As the O'fficially appointed gift exchange cynic, I must say you've done better than I expected. I figured it would train-wreck the first year but you've made it what, three or four years?
But let's take a look at some of the Original rules.
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3. Keep the postage/shipping to a nominal cost...say under $8-10. USPS has a flat rate box anywhere in CONUS for around $8 regardless of weight if it fits in their box. This rule does not apply if someone wants to ship ME something wildly exotic and expensive. like anything vintage..shotguns included..car's? i'll cover shipping.
4. YOU CANNOT BUY THE GIFT YOU SEND. Has to be something you already have and don't mind parting with. If sending used articles of clothing, GOD man....have the decency to wash them first. i think it would be especially thoughtful to send anyone doing the PPOT weight loss challenge delicious fatty food like cake and cookies..and bacon. bacons good.
5. Gifts can be serious, funny, thoughtful, appropriate, Porsche related, non-Porsche related, specific for the recipient, indicative of the giver's taste, whatever. for example..to someone on the weight loss program..your jane fonda workout video would work..see what i did? Please poke holes in any boxes containing live animals. nothing festive about dead animals. it is your decision to alert the person you are sending the gift to who you are..or make it a surprise.
6. Mail the gift in time for Christmas. Once you receive your gift, try not to open it right away...save it for Xmas. Don't peek. we seem to take liberties with this rule..if you peek, sure as eff dont post about it until Christmas..you can pretend to be surprised.
7. Let's start a thread after Xmas to share pics, comments, etc of what you received. And laugh. And OOOOOH and AHHHHHH. And bust each other's chops (i.e., "the Mikez 'der Douche Nozzle' rule."). I mean, c'mon, what else do we have to do in the week before New Year's.
8. There will be snafus and glitches. Schit lost in the mail. Broken schit. Keep it in perspective. If somebody doesn't send a gift, feel free to ridicule and humiliate them on the board throughout the coming year. This is supposed to be fun and stress free...let's keep it in that perspective. Let's make it work (i.e., the "sammyg2 anti-cynic rule").
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Yet I see pics of expensive stuff being sent, not stuff that looks like it was lying around the house.
I see people EXPECTING expensive stuff.
I see people turning it into a competition to see who spent the most.
I see people getting disappointed for NOT receiving expensive or fancy stuff.
I see speople who may get hassled for potentially following the original intent of the rules and sending tacky stuff. Unless maybe they sent crap on porpoise to ridicule, dunno details.
But I do know that people suck more than anybody, except strangers.
MOST of you are doing it right........................
Merry X-mas
