Baren*eh*ked_canadian

Wait a second, it's basically only a secret till you get the package, right?
I mean, some of us have used part of or all of our full names on here, so one might be able to figure it out just by the return address. Plus, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person from Montreal around here. It kind of narrows it down a bit...
Well, the gift will still be a surprise.

k3n

SD - I'm sorry to be thick but just to be clear - do we put a note in the package as to who it's from or not?

Although like Mel, the French postmark will be a giveaway for me! :lol:

OdessaQuilts

I was also curious about this, but have decided to tackle mine in this manner: I will wrap the SS gift in lovely christmas paper, then put it in another box for mailing. The return address will NOT have a name, just the address. Or, I may just use my zip+4 code as the "return" since I am in US. That way, if the post office must return to me for any reason, they have a way of getting it back to me, but the recipient will not know until opening the package on whatever date it is we determined (can't recall right now) for the live chat.

HTH,

Odessa

Mousie

well, at the risk of being redundant...I too am only going to use my address but not my name ON THE OUTSIDE.

My name and my board name, will be on the INSIDE. Inside Christmasy paper and such. So, don't throw away all bits of paper, etc. till you look at it, if you want your curiosity satisfied :wink:

Maybe I'll send white beach sand and oranges. That's what most ppl think Florida is all about, lol.
Terri can send little pebbles and tiny geckos.
Patti can send a skunk, lol...
Barnbum, (Karla)...could send 'me' a mini...horse...not leaving that to chance! :wink:
Gai is in Texas...she could send an armadillo :lol:
Amma could send apples.
Cutebuns could send snow, lol :lol:
and Ducky...poor Ducky...she could send tail feathers :mrgreen:
(j/j my sweet Duck-Duck!)

Lacelady

Mousie, leave Ducky's tail feathers alone, she has only just got them all stuck on with a glue gun - fortunately, the glue is now waterproof, so she no longer has to keep her tail out of water, and can paddle around swimmingly.

Baren*eh*ked_canadian

you know, I thought of just putting my address, no name for return address, but I don't remember how the customs forms work, do they actually have a name on them? It's not really a problem if it stays in the country, but if it goes out of the country I can't remember if we have to put a name on the customs form...
I guess it's a moot point, since I'm still the only person in Montreal, lol. Oh well, the best surprise is the gift inside, right. I guess I could try and not look at where the package originated from.

sharon b

When I send mine out I use another address and the name is Secret Santa, so that when it is received they don't open it :lol:

jbsstrawberry

OH oH OH OHoh oh memememememeeeee I wanna play!!! SS was sooo much fun!! Can't wait to do it again this year!!!! Thanks for putting it together again for us Shadow!!!!!!

Shadow Dancer

For all who are wondering: Yes, you put in a note or a card with your name AND your username on the board so your person knows who their secret santa was. :)

S.D.

mimisharon

I use Secret Santa as my name on the return address, also. In thinking about it now, why couldn't we use the recipients address as the return, post marks always run or are only partially printed.

I don't know, got to think on this some more, I guess. It's been so much fun and now that we have so many folks from so many of the same areas I don't think it will be as easy as it was the first year to figure out who the SS is...maybe?

Hugs to y'all!