Starting NEW DISCUSSION..for GE...Any 1st timers out there with ??'S?? I'm soooooooooo over the other thread....Not even visiting it again...:rolleyes: SOOOO I thought to be constructive...if there are any First time Ge partipants......Maybe you have some questions....:confused: regarding the GE....There are several people here that have been involved in quite a few...(this is only my third..but already feel like a veteran!!!) :p That way you will be totally ready when we get our SB'S!!! :animal36 |
what a nice idea. Im sure people will have questions, I know last time was my first and I was so nervous Id do something wrong. |
Well we'll see....LOL I know there are some first timer's out there....:D |
Great idea!! Chloe and I will be first timers in this GE and are already excited! I don't have any questions right now, but I'm sure I will think of something! Thanks for posting this tread!!! |
SURE!! We need something POSITIVE to talk about....anyone have any other ideas?? lol |
Hmm...let's see...in previous GE's, what was your yorkie's favorite item received? Just so everyone knows the best gift ideas... |
Share your FAVORITE GE gift you have recieved!!! 3 Attachment(s) Hi someone suggested a great idea.....to have everyone share some of their favorite gifts they have gotten from the YT gift exchanges.... Please keep in mind that I LOVED everything I got...but this is just a couple favorites.. And it might give others some great gift ideas!!! Here's pics of a couple of my favs!!! And they were all handmade by our secret buddies!! Thank you sb's!!:D |
I went and made a NEW topic thread...for this discussion....:D |
Hi Tammy!:D So...what happens to this thread? lol. |
LOL it stays in place....for any first time GE'ERS that have questions....do you have any?? This is your first GE isn't it?? :p |
Yup! We're so excited...don't have any questions yet tho...but wil def come back here to ask!:D |
GE Question I could be patient but why wait...LOL How are we notified about our secret buddy? I'm guessing by private message but will it give the address then or just the name? I'm just wondering if all the info comes in the first pm or if we get another pm closer to the mail-out date... Also, does everyone try to wait until a certain time close to the date or does everyone just sorta do it "whenever" during the month? I have never in my life mailed anything international and I've read about declaring it as a gift and such but (I'm thinking about the deadlines I see for soldiers around Christmastime) wouldn't you have to send an international shipment really soon for an international buddy to get their package on time? What a run-on sentence...eek! |
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Marci did a fantastic job answering your questions, I just wanted to add that if you wind up getting one of our members from "Way Up Yonder" or "Way Down South" or "Across the Big Pond" and if you have questions about sending the international package, I will be glad to help. I send them out quite frequently, and have might have a quick answer to questions. |
Im so excited! I am a first timer and signed up spur of the moment! :) I feel REALLY bad though, I do not hand make anything! :( maybe I can get a recipe from the YT cookbook and handmake some poochy treats! :) |
oh oh oh!!! I have a question... Is the GE for Yorkies ONLY or for mommies and daddies too? |
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Well it's mostly for the yorkies....however many in the GE do send a small gift to the mommy's.. (or daddies if they are the one with the ID name) :D You can look thru the Old GE threads if you want an idea of what gifts others have sent!! |
I have a question , HOW do you edit your gift exchange questionaire, Laci has really grown over the past month and I need to update her measurments!! YIKES ;) |
You can change anything here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yt-...nt-change.html Hopefully, everyone in the gift exchange will look at this thread also to see if there's any changes. |
I can't wait to start shopping, I think i'll have to pick up something tomorrow just because I want to start lol As for favorites in the past ge's i was in... I can't even say because everything was great, appreicated and loved :) |
I can't wait either, I'm heading out to Petsmart right now to buy a bunch of yogurt drops!!:D |
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Hmmmmm...before I totally wear out certain keys on this keyboard, can someone share the "usual" way of finding out who your secret buddy is? Are they sent in PM's? Does everyone generally find out about the same time? Is it announced morning or afternoon? When the sign-up ends on a Thursday, would you guess we'd know by Saturday or Sunday? Is is a rare event for SB's to have each other's names? Is it always a seemingly endless time before finding out whose name you got? Is this the largest GE ever? Not that any of these questions is of supreme importance but they did kill a bit more time...LOL Hmmmm...have the ones announcing the names ever worked in the refund department of the IRS? You know as in being really, really good at spotlighting the suspense...causing you to check the postings at least every hour? Oh, well...patience has never been my forte...it's a shame I have to reveal my "lack thereof" to the whole cyberworld. Hmmm...wonder if reverse psychology would work? Gee, I'm not even interested in finding out who my secret buddy is. It's about as important to me as watching paint dry. Finding out who is our secret buddy to buy for would only be about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. Think I'll go take a long nap. Maybe I'll check again when I wake up...or maybe not. It's not like I enjoy these secret games or something! Besides, I need to go empty the lint basket on my dryer. |
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Yes, admin will send out a PM with your buddy's name and address and a link to their sign up post Does everyone generally find out about the same time? Yes, everyone finds out at the same time. Is it announced morning or afternoon? It varies, apparently admin has a life. :rolleyes: When the sign-up ends on a Thursday, would you guess we'd know by Saturday or Sunday? It's most likely that if the sign ups end at the end of the week that admin will send the PMs out over the weekend at some point. Is is a rare event for SB's to have each other's names? It's been known to happen before but the rules state that buddys are randomly selected. Is it always a seemingly endless time before finding out whose name you got? Is this the largest GE ever? Unfortunately yes. :( Not that any of these questions is of supreme importance but they did kill a bit more time...LOL So did answering them. :p Hmmmm...have the ones announcing the names ever worked in the refund department of the IRS? You know as in being really, really good at spotlighting the suspense...causing you to check the postings at least every hour? LOL Oh, well...patience has never been my forte...it's a shame I have to reveal my "lack thereof" to the whole cyberworld. Hmmm...wonder if reverse psychology would work? Probably not but it's worth a try. lol - go ahead. :p Quote:
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Oh Debbie! I am so glad that we are all excited about the GE! I can't wait to find out who my SB is! I went shopping yesterday and I had no clue what to get! Max and Molly went and they weren't much help b/c they really aren't much into toys or treats (well Molly LOVES food period)... :rolleyes: They were so interested in the OTHER dogs that I eventually put them in the cart and just pushed them around (which was so cute and I totally didn't even think about getting a picture! UGH) But anyway, I really hope that my SB has given us a lot of ideas b/c you know how I get anxiety and worry over gifts! *takes deep breathe* I can't wait though! I keep checking every few minutes seeing if I have a PM and I can't STOP reading over all the GE signups wondering... "are you my SB?" I think the babies are starting to wonder what is making Mommy so crazy and excited! :cool: Is it Mimi? Harley? Taffy? Juicy? Tobie? Bella? Ben? AHHHH!!! :p |
LOL, Robin! I enjoyed both yours and the person "me" in Gypsy and Me's posts. For the first time in our 22 years of marriage, we remembered IN TIME that today was the running of the KY Derby. Yes, I know I remembered it yesterday but I've slept since then. What I didn't realize was that it is strung out forever (it seems) before the actual race! I've seen enough other sporting event coverages that I should have realized but didn't. (Frankly, we've never seen the KY Derby before except on replay...LOL) Now, I'm going bonkers waiting for the race AND the naming of the secret buddies! I need a good book to read, I think....or that nap I've been trying to take since yesterday. Taffy picked early this morning (3 am) to decide that potty time should be play time and I haven't slept much in the last 24 hours. What a time for her to decide she's a puppy! Generally she goes back to sleep after her potty break during the night but not last night. Well, one thing is sure...it won't be as long now as it has been before we find out...LOL Boy, I sure appreciate the work the organizers are putting into this. It's alot harder than just putting names in a hat for someone to pull out...LOL...although that would work, I guess...drawing by proxy...LOL |
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And to Debbie about the KY Derby.... I've never been a big race fan so I don't think I have ever watched the derby. I've been to Churchill Downs a few times on field trips while in school but that's pretty much it. I guess I just don't see the big deal :rolleyes:.... some people around here really get into it. Come on admin... how dare you try to have a life outside of YT?! ;) |
Nice to meet you, Vicky! I'm looking forward to getting to "maybe" know other real names during this exchange, too. Robin has the foresight to put me in her sign-up so I can be the relayer of questions and answers and I wish I'd thought of it! Maybe whoever gets Taffy's name will use Robin as a go-to anyway. As far as the Derby though...Robin, you're from KY and don't watch? It's such a tradition for your state! Even I get weepy when I hear strains of "My Old KY Home" and I have no history at all there...LOL We always see it but just not in "real time" since it's over in a couple of minutes. (We generally remember as we see it on the evening news...LOL) Today was a special win...the guy came from behind. I always like to see anyone "unexpected" win a race! Poor admin who oversee this GE. I hope they know we're just killing time teasing them about all this. I haven't had a chance to play with a secret since I retired 7 years ago. (Oops...not that I'm real good at it anyway...already told my husband about his surprise 60th birthday party coming in June. Guess I need to erase the thought of the surprise...LOL) Just think...we're closer to knowing than we were. |
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