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

[meaganola]

Ok all, there is a current issue with several members being unable to send/receive Private Messages. At this point, I'm delaying starting sign ups til Monday because the current sign up method is to 1) post on the sign up thread and 2) PM me with name/address info to be passed along to your Fairy Godmother once assigned. I'm looking into setting up a Google Doc to put names and addresses in to bypass the PM system, but I will need to familiarize myself with that method to make sure I have everything safe and secure. By Monday I'll have the sign up thread up with either PM's (if improvements are made over the weekend) or a Google Doc link.

If anyone has used Google Docs for a Secret Santa or other swap situation, can you point me towards a good tutorial? I think they were used for the circular Swaps last summer, maybe @@tgooberbutt can help me out? Or @@meaganola?

The other times I've done this sort of thing, we've used Elfster. I'm not sure whether that's a workable solution given the validation requirements, though.

In other news, there's nothing like meeting a distant relative to realize where your skintone and clear skin comes from. It's definitely not my father's side of the family!

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Thanks @@meaganola ! I'll check out Elfster to see if we can use it!

 

[nikkimouse]

i bought a nail polish set on clearance on sephora this week just in case my person likes nail polish /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  also i have $70 of bb points waiting for a wish list to fill.    

 

[tgooberbutt]

Ok all, there is a current issue with several members being unable to send/receive Private Messages. At this point, I'm delaying starting sign ups til Monday because the current sign up method is to 1) post on the sign up thread and 2) PM me with name/address info to be passed along to your Fairy Godmother once assigned. I'm looking into setting up a Google Doc to put names and addresses in to bypass the PM system, but I will need to familiarize myself with that method to make sure I have everything safe and secure. By Monday I'll have the sign up thread up with either PM's (if improvements are made over the weekend) or a Google Doc link.

If anyone has used Google Docs for a Secret Santa or other swap situation, can you point me towards a good tutorial? I think they were used for the circular Swaps last summer, maybe @@tgooberbutt can help me out? Or @@meaganola?

@ I just PM'd you.

 

[chelsealynn]

I hope it's okay that I go a bit off topic here but I feel like I have to tell you guys..... I'M PREGNANT!!!!      I couldn't wait to tell you all.  

How exciting, congrats!

I also have some news.  I bought a new car today, well I leased it but still!  I didn't think I was going to get a new car for a while but I found a good deal so I jumped on it.  My old car was really low to ground and I couldn't stand that so I went with an SUV so I could be up higher.  This is my first new car so I'm really excited.

 

[tweakabell]

How exciting, congrats!

I also have some news.  I bought a new car today, well I leased it but still!  I didn't think I was going to get a new car for a while but I found a good deal so I jumped on it.  My old car was really low to ground and I couldn't stand that so I went with an SUV so I could be up higher.  This is my first new car so I'm really excited.

car.jpg

Pretty! I love my SUV, even though we have a small family I needed something to shove my giant hubby in /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> how did you handle the buy? I ended up having to do it all on my own with a POA while hubby was away, I was super nervous.

 

[chelsealynn]

Pretty! I love my SUV, even though we have a small family I needed something to shove my giant hubby in /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> how did you handle the buy? I ended up having to do it all on my own with a POA while hubby was away, I was super nervous.

Hah!  Yeah, I was nervous too.  I had my step dad with me but he never leased before so he wasn't that much help, I think I knew more than he did :lol: .  It ended up okay and I'm content with the monthly payments.  I didn't feel like the sales or finance reps that helped me were trying to get over on me or anything like that.  I got a few extra things but that did not cost much at all but they pretty much ensure that if anything goes wrong (accidental or otherwise) I can take it to the dealership and get it fixed without paying anything out of pocket for the entire lease (2 years).  So I think I did okay.

 

[tweakabell]

Ours was unfortunately a do or die situation (we had a rental for a week), don't get me wrong I'm happy with the car and price but I wasn't thrilled with the dealer. I almost walked out and rented the car for another week lol. I told them if they came out one more time trying to push LoJack and DentPro I'd leave.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Thank you thank you thank you @@tgooberbutt ! I'm gonna look it over today, and sign ups should launch tomorrow with no problems!

@@tweakabell That POA stuff is crazy! I had to buy our HOUSE with POA, my hubby was away for training and quite literally could not be reached. The closing lawyer was like "Well we need to have a "proof of life" call because you can't use POA unless he's alive". Oh thank you for making me worry that my hubby is dead on our closing day. Thanks so much. Thankfully they accepted a call from his supervisor who's all like "Yes of course he's alive, wtf!?"

Pretty much the most nerve-wracking day of my life!

 

[tweakabell]

OMG How horrible! Our biggest issue is they always make sure he wants the one that says Tweakabell can do whatever she wants with my name. They always want to give him the limited one when he goes to renew it. He's just dumbfounded, She pays all the bills, takes care of the whole house and you think I'm worried if she sells the damn car, I wouldn't have any of this crap without her?!? I understand they've had issues with wives/girlfriends running amok ( I have no words that accurately depict my disgust for these people) but it gets a little annoying.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

Yes! I've heard so many POA horror stories! And I think they need to do some kind of "life skills" class for incoming soldiers that basically says "If you meet her in a bar, and tell her you're deploying in a few weeks, and she wants to MARRY YOU, 1) don't do it, and 2) for the love of all that's holy, do NOT give that woman POA!

I had the full power one (same as you, i do all the budget stuff) but they required a special OMG MAKING THE BIGGEST PURCHASE OF YOUR LIFE type of POA. I appreciated the extra layers of security because I know they were just trying to protect my hubby, but yikes!

 

[tweakabell]

I just take it as a personal affront even though I know it's not personal. I've done everything for him from the time he's turned 18 and they think NOW when we've been married 8 1/2 years is the time I'll go all psycho with his personal info

 

[chelsealynn]

Ours was unfortunately a do or die situation (we had a rental for a week), don't get me wrong I'm happy with the car and price but I wasn't thrilled with the dealer. I almost walked out and rented the car for another week lol. I told them if they came out one more time trying to push LoJack and DentPro I'd leave.

Ohh that doesn't sounds like a good experience at all.  I am relieved I dealt with people who were not pushy I can imagine that would be stressful.

 

[tweakabell]

Oh yea, hated everything about the dealer and I told anyone who would listen about the entire ordeal (LoJack was the least of my issues lmao). Hopefully not an experience I have to repeat for awhile and hopefully next time not by myself.

 

[meaganola]

So I'm not sure where to post this since it's more weighing-the-interest rather than hey-ho-let's-go, so I'm trying here:  Is there any interest in a traveling fragrance sample box?  I have a *lot* of them that I will never use form Birchbox, Sephora, Nordstrom, you name it, and I just *know* there are people out there who would love to just get a big box of fragrance samples.  I'm not one of them.  I would be more than happy to start the box, but I don't know if there's even any interest in this.

(Current samples include but are not limited to Nest Dahlia & Vines, Especially Escada Delicate Notes, Nicole, Lacoste Essential Pour Homme, Viktor & Rolk Flowerbomb, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, Clean Skin, and Gucci Guilty Black.  I need to go through my my swap bins and pull the rest of these vials out so I can just have them all in one place.)

 

[kawaiimeows]

So I'm not sure where to post this since it's more weighing-the-interest rather than hey-ho-let's-go, so I'm trying here:  Is there any interest in a traveling fragrance sample box?  I have a *lot* of them that I will never use form Birchbox, Sephora, Nordstrom, you name it, and I just *know* there are people out there who would love to just get a big box of fragrance samples.  I'm not one of them.  I would be more than happy to start the box, but I don't know if there's even any interest in this.

(Current samples include but are not limited to Nest Dahlia & Vines, Especially Escada Delicate Notes, Nicole, Lacoste Essential Pour Homme, Viktor & Rolk Flowerbomb, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, Clean Skin, and Gucci Guilty Black.  I need to go through my my swap bins and pull the rest of these vials out so I can just have them all in one place.)

I'm a perfume fiend but I always felt like a minority on MUT in that regard, lol.

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

I would absolutely be interested in this! I know I have a Prada Infusion D'Iris (among several others) that just aren't my cup of tea, but I would kill for some more Especially Escada samples. (Kidding. Kind of /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

 

[dressupthedog]

I would be interested as well. I'm super picky about my perfume, but I love trying it. Plus I have a ton in my stash that I know I'm not interested.

 

[kawaiimeows]

I would absolutely be interested in this! I know I have a Prada Infusion D'Iris (among several others) that just aren't my cup of tea, but I would kill for some more Especially Escada samples. (Kidding. Kind of /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

i felt like i had an escada sample from sephora sitting around somewhere, if i ever find it i'll let you know!

my apartment is an abyss of clothes and exam study materials right now, and my counter an abyss of samples and all of my nail polishes, which are not on a rack. my goal this summer is to organize it, and make a cute DIY nail polish rack, so i'm sure i'll find tons of perfume samples bahahah.

 

[elizabethrose]

So I'm not sure where to post this since it's more weighing-the-interest rather than hey-ho-let's-go, so I'm trying here:  Is there any interest in a traveling fragrance sample box?  I have a *lot* of them that I will never use form Birchbox, Sephora, Nordstrom, you name it, and I just *know* there are people out there who would love to just get a big box of fragrance samples.  I'm not one of them.  I would be more than happy to start the box, but I don't know if there's even any interest in this.

(Current samples include but are not limited to Nest Dahlia & Vines, Especially Escada Delicate Notes, Nicole, Lacoste Essential Pour Homme, Viktor & Rolk Flowerbomb, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, Clean Skin, and Gucci Guilty Black.  I need to go through my my swap bins and pull the rest of these vials out so I can just have them all in one place.)

I have a ton I'll never use too!  I would *love* a traveling box where you could put in what you wouldn't use and take things out too!  I have a few that I've sprayed/used once or twice though- to actually smell it before deciding.  I probably have 40 perfume samples just sitting around though  :blink2: