/cgl/ Secret Santa Thread 5 - Grinch Check !

[[e-mail] No.10079586]

Previous Thread >>10066958

>Grinch check has started.

I have contacted those who I have marked as possible victims of Grinches and am awaiting contact from our volunteers! Again, if you have not received anything and have not been contacted by me - send me a message ASAP so I can see what is happening.

We are still needing volunteers for about 6 more cards, so if you have cute stationery you never use and want to help out - please let us know!

Otherwise, please continue to post gifts!

[Anonymous No.10079590]

if i wanna volunteer for a card, do i just send you an email about it?

[[e-mail] No.10079591]

>>10079586
Looking for advice re: Grinch Check also..
I have contacted those who I have marked as possible Grinch Victims to double check whether or not they have received a gift as we had a lot of gifts showing up sent by people who had not let us know they'd sent anything.. A few I emailed actually came back and said "Yes I received a gift!" so our list of people is actually about 3. But...

If potential Grinch Victims do not reply to mail.. what do we do? Leave it at that and not bother to arrange to have a gift sent? Or keep emailing for a response?

I take it if they have not replied, or not sent me any mail.. maybe they have received something already, or simply don't care??

[[e-mail] No.10079593]

>>10079590
Yep!

[Anonymous No.10079599]

I really don't get why there's people that just haven't posted or replied at all?

You're supposed to post your gift, and if you haven't received anything by now you should have really checked your mail or checked the thread??

Sorry you have to deal with this on top of the grinches Santa

[Anonymous No.10079605]

5496 from NZ, I’m very much hoping you got your package...It arrived in your country on Dec. 28th. Even if you don’t have time to post if you just let me know you got it I’d appreciate it! I’m your $15-25 Santa!

[Anonymous No.10079614]

>>10079605
Omg I am so sorry! I thought I had posted in the thread! I am just going through my camera roll and I only have a picture of the milkshake I made with the mix! I was so excited I just ripped everything open!

Thank you so much for the little Tama-Go figure! He is one of my favourites and I didn't have him yet so that was perfect!! And I loved all of the snacks too.. they lasted about 30 seconds before I ate all of them haha

[Anonymous No.10079627]

>>10079614
Oh no worries!!! Glad everything made it safely--and I'm glad you didn't have Tama-Go yet, I was super worried about that! Merry Christmas!

[Anonymous No.10079628]

2407/JM from QC. Tracking says your gift was delivered on 3rd Jan, just checking you received it, the tracking had me worried for a while. Happy new year. #4821

[Anonymous No.10079670]

>>10079628
Yes, I did! I wasn't able to physically get to and open it until a few days ago, but I was planning to make a post soon! I absolutely loved everything by the way, but I'll gush more about that in the actual post.

[Anonymous No.10079691]

>seemingly grinched
>Santa Gull contacts my match
>gets word that they'll ship it during the weekend
>tfw Monday

At least ghost me, you asshole

[Anonymous No.10079747]

>>10079591
Yeah, if they didn't reply then they either got their gift already or they don't care, I don't think there's any sense in doing anything unless they come out and say they were grinched.

[Anonymous No.10079840]

こんにちは Stephanie!

I just got your gift today, I love it SO much! I actually screamed when I saw the Moomin mug, it is beyond cute. Your card was adorable too.

I can't believe you're from Sydney, what a coincidence. I lived there for four years, I just moved a little North recently. I also visited Japan in 2017 and I am so jealous, I felt like I could have stayed for a year and not have done everything I wanted to do. From memory the sun in Tokyo is nearly as hot as the Aussie one though!

[Anonymous No.10079851]

>>10079840
Holy cow, I just checked out of curiosity and you already got it!!

I'm super glad you liked the moomin cup! I hope you enjoy the tea from Okinawa too! i was going to get you the shikuwasa tea but shikuwasa is a uh acquired taste for some. I'm missing the aussie sun so much over here...

I hope I got the right charm for you too! I wanted to get you more anime stuff but I didn't want to get the wrong husband or waifu!! (I'm super picky) I'm really sorry everything got sent out so late. PS sorry about my hand writing. It was so cold I couldn't even move my fingers properly

[Anonymous No.10080487]

I don't know what gods there blessed me but I actually received one of my cards despite putting the wrong postcode and address on (I put my old postcode and my new address like a dumbass)

Thank you 7381! The card is beautiful and the stickers are super cute they match my current bedsheets!

[Anonymous No.10080561]

Hello 6791~ I am on grinched gull help. Wondering what size tee shirt you wear unless you would not like a shirt, just let me know c:

[Anonymous No.10080698]

2922 from Mexico, I hope everything’s going okay and that the package has arrived safely!

[Anonymous No.10080719]

LT from Australia here,
I've only just returned from interstate and have now received my clearance to return to work.

As per my previous post at >>10060317, I have finally been able to post my gifts and cards.

NS from Canada and HC from Mexico, because I've had you both in previous /cgl/ SS, I've upgraded your cards to small gifts, hope you like them!

CS from USA - because I was matched to give you both a card and gift, I've put it all into the one parcel.
PO from UK - thanks for your patience! Your parcel is on the way!

MT from Estonia - I'm sending a thank you parcel your way, I've just run out of greeting cards
JM from Canada - I've sent a thank you package for your gift!

- Aussie Gull from Australia

[Anonymous No.10080829]

>>10080719
PO here! Thank you I hope everything is okay now. I hope you got the address change from the santa

[Anonymous No.10081189]

Hey NA from Australia! I just got your card, I thought it was super original and cute, especially since I've been freezing my butt over here. Thank you and Happy New Year!
- MP from Portugal

[Anonymous No.10081241]

9724 here! Received my gift, thank you! I know beggers can't be choosers, but she looks so boot-leggy, I'm a bit disappointed. This feels under $15-25 as well.

[Anonymous No.10081276]

>>10081241
The packaging alone gives this away as a bootleg, and it's about $2 on aliexpress. Definitely not looking good if this is all you got.

[Anonymous No.10081284]

>>10081241
Please say that this was the one thing they forgot to send after sending your other stuff... right?

[Anonymous No.10081295]

>>10081284
Hoping this is true also, cause otherwise the 'I forgot to send this lol but here it is enjoy' just makes it worse imo

[Anonymous No.10081302]

>>10081276
>>10081284
Yeah, this was it. Sent from Amazon. If there was least a bit of love put into it, I wouldn't be as bummed, but I can't rightly add this to my itabag.

[Anonymous No.10081303]

>>10081302
Contact Santa, anon. That is a shitty gift. Sorry you have to deal with that!

[Anonymous No.10081314]

>>10081302
Even on Amazon, I see them for $4-$8. Definitely undervalued.

[Anonymous No.10081315]

>>10081241
imagine waiting this long for your gift only to get a cheap ali bootleg charm and a near-patronizing non-apology note. how could someone really think this was ok to send?

[Anonymous No.10081364]

>>10080829
Hi PO,
I just went back through my emails and received two correction emails from Santa with different post codes.

I sent it to the one ending in JQ which I suspect to be the wrong one. I'm super sorry! I'll organise another package for you asap!

LT from Australia

[Anonymous No.10081737]

>>10081241
literally worse than karl

[Anonymous No.10081757]

>>10081737
>worse than karl
Is it new gift quality measurement unit? I.e. good gift = 10 Karls, top gift = 30 Karls, etc

[Anonymous No.10081760]

>>10081757
With zero = being grinched, lets say

[Anonymous No.10081765]

After all the people that got grinched get matched to get a new gift I think bootleg anon and 20 bows anon should get something too. Looking at the super nice personalized stuff the others got and then what they received is just so sad for them.
Bootleg sender def deserves a ban imo. If you send something like that, in that way, you don't take ss seriously and you definitely don't deserve to join and get a nice thoughtful gift yourself. I'm not sure what to think of Karl but all the same his gift was also not good enough.

If I had the money I would offer to send them both something nice but sadly my jobless student self can only wish you get a real gift soon!

[[e-mail] No.10081769]

Hi just to jump in and clear things up a bit and end the constant repeated comments.

>Karl is getting a new gift for Belgian-Gull - and has run it past me also.

I am also speaking with Bootleg Anon currently and looking for help from our Grinch Volunteers.

[Anonymous No.10081772]

>>10081769
Santa, should we let you know if we still haven't gotten our cards? I received my gift just fine, but I haven't gotten anything from my card match yet.

[Anonymous No.10081779]

>>10081769
Student anon here
Thanks for letting us know that's very reassuring!

[[e-mail] No.10081785]

>>10081364
Hi there! Sadly it is. Would it be possible to send the information about the package to email so I can attempt to get it redirected? Apologies for the trouble.

[Anonymous No.10081817]

Anyone else worried they sent a nice gift to a grinch or shitty Santa?

[Anonymous No.10081828]

>>10081757
Would you say Bootleg Anon is a Karl's Jr then?

[Anonymous No.10081845]

>>10081757
i like this
get #karled bitch

[Anonymous No.10081855]

HV from UK, did you end up receiving your package safely? I hope you liked everything, I didn’t see it posted but I know this time of year is so busy. Please email me if anything is wrong too!

[Anonymous No.10081948]

>>10080698
Hello!! I haven’t gotten anything yet, there’s some major trouble with gasoline right now in my state, a shortage, I hope it arrives this weekend!!
If you’re the gull from NZ, i have been keeping a close eye to the tracking!! The moment it arrives I promise I will post it!!

[Anonymous No.10081950]

I feel like my gift was also under the 50$ limit but what can you do. I'll wait for 100$ limit next year and hopefully get someone who spends a lot with love onto their gift.

[Anonymous No.10081980]

>>10081950
Did you already post it? What did you get?

[Anonymous No.10082025]

>>10081950
Same here. I just don't feel like I will participate ss anymore though. Outcome / efforts ratio is drastically low. It was fun to try once, not to repeat.

[Anonymous No.10082111]

>>10081241
Yeah, this is really bad. Like really bad. The "this was in my closet lol" excuse doesn't even make sense cause this was printed on an Amazon tag...That means they TYPED this message in to the amazon gift message box so that Amazon could print the note for them on delivery.

It's bad. This is, as someone else said, literally worse than Karl. Karl at least put effort (and a lot of money) just missed the mark completely. This is zero effort, zero money, and then a straight up blatant lie on top of it.

[Anonymous No.10082120]

>>10082111
>File: WorseThanKarl.png (80 KB, 550x477)
I just need #WorseThanKarl now.

[Anonymous No.10082121]

>>10082111
it says cart, not closet

[Anonymous No.10082123]

>>10082121
Oh, I only took a fast glance at the message and focused on the very bad quality keychain. That's more understandable, but still very...bad...

[Anonymous No.10082130]

Reading that Karl will be sending Belgian gull something new with the help of santa redeems him for me. He spent money, a lot even, just didn't think his gift through and its getting resolved. Happy ending.

But #WorseThanKarl is zero effort personified, I literally don't understand why they even bothered sending at all, its only 0.1 step above completely grinching/sending nothing

[Anonymous No.10082133]

>>10081276
>>10081314
Yeah, just checked. Fucking yikes.

[Anonymous No.10082135]

>>10082133
>customers who viewed this item also bought
tf

[None !FJay/xNU3Q No.10082181]

>>10082135
Either item would at least make a better story.

[Anonymous No.10082187]

>>10082181
I like to think that the gift sender purchased these items.

[Anonymous No.10082192]

Just when I thought there was no juicy drama left after the Karl incident died down...

[Anonymous No.10082231]

NS (ID: #2407) from AB and SA from QLD, thank you so much for your lovely cards! I received them a while ago, apologies for not posting sooner! (NS, I received your card a really line time ago, like last year in early December, hope I didn't worry you).

NS, thank you for the card you sent last year as well! It was quite unexpected, but I just want to say that I was really touched to be able to see your adorable Funassyi!

SA, your illustration is so cute, I really appreciate that you drew homu for me! And I love the adorable flake stickers as well, I'm going to find something special to use them on!

[Anonymous No.10082250]

>>10082231
Had to do a double take because I though the tea packet was a condom at first

[Anonymous No.10082267]

>>10082231
>Tfw seeing so many people on /cgl/ loving Homuhomu enough that they get drawings and merch of her for their SS

Why is Homura so perfect?

[Anonymous No.10082386]

>>10082267
Because she must suffer, and strength comes from suffering both mental and physical.

[[e-mail] No.10082568]

>>10081817
I managed to intercept a couple from people who arranged to send later!

>>10081950
Please email me a picture and I will take a look! I definitely need to know to make note of that person in future!

>>10081772
You can if youd like and I can double check, otherwise I have gone and organised for everyone I know was definitely grinched to be sent a card from a volunteer!

[[e-mail] No.10082571]

Also!

> ID: 8668 GT from The Netherlands

If you are lurking the thread, I have sent you an email a few days ago - please reply ASAP!

[Anonymous No.10082586]

>>10080561
Hi there! I'm a medium thanks for asking.
Really excited for what you have planned now!

[Anonymous No.10082601]

>>10082267
Because everyone wants friend who would love them so faithfully and sincerely like Homura do. We all think of ourselfs like of pure and kind persons Madoka is, so obviously consider ourselfs deserving so much love that Homura gives.

[Anonymous No.10082661]

>>10082571
Thank you for letting me know. For some reason my inbox only showed the mail when I searched for it.. I check my mail daily, but it seems they might've sorted it to the wrong folder.

Everything went great here! I received my gifts before the new year, but my message got immediatly drowned by the Karl drama.

[Anonymous No.10082707]

>>10082586
Yay, thank you for replying ~

[Anonymous No.10082730]

>>10082586
The first time I read this, I thought you were a medium as in tarotreading, ghostseeing kind of thing. That was one confusing conversation.
I should not be on 4chan in the morning.

[Anonymous No.10082748]

>>10082730
Me thought that she was not very glad being asked lol. Not "very much" thankful, not disappointed as well though. Just thankful at "medium" rate, meh.

[Anonymous No.10082916]

>>10082133
>customers who purchased this also purchased a can of worms and onahole

holy shit

[worsethankarl giftee No.10082956]

>>10082916
My frog daughter deserves better than this.

[Anonymous No.10082962]

>>10082956
she can't be your daughter if you don't care enough about her to buy proper shit.

[Anonymous No.10082966]

>>10082962
Their name says giftee, i.e. the receiver of said gift.

[worsethankarl giftee No.10082975]

>>10082962
>>10082966 is correct, I have plenty of proper shit, and one ugly keychain.

[Anonymous No.10082997]

I just hope this won't escalate and we don't get #WorseThanWorseThanKarl.

[Anonymous No.10083377]

KS from NZ, I just got your gift, I LOVED EVERYTHING
I have no words!!! I had been having an awful week, but when Incame home and saw the package I couldn’t help myself but to get excited and open it immediately, thank you so much!!!
I loved the bag, is exactly what I wanted, and you’ll never guess! Recently I have been looking for a hand mirror, also just hanged the Kirby on my bag!!
Thank you so much!! You are the best!!

Santa ID:6800

[[e-mail] No.10083539]

The amount of people who I have not received confirmation of sending out their gifts, not hearing a peep back from the emails I have sent and fully being convinced they are grinches - only to find out THEY ARE NOT (from the giftee) - is crazy!

So according to my list now.. there is only 1 person who has been truly grinched and a couple of others who have received shitty gifts.

[Anonymous No.10083549]

>>10083539
This is a joke, there's no way I was the only one, it would be too big a meme.

[Anonymous No.10083584]

Why are people so bad at simple communication? So much stress for the giftees and santa and all easily avoidable. Honestly if you know you're going to be awol for a long time during the ss you should'nt join! You should be able to expect people to check their damn e-mails and communicate what they're supposed to pfft

[Anonymous No.10083899]

>>10083377
Hooray! You're so welcome. I was refreshing the tracking all the time and got worried when it dropped off for a few weeks so I'm relieved it reached you eventually! I'm so you glad you like the bag and mirror, I thought the latter was really cool but I didn't know if many people use hand mirrors nowadays haha. Anyway happy holidays!!

[Anonymous No.10083937]

>>10083899
Its my very first hand mirror! I have been wanting one for a while now, since I saw one at a vintage store, sadly it was not for sale.
Happy holidays to you too!!

[Anonymous No.10084030]

5163 - I'm on grinch duty! I hope I can make your festive season just a little better (Although delayed). Could you let me know what size clothing would fit best? Just incase I find something in that front. I am not 100% familiar with lolita but I will do my best

[Anonymous No.10084043]

>>10084030
I fit size m
Measurements are 34, 29, 34 inches

[Anonymous No.10084162]

>>10076373
Glad you liked it! In my country cards are pretty uncommon so I decided to make you one.

[Anonymous No.10084372]

2 gifts i opened after coming home from vacay!
CF from NZ thank u for all the little gifts, i look forward to using them, love face masks and the stickers are adorable. plus the card is wonderful i love it. thank you!
SS from Estonia, your gifts were really comfy and i think it’s perfect, i haven’t tried the tea yet but i’m very excited to, it smells delightful. and buying handmade soap is like a little joy of mine i’m excited to try it out. thank you for the gifts!
i was surprised to receive gifts from out of the country! it made me happy to open them after getting home from a hectic trip. thanks Santas!
btw, i believe top one is card tier, bottom is $25 tier? sorry I don’t remember.

[Anonymous No.10084449]

>>10084372
SS here, I've been lowkey panicking about whether the stuff would get to you safely since the mail has been so fucked recently in the country - I'm so glad it arrived! I hope your holiday season has been great.

[Anonymous No.10084459]

>>10084372
That realistic picture of a hedgehog had me really questioning things for a second. Looks way too real and like he's popping out of the card/package/whatever.

[Anonymous No.10085271]

>>10084459
I thought that was her pet hedgehog lying down in a box

[Anonymous No.10086193]

>>10081364
Hello Aussie Anon! I just got your package (so quick) I love everything in it thank you so much! Somehow it arrived to me without having to chase it up.

Tier $30.00 - $40.00

[Anonymous No.10087242]

>>10086193
That is some pretty handwriting
are those socks on the right really an egg with a seagull or? If so, amazing

[Anonymous No.10087601]

>>10086193
I'm glad you received it! I was worried it was going to get lost. I hope you like it!

>>10087242
Thanks anon! It's actually a chicken and egg unfortunately. Seagull items are a bit hard to get a hold of

[Anonymous No.10087883]

>>10087601
Still cute, nice find!

[Anonymous No.10088119]

JR, sorry for posting so late! Your wrapping was cute and I was so touched each time I opened something - I absolutely loved everything. I'd been intending to purchase a ribbon embroidery book at some point, so this was perfect! And the ribbon is also very much appreciated...and the dish is wonderful too...just...you did a great job and I'm really happy! Thank you so much!

[Anonymous No.10088171]

>signed up as grinch-check helper
>sent out a handful of thoughtful cards
>no one posts anything about them almost 2 weeks later
hurts just a little

[Anonymous No.10088181]

>>10088171
Had not response to my card as well. Seems like our giftees not see it a big deal like "what should I tell about this piece of paper?"
Not everybody with actual gifts had feedback after all.

[Anonymous No.10088405]

>>10088171
>>10088181
aww I am sure people who got your cards appreciated them, not everyone monitor threads or is vocal about it
maybe they just thought how nice it is of this stranger to send me card and decided to leave it at that

[Anonymous No.10088735]

>>10088171
>>10088181
I don’t know if I’m one of your recipients, but I’ll be posting my cards later today!
I had a family member go out of town for over a week and take their keychain with them, which accidentally still had our mailbox key on it. I was finally able to check the mail again today, and there were a bunch of cards waiting for me.

[Anonymous No.10088773]

>>10088181
>>10088171
I still haven't gotten a card from my card match and the one card I did send out never got posted so I'm super bummed out too.

[Anonymous No.10089389]

>>10088773
I sent 5 cards and the only one that got posted, was the one that was for Karl.

[Anonymous No.10089396]

God, I bet to exchange postcards you better consider participate postcrossing project. ITT gulls is just something wrong regarding cards.

[Anonymous No.10089499]

>>10089389
based karl saving the day

[Anonymous No.10089599]

>>10088119
I'm so glad you liked everything - I had such fun shopping for you! I could not resist getting the pin dish so I'm really glad you like it. Have a lovely 2019.

[Anonymous No.10089910]

>>10088735
Finally here to post my cards!
I have to say, opening these all was just as fun as opening my gifts, and I truly appreciated the cute notes and messages inside each one. They’re all on display in my room and make me so happy to look at.

Drake anon, I had a good laugh at the card and I’m so glad you picked a ‘stupid dank memez’ card. You sound very interesting, and please look forward to a message on your insta later!

HC, your drawing is adorable and I am not ashamed to say I made a really loud “Awww” when I opened it. I will also post your gift tomorrow! It’s wonderful and I am so thankful!

Thank you so much VW for the card, but as well as all the stickers, face mask, and lovely paper. It was so fun to open it up and see all the cool stuff you managed to fit inside, and I have put one of the beer stickers on my computer case!

TM, your Little Twin Stars card is adorable, and looks great on my dresser! Thank you for sending it from so far away!

And finally JM, I am in awe of your skills and how you make the ribbon flowers! What a gorgeous card! No worries about life getting in the way, and it was great to hear from you.

Sorry for the long post, I just really loved these cards, and I hope you all are doing well. Thanks for all the effort that you all put in!

[Anonymous No.10089935]

Finally getting around to posting my cards and gifts from my gulls.
I've participated in every ss and white day event, and I absolutely love it!

JM from Canada and MT from Estonia, this must be the third time we've matched again I think!

JM (3862), you have absolutely captured my aesthetic! I love the bag and the little fur puffs are absolutely cute. The little train pocket watch definitely caught me off guard. I love that it fits into my classic wardrobe!

MT, I love the enamel pins! The seal is so absolutely cute, I'm going to start wearing it on my work lanyard!

#8640, the little train magazine made me chuckle. I'm looking forward to trying the tea though, I love Oolong!

HM from Scotland, thank you for your card! I love the stickers, they're going into my diary.

J from the US, the card is so cute, and I hope you're able to visit Australia sometime! There's so much to see and do!

T from Russia, you've combined my favourite things in the world: Goku and Trains. I love it! It's so quirky and cute.

#2897 You know full metal alchemist has a place in my heart. I love the card.

-LT from Australia (3862)

[Anonymous No.10090434]

>>10089910
So glad you liked it! I was torned between sending the card and the gift together or separated!

[Anonymous No.10090564]

>>10089935
KNEECAP
KNEECAP
KNEECAP
KNEECAP

[Anonymous No.10090620]

>>10090564
explain?

[Anonymous No.10090629]

SS, thank you very much for your gifts! Your wrapping paper was so cute! I was surprised and happy to receive brand, I think the beret will work in my wardrobe quite well. Also, I love haribo so those are always a hit, haha. I'll have to sit down and have a look at the kimono book on a calm day with some tea, I'm looking forward to it!

[Anonymous No.10090630]

>>10090620

[Anonymous No.10090663]

>>10090629
Ah I am so happy you like it! I wanted to write more and make more art, but I didn't...
I actually bought another one of that book as it looked really interesting. I hope you'll enjoy it.

[[e-mail] No.10090986]

I will be adding all of this years photos to the photo gallery.

If you have received something and haven't posted a picture - please do! It greatly helps others with ideas for future events!

Here is the gallery for anyone wanting to browse: https://photos.google.com/u/1/share/AF1QipM6dx7ts_60aDENmoOfm6-FFdJOKJAXMupiL61rBsGPtI7BdS5Cwx0TNaTO0C-Wkg?pageId=none&key=Vk9acV9oa1ROUW9vV0xoNFlMc3BVZklWTFpoUGFR

Apologies for the long ass link, everything shortened was "spam".

[Anonymous No.10091008]

>>10090986
This will get updated as Grinch gifts and the like come in right?

[[e-mail] No.10091014]

>>10091008
I will try to, yes!

[Anonymous No.10091661]

Hello, #2504 SH from USA!
Oh god, I was so surprised when found your card in my box, I was not even waiting anything already! I look at the departure date and looks like it was travelling for more than month, and it finally here.
Thank you for nice wishes, there actually was a lot of fun on that holidays!
Stickers and pad are looking cool and have really deep colors, I love them!
You are very beautiful and that platelet hat looks very genuine, it was fun to look at working embroidery machine close-up (a love that machinery things too)!

Thank you for extending my Christmas mood for another month!

[Anonymous No.10091666]

>>10091661
Ah, forgot to mention, me is #9518

[Anonymous No.10092967]

Aussie Gull #3862
Thank you so much for your card, no matter how belated, I loved it! The drawings made me laugh out loud so hard and I put it on my fridge in a place of honor. Thank you so much

[Anonymous No.10093041]

>>10092967
cute

[Anonymous No.10093069]

>tfw its 31.01 and I'm still waiting for my gift to arrive

[Anonymous No.10093111]

>>10093069
I’m still waiting for my giftee to post so I know my gift arrived safely;;

[Anonymous No.10093699]

Soon

[Anonymous No.10093957]

>>10093699
based Karl buying insurance

[Anonymous No.10094365]

>>10093699
I feel this is like a cliffhanger for the Karl Chronicles now

will this be the redemption, or ... idk like 21 bows this time lol

belgium anon please please post when you get it I am so curious

[Anonymous No.10094412]

>>10094365
...she didn't want more bows?

[Anonymous No.10094418]

>>10094412
bullshit, she just wanted more of them, now it will be enough

[Anonymous No.10094423]

>>10094418
Ok, phew

[Anonymous No.10094526]

>>10094365
>3lbs+ of bows
That would be exceptional.

[Anonymous No.10094620]

TM, I just received you card! Thank you so much!!! It’s very lovely!! I really liked t!!

[Anonymous No.10094621]

LT, I got your package three days ago. Everything is so adorable; thank you! I wasn't expecting this at all. I hope you're feeling better! I adore the bolero, and I haven't had the chance to open the stickers and the book because of having family over, but I can't wait to do so.

Also, my card to the left is from JM in Canada. I wasn't expecting this one in my mailbox. Your card is so adorable. Thank you. And I hope you had a lovely holiday.

[Anonymous No.10094753]

>>10094365
>>10094412
>>10094418
>>10094526
BITCHES LOVE BOWS

[Anonymous No.10094969]

>>10093699
Thank you for sending me a new gift Karl, I'm sure I'll like it!

[Anonymous No.10094991]

>>10094969
favorite size.. favorite color..

[Anonymous No.10095000]

>>10094991
haha! where did you even find that image! That's not even really an accessory anymore that's a whole 'main piece bow'

I would wear it with pride!

[Anonymous No.10095001]

>>10095000
>main piece bow
finally we have a new trend decided for 2019, what a relief

[Anonymous No.10095002]

>>10095001
But where to really place it? As a big bowtie like on your blouse maybe?

[Anonymous No.10095015]

>>10095002
You attach it to your back and wear it like wings

[Anonymous No.10095028]

>>10095002
Wrap yourself inside and feel yourself like a certain magical girl.

[Anonymous No.10095035]

Very good suggestions, I'll keep them in mind! c;

[Anonymous No.10095040]

>>10095035
Let all the gazes on the street be yours!

[Anonymous No.10095085]

>>10094991
>>10095001
Not to get off topic but

[Anonymous No.10095115]

>>10095085
gosh i need it

[Anonymous No.10095130]

Santas, do u still need volunteers for grinches cards? i’m willing to

[[e-mail] No.10095204]

>>10095130
They have all been allocated!

[Anonymous No.10095535]

>>10095085
Why does cgl have the best drawfags
This is amazing

[Anonymous No.10095542]

>>10095085
very nice!

[halp No.10096816]

I was looking at gifts people got and I am in love with this anime shirt. Anyone know where I can get it?

[Anonymous No.10096822]

>>10096816
Ocean in Space, it says so in the art/cards.

[Anonymous No.10097012]

>>10082586
Hey 6791, it's your Santa - hoping to get your gift shipped sometime this week! My state had some shipping delays last week due to weather and I'm waiting for part of your package to come in yet T T

[Anonymous No.10097222]

>>10097012
No worries! I was wondering where the shirt was and I was so dang excited, I appreciate the update!

[Anonymous No.10097422]

>>10093699
>Karl spends hundreds of dollars on his SS even if he messed up
>Gets grinched

Yikes

[Anonymous No.10097444]

>>10097422
getting grinched sucks for everyone, definitely sad for him

but he fucked up his first gift all by himself, his own fault he spilled hundreds by being clueless/unable to read, no pity there imo

[Anonymous No.10097445]

>>10097422
Remember gull, what matters most is the thought behind your gift. I'm lucky in a lot of ways because I'm able to spare the money, but the real people that deserve the credit are the Santas and friends that helped me choose what to get.
Money carries value of course, but I'd basically grinched Belgian Anon by not getting her a gift I was very confident she would like.
Bitches love bows was really only half a meme when I was choosing the gift. I think I did better this time.

[Anonymous No.10097503]

>>10091661
I'm so happy! I'm sorry it took so long but I'm glad you finally received it~

[Anonymous No.10097532]

>>10079586
>all this madness
Even so, I'm sad I didn't get involved in this year's secret santa. I figured as a cosplayer, there wasn't much I could ask for and I didn't have any feedback, so I didn't bother.

Who is Karl and how did he mess up? It sounds like he at least went out of his way.

[Anonymous No.10097539]

>>10097532
He stupidly bought $100 worth of baby hair bows from Forever 21 and thought that was an okay gift. When he got called out by anons, he dug his heels in and said that Belgian Anon specifically requested bows. BA posted her wishlist to prove him wrong. He got dragged even hard. Eventually decided to buy her a new present with help from others.

[Anonymous No.10097543]

>>10097539
>$100 worth of baby hair bows from Forever 21
Incredible. I forget how the outside world sees lolitas.

At least he bought her a new gift, though! Sounds like a great secret santa overall.

[Anonymous No.10097731]

Thank you M from Estonia!! I just came back from a trip and my pet sitter was holding onto my package! I am over the moon with it! The wristcuffs are perfect and they actually match my Vm pieces perfectly! And thank you for the Kira Imai postcard, I put that up on my wall straight away! I’ve never seen these chocolates before and my partner and I had a great time taste testing a lot of them. I enjoyed the Kaleu bars the most.

Ps I enjoyed the Emil’s you stuck on the box

[Anonymous No.10097744]

>>10097422
That's incredibly ironic.

[Anonymous No.10097753]

>>10097539
Don't forget Nordstrom. The worst part is how ripped off he got.

[Anonymous No.10097961]

> poor Karl got ripped off
> at least he tried and is sending a new gift aww
> he sounds like a decent santa to me

Read the threads please

His gift was thoughtless, impersonal and plain sad. He chose to spend that much himself. It was 30-40 tier. He chose to completely ignore his giftees form and her example links. He then chose to literally blame his giftee when she expressed disappointment.
It got so far his giftee posted her form publically to prove that no she didn't ask for 20 bows.
Only after the thread was fully derailed with multiple people saying that no your gift really was shitty dude was the decision made that he himself was going to send something else instead of a grinch volunteer.
He dug his grave and laid in it and is still joking about it like he's proud he 'started the bitches love bows' meme. Stop digging him up when you haven't seen the whole thing unfold.

tl:dr its his own damn doing and it doesn't matter that he spent a lot if the gift itself is useless. I thank Mana he had help this time.

[Anonymous No.10097996]

>>10097961
>He then chose to literally blame his giftee when she expressed disappointment.
Agreed, this is the worst point. It's ok to learn new things when you pretend to participate in new activity, ask for help and accept it and fix your mistakes when you pointed at.
But to get so cheeky and choose fucking victim-blaming behavior to excuse yourself is so much retatred, so it's just have no excuse.
I still can't change my mind regarding Karl even after he sent a new girt, and still can't get those who try to defend him. I rather believe it's Karl samefagging a lot, making things even worse.

Technically, Karl may not be considered as Grinch by now. Though I just want you to know: Karl, you are not welcome next time on SS and in /cgl/ in general. Go be asocial moron in your ghetto.

[Anonymous No.10098002]

When you are new, you to ask 'what should I do?', not to teach others how to do their things.

[Anonymous No.10098012]

>>10097961
>>10097996
Jesus Christ it's a Secret Santa gulls.

[Anonymous No.10098019]

>>10098012
mmmm yes?

[Anonymous No.10098029]

>>10098012
Karl, you still not learning.

[Anonymous No.10098048]

>>10098002
Yeah, dude probably should've asked for help earlier but the guy's heart was in the right place as far as generosity went. He deserved the initial hate but he handled it alright, don't know how people can have such an extreme reaction as the two gulls above. Motherfucker is starting to act like a politician now though, so it also makes sense that he's getting resentment from people that he seems to appear fake to. I'm not super sure myself.

[Anonymous No.10098051]

>>10098048
>extreme reaction as the two gulls above
name things in proper way
victim-blaming is just wrong
people don't get it so it should be stated clearly, without 'buts'

[Anonymous No.10098053]

>>10098051
I think there's a bit of a difference between victim blaming in the context of where the term is usually used (sexual assault) and here, where some autist misunderstood a form and tried to justify a gift he thought was going to be super well received because of how much money he spent on it and "bitches love bows" or something.

[Anonymous No.10098057]

>>10098053
>the term is usually used (sexual assault)
actually it may be used in pretty wide context since such issues tend to pop up pretty much in regular life
people just want to believe life in general to be fair thing so only bad people get bad things
they try to protect their faith and mental health turning victims in bad persons who made something wrong

its
so
wrong
just
no

[Anonymous No.10098064]

>>10098057
But that's just it, the dude wasn't accusatory (at least his tone wasn't) beyond saying his interpretation of the form. Why attribute something malicious to him when it could easily be explained by dumbassery? Literally nobody thinks she was at fault.

[Anonymous No.10098119]

autistic gulls screeching is way way worse than karl
i'll take a person who have mistaken with good intentions and tries to make up for it over you pathetic vengeful bunch any time

[Anonymous No.10098122]

>>10098119
still doing it wrong, Karl

[Anonymous No.10098137]

>>10098122
everyone who disagrees with me is one samefag!
you have legit stunted development and zero emotional iq go seek help

[Anonymous No.10098360]

Belgian anon here, I will make a post with a picture of the gift when I receive it, I'm sure it'll be a nice gift as Karl received help this time so I'm sure I will love it! Until then can we all just let the situation rest, as it is already discussed so so much and really it is completely resolved now already?

I see no need to bring it all up again. Let's get back to gift posting, I am excited to see what other people get who have had a kind volunteer send them a late gift c:

[Anonymous No.10098500]

>>10098360
yeah lets just ignore salty goblins that do not believe in redemption and Christmas spirit! we are here to have fun!

[Anonymous No.10098551]

>>10098360
>Belgian gull basedness intensifies

[Anonymous No.10098608]

>>10098500
LOVE that you used a Transformers gif haha!

[Anonymous No.10099137]

>>10097731
I'm so glad that you liked the gift! Enjoy the snacks!

[Anonymous No.10101962]

>>10098608
based and bowpilled

[Anonymous No.10102623]

The suspense is killing me

[[e-mail] No.10106436]

Any updates from our grinched gulls?

[Anonymous No.10106486]

>>10106436
None for me but she's been active so I'm not all that worried. Expect shipping to her then to me to delay things.
(The suspense for Belgian gull is still on though. Shouldn't it have arrived by now?)

[Anonymous No.10106643]

>>10106486
soon

[Anonymous No.10106657]

Opening now c':

[Anonymous No.10106658]

>>10106657
oh boy

[Anonymous No.10106659]

>>10106657
Omg cats and dogs wrapping paper! So cute really I already know that you really put in effort Karl thank you! I don't want to spam so I will unpack everything and then show it all together but I really had to take a picture of the wrapping haha its so cute

[Anonymous No.10106666]

>>10106659
can't wait to see!

[Anonymous No.10106681]

I have to break this into 2 photos cause it is literally too much stuff for one

Karl, thank you so so much. There were gasps and the packaging was opened more and more quickly because everything is just so nice and really opening this package was the experience I was hoping to have when joining

So much Zenyatta aah I love it so much the plushie is so adorable and the AUTOBOT PIN is omg really perfect and then I opened the bag and other lolita stuff and really gasped so hard! A btssb skirt AND an ap bag wow and the wristcuffs are super cute and will work with a lot of my dresses! I'm trying not to ramble but its hard haha

[Anonymous No.10106683]

Second and best picture haha
I really truly unironically love the Christmas deco. It will be used as will the washi tape which is really nice.

In the end I can say that I will definitely join ss again next year, that I would not mind if Karl would join again because as everyone can see he really does try really really hard in fact because I feel spoiled!

I will however not ask for bows again, sorry Karl haha!

[Anonymous No.10106691]

>>10106681
>>10106683
Thank god he got help. Nice work autism man

[Anonymous No.10106709]

>>10106681
>>10106683
damn nice
I really like that you are excited
happy end!

[Anonymous No.10106714]

>>10106681
Holy shit, I'm gonna need a source on at Catyatta plushie

[Anonymous No.10106725]

>>10106714
I tried to find it for you and I believe its from Etsy!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/595543408/zen-nya-tta-katsuwatch-katsuhead-plush?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=zenyatta&ref=sr_gallery-1-8&organic_search_click=1&bes=1

its named Zen-nya-tta, so adorable!

[Anonymous No.10106958]

>>10106657
>>10106659
>>10106681
>>10106683
Glad you liked everything, a very belated Merry Christmas, and a very very happy New year!

>>10106691
Thanks

>>10106714
Everything that wasn't the skirt and bag was from Etsy, skirt and bag were both from Lace market. Tape, wrapping paper and stickers were from one of the big 3 craft stores, I forget which.

[Anonymous No.10106960]

>>10106683
Was there another card besides the giant meme?

[Anonymous No.10107070]

>>10106681
Cat plushie is too cute omg!

[Anonymous No.10107106]

>>10106725
Thank you so much anon! The other plushies in that shop are equally precious.

[Anonymous No.10107159]

>>10106960
Yes there was but I didn't take a picture of it, sorry

>>10106958
Happy new year to you too Karl! c:

[Anonymous No.10107360]

>>10106691
Yeah, I hope no one starts fawning over him because he got help from Santa Gull to fix this. It's like having your mom buy presents for your friends when you're a kid, and you take all the credit.

[Anonymous No.10107388]

>>10107360
Why are you so salty? Belgian gull is happy.

[Anonymous No.10107389]

>>10106958
Was it Santa Gull who helped you Karl? People need to know their heroes!

[Anonymous No.10107626]

>>10107389
I had a lot of help from both Santa gull and a bunch of people from the faxcgl discord (funnily enough I was from /fit/ though).
A big thanks to everyone who assisted, most of my idea recs came from the discord but Santa gull recommended a really great substitution or two that I took her up on so her help (and willingness to double check me) was very appreciated.
Of course I can't discount all the constructive criticism I got from here and the feels thread either, so a big thanks to all of you as well. Thanks everybody!

[Anonymous No.10107669]

>>10107360
Wouldn't a more accurate analogy be if Karl was the mom putting up money? It's not like somebody else bought it.

[Anonymous No.10107710]

>>10107626
Wow really good to see so many people cooperate, that just shows the contrast between fucking hags who get at you for mistakes and genuine kind people who want you to learn.
I hope this was a good lesson to you.

[Anonymous No.10107761]

>>10107626
We banned you.

[Anonymous No.10107814]

>>10107761
Big lol.

[Anonymous No.10110458]

Thank you very much. I love the necklaces

ID 3263

[Anonymous No.10110959]

>>10110458
Cute

[Anonymous No.10113790]

Is this all, did everyone get their gifts? So silent after the Karl gift received..

[Anonymous No.10114201]

>>10113790
I'm also curious about this. Is it time for the grinched to give up hope?

[Anonymous No.10114207]

>>10114201
Karl still hasn't posted his

[Anonymous No.10115205]

>>10114207
After so much effort was put kinda hope his gift would be rewarding

[[e-mail] No.10115211]

I will reach out to our grinched people and new gifters and see what is happening as I also have not had any emails.

[Anonymous No.10115246]

Yeah I won't be participating again. All my card giftees never even bothered saying thank you. And I bought everyone things (not even just a card). I don't understand, you can literally just pick up your phone to go on here and type a thank you.

[Anonymous No.10115258]

>>10115246
Are you mexigull? If so I just want to say thanks again!

[Anonymous No.10115731]

>>10115246
thanks you!!

[Anonymous No.10115739]

>>10115258
No

[Anonymous No.10115754]

>>10115246
I'm probably going to participate again, but I'm feeling vaguely disappointed as well since I spoiled my card giftee but I don't think they ever said anything in here. I haven't heard from santa about shipping trouble or anything like that either so it just seems like they forgot all about it

[Anonymous No.10116033]

Did 6791's grinch-santa send out their gift yet? Did you send it to the 3828 address or 2981 address? The latter is out of date... I updated it mid-exchange but our organizer may not have given you the right one...

[[e-mail] No.10116493]

I have only heard back from one volunteer who is sending the gift for Karl. Others have gone silent. One gift has also gone missing in the post, but I have received proof of shipment via receipt and photos.

For these who are still without a gift, what is the collective best idea here? No one else has volunteered to send a gift?

[Anonymous No.10116506]

>>10115246
>>10115754

Y'all're upset about them not posting bc you gave them more than a card? It was the card tier.
If it was a gift, yeah, but there is no gratitude req with cards, it's just a way of spreading holiday cheer.
>sign up for and send 5 cards and 2 gifts
>giftees post
>only one card is posted
>I'm fine with that

[Anonymous No.10116518]

>>10116506
I mean, I sent a gift and it was never posted. I never heard from Santa Gull so I assume it arrived. They just never posted, which was kind of disappointing.
I'll participate again because it isn't about getting thanks but it's kind of annoying that some people don't bother to finish it up.

[[e-mail] No.10116698]

2922 - HC from Mexico --- I've been constantly refreshing the tracking on the package I sent and it hasn't updated for a while. I'm worried it will never reach you and ended up lost. I can send another if you would like!

[Anonymous No.10116752]

>>10116506
Not upset because they aren't showering me with thanks just because I've given them more than a card. Upset because they could have at least said "thank you" (for taking the time to pick something out and mailing it).
If I wanted to just give something without hearing back "to spread holiday cheer" I'd just donate the money to the less fortunate, not spend time picking out things for people who regularly spend 300$ on clothes.

[Anonymous No.10116906]

>>10116506
as the other person who responded said, I'm not expecting anything big - an 'it arrived, thanks' would be just fine. I'd personally also like to have the feedback on whether what I got them was something they enjoyed, since I'm someone who doesn't do gifts a lot so I'd like the feedback on that (yes I'm an autist, how could you tell).
all in all, I'd consider it common courtesy to say thanks for receiving something.

[Anonymous No.10117188]

>>10116752
thank you!

>>10116906
it arrived thanks

[Anonymous No.10118359]

>>10115246
I've learnt from past years to just not bother with cards desu. As much as snail mail is charming it's too unreliable to send small gifts with a card and people often never get it or never bother to post it. Shopping for and exhanging gifts is more satisfying and it's more likely something will be done if you get grinched or something goes missing.

[Anonymous No.10124906]

So did everyone receive their gifts? What about Karl, no happy ending for him? Also everyone who participated do not be sad if you didn't get acknowledgement, you are still valued

[Anonymous No.10125936]

>>10116033
Ah, I'm terribly sorry, I sent it to the old address then... I'll try to request to have it returned to me if that helps? I should have checked; I sent it in a hurry... :(

[Anonymous No.10126413]

>>10124906
Mine is getting delivered today!!! Expect a post later.

[Anonymous No.10126415]

>>10125936
Nonono it's fine! I still have access to my old address. You're good!

[Anonymous No.10126545]

Soon

[Anonymous No.10126641]

>>10126545
Oh holy fuck I'm so nervous I hope you like it, I was so worried you wouldn't get it and was talking to USPS all day lol

[Anonymous No.10126701]

>>10126641
I love it!!! Oh my goodness it's a perfect fit!
I've always wanted a shirt like this, sorta futuristic with an aesthetic vibe, but most importantly you were right, /fa/ would be proud!
Funnily enough I never really could figure out what to grab as a fashion choice when I browsed there a few times, always found a few things that looked good but nothing that looked great on me or a certain style that fit with how I look in general. This is perfect though! Really! I love it
(for those immediately curious like I was about what it said, the text reads "Far Journey" which is pretty appropriate for the design)
I never thought this type of fashion would suit me but it just goes to show how important it is to try new things, this was just the nudge I needed. Easily one of my favorite shirts in my wardrobe now!

(More to come, also please no bully my room I wanted to get this out fast)

[Anonymous No.10126719]

>>10126701
>>10126641
And then a combination of gifts from both of my favorite anime (I'm putting the guppy sticker on my PC tower right after I finish writing this) I've wanted to have a real journal/itinerary that's personalized for a long time, you can bet I'm going to use it!
As soon as I grab some proper non-tearing poster putty I'm going to be putting that up as well, I've been meaning to add some life to this place for a while and this is perfect for that.
Finally, the cosplay guide. Again, fantastic, you were 100% right that I was primarily an armor guy, and it's so nice to finally have a proper guide that I can consult while I'm working rather than needing to constantly check a guide on my phone or computer, not to mention how much more professional and tailored this is to someone like me. Really, I can't say thanks enough!

Everything was wonderful, I'm overjoyed to be getting all this! A very Happy Holidays and the Best of New Years!

[Anonymous No.10126783]

>>10126719
Oh you don't know how relieved I am that you like everything and that it got there safely ;_; <3

[Anonymous No.10126916]

>>10126701
>>10126719
>>10126783
nice, seems like everything worked out in the end
am glad that all parties are satisfied