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  • #61
    hooray! i'm in.

    shmon, you are awesome to take this on again!

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    • #62
      I'm in too, secret santa is fun
      ~Veronica
      "The Son Dee Times" "Sustained" "Somerset" "Franklin Square"
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      • #63
        I feel like a school kid! I am playing Secret Santa, too! Thanks to the organizers for handling this!

        I can't wait to see who I get!

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        • #64
          oh ... btw, anyone who would like a custom beaded browband should let shmon know in your intro note ... and feel free to include leather size/width, tack colors, and show colors so i don't look too obvious when sleuthing out details
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          • #65
            AllWeatherGal wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">oh ... btw, anyone who would like a custom beaded browband should let shmon know in your intro note ... and feel free to include leather size/width, tack colors, and show colors so i don't look too obvious when sleuthing out details
            </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

            Poor shmon probably just received a bazillion PT's with size/width, tack colors and show colors all BEGGING to be placed on AllWeatherGal's list!!

            oh yes...my colors are royal blue, turquoise, silver and black and I need it in a full size (15 1/2??) model...black leather.
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            ~Jilltx~

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            • #66
              Really, anyone who gets AllWeatherGal as a Secret Santa is seriously lucky - because the gift is just beautimous!!!!

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                #67
                Surprisingly, I have not yet gotten any requests for a browband
                "These are my principles. If you do not like them, I have others." --Groucho Marx

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                • #68
                  shmon ... i hope it's cuz nobody thot of it, not because nobody wants one. otherwise, i'm going to have to actually SHOP.
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                  • Original Poster
                    #69
                    AWG, I am sure it is the former, certainly not the latter!
                    "These are my principles. If you do not like them, I have others." --Groucho Marx

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                    • #70
                      Signed up! This is my first time doing it! I always seem to miss the post until after christmas! I am so excited!

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                      • #71
                        Can I do this from New Zealand?
                        Chief Irrelevant Poster and member of the Broken Leg Brigade.

                        I wouldn't event at all, but it feels SO GOOD when you complete in one piece...

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                        • #72
                          <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by eventable:
                          Can I do this from New Zealand? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

                          4. Whether or not you'd be willing to ship overseas or to Canada if needed

                          Yes, I believe you will be matched up with soemone willing to ship to your country! I say sign up. The more the merrier.
                          Steph

                          http://community.webshots.com/user/stephanne014

                          Rerider/Haydunker Clique

                          RIP Barbaro, you were my hero!

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                          • #73
                            Is it still too soon? Has anyone gotten a Secret Santa yet?

                            eventable, I know at least one person is willing to ship overseas or to Canada Go ahead and sign up! Santa will find you.
                            Y'all ain't right!

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                            • #74
                              OK I signed up a few days ago. Cant wait!

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                              • #75
                                I just saw this today and signed up. My first time was last year and it was a really fun experience. Easy for me because the person who got me as their SS was very specific about what she wanted. My SS was just great and emailed me several times with questions. (I wasn't specific at all in my initial email!) The gift I got was just perfect and I loved it! Thanks again for organizing such a fun event!
                                She wasn't running away with me, I just couldn't stop her!

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                                • #76
                                  I want to play, but I don't know what I want yet! How specific do I have to be? What price catagory do most people choose?

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                                  • #77
                                    caryledee ... you can be as unspecific as you trust your secret santa to guess well

                                    i think it's nice to describe yourself a bit ... size, horse info, style of riding, interests ... as well as list a few items you'd really like within the price range, and things you really do NOT want (e.g., chocolate)

                                    you just want to make it easy on your secret santa ... it's a little nerve wracking, worrying if your person likes the gifts.

                                    i have no idea what price category most people choose, i typically go for the high end cuz my "shopping" is limited.
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                                    • #78
                                      i look forward to this all year! i never know what i want, i like suprises. i try to be creative for other people. last year, i searched the screen name of the person i got, found that she had posted a link to some pro-photos of her and her horse, so i ordered a mousepad of the photo from the photographer. i thought it was pretty cool- she liked it too
                                      make sure u reveal who you are after!!!

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                                      • #79
                                        I'm in!
                                        www.tailtuxedos.com
                                        Growing old is inevitable; Growing up is optional.

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                                        • #80
                                          I'm in again! My little gift-giving gears are churning.....
                                          Don't tell me about what you can't do. That's boring. Show me what you can do. - Mom

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