Ho Ho Holy damn, my friends! It’s already that time againWelcome to the first official /mlp/ Secret Santa 2026 registration thread!Celebrate Horsemas with your fellow anons; spill your overcooked spaghetti to an internet stranger, and spend a few months being a little less awful than we usually are.>How’s this thing work?Read the FAQ!The short form:Gifts are given Round Robin style (A gives to B gives to C who gives to A) while cards are exchanged traditionally (whomever you give a card to should send one back to you). You will be randomly assigned anons by email after the signups are over so please keep an eye out!Sign up at: forms (dot) gle/4ETdATu89KRLvMkU8Schedule of events and deadlines:Oct 13th-November 1st Signup doc goes live. Confirmation emails are sent out.November 1st at 11:59pm CST: Signups close. NO EXCEPTIONS.Nov 3rd onwards: Gift assignments will be given out. After gift assignments are finalised card assignments will be given out, please be patient.Dec 1st - 10th is the latest suggested mailing period. Consider mailing on the early side if you’re shipping internationally.FAQ here: https://derpy.me/j48gdCoordinator email for comments/concerns/general inquiries: coltkringle@gmail.comCard Ambassador and assistant dragon supreme: thecardslut@gmail.com>BUT IT’S NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! REEEEE!Look I was >late myself because of lurking in the anni stream. But now you have several weeks to sign up, go enjoy the rest of the anni streams, shitpost with your soon to be holiday friends and figure out your Spoopmas outfits. All while the iceberg thaws and SHE escapes containmentIn the meantime, now is the time to get hype! Share stories from years gone by; say hello to your fellow horsefuckers; talk about your plans for the year; maybe write a song or poem to pass the time while we wait for signups together. Draw some Chrimbus OC art. Run a giveaway. It’s that time of year, and we’re so happy you’re here to join us.
>thank you spam filter very cool>>43604710Hello hello folks,I am excited to get this underway again this year. There is a switch in ownership of the hat and beard this year as our beloved Pony Claus has decided they need to go on to brighter pastures and have a nice vacation. Pony Claus will still be lurking around though and still enjoying the horsemas cheer and sharing the love of pony though. So do leave a nice message if you want to.
>>43604722>Pony Claus will still be lurking around though and still enjoying the horsemas cheer and sharing the love of pony though. So do leave a nice message if you want to.Good. I'm happy to hear chuckl- uh pony Claus is doing okay!Can't wait for horsemas, let's go!
Cookie Kiln is a faggot
>>43604710finally... FINALLY /SS/ IS BACK, I THOUGHT SECRET SANTA DIED, THANKS COLT KRINGLE!
>>43604722Thank you for taking over and hosting the event.Glad to hear PC is still around, been thinking about him throughout the year.
>>43604710I'll just be lurking the threads this year, even if I don't plan on signing up it's always nice to see what other people make or receive from other anons
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Aah Ke Gaa, Luu bros?
I filled in the form and I haven't even received my assignment yet, am I being left out?
>>43604710Hell yeah! It's feeling festive already. Thanks for taking over and welcome Colt Kringle!!!
>>43605012I'd pull a blue gift wrap string with you, anon.
surely my gift from last year will be delivered soon haha
tl;dris this like, you draw something for a random anon and another random anon does something for you? Or you have to actually send something physical or what is this
>>43605287Physical gifts, ideally
>>43605257You did remember your stamps and tracking number right Anon?>>43605287It is an actual Secret Santa event where you send physical gifts. But if you want to draw something festive there is nothing stopping you.
>>43605316sorry i meant 'delivered' as in 'delivered to me.' chatted with the dude a few times about his progress but haven't heard anything in the past few months. oughta send him an email when i'm not blasted from the anni
>>43604710Thanks for taking over, Colt Kringle. Did you get some background elves to help you out given how things went for Pony Claus (and you always seem pretty busy as well)?
>>43605314>>43605316Thanks, I'll stay away from this one since it wouldn't be possible for me, but I will check the thread to see what anons receive because it sounds cool
>>43604710street adress line 2 shouldn't be mandatory in the form, not everyone has one
>>43605489>Colt Kringle>Col Krin>Co Kr>C K>Co Ki>Cook Kil>Cookie KilnI demand an explanation
>>43605532no I'm not colt kringle I love /ss/ to death but I'm too retarded to actually be in charge of anything more than handling one anon's gift and maybe a few cards
is anybody interested receiving anonfilly v3 as a gift? i was planning give one for this year's event
>>43605747That's my plan too!
Finally able to participate this year!! Hell yeah!!! I hope I get to sew up a cute mare for somepony
>>43604710What was your ID from other years? Is Nurse Redheart a clue?
>>43604710First secret santa. I'm excited!
>>43606562Mine too. I'm worried about getting scammed but I always get FOMO when reading the threads, so might as well make a burner email and jump in later today.
>>43606562>>43606949It's highly unlikely you'll get scammed. The grinch rate is usually under 2-3% each year and this has been running since 2016, if I remember right.
>>43607009>if I remember rightI remembered wrong, double checked after looking in my emails.
The FAQ said grinching was a big problem last year, how bad was it?Anyway I'm so happy to get back into it!
>>43607205>The FAQ said grinching was a big problem last year, how bad was it?This is last year's FAQ lol.I don't think grinching rate was especially high. The point of that paragraph is closing the loophole of anons swearing they are still working on the gift.
>>43605999unfortunately it's kiwifag
>>43604710Last secret santa. I'm underwhelmed!
>>43607367You're mistaken, anon. Last year's was the final secret santa. This thread you're posting in doesn't actually exist.
>>43607377Wait... No...
>>43607290How come they didn't ever change the FAQ? Who's responsible for upkeeping it?
Why is there a pop quiz at the end of the form
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Just signed up! I'm looking forward to another fun year.
>>43604722Is the Grinch list from last year active or is it a fresh new start? Can we see it?
Im on the fence with participating this year because Im broke as fuck and genuinely don't know if I can afford to do anything other than maybe sending one or two cards and stuff them with a couple things from my shelf collection...
>>43608371Cards Only is a legit strategy. If you are able to send some nice cards and include a bonus in them? That's a good way to go. Totally an alternative from the pressure of putting a gift together.
Last year I was very much on the edge about joining at all. I remember getting the confirmation e-mail asking me to reply and few minutes debating if I should use this as final chance to opt back out of participating. Ended up having a great time with the event. This year I'm genuinely excited to join again, will probably still take a few days with filling out the form as I often remember stuff I want to add later on.Though I unfortunately wont be signing up for grinch rescue this year. Last time was a bit of a mess with doing one at the end of February and this time the event lines up badly with some other stuff for me, so I'd like to be done with any obligations I have in it before January.>>43604722>Pony Claus will still be lurking aroundGreat to hear that Pony Claus is doing well, was a bit worried after the sudden complete disappearance last time.
>>43608566Yeah I'll probably do that again.
>>43604710>Secret SantaCringe
