282776683>I do it as part of the card assignment.you sent a box of cookies but only get a card in return?>>282776797>I think a lot of people already sort of include candy and stuff with their cardsI haven't seen it.>although I guess you could consider doing something for handmade tier and then doing a bunch of snacks with it. I always find the $25/handmade tier to be the comfiest. I can overspend and spoil my anon along side making something homemade without having to worry much on shopping/picking stuff.yeah but I have no idea about gifts or homemade stuff. I don't even buy gifts for my family and it's really awkward every time, but I just don't have any idea and it stresses me out even thinking about it
>>282776918>you sent a box of cookies but only get a card in return?Yes, I enjoy making cookies and I don't care about the return honestly. It costs a fuckton of money though (close to $400 for 5 "cards" ) so I only do it every two years.
>>28277698280$ for a package? goddammit, how big are the boxes?
>>282776982It only costs me about 10-12 bucks per package, sometimes less if I'm lucky. Are you sending yours internationally?
>>282777104>>282777149I send them internationally and express so that the cookies don't go bad. But I'm Akko-level retarded and always send them at the last moment too so I have to pay the super duper extra deluxe package. Of course this time it will be different, right?
Canadian here, what is shipping to the US going to look like due to tariffs? Should I just ship within my own country instead?
>>282777199good on you for spending that money on boxes people don't even expect. if I let it get to the moment where I had to spend so much money, I probably would just say fuck it and eat the cookies myself.
>>282777310Your postal service is shitting the bed as we speak, so assume nothing you send will get there in time -- especially to the US
>>282777310Even shipping to your own country will be quite an interesting experience. I assume you'll be forced to use private services.
>>282777491>>282777658I used FedEx last year and will probably use it again this year if the Canada Post stuff doesn't subside. I'm still wondering how much the tariffs would affect things if I'm shipping to the US.
>>282774832
It's here! So Exciting!What food should I send out this year?Thunk I might do beef bowls again- the mapo was a bit of a mess.
>>282777876From what I understand, and I don't understand anything at all, tariffs should not affect you if you're sending cards only. For gifts however, that's another story. I wish you and all the other Canadians around here the best of luck.
Do I sign up now or wait until the last minute? My tastes could change for all I know, I have some a couple Chinese cartoons I barely started and one I'm roughly 2/3 of the way through.
Time to spoil all you /a/nons again even if you have shit taste
>>282778043I took great risks in listing characters from shows I haven't even finished the first season of. What if it turns out I actually hate them?
Biting the bullet this year and telling santas not to match me with canadians. Should have done so earlier to be desu.
>>282778043Do it now!
Hope I get a scroll this year!>>282778146TORONTO
Did everyone last year get to watch their videos I sent out?
Yo, Santas. Given the situation this year, you should probably explicitly mention whether tariffs and such are included in the gift bracket. Obviously it looks like they aren't, but just avoid any jimmies getting rustled this year.And for anyone in the US that's avoided the situation so far, regardless of tier you should budget at least an extra $120 regardless of bracket. It's really that bad.
>>282778015>tariffs should not affect you if you're sending cards onlyAnd gifts if they're marked as such on the customs form and valued under $100.The real issue is whether other postal services will start shipping to the US again before Christmas season or if people are forced to use UPS/Fedex/DHL.
>>282778501While correct in theory, if sent via UPS or FedEx you still may get hit with tariffs out of "caution: (read: covering their ass) from the business. More packages are being inspected or straight-up declared at a flatrate tariff anyway, regardless of declaration. Anons shipping internationally should be very aware that either the receiving anon is going to get slapped with a pick up fee while it's held hostage or may need to pay for an extra fee on posting of the item.
>want to join a $100+ tier>Like using Yahoo auctions JapanWill I be okay this year, anons?
>>282778674Everything will be okay.
>>282778387I'm only sending stuff in the US this year. Don't want to deal with all the bullshit, just hope if I get matched with an international /a/non it's not too much trouble. I have no idea if I'll be expected to pay the tariff if something does get sent though, never dealt with them before now.
post my cards from last year anons
>>282778959I am going to sleep now, but tomorrow I'll post a couple of cards that I got back in January.
>>282777310Trick question, basic infrastructure in our retarded post-nation is being held hostage by un*ons once again. Also the government is granting itself the unilateral ability to axe internet access to any individual it deems problematic, so you'll probably be MIA before Christmas anyway
>touring around Kyushu for the first half of NovemberMy assignment better like Kumamon and sumo and Princess Mononoke.
>>282776000>The Voynich druggie wife-ghost.Nice pick.
I will actually remember to meet sign up deadline this year I promise!! Homocards too!! I hope anyone who recieved my cards later than expected liked them. I actually watched alot of anime this year!
>>282775363I told myself I'd learn to draw this year but never got around to it. Maybe next time...
>>282779105Are you the gardener?
>>282779286I picked up a pen up for the first time in like 2 decades and now I hate myself.You can do better than me at least.
>>282777310In the US, I'm pretty sure that even with the tariffs, anything under like $100 and labeled as a gift is tariff exempt anyway.
>>282778290>tfw still have a vcr playercrossing my fingers this year
shouldn't tariffs be more of an issue for ordering the products themselves rather than shipping? things labeled as gifts aren't hit under a certain pricetag, and you declare it yourself.
>>282779649No, they got rid of de minimis in August. Total shipments into the US have fallen 81% since then. It's fucking ridiculous.
>>282777998>Thunk I might do beef bowls againwtf?
>>282781017Better than the guy who made a dish by foraging leftovers from a restaurant dumpster last year
>>282781273I'm so confused about the logistics of sending a beef bowl. Is he just doing super-fast shipping so the beef doesn't go bad?
>>282781467He's just being silly.
>>282780665De minimis has nothing to do with that, though. That was allowing small packages under $800 to come through with no tariffs, but small gifts under $100 still do not get tariff'd.
Signed up again after many years. Hope you folks like trippy cards IF I remember how to photoshop shit again, I'm old as fuck now.
>>282775781Touge Oni is unironically a masterpiece.
anybody else watch a ton of retro 90's and pre 90's stuff this year?
>>282781532Ideally, yes. That's only if things work as they should and the shipping companies don't decide to cover their asses. Incoming packages to the US are more than likely to get hit with a tariff despite being declared as gifts because UPS/DHL will get fined exponentially more than a preventative charge.Doesn't matter if your shipping intra-US, but if you buy from Nihon or are sending to an American from outside the US, someone is getting taxed.
>>282782189Not a ton, but I always squeeze in a couple each year for variety.
>>282782189I only watch pre-90s stuff and every year my santas complain about it lol
>>282782536COSMOOOS DREEEAMUCHUU NO HATE MADEEEEEAI WOSAGASHITEKUREMASUKAAA
>>282782536are you me
>>282777310Ship within Canada then, though you’ll most likely end up shipping to BC or ON.
>>282782189I re watched kinnikuman
Is it taking the santas a little longer to response to e-mails? I sent mine in several days ago and haven't heard back yet.
>>282785169Sent mine last week and no response yet.
>>282785169All of the threads so far have been dead, which means they’re probably waiting for more sign ups before bothering to approve any.
>>282785169>>282785282I should have a large batch of email replies sent out tomorrow. gomen. been stuck traveling
>>282615472 Didn't realize there was a thread last weekend so I completely missed this. Glad to see the last few pieces arrived - they were sitting in mid-transit for something like two months which was extremely aggravating. Sorry again about the allergies - the turkish delight was all vegan so I'm surprised that's what would have caused a reaction. They had small amounts of cream of tartar to prevent crystallization of the sugar - it isn't a dairy product but apparently it can rarely produce allergic reactions so maybe it was something obscure like that. Hope you weren't too badly affected in any case. The kipferl is really simple ingredients-wise, there are recipes everywhere for them online. Just avoid any that use eggs since that completely changes the proper texture, the most troublesome part about them is keeping them together before they cool down since they're so fragile.
Late cards I received in the new year but wasn't able to post:CG in NY, thanks for the homocard - I think you maybe got wishlists jumbled up, though? I never listed anything from DM on my wishlist, but everything else you mentioned lines up with what I had wrote down for suggestions... In any case it did ultimately turn up
>>282785734>been stuck travelingIt's only October, you shouldn't be flying around delivering gifts already you silly Santa.
SL in Finland, received your card ages ago, thank you very much. Yes you did send an Aisha card to me several years ago as well, I still have it!
RR in Portugal, thank you very much for the card and the stickers and the barely-passing score. I sent you a card as well, but with the postal chaos I'm not sure if you ever received it... I forwarded photos of all my cards to Santa in the hopes he would forward them on in case they ended up lost in the system so hopefully you at least got some record of it.
JD in Hong Kong, your card and snacks did eventually show up. The comic is very cute, it took me a few minutes to figure out what it was referencing
>>282786706oops
CY in Australia, despite Canada Post's best efforts I did eventually get your homocard, thank you very much. I do remember sending you a card last year yes. I was in Vancouver for a number of years but got pretty sick of it after a while, it's obscene how expensive it is.
>>282786844>fellow leaf is a faggoteugh
BA in NY thank you for the card? I think? It comes off like something written by a serial killer, also I don't have a VCR which is maybe a good thing.>>282786859I'm a whitelist gift + 23 cardmaxxer
speaking of VCR's, I've found that you can find really shitty quality VCR rips of older shows on the internet archive. it's hard to explain but some shows just feel right to watch in potato quality with vhs artifacts.
Anon in IN Your extremely early Chrism/a/s card showed up, thank you. I'm mainly in it for the ZTon centaurs, but Saph is very cute too. Hope you eventually got around to finishing Akiba Maid War
Anon in AR, thank you very much for adding to my Aisha cards. I don't think I've ever had one featuring her ship as well, actually took me a few seconds to recognize it.
>>282786976I've also received a handful of additional cards later on in the year but I never got around to organizing the photos properly. Will post them tomorrow when I've got time for it.
>>282786892How does that change what I said?
>>282774832Best time of the year!
>Asked mom if it would be okay to use her oven to make cookies and send them to strangers on the internet >She said yesOne of you lucky anons is getting cookies made by someone who has never baked cookies before.
>>282788449You should ask your mom to join
>>282788449Don't eat food from strangers anon-kun
I'm going to grinch
>>282788691She kind of "joined" already a couple of years ago. Some of the sweet treats that I sent in the past were made by her because I don't know how to bake.>>282788756Too late, I eat food from strangers every year and I'm still alive. Somehow.
>>282788756That's not very festive of you
>>282788841I'm going to anti-grinch.
>>282779257Glad to see you're back!
>>282786844Based Dorohedoro enjoyer. I still have my half-burnt Kikurage from 2018 hung on the wall.
>>282788449You ARE going to put all of your love into each cookie, right anon?
>>282790535>half-burntWhat happened?
FV of ItalyThe pepper seeds you sent me last year have spouted and I should have peppers soon. What kind of peppers are they?
>>282791725Why yes, of course. What kind of person would make cookies WITHOUT putting lots of love into them? And I mean platonic love, you pervert.
>>282774832Aaand sent. Fuck it. 13 cards, one Handmade/25$ gift. To my continent only because sending stuff to the states and leafland seems scary this year. I wonder what series will I be "forced" to watch or read this year for card research. Always one of the best parts of card-making.
>>282792659>I wonder what series will I be "forced" to watch or read this year for card research.>/ss/ has just been a series of thinly veiled rec threads this whole time
I'm currently in the process of buying a house, I guess I'll join if I manage to finish the move before the deadline
>>282793574Always has been.
>>282793574>>282792659I rarely watch my anon's favorite shows because I always get anons with shit tastes
>>282795280I like to make more general wishlists that don't reveal my overall taste.
>>282795327Don't get me wrong, I find it endearing that shit makes you happy and I will draw your terrible favorite characters and write a flowery letter to you to make you happy without actually saying it's shit. I just don't want to watch it.
>>282774832Speaking of Yu-Gi-Oh, here's this card that I received back in January. It's EXODIA! I mean, SANTA, THE MERRY ONE! Thank you, MK from Poland! Now I only need to find and DESTROY the anons who got the other pieces, steal them, and I'll become the master of Christmas. Probably. I'm also very thankful for the drawing that you made of my cute daughterwife Rosetta. Oh God, I forgot to mention her on this year's list. How did that happen? My brain is not working properly these days. And there's also a Yuno. I never asked for a Yuno, but I won't complain. Yuno is olev.Thanks again, and Merry early Christmas!
It's that time again
>>282795874>cute daughterwife RosettaHey, I have a bone to pick with you. Don't you recommend this show again without a big warning about that grey haired buzzkill in season 2.I did still really enjoy season 1 though.
The file name says 2024 but the document says 2025...
form says select from drop down but there be no drop downonly type
Now to check what aired this year and what's airing the upcoming season so I don't leave something out. Although glancing at my notes, this year wasn't the strongest one. I guess my anons will have to put up with the same stale wishlist
>>282796182You mean Leon, right? Yeah, he's an... "interesting" character. But I'm glad that you enjoyed Season 1, it's legit one of my favorite anime.
>>282796208>new santa messing up againIn other news, water is wet
>Still more cards from last year being posted.Nice. Now post mine, too.
>>282798820Man, I got A LOT of cards back in January. Like, most of the cards that I signed up for came after the event was already over. I know I'm posting them very slowly and I'm sorry, my computer has become a solanum tuberosum and that makes things quite difficult. I'll try posting at least one more before going to bed.
>>282797692I want to know how much involvement the old Santas still have in the event because I don’t trust the new guy very much
>>282793574
>>282788841Reminder to all anons interested in grinching:If you simply want people to not receive gifts but don’t care to get anything:>Sign up under a throwaway email>Use literally any address>You can use a mix of recent anime and the pre-2000’s threads or just MAL to make a realistic wishlist>sign up for any non-whitelist tier>submit itThe Santas aren’t very good at filtering so you can really put anything.If you want to grinch and receive stuff, use a PO box and follow the same steps as above but include your actual wishlist. If you want to get stuff worth actual value, sign up to participate in a low tier this year and actually send gifts, before signing up for the highest tier the next year and grinching.
Alright, next one. According to my notes, this card was sent by WH from TX. Very adorable and festive Kirika, yet another reminder that I need to finish that show about cute girls that fight evil entities while singing cute songs. Also:>I started reading SubaHibi a few months agoSo, uh... did you ever finish it? And if you did, are you TRAUMATIZED- I mean... living happily? Yeah, that. Well, until I know for sure if you finished it or not, I'll just say thank you for the Zakuro drawing. I'm sure she's living happy lesbian adventures with Kirika.>I have always just ignored the rebuildsGood. Secret best girl Hikari doesn't appear that much in them because Anno was too busy giving screentime to his wife's OC, so who cares.Thanks again for the card, and please have a merry (early) Christmas!
>>282791958I asked for a crossover between Megumin, Spike Spiegel and Kikurage. Anon made amazing little cutouts of them in a scene where an explosion happened. He purposefully burnt the edges of the cutouts. The authority apparently didn't like it and slashed the envelope open to see what was going on. I don't have a pic on me right now but I'll post it if I find one. Picrel if more recent.
>>282800236yeah but this is evil?
>Received confirmation email
>>282801556me too
>>282801743
>>282801344And?
>>282785169It's me. YAHOO MINE ARRIVED!!!
>>282802126you shouldn't throw away eternal life just for a giggle
Damnit don't die!
>>282777923Judai belongs to Yubel.
>>282803073So all good santas turn into vampires?
>>282803604The thread was on Page 8 when you wrote that, what are you smoking? Or maybe I AM the one who's smoking. We will never know the truth.
>>282803631Can confirm, I pray for death every day and God just won't deliver. Being a good santa for +10 years turns you into an immortal being.
>>282803631>>282803779>vampiresI mean, just step into the sun, then?>Where do you think you are?Oh, right.
>>282803816Lapland winter makes it so hard, man.
When are we suppose to get the confirmations that the santas got our email?I sent my singup last week and still got no confirmation
two of my anons from last year never posted my cards even though I tried hard...
>>282804149they were already send out. sucks for you man
>>282804149I have bad news for you.
>>282804191If by any chance it's one of the cards that I still need to post, you will see it soon™.
>>282804149blacklisted, enjoy your coal
One of my cards I sent last year presumably didn't make it ;_;
>>282804699The mailman ate it because you made it too delicious-looking.
>>282804149We just sent out responses earlier, if you still haven't received anything, please send us another email. Microsoft likes to drop emails for no reason sometimes.
It's not too late to send out cards, r-right?
>>282805937Sorry anon, you missed the deadline. Try again next year.
what do you guys generally write on your wishlists
>>282806614comic lo
>>282786892Wanna see what was on the video if I send it to you?
>>282806614>waifu>favorite series and shows>things I watched/read this year and enjoyed>very general list of types of merch I enjoy
>>282806614Things like>Your waifu>Your favorite genres/series/characters>What anime you watched this year that you really liked/your AOTY>What type of things you collect or don't (on that note, perhaps an MFC profile to avoid duplicate figures and such)>Allergies in case your santa wants to include snacks
I don't know shit about Japanese candy but if I were to go to a international grocery do you guys have any recommendations on what sort of candies might be good to throw in with some cards? (small individually wrapped stuff)
>>282807314You can't go wrong with konpeito
>>282807504Konpeito is the best.
>>282807504>konpeitodamn this looks good. thanks anon.
>>282807756You're welcome
>>282807909He wasn't talking to you
>>282808067Yes he was though?
>>282778290Pretty sure you're my Santa from last year and I still owe you a card.If that sounds right at all, does the same email still work?
>konpeitoLook at mister ricebags over here with his ornate armor and shit. We peasants get red beans and that's enough.
>>282806855There was a guy who would copy some poses from loli h-doujins if their assignment had lolis as their favorite characters. If anyone noticed, it was revealing lol.
XH in Brazil took ages for your card to arrive but it did finally show up, love the big montage spread. I also sent you a card last year but I don't know if you ever ended up receiving it...
AF in Poland I think your card was the last to show up, thanks for all the sweets you added to the parcel.
I always like these
To the anon who sent me my gift last year. I received it super late. There was a last minute unofficial secret s/a/nta thread that I was able to post in but I'm not sure if you saw the post. I got your gift, and I was, and still am overjoyed. The custom Rokudenashi blues art you had made is fantastic, and is still displayed proudly in my living room. Delinquents are always the best, ORA!!! The figs are wonderful, they made a fine addition to my ever-growing collection. I absolutely Love them. Thank you so much anon! You really made my year. I hope you had a great year.-RS From Iowa.
I'm thinking about sending a gondola plush to one special card anon this year.
>>282810352I hope it's me!
>>282805370oh got my confirmation today!waiiiii!
How can I contact the santas? I severely fucked up last year due to a combination of laziness, stress and povertyBut I swear I'm different this year and want to redeem myself
>>282811829You can start by sending something to the anon you grinched.
>>282811930I sent him it but it was undervalued because I'm retardedI want to prove I'm not a tard now
>>282800808I'm glad it got to you anon, and sorry it was so late. Funnily enough I am reading the last bit of subahibi now. I put it off for most of the year. Seen plenty of traumatizing stuff so far, no doubt. It's hard for me to read through scenes like that, especially all of the bullying, so that might have been why I kept putting it on hiatus. Zakuro is still best girl, even after I read the highly lauded Kimika route. I hope this Christmas will be very merry for you as well! Also I forgot if I mentioned in the card but I like long lists like yours because it means there's likely a few characters I recognize in them and can talk about.
I’ve always wanted to participate but shipping is really expensive for packages. Is there an option to send and receive only a Christmas card?
>>282813232There's literally card-only options you booger
Canada post strike is on for another month, government may order them back to work before christmas but with 2 month delivery backlog, especially for packages clearing customs. January chistmas cards.I have to hold off on secret santa until they are unfucked.
>>282813327just get the mounties to deliver it eh
>>282813327Every single year, what's new
>>282813351They deliberately wait for Christmas to go on strike, causing the maximum harm to canadians.
>>282813315I am an idiot, thank you for your help
>>282813424>>282807909
>>282811394We're all gonna make it.
On the name section, should I write my first and last names or only my last name?
>>282813778Up to you and what your post needs to get the mail to you. Some countries need full names, others don't care.
>>282813778As the other anon said, depends on the country. But I sign up with my full name because here Mr. Mailman will ask for my ID if a card or gift comes with tracking.
>>282813778Some even put only their initials there. Which always leaves me in a bit of a bind because the lady at my post office tells me to go fly a kite if I only put two letters as the consignee's name.But making up a name for them is the way to go, I guess. Unless it's like >>282814045 said, but the hopefully anon would provide a whole name, too.Also, Yuu a cute.
>>282809353>Trudevery based
>>282813952>>282814045>>282814204Thank you for your replies, I put my full name just in case because post can be a bit annoying here. I’m really looking forward to working on my cards!
>>282814204>Also, Yuu a cute
>>282814411where's the damn second season, where are you hiding it?
>>282814411>>282814617Any day now, right? Surely?
>>282813778>>282814204I use my middle name as my last nameMainly because my dad and I have the same first+last name
>>282814617>>282814687Any day now. Gosh darnit, I forgot to mention her on my list and now I don't want to bother the Santa team by sending an updated version. Maybe next year.
>>282814863Did you mention her series? If so, I'll be sure to include Koyomi (or did you mean Yuu?) if I get a list mentioning it.
>>282814901No, I forgot to mention the series in general. Which is weird because last year I did mention her and her series, but this time my brain completely shut down while I was writing my list. However. If you get a list that starts with an entire paragraph explaining why you should send your card without tracking, that's me. Please draw Koyomi if I get assigned to you.
>>282815006I'll make a note of that because you probably would've been the only other person with YagaKimi on their list, and I'd love to draw characters from it.
>>282815006>an entire paragraph explaining why you should send your card without trackingwhy tho
>>282815287Because my country is stupid. If a card or gift comes from a country that does not belong to the EU, and that card or gift comes with tracking, the lovely people working at Customs will make me pay around 70€ if I want to retrieve it. Don't ask me why, that's just what they do. And last year I learned a way to reduce the payment from 70€ to only 7€, but that way requires going through a lot of bureaucratic bullshit and that's annoying, both for me and for the anon sending the thing. In the end It was easier just to start my card wishlist saying "hey, if you live outside of the EU please send your stuff without tracking". But for fellow EU members there's no problem at all.
>>282815569A way to reduce almost all customs payments to 0 or at least minimize them if you are sending something very heavy, is for everyone to spend ~5' researching the regulations of the country they're shipping to. It pisses me off when I get a list with common sense instructions that treat me like a retard but I can't say I don't see where you're coming from, at least partially.
>>282813327The stats for each year have the amount of Canadian participants hovering around like 10-15 but I always see posts about Canada Post in every thread. Is it the same anons complaining about it every year or are new anons learning for the first time that the postal system is shit?
>>282816048>list with common sense instructions that treat me like a retard but I can't say I don't see where you're coming from, at least partiallyI kind of do this but each thing I put in was done retroactively after I had to solve issues with incoming parcels multiple times. It's not necessarily about expecting people to be retarded but about helping them navigate the quirks of the local postal service and what it's anal about
I want to participate again but I mentally feel like shit and think I would just give up trying to make the gift
>>282817883>but I mentally feel like shitPls rember.
uhh so how long should a wishlist be? i started writing about my tastes then my autism took over and i ended up writing a full fucking dissertation, if an anon had to read through all that they'd probably rather grinch me instead
>>282818058nah, the more the merrier
>>282818058Stop asking for permission and being afraid of what strangers think. People used to primarily complain about wishlists that were too short and now the younger newfags complain about wishlists being more than a couple bullet points. As a general rule I'd say you should put as much effort into your wishlist as the effort you hope to receive back. At least, be human.
>>282818058Last year I wrote a fucking 2000 word essay and nobody complained. But looking back, maybe that was too much. So this time I wrote a more short and straight to the point list. Gotta try something different each year.
Is it alright if my artist friend draws cards on my behalf?
>>282818313I should have just fed my watch list into chatgpt and make it write out all the shows' merits in rosy words
>>282818397no, make him participate instead
>>282818058Wishlists being too short are much more annoying because then I have barely any material to work with when making a card.
>>282818058Imo the longer the better (wink wink nudge nudge) but this year I'll divide mine into a smaller segment of my favorites and then an optional extended and much longer segment of less core but still memorable shows. 282818397Baiting isn't alright, no.
>>282818397Yes, but only if your artist friend knows how to draw sexy little girls.
>>282817883I want to participate again but I get irrationally angry when I see vtubers, gachashit or chink/gookshit and it only seems to be increasing.
>>282818526so, you're just letting some bad actors take away something you like?
>>282818451I think they only really want to do it for me.>>282818479Don't worry, they do.
>>282818727well I don't like it. if anon doesn't draw it himself, he might aswell print out some fanart from the internet
>>282818727>>282818922I revise my opinion. If it's a friend it's alright
>>282818428If I sniff out any gpt-isms in your list I'll go to town on your ass. And you better believe I can spot them instantly
>>282818058Personally, I'm an essay reader. My last assignment had a pretty detailed list and that made me get really into it.More to work with is better, IMO, and I don't mind a good helping of anon's autism, either.
>>282818058800 words, max. If you can't list and describe what you like about the series you claim to like in that much space, you clearly haven't thought very much about it. I'm not here to read rambling, I'm here to get you a gift.
>>282818526The amount of the things you listed on /a/ is depressing, vtubers especially. Retards here really threw away any semblance of 3DPD simply because they put on an anime rig while doing the same shit as before.
*writes 800 words per character*
>>282819477>*This the type of nigga participating these days
>>282813327I'm surprised it's legal for them to do this every year. most governments make it illegal for critical services like pilots and stuff to strike
>>282800236Good list, except>sign up 1 year to get a bigger payout the nextWhat's the highest bracket you can sign up for without being whitelisted?
>>282813778I typically use initials and then provide real name if they request it for customs. depends on your country, if you're in the US you might not need it.
I'm writing an essay. sorry bros
If I get a long wishlist, I'm just going to stop reading before going too far, whatever I've gotten to at that point is what you get
>>282818058800 words, min. If you can't eloquently describe what you like about the series you claim to like in at least that much space, you clearly haven't thought very much about it. I'm not here to read a grocery checklist, I'm here to get you a gift.
>>282819445So where exactly do you draw the line between an animated character voiced by a real female (anime girl) and animated character voiced by a real female (vtuber)?
>>282819610The line is drawn where the real female is paid by the studio and acts as a character in a story with nothing about their personal life being included.
>>282819610The line is where the voice actor becomes replacable.Not that people like it when it comes to anime characters, but with vtubers, I have the feeling it wouldn't fly at all.Unlike the opposite, where someone quits a company and merely has a new anime girl rigging, and fans follow.
>>282819654so a corpo vtuber who does nothing but roleplay but interacts with the audience would still be fine?
>>282819498*glomps u x3*
>>282819714>interacts with audienceYou ignored a pretty important part of the previous answer
>>282819744eh, a story can still be interactive
>>282819785You really want to go to any length to justify liking vtubers huh
Streamers are garbage.Vtumors are streamers.Ergo, vtumors are garbage.QED
>>282819869This
>>282786615Oh neat, I was wondering about that. Glad it arrived after all. On that note, I don't think I ever posted this. Anon came and hand delivered the gift last year, thank you I suppose? Just kidding it was very lovely. Good thing I have since moved.
If a wishlist has vtubers, manwha, or gacha, I'm simply going to assume the anon is not from /a/. I won't grinch but I'm not going to put in effort.
>>282819925>hand deliveredCan you retards stop doing this?
>>282819933>I won't grinch but I'm not going to put in effort.You are being too nice. If I see any of that shit that anon WILL get grinched.
>>282819685right, that's an ok-ish metric, but sometimes you follow anime voice actors as well and specifically look for shows where they act>>282819804nah, I'm just wondering about that from time to time. vtubers are a weird grey-area phenomenon. I followed a debate about if vtubers should disclose their boyfriends and such, well if they're really just playing a character and act as a mere voice actor the viewer shouldn't really care more about it then with an anime voice actor, but if they're a normal streamer that just happens to use an avatar instead of their real face, it's a different matter. a vtuber I semi-followed announced her engagement and I felt sick for a day and went into introspection and wondered where the lines really lie
>>282819987>vtubers are a weird grey-area phenomenon.No, they're not. If it's a vtuber, they are not /a/. It's very simple.
>>282820019I'm not actually trying to argue about whether they belong on /a/ or not, obviously they don't. I just wonder about their nature in a more general sense, like is this a character or a person you know, and what are the implications
>>282820065In the majority of cases, it's a person. Even corpo vtubers who do nothing but roleplay still interact with the audience. Unless they're following a strict script of what to say and what to do, it's not a character. Any freedom whatsoever in that regard is colored by the person.
>>282820122wouldn't you feel different about that though if there was first a normal anime character, but then in some promotion event that character would be played by the voice actress vtuber style and interact with an audience in-character? there are other examples of audience interaction where you still regard it as a character. like in stage plays to a limited degree or someone in a mascot suit at a theme park
>>282820325>wouldn't you feel different about No. For someone claiming not to be justifying their like of vtubers, you seem desperate to take an inch wherever you can.
>>282820325Anon do you consider the shopping mall Santa Claus a real Santa Claus
>>282820386I'm just an inquisitive mind who likes to stress test definitions and differentiations and procrastinating some other things I should be doing rn that's all>>282820464I consider it a portrayal of the character Santa Claus, that way it's as real a Santa Claus as it gets
Take this shit to >>>/vt/ , none of this is relevant to /ss/.The only thing vtumours are good for is all the hentai and fanart they generate.
>>282820554You're coping, judging from your previous post saying you felt sick when a vtuber announced their engagement, seek help and ideally don't participate in /ss/ if you can't separate the two
>>282820606we'll have some more threads but not a much to talk about till november except the odd late card posting or question. no harm in going on tangents if you ask me, but OK I apologize and I'll stop>>282820725>if you can't separate the twoI can, don't worry. I never listed anything other than anime characters, and if I see something else on anon's list I won't engage with it if possible
for those of you who have sent foodstuffs (perishable) in the past, have you only done that within the continenthow did you preserve the stuff
>>282820888Isn't all food perishable? Or do you mean homemade stuff like cookies?
>>282820917>Isn't all food perishable?it makes a difference whether you sent a can of tuna or a banana
>>282820917Stuff like candy can usually survive an international shipping alright.
>>282820917yeah stuff like cookies or things like bread>Isn't all food perishable?Candy is perishable but I would say have a typically long enough shelf life to survive the journey
Here's another card that I received back in January. It's him, it's THE COACH. Thank you, DO from NY! I'll be honest with you, I watched Gunbuster for the first time ever around half a year ago while being drunk at 02:00 am, and right now the only thing I remember about this guy is that he was voiced by the yellow cat from Azumanga Daioh. But do not worry, I'll make a proper, sobber rewatch soon. I also remember that the final episode made me cry, but I was drunk and it was 02:00 am, anything can make you cry under those circumstances.>You should definitely watch Symphogear until the endGod dammit, not another one! Did you all reunited in a secret room and collectively decided to make me watch the symphonic gears until the end? I'll watch the other seasons soon, I promise!>Watch/read Kyuuketsuki no MonmonWhat is that? Is it about vampires? Lesbian vampires? If the answer is yes then absolutely, I will watch the hell out of that.>The Chris doodleI love you very much. Thanks again for the card, and have a Merry, early Christmas!
>>282822323>>You should definitely watch Symphogear until the end>God dammit, not another one! Did you all reunited in a secret room and collectively decided to make me watch the symphonic gears until the end?Not any of your card anon, but yes. Sit down.
>>282822477I will. For Chris.
>>282818526Is To Be Hero X acceptable? Supposedly it's a nip/chink collab.
I’ve participated for years and years now, and I’ve gotten the same anons multiple times when I don’t choose international. I don’t have their email addresses but I’m tempted to ask if they’d want to meet sometime but I don’t want to mess up the event and especially because I’m a Canadian and saw issues with this type of stuff posted for years and years now because of previous Canada anons. Feels bad.
>wanting to meet a canadianwhat is wrong with you
>>282823615Being Canadian.
>>282823748My condolences.
>>282822323Glad it made it safe! >Lesbian vampires?you'll enjoy it i'm sure!>>282822718Hey now she's taken friend!
>>282803629No
>>282823468Every anon I've met has been extremely, unpleasantly autistic or just a normal person. The latter loses interest in anime within 5-10 years.
>>282823468What issues?
>>282825017What if i'm severly autistic and lost interest in anime this year
>>282826598Why would anyone want to hang out with you then?
>>282826615I can pretend I'm still interested, I have the knowledge just not the passion anymore
>>282824078>Judai/Asuka shipper is an AI-slop posterFigures.
>>282826705Why would you want to hang out with anyone then?
>>282826808I'm not that anon, don't know why I replied.
>>282826914funny because I'm not that anon either
I don't know who is who anymore.
This vomit is what happens when the thread doesn't get made on time and bleeds into the weekdays.
>>282828470>when the thread doesn't get made on timeLast year, threads were created on time and bumped well into the week, too.
>>282828470This event really went to shit when the real organizers all stepped back.
>>282828516You mean SantaLoli and SantaFaggot? They say they're still involved but they didn't say how much exactly. Feels as though they just got tired of managing it and handed it off rather than spending a while filtering through appropriate replacements.
>>282828516While the new Santa is consistently late in creating the threads everything else has been running well, we even recently got whitelist cards which is a fantastic addition. The thread quality has dropped dramatically because there's a combination of newfags/schizos/raiders that keep being cancerous, also a relatively new phenomenon (at least at this scale).
>>282828672>at least at this scaleIt's literally one or two schizos making the exact same posts every year, I wouldn't really call it a large scale thing
>>282828672I will preface this with this being my first time participating after missing the sign up for several years:I think the thread and last weeks has been generally positiveI do think it will improve as we get closer to the season
>>282828672Whitelist cards isn't exactly a difficult thing to accomplish, you separate the current cards a little more.
>>282828672That isn’t exactly a positive review of the new Santa.
>>282828672>everything else has been running wellLast year or the year before he started a fight with someone in the thread instead of taking it to e-mail, among other things. Its running, but I wouldn't call it running well.
>>282828851Do you recall what the fight was about? I vaguely recall but I want to check the archive.
>>282828672Mostly this. The new santa has made a few missteps and decisions that I don't agree with, but overall I think he's done a good enough job considering he was initially brought on on a pretty short notice IIRC.As >>282828747 pointed out, it's just a few schizos attempting to poison the well by describing any slight hiccup in the event as if it were a biblical catastrophe.
>>282828968I don't remember what the fight was about, but I think it was with the guy who decided to start his own private card exchange in the thread.
Y'all are being too harsh on the guy. He's literally doing for free.
>>282828968I just checked and It's been three years ago when he started, got into an argument with a genuine schizo and since then we have the same guy whine every year
>>282828044OK you're You and I'm me
>>282829052Yeah I mean I have some minor grumblings, but the way the event is run now truly isn't noticeably different compared to when SantaLoli was running the show.And IIRC the event might not have even happened the year he joined if he didn't jump in at the last minute, so I'll always appreciate him for that.
>>282828747>>282828755Not really. Besides the usual ON schizospammers, there's was a lot of raiding in last year's event. That and general bad actors trying to turn this into some discord tier hugbox inbetween baiting. Granted, most people ignore them and a lot of the replies are samefagging but it's still annoying to have.>>282828771Neither are handheld showerheads but I'm still glad I got them. It's not like he owes us using his own time to help with the event.>>282828795That's how things are, I'm grateful for his contribution but the delays have been going on for years now.>>282828851It was a guy that either sent his wishlist too late, filled it with actual schizo babble like asking for a musical instrument or a combination of the two. He then had a very vocal meltdown in the thread while being in the wrong by every account and the santa forgot to take off his nametag when justifiably calling him a retard. Guy won't shut up about the new santa since then.
>>282829234>It was a guy that either sent his wishlist too late, filled it with actual schizo babble like asking for a musical instrument or a combination of the two. He then had a very vocal meltdown in the thread while being in the wrong by every account and the santa forgot to take off his nametag when justifiably calling him a retard. Guy won't shut up about the new santa since then.HahahahahaAhahahahahahaha oh wowI forgot about that, fuck that guy>literally gives a non-/a/ list and gets baffled when we're baffled
I put a new car on my wishlist and didn't get itWtf Santaloli I have been grinched
>>282829052If you want an example of competent people doing it for free, look at the old Santas or hell, look at the people running the /toy/ /ss/. They do a good job.
>>282829223That was never true. The Santas asked if people would help out and chose him.
>>282829342>the santa forgot to take off his nametag when justifiably calling him a retard>forgot to take off his nametagWhy even engage at that point?
I've only participated last year for the first time, so I struggle to come up with ways how differently/much better this could even be run for the new Santa to derseve the shit he gets?
>>282829593Only the schizo gives him shit. The delays are a valid complaint and even then it's never been made a big deal.
>>282829593You can look at the archive and compare the posting styles of each Santa and the content of their posts. It takes a minute to assess this yourself.
>>282829593Maybe don't respond to retards in the threads, much less while using the tag of someone running a community event. It detracts from good faith in /ss/.
>>282818058I worry about this every time I write, but when anons are so bad at googling your fav series that they call it "vtuber shit" out of the blue, it feels kind of necessary to explain at length what it is you like.>>282820325As someone who enjoys stage productions but can't get into vtubers, there is a huge difference between interpreting an actor in costume during a performance as the character and them speaking in their normal voice, in or out of costume. Stage actors really have to put on the anime-isms to sound and look the part, whereas vtubers usually speak in a casual manner with their real voice and mannerisms (as much as the constantly flipping side to side counts). Actors maintain a boundary between them and the audience, so you're only thinking of the character when they interact. Their adlibs are enjoyable when they fit the character, and the script notes after each night will add what the director considers repeatable deviations/filler. Everything they do is coordinated to be in-character. I haven't seen a single vtuber that didn't consistently break their concept to discuss their schedule and living arrangements. It's just impossible for them to maintain the facade for four hours of fucking minecraft or whatever, they are not actors to begin with and they do not have elaborate scripts or direction to fall back on. I only ever watched highlight clips, and even then people couldn't narrow it down to in-character sequences because they are entertainers not actors. A voice actor performing their public persona at events is similarly acting as an entertainer instead of a character, so that I wouldn't consider either. It's some degree of fake but it's not full fiction.>>282829234>>282829342And remember not to tell his mom, she's a politician and can't be associated with 4chan in the public eye! She probably knows all about the police response times at 3am too.
>>282829130Big assumptions.
>>282829234>It's not like he owes us using his own time to help with the event.I can assure you if the Santas asked for help, there’d be dozens of people also ready to help with the event. Time expended means nothing, he signed up for it.
>>282818058More is always better since it gives the giver options. Just only expect one thing.
>>282829437But he's friend>>282830597>the police response times at 3amI wish that was real. I choose to believe that it was real.
>>282830597>the police response times at 3amSomeone post this, I don't have it saved
>>282831268I have no fondness for the people running this event beyond their ability to run it with competence. Simple as.
>>282828516I only ever knew the event since it "went to shit", but I don't really see how it's shit. It's quite alright and I looked forward to it.
>>282828516At least it's still running, remember when this event almost died back in 2022 or something and we didn't get a thread until the last week of October since a lot of the Santas got busy with life?
>>282774832>that time of the year alreadywhat happened to the rest of the year??
>>282832003It's gone
>>282832003I ate it
>>282831289I'm sure you can find it pretty quickly in the archives, but since I'm also a believer like this anon >>282831268 , I'll throw you a bone.
>>282832257sankyuu anon
Since you can get anime characters in fortnite can I put vbucks on my wishlist?
>>282834138That seems like a good way to get sent actual dogshit.
>>282832003why is it that every year time seems like it goes by faster and faster.
If you put stupid shit on your card list I'm drawing your best girls' heads on hyper masculine bodies. In Santa dresses. メリクリ．
>>282834138Why not? People already put non-anime or manga stuff on their wishlist, vbucks is closer tangentially than those.
I'm going to add an FN P90 to my wish list because it was in Gunslinger Girl
Anons seem to forget that wishlists are just suggestions, not definitive requirements. You can ask for a brand new car if you want, you're just not going to get it.
>>282835367Could... could you share examples of stupid shit? Asking for a friend.
>>282835614Asking for Komari instead of Candy LandyAsking for Komari instead of Natsumi
goodnight everybody
>goodnight>1:10pm
>random hot cocoa variety to send to peopleor>some special flavor I know is goodI've seen people in the past get like a flavor variety and send them out
>>282835582>ask anon to be my friend>he becomes my rival insteadFUCK
>>282835742>AESTGross.
you're all my card rivals
>>282835994Wait til I DORO a MONSTA CADO
SLASH THE LIFECARD SLASH
Couldn't you grinch, then sign up with a different name and address next year, effectively being a different person?
>>282836067Yes but moving every year just to grinch people is psychotic and isn't feasible unless you're mega rich in which case why bother at all.
>>282836067Yes.
mfw spending thousands of dollars moving each year to receive $150 wworth of anime trinketsNo one is more of a genius than I am...
>>282836188At that rate you could just get a PO box.
>>282829130You're youbeiseiharukawhat and I'm me
>>282835939Ackshually, AEST started daylight savings 2 days ago, so currently it's AEDT being observed in the parts of Australia that matters. anon must have posted from a SEA country. It would have made more sense to say:>PGTGross.or>seanigGross.
>>282837645wait we did? I might be severely late to work then
this is why we should abolish daylight savings
>we can just add or remove timeWho are we to play God
>>282838647If god approves of daylight savings, I will make it my duty to kill god.And god has remained silent on the matter this long, so it's not looking good for him.
If I participated last year, am I on the whitelist?
>>282839203Yes. But you should still join Handmade/25$ or maybe 25/50$. Any other tier over that will only give you anxiety and depression.
>>282832003Time is nothing but an illusion created by goblin beings.
>>282835761>some special flavor I know is goodBut can I really trust your taste?
Hell yeah, Christmas.
>>282840556>>282840557>Only two seconds appart from each otherI see we're on the same mental waveline. I don't know what I just said. I'm tired.
How do I edit the excel document on Linux?
>>282836067If you have friends in a neighbouring city/region/country you can just grinch with their name and adress and just ask them to give you the gift
>>282835761This reminds me that I still have a bunch of hot chocolate satchels an anon sent me last year that I forgot to try during winter. Should probably double check when they expire.
>>282840612Convert whatever you have --> csv --> originalWorks on my machine
Do I get off my arse and join this for the first time or did i miss the "good times" after all these years
>>282840836Depends on what you think qualifies as the good times. If you just want to exchange a gift, it's fine. If you wanted something interesting or funny coming out of this event, that's long since passed.
>>282840836The old days might have been better, but /ss/ is still the most fun /a/-related event.>>282839420$50-75 is the best bracket (unless you're crafty, then handmade/$25 is the best). High enough to get a sizeable haul of goodies, but not high enough to make it difficult to choose what to buy for your giftee, or break the bank paying for shipping.
>>282841026I'm going to grinch
>>282840836>>282840976The times will be good again if we all cooperate. Like in a beautiful adventure of friendship, effort and victory.
>>282841190You can't really cooperate in a Secret Santa, that goes against the whole point. If you mean everyone does their part, that's no different from normal.
Just a heads up, if you plan on shipping packaged food into America, you need to give prior notice to the FDA using a very confusing online form. This used to not be enforced for gifts but as of about a month ago, international packages with perishables are getting destroyed instead of returned to sender if you file the paperwork wrong. So it might be best to just err on the side of caution and just not include snacks this year.Also you'd better spend three hours looking up the universal tariff codes for your items for the customs slip.
>>282841354Sending anything without snacks in unthinkable, dumb maid.If any extra forms are needed you'll be informed at the post office when you try to ship your package and they'll give you a hand if you are retarded enough to not be capable of filling a simple form.
>>282841026>unless you're crafty Or if you're disgustingly poor and still want to feel the magic of Christmas with everyone else, which is totally not my case. Every damn year I join Handmade/25$ thinking to myself "there's no way in hell I'll be able to spend more than that this year" and then, every single time I end up spending around 90$ on the gift only. Magic indeed.
does anyone else ever feel bad for not owning enough items of your waifu
>gift exchanging with Americans when they'll be hit with all those tariffs involvedI'm setting my region to Europe only this time, sorry gunaboos
>>2828416053 is the perfect numberhttps://youtu.be/kYctLssH3QM
>>282841605You can never have enough merch of every series you like.
>>282841312>If you mean everyone does their partYeah, that. But like, in a more spiritual way.
>>282828516>>282828672You dumb fucks do realize there's multiple people involved, right?>Your friendly hosts and helpers are now Santa Loli, Santafaggot, SpoonSanta, Santa’s Elf, SantaBucket, SantaTrap, and also yours truly, Initiated santaSantaLoli and Santafaggot originally being the face of the event, replaced by InitiatedSanta. There's 4 other people involved there and the 2 Santas from before also working in the background. The problem people have with InitiatedSanta, and it's admittedly proven, is that he sucks at being userbase facing, which requires addressing issues in an impersonal and objective way. The former 2 Santas managed that while still having their own personalities shine through in their posts.
>>282841496You need to file it with the FDA using their PSNI service before sending it but after you have a tracking number. You then need to wait until they give you an approval code and write that on the shipment somewhere. Getting this code can take weeks. Your post office won't help you with this because this change happened basically unannounced last month and there's a 0% chance the clerk will know what website you need to go to, let alone help you fill it out. It isn't just a matter of listing the items, you need to know the product code and description (this will not be written anywhere on the packaging), and manufacturer contact address for every item of food you plan on shipping.For anyone planning on sending pocky to America, the code and description is 03HGT02 / CHOCOLATE PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, Plastic, Synth, PACKAGED FOOD (NOT COMMERCIALLY STERILE)I don't want to alarm anyone but I can absolutely guarantee an anon will fuck this up and get their giftee's package incinerated this year.
>>282841605The only items that I have of my waifu are one figure that I bought God knows how many years ago, and all the drawings that the beautiful anons from /SS/ have sent me throghout the years.
>>282842009
There was an issue with my gift last year that never arrived. My anon said he'd make a new one but never did and the santas stopped responding to my emails. I suppose after 7 years participating I was bound to have a bad experience at some point, but I gotta admit that certainly hurt my Christmas spirit
>>282842147Sorry to hear that anon, I hope you'll have a better experience this time. And also hope that the anon who hurt you will be sent to the shadow realm.
>>282842147Damn, that sucks. I assume you had tracking and everything but the package just got lost?>the santas stopped responding to my emailsWhen was this? I anti-grinched someone and wasn't sure if/how long the santas would check their mail into the new year. Shot them a question which didn't get answered, but anon received the package in the end.
I only did four cards last year and it almost killed me, and two of those only got done because Canada's postal strike gave me some extra time.I hope I can draw faster this year.
>>282842006Brave of you to call others retarded with that reading comprehension.>>282842009I'm sure everyone will have to wait weeks for big gov to give them the ok for sending cum cookies. Customs create a slip on their side when handling a package, that's where internal product codes come into play. I've looked into the matter before so I can personally do the import at the customs office, this is blatant fear mongering.
>>282842147I sent gifts amounting more than quadruple the bracket I was in but didn't get tracking and my recipient reported that I grinched him. So, that killed my spirit too, especially since the Santas said they couldn't do anything about it.
>>282842827Please take care of yourself this year.
>>282774832All I want for Christmas is rabu and piisu.
>>282844404>rabu and piisuYour membership to the Dragon Gate Network will arrive within the next 4 months. Then you can cheer for Ben K, Mochi Jr. and Hyo with all your heart.
>>282843139>didn't get trackingI'm sorry anon, but you brought your misfortune onto yourself.
>>282845350NTA but it's a painful lesson to learn.
The matches I had last year had very shit taste, I hope it will be better this year
>>282845350>>282846938I can't even conceptualize the idea of sending a gift without a tracking number. Here at my place it is mandatory to send something with tracking if that something goes over a certain weight and size. If it's not, then the people working at the local post office lied to me for years.
>>282774832Some of you guys are alright, don't eat the cookies I will be sending this year
>>282847121what is shit taste from your perspective
>>282847121Sometimes, I wonder if I've been card-grinched because of that, or if it didn't turn up for other reasons.
>>282845350Don't reply to "my dad works at nintendo" tier bait. Tracking number is mandatory for gifts and the santas always ask for it specifically.
>>282847234If it is a lewdshit request outside of the faggotry tier, I grinch my matches
>>282847152I will eat anything that you send to me, and if it doesn't kill me I'll be mad.
>>282847121I am OK as long as they don't write a 20 page essay about their top 10 anime.
>>282823468Sorry, no homo
Form submitted and, no, I did not proof read it. If I missed any anime, so be it. I must not have loved them enough. I've cut back on my autistic rambling in the wishlist, so you guys better be happy. I did cut back on cards, however. I did the maximum last year, and while time wasn't an issue at all, I can't help but feel like I couldn't put as much heart into them as I would have liked. Doing half as much should be a lot better >>282847121Hopefully you match with me, in that case, since my taste is impeccable
>>282847158everything (You) like = shit taste
Ordered ten 1$ anime keychains from aliexpress, anyone that puts >isekai on their wishlist will be getting one.
Posting one more card that I received back in that beautiful month of January. This one was sent by OVN from The Netherlands. Anon, you crazy human being. I love you. You were not the first one to make a drawing based on that silly request that I included at the very end of my list, but you were in fact the first and only one who read that and decided to focus the whole card into that idea. And I am very grateful for that.>Good fucking lord, what a long and diverse listYeah, I know. I made that list way too long for no good reason. This year I made it more short and acceptable, so if you get me once more you won't have to read THAT much again. I promise!>DegenerateExcuse me my good sir, but eroges are NOT degenerate. They are, in fact, an elevated form of literature. Man, I haven't read any new eroge since last year. Too damn busy with other things.>I will watch the shit out of Gunbuster I sure hope you did! And I also hope you had an amazing year. Your card really melted my heart when I saw it. Merry (early) Christmas!
>>282845350Yeah, it’s a shame I thought people in this event weren’t subhumans.
>>282849357That’s the entire gift, right? Good thinking.
>>282849523It is entirely possible that it is the courier that is subhuman and just dumped your package somewhere. They don't give a fuck about packages with no tracking
>I paid 3-4x the tier amount for my giftYou cucks deserve being grinches. Can Santa please match me to these fags?
ok this year I'm gonna gift back my previous santa
>>282850395You know most anons go well over their bracket?
>>282850699What?? NTA but I'm the 75-100 bracket, and I've always sent, and gotten, roughly $100 worth of stuff. I've definitely never received a $400-equivalent gift. Is this something more common in the lower tiers?
>>2828512674x as much is a way more but for lower tiers, anons do double sometimes, if not more.
>>282851267It is a scam operation to grinch such cucks harder >>282843139, don't fall for it
>>282851480>Secret Santa is a scam operation to get more than you signed up fordevious
>>282850699What the hell is the point of brackets then if, according to you, "most" anons go way over their assigned bracket? Why not just sign up for a higher bracket if you can and are willing to spend more? Just so that you can pat yourself on the back for your generosity?
>>282851509Half these grinches are lolisanta himself. He handpicks such cucks and matches them to himself
>>282851509No one except a handful of idiots goes way over their brackets. But everyone pretends to so more gullible idiots fall for it
>>282826723This one isn't. Suck it you nerd.
>>282774997If the OP could be revised, this should definitely be in there. All the largest service providers redirect mail from Cantfield's domains to junk, or will just outright reject them now.
Y'all fags want some shirts? I'm thinking of printing some Akiba Maid Wars shirts.
>>282853087no
>>282853087yes
>>282853087I specifically started my list saying that I'd love a T-shirt, so yes. Please.
>>282853226>>282853164>>282853141Gotcha. I love my anons so much. It's only Friday but I'm too drunk to count.
>>282853268I haven't been drunk since last December because I had to quit drinking due to health issues. I miss booze.
>>282853386I am big sad for you anon but don't worry health is good too. Listen to good old Jose Suicido, he's fppdppdd./d
>>282853386You're not skipping the booze for r/a/dio or the Wotos, are you, anon?If so, too bad. But health comes first.
I am once again asking for handmade to be it's own tier
>>282853538>sign up for handmade>get a pop figure instead
>>282853518Bit of blogposting but I have an appointment with the doctor in a couple of weeks, and depending on what he says maybe I could drink again for the Wotos, in a moderate way of course.
My taste is shit and I don't care and I've watched exactly 0 new anime and read 0 new manga since last year, I've only been rereading Getter Robo with /a/'s storytime
>>282853934Same here brother, I've spent most of the past year reading Go Nagai and CLAMP manga and haven't watched or read anything new, but that sure as hell won't stop me from signing up for /ss/
>>282853766Follow the doc anon, he knows.
The reason why this year's /ss/ is going so slow is becasue Europe is now all Muslim controlled and Islam doesn't allow Christmas. So Europe Bros are out this year.
>>282853575The struggle is real.
>>282807624Oh hey its you! How's that doll doing? Has it held together okay?
>>282856278NTA but doll?
I'm going to force all my card anons to watch gundam seed this yearI'm sorry
>>282858411I'm going to draw Rayearth instead
>>282858411But I already watched SEED and love it?
fyi, but if you buy a diffuser and some peppermint oils (or scent of your choosing), you can diffuse your room with it and make your whole room smell like Christmas while you make cards and watch anime. I did it last year and it was very comfy.
>>282858776chugging peppermint schnapps is easier
>>282853934>>282854385>Getter Robo>Go Nagai>>>>>>>My taste is shitWhy the fuck are you lying to /a/nons near ChristmasYou guys might also like Dai Guard. It's a real robot owned by a corpo and piloted by salarymen but the protag has the spirit of a super robot hero.I also hope I get you guys for gifts or cards!
>>282853087I'm a XXL.
>>282856278The Konpeito fumo? I can't take a photo right now, but she is doing great. She still proudly sits on my desk and brings me great happiness.
this year I'm putting only bad animated isekais. I hope anon likes them.
>>282861402I can accept almost anything on a /SS/ list. Right now there's only one particular anime that would make me lose my fucking mind if I saw it mentioned. You people better beware.
>>282858411>50 episodesI can only promise you to watch the first five, maybe ten episodes. That normally gives me all the information that I need for a card. And then, if I like the show, I'll watch the rest after Christmas.
I'm conflicted. I read the first gookshit I thought was really good and it doesn't seem to be very popular, and I would love to have even one more person read it too or get a card with the characters, but it's gookshit.
>>282863583Come on, include that on your list. Give me a reson to bully you. It's been years since I bullied someone on Secret Santa.
>>282862292I feel the same way and I WILL send that certain person faeces.
>>282863856Not a real piece of crap, but for years I've wanted to send someone a Dr. Slump poop plushie if that someone truly deserves it. Still waiting for the correct opportunity.
>>282862292>>282863856how do I beware if I don't even know what it is? give us a hint maybe
I'm going to cause an international incident if I get sent an art book this year
>>282864574>give us a hintStupid isekai with videogame mechanics released at some point during the last five years.
>>282863583Asking to be grinched.
>>282864917I will buy an overpriced one from my local book store and send one to 100$ tier
I will be happy as long as it is not a cum stained 2nd hand figurine that the last year anon gifted
>>282864963That is like 90% of the things that got released
>>282774832it's been ten thousand years since yugioh gx was released and i still don't have an asuka gf from santa
>>282863583Refer to >>282818526. Doesn't matter how you personally feel about it, don't put it on your wishlist. It's not /a/.
>>282865664>AsukaI'm more of a Reifag myself.
I'm too poor to participate this year have a good holiday everyone else
>>282866009There is literally a card tier, are you too poor for that
>>282819714>but roleplayThat the problem we do not want that shit. a 3dpd woman roleplaying as an anime girl is actually worse than a 3dpd woman
>>282866009Sending a normal sized, untracked card to your own continent costs like 4$ at most, come on.
>>282866189What about the starving children in Africa?
>>282866395Starving children in Africa aren't real. They are a lie that your mom made up to make you eat your veggies.
>>282866189>>282866047Most people in card tier are insufferable literal fags so I avoid it now
>>282866485It's the same people in every tier.
I signed up last year so I can get into the 100$ tier and grinch people. How many entries can I do without it being suspicious?
>>2828669811. You only get whitelisted on the email you previously signed up with.
>>282867018I thought you ask for more matches, like you can so in 25$ and card tier
>>282867065You can ask for more matches in poorfag tier because it's for poorfags and doesn't require a whitelist. Not for any others.
>>282867127Ahh, shit. Should have made more entries last year
>>282867155You can just go for the highest tier with your one whitelist email and sign up with PO boxes for non-whitelist tiers below it. Or sign up with your neighbors addresses. Or your friends or family addresses.
>>282865320>not wanting a figurine of your waifu that has been specially marked with anon's love just for (You)come on anon where's the christmas spirit
See you lovely autists next weekend.
These threads have been pretty slow. Where are all the participants?
>>282867427You call this slow? Last year we had at least one thread that started on a Friday and ended on a Thursday. This one was fast by comparison.
>>282867534Bumping doesn't mean the thread was active, just kept alive.
>>282867566Don't expect threads to be "active" until after assignments are released. Meanwhile we're in Schrodinger's thread. It's dead and alive at the same time.
>>282867689Avatarfag needs to kys
merry halloween
>>282867950"kys" means "kill yourself", you can't use it in third person
I've always been afraid to join and disappoint the other anon
>>282864574If you haven't been posting like an annoying faggot in the buyfag threads then you have nothing to worry about.
>>282868524not him but also not recently, I was annoying earlier last year because I didn't understand how to buyfag. It's not a certain anime about a frog right
>>282868234Reddit post
Fair well. See you guys in 2 days!
>>282868602There’s only one anime about a frog anyone cares about here, so why not just say it?
>>282868637See you soon.
What is with all these avatarfags
>>282868800/v/tard invasion of the event
>>282868204Halloween isn't real. Only Christmas.
>>282868664In hindsight I thought there was more.
>>282869055Pepebrained
Merry time.Merry day.
>>282849357>put reverse isekai on my list>get $999 supa rare keychain instead
>>282869370Devilish.
>>282868910>everything I don't like is an invasionthe pure /a/ of your dreams never existed
>>282869370You will get 999 Jahy-sama keychains. I can't think of any other example of "reverse isekai" right now.
