It's almost December.
Have you send all your gifts and cards already?
Remember to not be late.
Do you guys use any registered letter form for the cards to track them and make sure that they arrived safely or do you not care?
Not anime
>>134007939
Nice meme
>>134007896
>registered
That costs so much.
It'd be cheaper to send as a piece of First-Class Large Envelope letter which has tracking for like $2.
>>134007896
In my country normal letter (with priority at max etc.) costs about 1.25$.
Registered letter costs 5$ so if I have to send ten cards I prefer not spending 50$ on it.
>still only have 2 of 4 cards done
I should probably start on this
>>134008324
I'm in the exact same situation. I'm averaging about 3 hours per card, not necessarily because they're complex, but I'm just a really slow artist.
JSfromAustraliaAMfromNEJKfromCanadaRfromUKYYDfromNY
Your cards are done and I will send them tomorrow or on Monday.
I hope you will get them before Christmas without trouble.
RNfromCAare you allergic to coconut
I know it's rare but may as well ask, just in case
>>134007896
>Have you send all your gifts and cards already?
They're not even here yet. ;_;
>>134007896
It's £1 bong to send a card to the states or canada without tracking, not paying a penny more.Re*** in Not, UKWaiting on last present before I send. If it's not here before the 5th, I'll send what I have and the last part later.M***** in ON, CanadaSent cardB*** B*** in Holland...I still need to draw your card, you gave harsh instructions
I just got notice that my SS was delayed. Oh well.
I'm still waiting on stuff for one person to arrive myself. At least the vinyls will be done on time.
>>134009985
And this one. Not sure which ones to actually send, both are pretty nice
Man, EMS prices are a bitch, my $20 present costs $30 to deliver.
Should've finished my present sooner.
>>134010134
$10 is nothing for shipping
>>134007896
I went to the post office yesterday and sent out 9 cards, UPS is closed today though and might not get to ship out my box for awhile, so it's just sitting for now
I need to get wood burning this weekend to finish up my craftables
>>134010168
You are reading that wrong, dumbass. 20 for gift, 30 for shipping.
5/5 cards done. Just gotta ship them, now.
Jebus,Polandfaghere your mixtape came today, I'm overjoyed
i promise i won't listen to it till ChristmasI knew that at least you won't grinch menext year you should really use tapes instead of CDs
>>134010544
Your syntax is wrong, bastard.
>>134011050
Oh no, please go ahead and listen! I'm sure the rule is only gifts shouldn't be opened till Christmas so cards are fair game.
I had been checking my email for my secret santa information for weeks and I just somehow managed to see it now. I REALLY hope I can get my gifts and cards out in time.
>>134011259
Hey jebus, your card came the other daylast years card as well
I liked the songs a lot, some of them I listen to often others I wasn't used to. Good mix.
>>134007896
Are we really not waiting for the santas to make the threads on weekendsanymore??
>Check the mail.
>There are cards.
>Only for my brother.
The waiting is suffering.
>>134011767
Happens every year.
>>134009098
Make the treats with half having coconut and the other half not and mark the bags.
With the company I work with, I can ship for free with UPS. My SS has a PO box, which requires the recipients phone number to ship!
Now I have to pay extra for a really heavy box!
I wonder if next year I can request "no PO box"?
>>134013161
Message the /ss/ team and ask for the info, had to do it last year.
>>134012124
>not even december
The fuck are you expecting? I didn't even send my shit yet.
>currently wrapping presents
>then gonna whip up some generic cards to go with
Its not a crime to pencil-whip the gift cards, is it? The serious ones are the cards that are only cards, right?
>Subpar artist capable of stick figures and that is it
>>134013161
Wait since when does a PO box require a phone number to ship? I sent one last year without issue.Now I am worried because my anon didnt even use a PO box, just a postal store that probably has some dumb rules
>>134013472
That's only for UPS. With FedEx, I can put my own number, that's how I'm going to ship this year.
>>134013441
My lack of artistic ability makes me question why I even bother to do this every year.
>>134013441
>the cards that are only cards
Are there other kinds of cards that are also something else?
Cards that are also pets? Cards that are also food? Cards that are also anal plugs?
>>134013441
that's like the glass card anon glass printed cards to every card guy he has except for his giftee, you wouldn't, he's already making a bunch so just make one more to pack in with your gift
>>134013770
>Cards that are also anal plugs?
Would be happy to get that one
>Things I'm adding to my cards arrived
They even included some ピカチュウガム to it, which is always a fun addition. And I accidentally bought a variant perfect for an /a/ secret santa, which is also nice.
Got caught in a messup on Spoonsanta's part so I'm just making gifts for friends.
Ordered this tshirt for a friend of mine.
Gifts just wrapped and ready.
My main gift has arrived, I'll probably send it out within a week once I have other things finished up.
JMfromCanadayour card is done will be sent to you tomorrow. It isn't much but I hope you like it.
3 weeks and my figure has not yet arrived. God damnit, Mandarake. How long does this usually take? I never ordered something before but my Santa wanted a figure.
>>134016391
Anywhere from 1 week to 2 months with RSAL, from my experience. Last package took a month.
>>134016415
Well then I hope it arrives rather soon. If they take another 5 weeks then Christmas will be over before the figure even gets here. And it still has to travel to my Santa too.
>>134016391
Ordered mine last November 5 and my packages still aren't here.
>>134016391
>>134016471
This is precisely why I did all of my shopping literally the night I got my assignment.
The last of my gifts came in yesterday.
>>134013161
You might could deliver it general delivery to them? I mean, if it's a PO box then they would have to go to the post office to pick it up anyway.
I haven't tried that however.
>>134011434
>>134011259
forgot pic
>>134016391
I can do you one better, I pre-ordered a fig SAL and then the release got pushed back a month!
CB from ON CA,
may be late, still waiting on it.
>>134016534My assignment got changed two or three weeks in.Luckily I procrastinate and hadn't bought anything yet.
>>134017475
Make thata week, my bad.
Should I panic?
>>134018141
no.
The fear of getting grinched grows stronger every day
>>134018141
>>134018335
Let's share the misery.
>>134018577
Have hope that these might be for you.
Work continues on the third scarf. A little more than halfway done now.
>>134019059
ScarfAnon? Show your fumos if you're scarfanon.
>>134019157
Woops, forgot to put my name.
>>134019287
Is Scarfanon Blue?
>>134019287
Are you that fumo anon in the buyfag threads?
>>134019406
No. Why?
>>134019439
Also no. I browse the fumo thread on /jp/ but that's about it.
>>134019406
No, Blue-nii and Scarfanon are two separate entities.
>>134019287
That laptop is pretty fucking disgusting, anon.I hope I never get a scarf from you.
>>134019559
Chill senpai
>>134019559
It's mostly just dusty because I don't actually touch it. I've got an external keyboard because two of the keys are broken.I hope I don't send one to you either then.
>/ss/ sent item directly from online store
well
i guess you made an effort
>>134019287
I need that Princess.
>>134019663
Shipping is expensive.
>>134019692
Yeah, so is wrapping and personalizing gifts with cards. I guess no one should do it.
>>134019711
shut up nerd, at least you're getting something
>>134019669
I have that exact same whale plushie, although mine's a bit more beaten up than yours.
>>134019828
How odd.
>>134019559The grapes were probably sour, anyways.
>>134020249
>spoilering so no one would call you out on your shit
nice try
>>134009608M***** Where, thank you for notice! I am looking forward to it!
>>134013378Jebus's cd
>Spending Thanksgiving lurking the /ss/ thread
I hopeBPfromFLlikes getting a Daki in the 10-25$ range, of their husbando of course.
Will an /a/non appreciate the tsundere tone of writing them a scathing letter about their shit taste if the gift includes what they wanted? Or will they read it, cry and hang themselves on Christmas?
>>134023280
I think I would enjoy such a thing. I would hope nobody on here would hang themselves over such a thing.
>>134023280
If they can't handle people telling them their taste is shit, they shoudln't be here.
>tfw you finally sit down to do your remaining cards and someone hands you a puff pastry
>haven't sent in my /ss/ gift.
I should really use those sticky notes which are taking up space.
I should do those cards, huh
I finally finished 1/5 cards.
I'll probably finish them by Dec. 1st.
>>134023379
>>134023384
Okay. Wrapped present is now boxed. Two more presents, and five cards, to go!
>>134009985
>I just got notice that my SS was delayed.
This was probably me.;w;
>>134024623
Spoilering emoticons doesn't make them any less annoying or against the rules.
Stuff got mailed out earlier. God speed post service, and I hopeBBof Netherlands is okay with my shitty card.
>>134024730
Maybe it's;_;, I don't remember well anymore.
>>134024929
;_; is allowed
>>134016391
this is why you pay for ems or dhl if you need it soon
>>134022587
If Poland got their CD a week and a half after shipment, you're bound to get yours soon.
My cards will go out this Saturday.
So I just realized that I have shit for colored pencils/crayons. I guess I'll have to just whip out Photoshop and my printer. I request that people post cards from previous years, so that I might get inspiration from them.
>>134025356
There's always 2012 to look at
http://s1330.photobucket.com/user/SecretSantaPics2012/library/?sort=3&page=1
>>134019287
Oooh that coke bottle says "Secret Santa"
>get envelope in mail
>Holy Shit it's kinda early but still excited as Shit
>don't want to open it even though it's killing me
>flip card over
>return address is my parents house
>mfw
Thanks mom
>finally wrapped all presents
>used tags to separate gifts from individual recipients, putting them all from /k/omm/a/ndo
>only need to finish one more, real card, then mass produce the rest and I'm good for Christmas
This...is a nice feeling. I'm glad I signed up for this. Now all that's leftis to be grinched by all five of my secret Santas
Someone sent me that great yandere card couple years ago. On the off chance you read these thread I just wanted to say thanks again. I was too late to participate this year but there's always next year.
-Sung
Who /devil/ here?
>>134025814
Ah crap i just realized 2012 was 3 years ago ;__;
>>134025864
"no"
>>134008985
>JK from Canada
I'll be waiting patiently
>>134025864
This season has taught me that devils make sweet boyfriends who offer you Chinese buffet. Not so menacing a question.
>>134025814
>>134026054
Post pics. I need inspiration.
Well, I will not be getting anything this year.
>>134007896
>Have you send all your gifts and cards already?
Oh God is it too late. Mine are all international. I haven't even started my cards yet. I don't even know what to draw. I need to get some wrapping paper and chocolate too, and find a box, and bubblewrap too, I hope everything will fit. Does it take longer to ship parcels compared to letters? My cards will probably count as parcels because there's chocolate inside. I hope I have enough money for shipping, I almost drained my account because of the gifts I bought.
Help me decide,anons.
I wanted to include something like this in my anons gift,but I'm not suresince last year's hoemmade stuff got sent back to me,stating that he doesnt need some shitty stuff
>>134032052
>stating that he doesnt need some shitty stuff
What a fucking cunt.
>>134032052
>stating that he doesnt need some shitty stuff
what a disgusting person.
I'd love that, in fact I'd love anything homemade.
>>134031920
I'm sure anyone would like home made stuff. I'd love to get something like that shot glasseven though I don't drink. If not I'm sure your anon will like any merch based on their waifu.
>>134032052
That fucking faggot. I'd treasure it, anon. I'd even post a pic of it filled with my semen just for you.
It's my first time baking cookies. Hopefully they won't turn on inedible;_;
>>134032341
You'll do fine! As a test, put 3 balls of dough in the oven for the recommended time, earlier than recommended, and later, and see which turns out the best (After it sits and cools, that is)
>Gifts haven't shipped yet
>0/5 cards done
I'll be fine, right?
>>134032320
>>134032139
>>134032130
>>134032112
Alright,then I'll go ahead and make 2 of those for my anon.
>late gift exchange
>realized a product I ordered for my anon is under pre order for December
I'll be shipping it with ems to his house, I hope it wont come too late.
>>134032750
Too much worry about late things around here.
I figure if the outstanding items I'm waiting on are late, I'll just send some random crap, then follow up with the real stuff when I can
Huh I thought the next thread will not be made until next week.
3/4 cards done. One more, and I'll hopefully send them next week.
For Everyone Worried About Initials Being Posted:
You are not required to post your giftee's initials
Some people like to do it, SOME.
Many just focus on the gifts, you just don't see them, so it seems like they don't exist
They do
There are about 450 people in this SS, a majority of people have not been mentioned with initials
Calm down.
My wrapping paper is so cheap that you can see straight through it.
I don't have enough to double-wrap either.
>>134007896
>mfw had to move unexpectedly
>low on funds
>will only probably be able to send cards
Kill me now
>>134033209
a layer of newspaper first, get good loser.
>>134034859
I hope you're not grinching anyone.
So it turns out that my friend was my santa. I in turn have a mutual friend of ours. I don't know how to feel.
>>134036415
Why don't you normalfags just give gifts to each other?
Anyone doing /ss/ that likeswwe? I have a shirt that is a small that was sent by mistake.
>>134036920
I do. What shirt is it?
>>134036920
I'm awwethat like ss
>>134037395New Day
>>134037977I want it.
>>134037977I want you
>>134038234email me and its yours[email protected]
>>134038330Sent.
>>134036920
I'm more aWWFaggot.
>>134039225
>Edge
Mah nigga.
MWfromCanadaKHhere. Got your card today it made me very happy, can't wait to open it!
>>134039531
please ban wwe and tripfags who bring it up
>>134032699
No. Start now.
I thought tracing would be easy but it's not.
>>134040205
Please kill yourself.
>>134040748
Trace the shitty lines then erase and redraw them a little at a time.
>>134040748
tape your pages together to keep them from shifting.
>>134039531
Got your cd and card, thanks you dick.
How many years have you been grinched? 3 here
>>134036642
TSfromGA
I just ordered your gift from Amazon today, I'll recieve it between the 2-9 of december. After that I'll send you it
>tfw no mention of me yet in these threads
>>134041563
That doesn't answer the question, normalfag.
Why do you do this?
>>134041608
Not him but my friends and I do it because it's funny. We spend Christmas open up and laughing at all the silly cards we get from /a/nons. It's fun. Try it some time with your friends
>>134041651
Are you fucking kidding me?
>>134041755
No?
>>134041651
Get the fuck out of here Toronto.
>>134041651
Tell me all their initials. Yours too.
>>134041853
Not from Toronto
>>134042068
Why do you wan them?
>>134041651
Please be bait
>>134042190
Not bait, just explaining that you can enjoy the secret santa with others
>>134017101
Woo, this stuff arrived... Now I'm just waiting on the vinyl sakamoto-sans
>>134009985
>>134010029
didn't we already have an /ss/ thread earlier in the week?
>>134007896JCKfromFrance, your gifts should be going out next week.
Bart, I finished your card, will send out tomorrow. Surely, surely there is only one bart posting in these threads. Surely.
>>134044544
Did you mean Bort?
>>134044623
Are you talking to me?
>>134044706
No, my assignment is also named Bort.
CFofNYJVofFLZPofVA
Your gifts are in the mail, wrapped. They're coming from a /k/ommando; you should be able to tell by the return address. Should be there the 30th of this monthJMofUnited KingdomsFSofMI
Your cards are coming first class; they should be there by next week.
>finally done with all my secret Santa recipients
Feels gud. Now to wait on the inevitable fallout as Iget grinched
Is it too late to get in on this?It's probably way too late isn't it?
>>134045286
Not at all, you're 10 months too early.
>>134045277
>/k/ommando
I'm not even /k/ommando, but you can't even begin to realize how mad I was when I realized that I ran out of mywrapping paper with rifle schematicslast year and I had no way to get more.
>>134045306
That's what I thought. Maybe next year.
>>134044623
No he meant Boruto.
>>134045404
There should be a late /ss/ for just cards coming up as well
SC from CTI went a little overboard this year. Still waiting for a couple of things in the mail, but if it becomes too late I'll just send what I have now and send a second package later.
Just waiting for late card assignments now.
Jebus,IL femanon here,I got your CD- thanks a lot! It was fun to listen to while driving home for Thanksgiving.Expect a thank you card in the mail some time soon. Looking forward to next year. Are you going to do something similar for V/a/lentines day?
>>134045577
Hasn't the sign up for that closed as well?
>>134042807
Dammit, an order with 4 pieces got sent as 4 individual packages, and there were only 2 that arrived..... wtf
>>134040887
why are you even on this board?>>134040920
>>134046326
>>133852188
Late cards sign up ends on the 30th.
>>134046284
>there are femanon in Israel
>>134007896
1/3 gifts ready, 1 was shipped on the 25th and the other is in customsplease don't charge me ;_;
0/6 cards ready, I should really get started.
>>134046504
That anon probably meant Illinois
>>134041651
I'm in /ss/ with faggots like this
>>134046768
Oh right, I forgot it exists.
>>134046284I usually don't but if I remain unemployed till then, I could do a small V/a/lentine CD sign up.
>>134046830
You are a faggot for being in /ss/ and he isn't >>134036415 He is just pissing with you.
>Just need to color print my two cards i made in photoshop and send them out
>already sent my gift
Feeling the holiday CHEER
>>134030386
I'm with you, /a/non. I gotta get this shit done this weekend or I'm fucked.
>>134045356
I just call myself a /k/ommando because I'm military. Is that wrong?
>>134036415
>>134036642
I don't understand how this is an issue. How do you control for something like that? You can't.
Imagine finding out your friend is an anon through /ss/.
>being a late gifter
Jeez these threads make me feel uncomfortable. At least I don't have to worry about arriving on time. I should probably get to work with the card too.
>>134048466
First I have to imagine a friend.
>>134048466
I got someone I already had three years ago last year, so I asked to switch. If someone notices that they got their friend, surely they'd do the same? I like the idea that your /ss/ is someone you don't know.
I still ended up sending the guy I switched a card, though.
>want to make some fag on /a/ happy
>it turns out my anon hasn't received a Christmas gift ever
If it's really truegoogle maps pretty much confirmed itmakes this whole thing worth it.
>>134048466
The idea of it just feels wrong.
Why not just give each other presents if you're already cringey fuckbuddies? To me this isn't about showing off goofy funny internet gifts to friends. This event is me giving gifts to friends.
>>134036642
How does that make him a normalfag? The lengths you people go to misconstrue some of these terms, fucking hell.
>>134048711
>This event is me giving gifts to friends.
Yeah, which is literally what he just described.
>>134048725
Having friends seems like a sensible distinction. "I WATCH ANIME I'M SO QUIRKY" is a pretty stupid one. Have you seen pictures of the types that go to conventions? Exactly.
>lookup my assignment's address brings a Hispanic name
>the name to send to was actually a girl's name, a white one at that
I'm not sure what to think.
>>134048913
She got thrown out by illegals.
>>134048830
>Having friends seems like a sensible distinction.
You are disillusioned to the point where it's almost unbelievable. The only reason he brought it up is in relation to /ss/ in the first place. Next you'll tell me no one on /a/ actually has friend(s) because they don't actively talk about them. Cue the greentext responses to fit in.
>>134049007
I don't have friends. Why do you think I do this?
Every real friend someone has is one less reason to participate in this.
Thanks a lot to my card recipient for changing your address so late, I already sent the card and wasted so much effort for nothing.
>>134049097
Stop projecting. Since when has /a/ culture revolved around who can and can't participate and for what reasons? The only people you should be concerned about are crossboarders or people off-site.
>>134049185
>The only people you should be concerned about are crossboarders or people off-site.
Most people go to more than one board...
>>134049381
You're welcome to fuck off with your low quality bait.
>>134049381
>...
Speak for yourself.
TBfromMichiganI am going to be sending your package out Monday
>>134049414
Not bait: Lion's share of people from even /a/ go to more than one board. How else do you think the references from one board spread?
>>134049655
I don't doubt that but the way it was phrased sounded like you were fishing for replies.
Another reason why /ss/ attempts at dissuading crossboarders from participating never works. Anons have this bizarre perception that only the people that fit in their narrow criteria actually participate besides the grinches when that's rarely the case.
>>134048913
They could be renting.
>>134049714
Eh, I guess it did kind of sound like bait: Apologies for that.
This event has obviously lost sight of its original purpose. It even attracted literal shills this time.
It was fun whilst it lasted.
>>134049821
All good things end.
>>134049821
It's always had the same purpose. The participators take it too seriously now and/or create boogeymen instead of realizing there are just genuinely shitty people browsing their board with them.
>>134049821
>going through and taking seriously a thread not in late December.
Obviously you've only done this for a year or two.
>>134048632
I was like that before I started participating in /ss/. This time of year never meant anything to me until a few years ago, now it's my favorite.
>>134050324
Calm down tough man, were you even here for Sandy?
>>134048632
how does google maps confirm he never received a Christmas gift?
>>134007896
>Have you send all your gifts and cards already?
Not yet, but most of it has arrived.
Got given a late assignment the other day as well, so hunting begins again.
>>134049821
What the fuck happened to this manga
>>134050458
Lives in a place which
1.: doesn't celebrate Christmas
2.: looks pretty poor
>>134050458
Probably because he lives in a location that doesn't celebrate Christmas or his house looks like a shithole.
>>134050390
I've been doing this since 2011.
>>134050505
I see, probably feels great to gift someone like that.
>>134049414
This board is too shit to not crossboard once in a while.
>>134050896
Thanks for sharing.
>>134041596Exciting!
>>134050931
You're welcome senpai.
>>134007896
still waiting for my assignment
>>134051650
It's not coming.
>>134051670
nah spoonsanta's still figuring it out. he said it'd be ready by the 3rd.
did people get cards from aTF in NY? I sent them out a week or so ago, just want to make sure they got where they needed to go.
>>134051650
If true you should have sent a message weeks ago.
>>134051794KK from NY
Mit from CA
and
TI from WA
Your cards are done and will be sent out tomorrow.
>>134039581
Glad it arrived safely!I'm ashamed of my complete lack of artistic talent, I hope it doesn't negatively impact your Christmas. I tried to make up for it in the only way I know how.
Please tell me a bunch of US anons are sending their cards in those USPS priority mail envelopes, too. It feels weird since there's so much extra space in them.
JMofSlovakia
You'll be getting your gifts shortly before christmas.If the postal office didn't lie to me.
>>134054090
In that case you could always just stick some candy in there (though don't do that if you don't have enough postage to get it to the destination with extra weight)
I sent out my cards earlier this week for:LRofOntarioMRofFinlandAGofPortugal
You should expect to get them within the second week of December.
>procrastinated on my cards until it's almost December
Fuck, I'll throw in some new year cards as well since they're going to be late, sorry guys.
>>134055424
Don't worry too much, there's some card exchanges that haven't even put assignments out yet. My country's cut off dates for international mail are like 6th Dec and 12th Dec depending on the region, planning to get them out on the 4th.
Is it rude to hotglue the present you receive?
>>134056447
It's expected.
>>134056475
Even the cards? I got one today and it's pretty lewd
>>134056502
Post photos
>>134056641
The card came with a note not to post it online. I don't want to be rude
Use code HOLIDAY30 on Amazon and get any book they offer for 30% off! (a max of $10 discount)
If you're looking for that little extra something, this is perfect for that.
>>134056752
>reading
>>134056502
I'd be honored if my recipient hotglue the card. That means he really likes it
>>134056752
Physical copy or digital? I picked up an Amazon Fire for dirt cheap and I want to read some manga on it.
>>134057916
I don't think manga applies. I ordered some manga but couldn't use the coupon code.
>>134058309
Lovely. What about LN's?
