Christmas Gift Exchange

We had one last year and I enjoyed it so much, I thought it would be nice to have another! If you would like to draw names for a Christmas Gift Exchange (meaning plants), please sign up below!

Signed up:

1. Shelybear
2. Bluheart
3. Jedi
4. animetriplicate
5. Mimmu
6. LadyNova
7. fredsnail
8. truelinor
9. georgexu94
10. Batcheva
11. idril

Good! We've got ten eleven people! (I didn't notice there was a second page! Oops!) That's a good number, especially when it's been so slow lately.

OK, I'll be sending out your names tonight - please get something ready for your person and we can exchange "presents" on or before Christmas Day. Is that alright with everyone? Let me know if you have any problem, OK?

I got everyone so far! Hope some more people will sign up.

Quote from Jedi

Count me in.

Question: How do we draw the name of the person we gift the plants to?

I'll draw names for everyone and then PM everyone's name to them. You can take it from there. There's really no way to remain anonymous since the recipient can always look at the plant's current location to learn who it was sent from.

Quote from animetriplicate

Am I correct in thinking that this will function as a sort of Secret Santa? If so then count me in as well.

It is, well, up until they are actually sent - then you will know who had your name, since there is no way to send them anonymously. But, that's OK - we did it last year.

You can make it special somehow. Last year I made a website, which I hope to use again this year. So instead of just sending them the links to the flowers/plants I wanted to gift them, I sent them a link to the website where they got the plants by going through a series of pages and (extremely) mini games - well, sort of like a minigame.

But you don't have to make a website, you could do any number of things. For instance:

* write a note along with the links
* quote a poem
* insert a Christmasy graphic into your message
* try to chose plants they are missing
* make it your own!

Sorry, Shely, but I just tried and I couldn't find it either. What were you looking for on it? Anything in particular?

Do you think it would be alright if I copied the "rules" they had for that one into my first post? Can you think of any changes?

OK, I'll sign you two up!

I don't see the need for the plant to be from a certain family or catalog or for it being raised in the last two weeks. However, I do think people should check out their name's garden to see what they have and how they can help out. So, I think I'll add this one:

Quote from Shelybear

You can only gift what your giftee doesn't have at all/have less than a certain number.

However, I don't want anyone to feel that makes it too hard - some newbies might find it difficult to gift a more experienced player plants they don't have, so, basically, I guess other than timing, I don't really want any hard and fast rules.

Well, we got eight people so far! Does anyone else want to participate in our gift exchange?

I got you down on the list!

Last call for anyone else who would like to join in the Gift Exchange! I'll be sending everyone's names out to them tomorrow*, but I'll check this thread in case someone signs up at the last minute! (And that would be fine if you do!)

* I have to work all day tomorrow, so it will be late, EST.