Sign ups will be closing soon! we have less than 24 hours so make sure to get your submission in if you have not already! I'll be working on going through submission emails here shortlycopy paste 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/1r3u5FrDzwWmM2FLE9ZcgcMwOKRtjRXKA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104410068841135939823&rtpof=true&sd=true///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, 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?October 31st 12:01 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME!!!Dōshite!? Because we need time to
>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.
OTHER THINGS FOR THIS YEAR>handmadewe now have a specific handmade tier. we've combined the tiers so now there is a handmade specific tier and a $25-50 tier.>emailsMake sure to use a normal email address with a standard TLD. Emails from odd or new domains and TLD's may get sent to the shadow realm by Microsoft. if you sent us an email and didn't get a response and you think it may have been due to this, try using an alternate address.>mail serviceThe quality of global postal services seems to have declined a lot over the last few years and a lot of people had missing cards last year that they sent but were not received. We highly recommend this year to either get tracking when you send your cards or to take pictures of them before you send them in case the postal service loses/steals them.>banned countrieswe are not taking new participants from Canada this year (entirely), if you've already participated in previous years and are whitelisted you're all good.
Looking your initials? I've got them herehttps://www.fattycontest.com/santa/
>>291963327Mr. Santa, you haven't confirmed my participation yet. I am sad.
>>291963593You're blacklisted anon
>>291963536>/fit/ nigger shitting up this board
When will assignments be assigned?
>>291963593If you don't have an email back in 2-3 hours send us another email just in case
>>291963871we're aiming for Sunday (although it might be earlier)
I signeded up for the first time :DDVery excited to bake some cookies for an anon! Hope to get my confirmation soonGotta make a batch for myself this upcoming week or the next to perfect the recipe :3
>>291963896Dunno if I'll stay awake for three more hours, but I'll definitely send a new email if I don't see a message from you guys tomorrow morning.
>>291963987Thanks but I am allergic to cum
>>291963896Nta but I (>>291963987) also didn't get a confirmation. I saved it to google files or whatever and shared the copy with the email in the post (santasquad) and set it so anyone can edit. I hope I did the steps right, I don't wanna cause trouble for the santas :l
>>291963987>first timeRun right now and don't look back. This event will destroy your soul. I'm not joking. Don't join this madness of an event.
>>291964059I don't use my own cum in my recipe anon
>>291963987please keep this one out >>291964095 He sounds Canadian
>>291964116It's too lateIve signed upI won't back down and grinch someone now>>291964133I'm not a leaf
>>291964157>Ive signed upYou haven't, because you're too retarded to follow very simple instructions.
Did you know that Turkey considers this simple modest Mongolian yurt-building forum to be haram? Lots of fun combining that with the site freaking out over VPN usage.Anyway I finally watched the last Mononoke movie on the flight back home and I've been moderately obsessed with the series all year. If you have flamboyant aloof drug dealers on your wishlist you might get something special along with your card.
>>291964157I’ve signed up with around 6 emails now for PO boxes to grinch with. Might sign up with a few more tonight, can’t wait to see the tears.
also, we're up to 22 people for the new handmade tier already so it's fairly populated if anybody is debating on picking handmade or not
>>291964185I followed exactly what it said to do I think
Sorry, but I couldn't resist. :^}
>>291964204I picked handmade last year for my first time doing this and while I didn't recieve anything handmade, I really enjoyed making my gift so I want to do it again.
>>291964204Can you show the grinch stats?
>>291964235Last year it was handmade/25$ tier. It was either or. This year they are separate
>>291964095Please forgive me, because I'm drunk and I'm not sure if I understood your message correctly. But you need to download your /SS/ application as an .xlsx document, and then attach it to an email that you need to send to the Santa team. If you did not do this, you did it wrong.
>>291963593When did you send yours off? I'm still waiting on a reply a little over 3 days later.
>>291964287>When did you send yours off?Yesterday. Yes, I am impatient.
>>291964266I'll do that right nowI'm looking at my screen and the file says it's shared with the email, I thought that would be enough. I copied the link and downloaded it and am gonna email nowI guess I'm retarded lol
>>291964266Okay I just sent an email with the fileI thought that it would just work to do it directly on the file, cause you can share it with an email and click "notify the person" so I thought it automatically sends the email or something idk how google drive works I never use itNOW I'm signed upSorry about that santas
>>291964322Nah, don't worry. I made the same mistake the first time I joined. But yeah, you need to download your application and send it to the Santa team via email. Preferably from a Gmail account.
Can't wait to start working on my cards in a month or so!
>>291964462
>>291963349>Just click “File”, “Make a copy” and send us a link sharing the document with us in your email.It probably means you should share the copied form with the Santas AND email them the link.It shouldn't be necessary, since sharing the document should already notify them via email, but we're talking about initiated here, and he is... not exactly the brightest bulb in the box.
>>291964530Cute deshiko
>>291964530I've already finished half of my 18 cards (just make some generic cards based on the flavor-of-the-season anime and they'll be on 90% of the lists)
>>291964555Well thinking about it some more, i PRESUME that if you're not sharing it with a gmail account, it's not going to be able to notify them because it probably does that though their systems instead of though sending an actual email literally
>>291964530>spoiler Please don't do this. For the love of Christ(mas), please don't do this. Last year I started drawing cards one month after we got our assignments and I deeply regretted it. This time I'll start drawing as soon as I can.
>>291964604You can share a document with any email, it will email them just fine. You can have a google account from a non-google email that allows you to access google services (i think you don't actually need a google account, it is still able to verify you somehow)
>>291964597
Last call for homocards sign-ups.>What's homocards?A smaller cards-only exchange that runs parallel to Secret S/a/nta, dedicated to anons who are partial to the male anime aesthetic.To participate, just fill out the form below and send it to homocards.santa.mugen@gmail.comSignups are open until October 31st, 12 PM. If you have any special request, let me know in your email.After some deliberation, this year I have decided to limit the maximum amount of cards to 5 in order to avoid repeat assignments due to the small pool of participants.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 (0-5): I want to send my cards (choose ONE - I don't recommend picking c if you're not from the US or Canada, most likely I won't be able to match you):a) anywhereb) to my continent onlyc) to my country only Card Wishlist (this is what will be sent to the anon(s) who get 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...only MALE characters allowed.):Lewd is okay? (Y/N):
It's almost time
>>291964933Oh God anon what are you doing please think of the advertisers.
>>291964597You can get them done in like 30 minutes if you gen them.
Just got my confirmation hehe feels good man
>>291965047WHERE'S MINE.
>>291965179Well, I fucked up my submission thr first time, so maybe you did, too??
>>291964322>>291964462So you two are responsible for the random filling.
>>291965217Maybe I did. I don't know, it's my first time doing this.
>>291964204That's fuckin sick.Thank you guys again for adding it this year!
Since this is the final thread before assignments go out, this is the last chance for anyone interested in receiving a holiday card from Canada and /a/toronto this year - you can email viscountgreystoke@proton.me with your details. We already received emails from anons last year, so they'll be getting this years card, as well as some new anons this year. Of course, we'll still be signing up and getting addresses from the Santas as well, but if you don't want to leave it up to chance, this will guarantee a card. You can include your wishlist but there's no guarantee it'll be part of the card (unless we like it). You don't need a send card in return. Hyvää Joulua!
>>291965856We're going to see some amazing handmade gifts this year.
>>291965948I'll take one if only because I expect it to arrive before Christmas unlike the cards I've gotten for the last few years. Yes, I'm signing up for shipping anywhere but why is it that anyone outside of the US either ships their shit late or has postal issues?
>>291966030Because you have the shittiest taste on the planet and we all collectively decided to send your cards after Christmas.
>>291965987You're also going to see my handmade gift this year.
>>291965987Does anyone have any plans on what they want to make this year? Or are you going to wait to see what your anon's Wishlist says and get inspiration from that? Any fumos?
>>291964122Whose are you using then? I don't want any cum in my cookies
>>291966593Well, I'm not sure, but it won't be mine!
