Secret Santa

I will wait until closer to 10PM for any last second folks, but pretty much call this a wrap! I will do my best to get these out to you tonight so you all can start shopping!

Good job Bend.....Uh, Murray!

We have 1 final person to get their list to me before I am able to get this show on the road! Please send me your list, you know who you are!!!!!!

No ho,ho,ho this time as this is serious business! The following folks have about 31 hours left to give me your lists! @JamesRobot @SailorScoutMandy @Foochie776 @fcgamer Please, please, please get this info. by 10pm tomorrow and I won't have to send Bender after you all to knock you out(of the list). Also, last chances to sign up will be the same timeframe, and if you do it really late in the day make sure you are prompt like @Masterofzelda and send it right after you sign up! Please comply or:

Alright boys and girls, Time to get these naughty participants a shoutout as it is nearing the deadline! @SNESNESCUBE64 @spacepup @Murray @JamesRobot @SailorScoutMandy @Foochie776 @LutherDestroysTheGond @fcgamer @RegularGuyGamer I have not received lists from you as of yet! Get your butts in gear or you will get nothing but coal for your Christmas presents! Also, when you send your lists SHORTLY!!!! I expect to see if you can ship Internationally or not!

Robot Santa: It was supposed to happen earlier, but Gloves is a busy dood! Robot Santa: No one uses Twitter! Thanks for the banner, you have surely redeemed yourself for the earlier shaming of those not sending in their lists! Bender: Let me whack him with my bat Robot Santa! Robot Santa: Now now Bender, let's see what other naughty stuff he has to say before we start doing that. Give the guy a chance! Bender: Fine, but don't say I ain't warnin' ya about that guy, he will be back on the naughty list soon with comments about holidays and stuff! Robot Santa: You are probably right! Now for Hint #3: Santa is still deciding if he wants to join in on this party! The other santa is joining in on the party!

There are no dumb questions. It is anything from candy, to collectibles. Games, yes, knick-knacks, yes, candy, yes.....It can be anything you want.

Bender: Get Bent! Robot Santa: Naughty person telling people what to do! I will put that on the list, but you are correct! We have only received 8 of the 20 that have signed up so far! Robot Santa: Well it's time for another hin....... Bender: Santa, you need to stop giving out so many hints! You don't have to give them a hint everytime you post, let them think about it for a bit. Robot Santa: Fine Bender! You are right, I can give another hint next post. Just remember to include whether you can ship Internationally or not. If you haven't said yes or no, I will ask you in your list pm.

Ho, Ho, Ho. So far we have a total of 13 of you, with 1 definitely not interested! Let's hope we get some more participants as we can't stop at lucky number 13! Come on all you folks who have been naughty, this is your chance to redeem yourself this year. Maybe I should have my friend Bender come after you all to knock you around to decide to join in. Second hint: Santa has the name of one of the characters of Futurama, and it is spelled correctly.

Ho Ho Ho! It's that time of the year once again! Sorry I'm a bit early, but due to shipping times, we need the extra time to send the presents! Welcome to the third annual VGS Secret Santa! If you would like to participate, please read through the following directions: 1- Send Secret Santa a PM with your real name, your address, and a LIST of items that are $25 or less. The more specific the better. If I get any of these lists with all $50+ items on them, I won't even ask you for a revised list; you'll just be out of this year's Secret Santa. 1a- Also please indicate if you can ship internationally. It does require you to be a bit more prompt on shipping due to how long it will take to reach its destination. 2- Once I receive your list, you will be entered into the SS participant list. 3- Signups will end at 10:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday November 10th. That's a whole 10 days, it shouldn't take you THAT long to get your list in order. 4- Santa hopes to have recipients matched up and your lists sent out by end of day November 13th if not earlier. Santa and his helper will try to get it done earlier due to the time constraints! 5- Once your gifts are shipped, please PM Santa with the tracking number! This is very important, so don't lose it. 6- Deadline to ship in your own country is Dec 10th. International is Dec 3rd. (I understand that's a quick turnaround for those with international recipients, but we also have to consider international shipping times.) 7- Have fun! I'll post a reveal thread Christmas morning for you to show off your goodies, but no revealing before! Also, as tempting as it may be, it's no fun to open it early! Throw it under the tree, Santa knows when you've opened it early... Also, Santa has some basic rules to follow: 1. In order to participate, you must have joined VGS before this thread was made and you must have posted a few times. 2. PLAN ON BUYING SOMETHING. Don't assume you can just pull some stuff off your shelf. 3. Plan on spending a minimum of $25 before shipping. Take that into consideration before buying your recipient those Rock Band drums. If you don't want to take this seriously or plan on being a grinch, don't bother signing up. 4. DO NOT MESSAGE YOUR RECIPIENT. If you need clarification, please reach out to Secret Santa. 5. No public complaining about your gift/list/etc. People generally try their best with these things, but if you have a legitimate complaint, PM either Santa or VGS site staff. 6. We reserve the right to refuse Secret Santa entry to anyone. This will especially apply if you've been on Santa's naughty list before. Don't be a grinch, being such may result in your inability to participate in future years (it will also give Santa a mad headache). 7. Try to be prompt, especially with international shipping. Due to the particular pandemic that is happening globally, it seems to be taking longer for packages to reach their destination. And keep in mind that this time of year is rather difficult on postal workers, try to get stuff in before the massive rush. 8. It is REALLY not recommended to do drop shipping. It can be confusing to the person receiving the gift and they may just open it up early. On top of that, if the wrong thing is shipped or gets damaged due to bad seller packing, it can lead to a bummer of a Christmas gift. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here or send me a message. Merry Christmas! Also, to note, there are 2 of us this year! We are also considering bumping up the limit some. If you all feel it is necessary, then there will be a poll opened up in this thread so you can all vote. One of the choices will be leave it alone at the $25 before shipping, so if you choose that it is fine, then you can vote for that. So, when time comes we will do a guess the santa(s) thread. Hints will pop up every so often for you, so keep a lookout! First hint: One of us is the exact opposite of the characters in the Profile Pic.

Ho Ho Ho, when are you coming to New New York?

Merry Christmas everyone. The time has come so I'm just gonna get to the point! You've waited long enough for your gifts, open em up! As per the guess that santa thread, I am revealing myself to be everyone's favorite overweight yoshi, @SNESNESCUBE64. Thanks for everyone who participated, but unfortunately (or fortunately), nobody guessed it. As promised however, the money is going to be donated to Extra Lives! For those who have not received their gifts yet, just please be patient. USPS has been struggling all year and from what I understand some gifts are still in transit. HOWEVER, everyone has shipped. So they should get to you soon enough. If you have any concerns, I will still be checking this account for the next week or so... That's enough rambling!!!

That is super cool of you!

Here is something fun:

Christmas is approaching everyone! So with that said, I have something to reveal, I am not really Santa Toki! I'm sorry to have lied to you all in such a way. However, I want to take this opportunity to have a little game, Guess that Santa! The idea is to guess who I really am! I can be anyone on the site, we have 2000 members, so which one am I? To make this interesting, I am attaching a prize to it! The first person to guess who I am gets a cool $25 gift card to either Gamestop, the Nintendo eShop, Playstation Store, or Microsoft Store! Or if none of those things are your cup of tea, Donating said $25 to Extra Lives is always an option. If nobody guesses it, the $25 gets donated to Extra Lives. There are a few rules, so please read it carefully: One entry per person, no editing your post. If you edit the post, that disqualifies you from the contest Yes, username misspellings are fine so long as we can figure out who they are Participants must have joined the site before November 12th, the initial creation of the secret santa signup thread. Those who already know my true identity (you know who you are and I know who you are) are NOT allowed to participate. that's cheating anyways Deadline to participate is Christmas Day, 10:00AM Eastern Time. This is when the secret santa reveal thread will be made, so that seems like an appropriate end time. Have fun with this one! Try to explain why you think the person you are listing is santa, it's always fun to hear thought processes like that...

Sorry for the late response, I seemed to have missed this one but I haven't made a club this year, I didn't think it was necessary this year but I think I might put one together today. Edit: Oops, I see the confusion I created, it doesn't help that I put it in the initial thread

I did send you a message a couple hours ago, sorry for the delay. ANYWAY, I just finished sending out the pairing messages. If you signed up and did NOT get a message, send me a message so the issue can be resolved.

Hi everyone! I've just finished updating my list and replying back to emails. Consider this the last call! The deadline is in about two and a half hours. So be sure to get your list in. There are lots of friendly folk participating, join in on the fun!

If you haven't gotten any emails back, you should be good to go and have been added to the list. Although, I really should send out some confirmation emails now that I think about it. Re Links: If you send a link to your GVN or Google spreadsheets, I do check to make sure its valid. If it isn't valid, you would get a reply back about it. Update - Santa just updated his list and sent out confirmation messages a little bit ago. Sorry for dropping the ball on that one

I don't foresee a problem with this. HOWEVER, the problem with this is that if I am not mistaken, you are able to see whoever viewed the document. That said, it could compromise the fun of it being a mystery. With that said, consider this a reminder for everyone considering participating that the deadline is approaching fast. I WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING LATE ENTRIES. Santa is a very busy person this year, and I intend on beginning the pairings right after the time to sign up ends. With that in mind, just saying "I'm in" is not good enough, you MUST message me your list and shipping info before the deadline (11/19 10:00PM EST), otherwise you will not be able to participate. If you have any concerns please message me, I am checking my inbox several times a day. I'm sorry to be a bit more strict this year, with a certain pandemic still being a major problem, I want to give people as much time as possible.

Absolutely. It's always good to have some Elves ready. I'm hoping it isn't necessary, but it is definitely welcomed. If you would like to do such, just message me about it.

Ho Ho Ho! It's that time of the year once again! Sorry I'm a bit late, these flight cancellations to the North Pole have been ridiculous! Welcome to the second annual VGS Secret Santa! If you would like to participate, please read through the following directions: 1- Send Secret Santa a PM with your real name, your address, and a LIST of items that are $25 or less. The more specific the better. If I get any of these lists with all $50+ items on them, I won't even ask you for a revised list; you'll just be out of this year's Secret Santa. 1a- Also please indicate if you can ship internationally. It does require you to be a bit more prompt on shipping due to how long it will take to reach its destination. 2- Once I receive your list, I will invite you to the SS 2020 club. 3- Signups will end at 10:00 pm Eastern on Thursday November 19th. That's a whole week, it shouldn't take you THAT long to get your list in order. 4- Santa hopes to have recipients matched up and your lists sent out by end of day November 20th if not earlier. 5- Once your gifts are shipped, please PM Santa with the tracking number! This is very important, so don't lose it. 6- Deadline to ship in your own country is Dec 16th. International is Dec 4th. (I understand that's a quick turnaround for those with international recipients, but we also have to consider international shipping times.) 7- Have fun! I'll post a reveal thread Christmas morning for you to show off your goodies, but no revealing before! Also, as tempting as it may be, it's no fun to open it early! Throw it under the tree, Santa knows when you've opened it early... Also, Santa has some basic rules to follow: 1. In order to participate, you must have joined VGS before this thread was made and you must have posted a few times. 2. PLAN ON BUYING SOMETHING. Don't assume you can just pull some stuff off your shelf. 3. Plan on spending a minimum of $25 before shipping. Take that into consideration before buying your recipient those Rock Band drums. If you don't want to take this seriously or plan on being a grinch, don't bother signing up. 4. DO NOT MESSAGE YOUR RECIPIENT. If you need clarification, please reach out to Secret Santa. 5. No public complaining about your gift/list/etc. People generally try their best with these things, but if you have a legitimate complaint, PM either Santa or VGS site staff. 6. We reserve the right to refuse Secret Santa entry to anyone. This will especially apply if you've been on Santa's naughty list before. Don't be a grinch, being such may result in your inability to participate in future years (it will also give Santa a mad headache). 7. Try to be prompt, especially with international shipping. Due to the particular pandemic that is happening globally, it seems to be taking longer for packages to reach their destination. And keep in mind that this time of year is rather difficult on postal workers, try to get stuff in before the massive rush. 8. It is REALLY not recommended to do drop shipping. It can be confusing to the person receiving the gift and they may just open it up early. On top of that, if the wrong thing is shipped or gets damaged due to bad seller packing, it can lead to a bummer of a Christmas gift. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here or send me a message. Merry Christmas!