We do realize some of the rules may seem harsh to you, but we have to protect our members. We tried this TRUST ONLY thing last time, and several people were left without presents. That is just unacceptable to us, we do not feel anyone should be ripped off in a friendly gift exchange. We also don't believe in taking money from everyone to offset the persons that don't send out a gift, as that takes away financially from everyone. Natalie is donating many, many hours of her time for this effort out of love for YT and YT Members, please do not make her feel bad about it. These rules were made by the Admin Team, not her.
If you can't or don't agree with the Gift Exchange rules, we are sorry you feel that way. We are not forcing anyone to join the Gift Exchange. This is a friendly event for our members as a bonus for being on YorkieTalk. But we are not going to change the rules, as this is the only way of protecting each and every member from a potential empty basket. Your deposit is completely refundable and will be refunded after your secret buddy confirms receipt of their gifts.
We will make this exception for our Donating Members, if you have donated $20 or more to YorkieTalk, you can join the Gift Exchange without doing the deposit. |