[ARCHIVED THREAD] - The OFFICIAL 2023 Survival Forum Gift Exchange. POST PICS OF YOUR GIFTS! (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/11/2023 2:32:48 PM EDT
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Welcome one and all to the 2023 Survival Forum gift exchange. As the longtime host - referee - coordinator, I have once again donned the tin foil hat of responsibility to get this party started. Read on, and if you're so inclined, add your "I'm in" below. All of the rules can be summed up with this one… Don't be a butthead. Breaking that down a bit further is pretty simple…. *If you want to participate—AWESOME… Sign up below, and get ready to meet old friends or make new ones. Reasons not to participate * if participating in the exchange will put you in any financial hardship * if you won't be able to shop, box up, and ship to your exchange partner by the dates below * if your only reason for participating is to try and get rid of an old "dirty Santa" gift that's been gathering dust in your closet * if you won't be able to follow the site's COC rules * if you have previously signed up for the gift exchange, and then not held up your end. Yes, I know who you are. Enough said. Previous years have set a suggested dollar amount of +/- $50.00 (not including shipping) Dates: Sign up closes at midnight on FRIDAY DECEMBER 1st. You must post an “I’m in” reply in this thread to be included. Selections will be posted by SUNDAY DECEMBER 3rd. Once partners are assigned, they will not be changed. If we end up with an odd number of participants, I’ll see if anybody wants to double up. I will also post a general "WHAT TO DO NEXT" to help speed things along at that time. Gifts should be mailed no later than MONDAY DECEMBER 18th….(earlier is better if possible to avoid the holiday shipping backlog) So that's it…. If you are ready, willing, and able to participate in the best gift exchange on ARFCOM, sign up below, and welcome to the 2023 Survival Forum gift exchange! Leafinthewind |
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2023 MATCHES Leafinthewind --- rudderbutter TAP --- Toyotaman pikachu --- JimPope GreatDane --- BrowardMason gettingstarted --- POG926 thatwasthenthisisnow --- HiramRanger thatwasthenthisisnow --- Athenhps WHAT TO DO NEXT ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH YOUR PARTNER * You must establish contact with your partner by SUNDAY, December 10th, and at least one of the partners from each match must post a "contact made" in this thread. DON'T DO THIS JUST BECAUSE YOU SENT AN IM OR EMAIL...ONLY DO THIS ONCE CONTACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. Remember, you only have until SUNDAY, December 10th to establish a working contact with your partner and post such in this thread. Some of you may feel comfortable exchanging phone numbers, others may prefer to maintain communication through instant messaging or e-mail. l'll leave the details up to you, but whatever the case, ESTABLISH CONTACT! * * anyone who has made several attempts to contact their exchange partner and has NOT been able to establish a line of communication, please IM me with the details.** Once you establish contact, here's the bare minimum of what you and your partner need to go over. 1- Mailing addresses. 2- Primary means of getting in contact with the other person. ASK THEM if they actually check their e-mail or IM box regularly. Figure out a way to communicate, because this is where most of the issues in the past have fallen. 3- Decide, and agree upon a dollar amount for gifts. The suggested minimum is $50.00. Keep in mind that shipping is not included in this amount. 4- Decide, and agree upon when you get to open your gift. Some do it immediately, others wait for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. If you know that you're going to be gone the entire month of December visiting family, or out of the country whacking bad guys for Uncle Sam, let your partner know and agree upon acceptable shipping arrangements. Remember, the last day to ship your gift to your partner is MONDAY, December 18th. THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEN TO SHIP YOUR GIFT. Many of you already have the item or items purchased. If so, box 'em up and send them out. NOTE- You or your partner may live in ban states for certain items. Please be open and honest regarding shipping legalities. Now, some final words of advice, take it FWIW... Have fun with this. Get to know your partner. Ask them what they're in to. Their answer may guide you if you're having problems deciding what to shop for. I'm more of a "generalist" myself, and happily accept any gift, whether or not I already have a dozen of them. (note to @rudderbutter I'm still in the market for a set of those remote guns from the movie Aliens…. for um…rats, of course)  Aliens 1986 Remote Guns Scene If you experience any issues or problems, contact me by IM or email instead of posting in the thread. I'll try to get it sorted out and running smoothly to the best of my ability.  Lastly, Merry Christmas to all participants! |
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Quoted: LOL I'll give my guy over at W-Y a call and see if he can make some "fall off a truck"  Quoted: Quoted: note to @rudderbutter I'm still in the market for a set of those remote guns from the movie Aliens…. for um…rats, of course LOL I'll give my guy over at W-Y a call and see if he can make some "fall off a truck" 
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Quoted: @pikachu I tried to send you a message but it says you aren’t accepting them. Super excited about this - one of the best parts of the season! Thanks for putting it together leaf! @JimPope Hmmm I may be on some sort of naughty warning list due to a few non CoC posts in the you laugh you lose thread :/ or I'm just too dumb to figure out messaging here. My email is pikachu3 at gmail.com Thanks, my first time doing one of these gift things on arf! -P |
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Quoted: I've got your stuff boxed up, but there's a conspicuous empty space in the box still...trying to find something fun to toss in there to fill it in  Well, are we talking a 1000 round case of LC 5.56 empty space...or 10 boxes of 410 3" #6 shot empty space....
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I have chosen a .....special....box for @rudderbutterAttached File
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Quoted: I have chosen a .....special....box for @rudderbutterhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231217_202341_HDR_jpg-3063019.JPG As someone that’s partnered with you (more than once), I know why you have that box. I also use non traditional packaging materials that I have around from work. |
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Quoted: As someone that’s partnered with you (more than once), I know why you have that box. I also use non traditional packaging materials that I have around from work. Quoted: Quoted: I have chosen a .....special....box for @rudderbutterhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231217_202341_HDR_jpg-3063019.JPG As someone that’s partnered with you (more than once), I know why you have that box. I also use non traditional packaging materials that I have around from work. Well....frozen rodents make great cushions for shipping...
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Quoted: I have chosen a .....special....box for @rudderbutterhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231217_202341_HDR_jpg-3063019.JPG Yum Yours went out this morning, and just a heads-up I'm useless at giftwrapping so the individual items inside are NOT wrapped...just throw the whole box under the tree 
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@rudderbutter We might have a problem... Your package arrived today in the gentle care of the USPS....  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Quoted: @rudderbutter We might have a problem... Your package arrived today in the gentle care of the USPS.... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124947_jpg-3065571.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124933_jpg-3065573.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124924_jpg-3065575.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124915_jpg-3065576.JPG Oh, what in the FUCK! I swear they do this deliberately if it's marked "fragile"…Let me know how the contents fared, I can send out some other items to replace destroyed ones. Via UPS. |
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Quoted: Oh, what in the FUCK! I swear they do this deliberately if it's marked "fragile"…Let me know how the contents fared, I can send out some other items to replace destroyed ones. Via UPS. Quoted: Quoted: @rudderbutter We might have a problem... Your package arrived today in the gentle care of the USPS.... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124947_jpg-3065571.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124933_jpg-3065573.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124924_jpg-3065575.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179517/20231220_124915_jpg-3065576.JPG Oh, what in the FUCK! I swear they do this deliberately if it's marked "fragile"…Let me know how the contents fared, I can send out some other items to replace destroyed ones. Via UPS. I'm still going to wait to open.... And will advise about the contents then. |