A Midsummer Night's Dream (Summer 2014 Secret Santa) Discussion

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I've still got to do mine. But I can't do it on my tablet so I've been putting it off. Maybe this weekend.

When are we getting our person? For some reason I was thinking the 15th.
I just went through and compiled the dates.  It looks like it's definitely in your (and I mean this generically) best interest to do your survey/list this weekend so you don't have to worry about it during those last few weekdays before matches are made!  (I'm still working on mine, so I know there are at least a few more of us in that same boat.)

  • Signups -- April 28th through midnight Eastern Monday, May 12th (@ -- I'm interpreting this to mean 9pm Pacific on Monday, so everyone has one last weekday to sign up after Mother's Day weekend.  Is that correct?)
  • Fairy Godchild assignments go out -- by end of day Thursday, May 15th (and I'm taking it upon myself to interpret this to mean some time in the evening, not end of business day, so don't panic if it's 5pm and your assignment hasn't gone out yet!)
  • Stalking/shopping -- May 15th through July 6th (note to the fairies:  LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!  I mean keep an eye on those PM folders!  I need to make sure my own is cleaned out and ready for more PMs)
  • Shipping -- PACKAGES MUST BE SENT THE WEEK OF JULY 7TH-14TH.  Any exceptions (for example, vacation) must go through @
And then one of the Treacherous Three -- I mean @, @, or I -- will open a reveal thread

 
Ah, I have so many ideas for so many different people from reading dreamlists! Have a few things set aside for specific people just in case!  :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
Allistra thank you so much for fixing me so it would be under a spoiler.  I edited a few minutes ago though and it took the spoiler away.  Can you or someone help me again???  Thank you so much.  And, i so envy you all that are good with technology, I seriously struggle sometimes with finding the on button on unfamiliar computers :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
Allistra thank you so much for fixing me so it would be under a spoiler.  I edited a few minutes ago though and it took the spoiler away.  Can you or someone help me again???  Thank you so much.  And, i so envy you all that are good with technology, I seriously struggle sometimes with finding the on button on unfamiliar computers :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
No problem! I fixed it again :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Also moved your post to the discussion thread as the other one is just for posting surveys.

 
I really have to get on here and do my survey.  I just finished midterms so I will have to snuggle up with the laptop and some tea and dream away.

 
So I'm getting my usual glossybox this month & found out there are $25 gift cards to Bergdorf Goodman inside. ($25! They can be stacked & you don't have to purchase a certain amount to use them) so of course I gifted myself a 2nd box so I'd have $50 to spend. I want to use it to shop for my giftee!!! Think of what magical things I could get! And since it is free stuff it doesn't have to go towards the $25 gift budget! :). I want stalking to start right now!!! Is it time yet???? Ha ha ha.

 
So I'm getting my usual glossybox this month & found out there are $25 gift cards to Bergdorf Goodman inside. ($25! They can be stacked & you don't have to purchase a certain amount to use them) so of course I gifted myself a 2nd box so I'd have $50 to spend. I want to use it to shop for my giftee!!! Think of what magical things I could get! And since it is free stuff it doesn't have to go towards the $25 gift budget! :). I want stalking to start right now!!! Is it time yet???? Ha ha ha.
Ohhhh that's smart! I was still on the fence about Glossybox this month, but you may have just convinced me to buy one :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I have been hoarding Birchbox points to help maximize my budget!

 
Guys, I really need to get on top of making my dreamlist! I am so far behind on it right now, what is wrong with me?! Someone come slap some sense in me!

 
It has come to my attention that I need to mention this:  If you have a wishlist but not a post in the survey thread and would like to be added to the Godchild Directory for easy list location, first go here:
https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/forum/103-makeup-nails/

Click on Start New Topic.  Then fill out your dreamlist title, then fill out the body of the post, then click Post New Topic, et voila!  You have a shiny new url to PM to me with the request to be added to the Godchild Directory!  One small note:  I won't be able to update it during the workday because I can't deal with doing that on my phone, but I'll update in the evening after work and on weekends after I finish running errands when I get back to my laptop!

ETA:  If anyone has any "how do I..." or "where is..." questions specifically for this swap, let me know!  I just had someone ask where certain things are now that the forum is all changed around, and I'm thinking that a Midsummer Night's Dream Swap FAQ with links to the important things might be in order, but I'm not sure what everyone else thinks the important things are.

 
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 Are we staying with the $25 minimum? I must have missed the pricing range information.
Maximum, not minimum.  We highly encourage stash-raiding and swapping!  I think I had more fun with that than anything else last time around, and I know a lot of us have been hoarding stuff from subscription boxes and GWPs just for this swap because we had a blast playing Budget Tetris with stash stuff and swapping to keep our out-of-pocket expense (not including shipping) as close to $25 as possible while still getting as much *stuff* in those outgoing packages as possible.

 
I finished my dream list and survey the other day. I hope it's enough information for my fairy godmother.

Reading everyone's dream list is very fun! I can't wait until we get assigned, I really want to start shopping.

 
Hmm, I would really like to sign up for this but I wasn't apart of the 2013 secret Santa because I didn't have the minimum amount of posts at the time.
This summer secret santa is only for members that participated in the 2013 secret santa, but there will be another secret santa this fall/winter that you should be able to participate in.

 

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