I'm pretty sure it was 2 weeks after the 12th (the 26th or there abouts) for sending the gifts and then you can add a mailing period to the last day and that brings it until the first week of October.
I think If some of you sent stuff that wasn't received yet you maybe will want to give it a chance before doing anything like rebuying. My gift from my secret buddy (Thanks again

), had said it was recived at MY post office 3 days before I actually had it delivered to my door. I was afraid my buddy was going to think I was ungrateful for taking so long to say thanks since it said recive 3 days before I actually had it