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Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: Mara Jade Date: October 23, 2020, 2:08 pm
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I am doing a secret Santa online, and I'm making a gift for the
person I was assigned. The person is on facebook and in a few
fan groups I'm in, but we are not friends and don't know each
other. The gift is customized to the fandom we are both in.
(Like we are both Dr. Who fans, and I'm making a Dr. Who scarf,
something like that.)
Would it be appropriate after sending the gift, and waiting some
amount of time, to post a picture of the gift in the fan group?
If it turns out well I'd like to show off a little, but I also
don't want to steal anyone's thunder and post a picture first.
How long should I wait? Or should I just post on my own facebook
page? Or not at all?
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Re: Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: Kimberami Date: October 23, 2020, 2:22 pm
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Post it on your personal facebook page, and give the recipient a
chance to post it on the group page.
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Re: Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: gramma dishes Date: October 23, 2020, 3:08 pm
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[quote author=Mara Jade link=topic=1901.msg59307#msg59307
date=1603480136]
I am doing a secret Santa online, and I'm making a gift for the
person I was assigned. The person is on facebook and in a few
fan groups I'm in, but we are not friends and don't know each
other. ...
[/quote]
When she receives the gift you made will she also then find out
who her Secret Santa was? I have no idea how this works, but
I suspect that if she likes the gift (and of course she will)
she herself would post a picture of it and say "Guys! Look at
this! See this fantastic thing Mara Jade made for me? I'm so
impressed by the quality of the craftsmanship and I just really,
really love this!"
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Re: Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: oogyda Date: October 23, 2020, 3:43 pm
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If you leave out any reference to giving to a member of the
group, I think it would be okay.
Present as more of a showing off something I made instead of
showing off what wonderful gift-giver I am.
Secret Santa type gifting events are notoriously lopsided. Some
people are wonderful gifters and some are, ahem, remarkably bad.
I've had enough lousy ones that I dont participate anymore, but
if I did, i wouldn't necessarily want to see how much better
everyone else's Santa was.
Yes. I'm an old grump.
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Re: Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: jpcher Date: October 24, 2020, 2:42 pm
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[quote author=oogyda link=topic=1901.msg59312#msg59312
date=1603485785]
If you leave out any reference to giving to a member of the
group, I think it would be okay.
Present as more of a showing off something I made instead of
showing g off what wonderful gift-giver I am.
Secret Santa type gifting events are notoriously lopsided. Some
people are wonderful gifters and some are, ahem, remarkably bad.
I've had enough lousy bones that I dont participate anymore,
but if I did, i wouldn't necessarily want to see how much better
everyone else's Santa was.
Yes. I'm an old grump.
[/quote]
I agree with the bold above.
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Re: Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: Hmmm Date: October 25, 2020, 10:46 am
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[quote author=Mara Jade link=topic=1901.msg59307#msg59307
date=1603480136]
I am doing a secret Santa online, and I'm making a gift for the
person I was assigned. The person is on facebook and in a few
fan groups I'm in, but we are not friends and don't know each
other. The gift is customized to the fandom we are both in.
(Like we are both Dr. Who fans, and I'm making a Dr. Who scarf,
something like that.)
Would it be appropriate after sending the gift, and waiting some
amount of time, to post a picture of the gift in the fan group?
If it turns out well I'd like to show off a little, but I also
don't want to steal anyone's thunder and post a picture first.
How long should I wait? Or should I just post on my own facebook
page? Or not at all?
[/quote]
Since this is an online gift exchange for an online group, I'm
thinking that posting photos of the gifts received will just be
part of the "event". I'd actually find it unusual if the
receivers of the gifts didn't post "Look at the adorable knitted
baby yoda that Mara sent me!" It would be like being in an in
person secret santa gift exchange, opening, closing it and not
showing anyone what was given. Be the first to start the trend.
When you get yours, share a photo with a compliment and thank
you to the giver. I'm sure it will start a chain reaction.
If the recipient doesn't post a photo after others do, then wait
till a few weeks after Christmas and then post to one of your
fan groups with just saying it was something you made. You don't
need to mention that it is was for a gift.
Or you could go the other way. Post when you finish that it is
something you just made. Don't mention why. And hopefully the
recipient will see it and be excited once that it ended up being
a gift to them.
#Post#: 59392--------------------------------------------------
Re: Post a picture of a gift you gave
By: Mara Jade Date: October 26, 2020, 4:17 pm
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If it does turn out well, I'd like to post a photo so other
people can make their own if they like it. I want to contribute
to groups I'm in. I'll definitely wait until well after
Christmas before posting, and it's a good idea to not mention it
was a gift. But making it for someone you've never met, it's
possible they don't like it or they just don't post photos on
Facebook, I don't want to wait forever for someone to maybe post
it or not.
I have the option of telling the person who I am. I'm leaning
towards not telling.
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