Meh gift exchange???
13Are we doing it again? I would love to help in any way I can but unfortunately I’m not computer savvy at all lol. what I could do to possibly help someone, is gather the list of all participants and message each one on Meh to see if someone answers to help weed out the fake people (if that would help). But we do need someone to set the whole thing up and register it to elfster.
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FYI It doesn’t need to be done with elfster. I’ve done it in the past with a google form sign up (which I could give you and then you can download it as an excel spreadsheet), excel and use excel’s random number generator to assign people. You will also need some people who are willing to send an extra box to anyone who was stiffed. And get hold of whomever did it last for the “traveling” list of those who ripped off others. I had passed on my list and if I recall correctly it was added to.
Some people want to have several boxes in this and I don’t think elfster is set up to handle that. The most time consuming part is tracking who has posted so you can see who hasn’t to remind them. You also need to have people contact you if they sent and the receiver hasn’t posted so you can bug them, and those who haven’t received so you can bug the sender.
My latest (and only, in over a year) IRK was so awful that I threw it all away… it was filled with off-sized, poorly made clothing that were so bad I wouldn’t even donate them, they’d have ended up as trash in any case. I’m back to ignoring IRKs. They aren’t fun any more.
@CBL_WV This is not a thread about IRKs.
@CBL_WV @Pony correct… the past two years there has been an unofficial mehitzen gift exchange during or close to the holidays. Nkt necessarily irk stuff but extra stuff, but good stuff you would like to see get another deserving home.
I thought about it and wondered if there was interest in doing it again. @sillyheathen and I ran it last year and with a little effort it did run well. Personally I thought elfster worked and as long as people followed the rules of including their meh name in their contact info when including their elfster profile.
Between dealing with home renovations it’s been too insane around here to do more than think about it. If anyone wants to take up the reins, I will gladly consult. Or we could hold it after the holidays when the extra crap is usually more abundant. Because right now, most of my extra crap is in storage.
@ironcheftoni After the holidays actually sounds like a great idea to me; most people will have more time, and it would be fun to look forward to getting mystery presents after all the official present-giving is over.
@ironcheftoni great idea! After the holidays would be a way-more-fun time to do a gift exchange. I’m new to Meh and I’d love to participate!
@ironcheftoni Goat Approved! But if I get ghosted again, it was probably my fault!
@capnjb @ironcheftoni Don’t worry, your time in office will be long past no then. Though I suppose the then current goat could pull the classic politician and blame the previous goats if things get too bad…
@magsalot
welcome to the madness!
I had fun with this last year, and would be more than willing to participate again this year.
It has been too long since I got a random box of (fun) junk from the internet. Perhaps I need to get back on this one.
Sounds fun, I’d be in for a gift mehxchange
I want in! I don’t understand how to get in, but I want In!
@garlygun once it’s official, a broadcast will be posted
If this takes place after christmas I can help run it.
@Kidsandliz New Year, New Crap! I like it.
I’d like to participate
I’d be down
I’d be back in as well, already started a pile of meh for a lucky person
I’ve run one on a different site. They’re fun. Only had one person flake in the 3 years I’ve been running it, and the previous organizer only had one in 7. So not bad. If there is one, I’ll consider joining.
I’m down for it again this year…or up for it, whichever direction is appropriate.