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admin · 06-29-2009, 03:45 PM

We have added a few additional rules as we have gotten a lot of great feedback from our members in the past few weeks regarding our Gift Exchanges.

The minimum spending amount has been raised from $25 to $40. We are requiring that members include pictures of the Yorkie they are entering in the YorkieTalk Gift Exchange, as there have been several instances of members not knowing "who" they are giving to.

Since we are requiring photographs, we are also requiring members post pictures in the "Thank you" threads. YorkieTalk would be happy to help you with inserting pictures in threads, or if you want to mail us print photographs, we can scan them for you as well. Just let us know.

If members ship their gifts out substantially late and without reason or warning or notice to us, their accounts will be suspended for two weeks and they will not be eligible to participate in the next Gift Exchange.

If members do not post "Thank You" threads, their accounts will be suspended and they will no longer be able to participate in any future Gift Exchanges.

We have decided not to implement any different tiers or levels of Gift Exchanges nor did we decide to implement a maximum spending limit. Please note that you should not expect to receive any more than $40 worth of gifts if you do participate. Some members may spend more, but that is completely at their discretion.

It is a requirement to send the tracking number (if it's available, sometimes there are no tracking numbers when you ship overseas or to Canada) to us after you ship your item.

Please do not complain about not receiving a gift until two weeks after the shipping deadline. We will look into it for you if you PM us and let us know you have not received your gift, and YorkieTalk does guarantee that you will get a gift. If your Secret Buddy is in Europe, it may take as long as three weeks to reach you. Thank you.

Starting with the 18th YT GE (November 2009), we will be requiring members that participate to be on YorkieTalk at least three months and have at least 250 posts. This will not apply to the 17th YT GE because there are several members who have signed up in the past month asking about their eligibility in the upcoming GE and we have told them they are eligible for the next GE. So we believe it would be unfair to "change" the rules on them at this time.

Please remember that YorkieTalk Gift Exchanges are purely optional and that while we wish we didn't need a long list of rules, these rules are designed so that everyone has a fair and fun GE, and that these rules were implemented after much thought and input, as well as through our GE experience.

We look forward to your participation!

06-29-2009, 03:45 PM	#7
admin *Administrator* Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,246 Blog Entries: 3	We have added a few additional rules as we have gotten a lot of great feedback from our members in the past few weeks regarding our Gift Exchanges. The minimum spending amount has been raised from $25 to $40. We are requiring that members include pictures of the Yorkie they are entering in the YorkieTalk Gift Exchange, as there have been several instances of members not knowing "who" they are giving to. Since we are requiring photographs, we are also requiring members post pictures in the "Thank you" threads. YorkieTalk would be happy to help you with inserting pictures in threads, or if you want to mail us print photographs, we can scan them for you as well. Just let us know. If members ship their gifts out substantially late and without reason or warning or notice to us, their accounts will be suspended for two weeks and they will not be eligible to participate in the next Gift Exchange. If members do not post "Thank You" threads, their accounts will be suspended and they will no longer be able to participate in any future Gift Exchanges. We have decided not to implement any different tiers or levels of Gift Exchanges nor did we decide to implement a maximum spending limit. Please note that you should not expect to receive any more than $40 worth of gifts if you do participate. Some members may spend more, but that is completely at their discretion. It is a requirement to send the tracking number (if it's available, sometimes there are no tracking numbers when you ship overseas or to Canada) to us after you ship your item. Please do not complain about not receiving a gift until two weeks after the shipping deadline. We will look into it for you if you PM us and let us know you have not received your gift, and YorkieTalk does guarantee that you will get a gift. If your Secret Buddy is in Europe, it may take as long as three weeks to reach you. Thank you. Starting with the 18th YT GE (November 2009), we will be requiring members that participate to be on YorkieTalk at least three months and have at least 250 posts. This will not apply to the 17th YT GE because there are several members who have signed up in the past month asking about their eligibility in the upcoming GE and we have told them they are eligible for the next GE. So we believe it would be unfair to "change" the rules on them at this time. Please remember that YorkieTalk Gift Exchanges are purely optional and that while we wish we didn't need a long list of rules, these rules are designed so that everyone has a fair and fun GE, and that these rules were implemented after much thought and input, as well as through our GE experience. We look forward to your participation! Last edited by admin; 02-07-2012 at 09:42 AM.