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Official 2018 CGC Chat Boards Holiday Gift Exchange Sign-Up
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Welcome to the 2018 CGC Chat Boards Gift Exchange

For those who are new to the Program or otherwise have a very bad memory, the idea is simple. Basically you will give a gift to a fellow board member, and also receive a gift yourself from a different boardie. This way, each person will get to interact with two fellow boardies in the Gift Exchange Program. It does not matter what seasonal Holiday you celebrate, what creed or religion you claim, this Gift Exchange is more about giving and getting a gift than celebrating a specific holiday. We are celebrating comics and our community. Times may currently be tough for some, but it is worth pausing to recognize the importance the CGC community brings to each of you.

Some Details on the Gift Exchange Program

  • How much should my gift be for? Up to you. There are people that send gifts that have values that are all over the place. $15-20? Sure. $50-$100? Sure. You are certainly welcome to send more expensive gifts, but the gift should be worth at least $15. Lots of people just give something from their own collection, so the cost is negligible.

  • Does my gift have to be new? No

  • Does it have to be comic related? Yes

  • Am I supposed to sign who my gift was from? Yes, you should - your identity is only secret till they open their gift.

  • Do I have to wrap my gift in a Holiday fashion? Yes. Extra points for wrapping it in the Sunday Comics

  • Am I supposed to wait until Christmas to open my gift? Yes, unless you celebrate another holiday in which case, follow your holiday gift opening tradition.

  • How will I know who I am Santa for? You will receive a PM with your recipients details once sign up is over.

  • When is sign up over? Friday, November 23rd at 11pm (ET)
    PMs with your Secret Santa information will be sent out over the following weekend. Everyone who signs up will have their PM by Sunday night (11/25).
    This gives everyone 1 full month to shop, wrap, and ship. It seems like a long time, but it goes quickly and shipping, obviously, takes longer over the Holiday season... so please, if you sign-up, DO NOT DELAY!!!

  • What if I miss sign up but want to participate? Sorry. No late sign-ups will be accepted this year. If you know a board member who you think would like to participate, contact them asap so they do not miss the deadline.

  • What if I never receive my gift? There will be people who will be assigned as a back up Santa. Everyone who signs up will get a gift... sooner or later.

  • Who is eligible to participate?  Anyone who signed up to be a member of this community on or before August 1, 2018 with a current post count of at least 25 is eligible for participation in the Gift Exchange
    (For those who do not meet the above criteria, we, as a community, apologize. Hang-in there and be active... next year will be worth the wait.)

  • What and when is the Holiday raffle? People will be donating comic related prizes that will be given away after the Holiday is over in a blind drawing. More details about that will be in another thread.
    Although the gift exchange form does include a line for Raffle submissions, the raffle is completely separate from the Holiday Gift Exchange. Participation in the gift exchange does not automatically enter you into the raffle. Anyone who wants to be part of the raffle must donate an item. This assures everyone who joins is guaranteed to receive a prize. If you don't join in with the gift exchange, but would still like to join in with the raffle, just donate a prize to the raffle and you'll be entered. Not participating in the gift exchange? Not donating a prize for the raffle? That's okay, as well.
    If you decide, after submitting your form, that you would like to donate and be part of the raffle, simply bump the PM or wait until the Official Raffle Thread and add it there.

The rules are simple, but need to be followed to make sure everyone who signs up gets a present by Christmas.

If you sign up, please follow through and don't wait until after the fact to fulfill your duties. 

To officially "sign-up" Fill out the questions below then PM this info (cut and paste fashion) to me... HollyJollyOne <---- linked here 

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**Please make sure to create the PM with your BOARD NAME AND 2018 as the title.**

CGC Board name:

Real name:

Mailing address:

Collecting preferences (what you might like to receive):

Who were you Santa for last year:

Who was your Santa last year:

Would you be willing to ship to board members outside of your country (i.e. Are you willing to ship Internationally)?

Would you be willing to be a back up Santa in case someone cannot/does not follow through?

If you are willing to be a back up Santa, are you willing to ship Internationally?

Would you like to participate in the CGC Holiday Raffle?

What is that Raffle Gift? (description and/or url with a link to the item)

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And that's all there is to it!

Just a reminder. Please do not use a prior years PM to submit this years form. Just create a NEW PM to me with the proper "2018" header to avoid any confusion. Also, do not edit your PM and expect me to see the changes on your form. PMs do not receive notifications for edits so unless I read it again and again I may never see the changes. If you absolutely need to correct a mistake or add information before the deadline for form submission on Friday, November 23rd, just make a separate message and bump the original PM.

Happy Holidays everyone!

 

 

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54 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

I'll be signing up for both!

:whee:

True story: I don't buy gifts for my family, because it's no fun, but it will be fun for me to get a comic-related gift for another boardie!

About the same for me, I just buy for my mother, so the boards gift exchange is a fun way to search out cool comic stuff for someone. 

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7 minutes ago, punksdropdirtysrh said:

About the same for me, I just buy for my mother, so the boards gift exchange is a fun way to search out cool comic stuff for someone. 

Similar arrangement. My mom wouldn't take 0 gifts to give me for an answer, so she'll give me her homemade ornaments, and I'll buy her the Hallmark Cat ornaments.

It just doesn't make sense for me to buy you what you want. Spend your money on whatever, and I'll save up for my collectibles. Too much of a hassle, and no fun, to give you what you're expecting.

This exchange might give me some holiday cheer lol. I love seeing my family and all, but sometimes it's just emotionally draining. Getting comics involved will make the holidays a lot more fun for me (and others). So glad that I started posting here in the last year.

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15 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:
27 minutes ago, punksdropdirtysrh said:

About the same for me, I just buy for my mother, so the boards gift exchange is a fun way to search out cool comic stuff for someone. 

Similar arrangement. My mom wouldn't take 0 gifts to give me for an answer, so she'll give me her homemade ornaments, and I'll buy her the Hallmark Cat ornaments.

It just doesn't make sense for me to buy you what you want. Spend your money on whatever, and I'll save up for my collectibles. Too much of a hassle, and no fun, to give you what you're expecting.

This exchange might give me some holiday cheer lol. I love seeing my family and all, but sometimes it's just emotionally draining. Getting comics involved will make the holidays a lot more fun for me (and others). So glad that I started posting here in the last year.

Well then lol fair warning I might have been too specific in my suggestions or "ideas" :shy: and that's really what they were, I enjoy the thrill of the hunt too!

I bought gifts for the family last 2 years and went over budget both times, so I think the decision is to cut back this year. BUT I have a more non-picky collection that I can hopefully draw from for my gift to a board member. It's in-stock and ready to go :foryou: 

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8 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Well then lol fair warning I might have been too specific in my suggestions or "ideas" :shy: and that's really what they were, I enjoy the thrill of the hunt too!

I bought gifts for the family last 2 years and went over budget both times, so I think the decision is to cut back this year. BUT I have a more non-picky collection that I can hopefully draw from for my gift to a board member. It's in-stock and ready to go :foryou: 

I updated the ideas for mine to include Have Fun With it!

The Game Is On!!

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