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For anyone interested in knowing exactly how it will work, I'm going to run it exactly as I did last year. Here is the run down:
>sign ups start the day after Halloween and will go on for 2 weeks
>I make a google form that asks for your name, address, proof of address, email, what country you're from, whether or not you're comfortable shipping domestically, a list of the items you want, and if you're willing to sign up as a replacement santa in case someone grinches
>there will also be a section for general notes for anything you want me to be aware of alongside your entry
>proof address is a picture proving your address is genuinely yours, a piece of mail with your name on it works, a picture of your mail box with your address, etc, P.O. box addresses will not be allowed
>replacement santa sign up is to prepare for the reality that no matter what I do to make sure everyone follows through, there is still the potential that someone doesn't get their gift. If you say yes, it means you're up for sending another gift to someone who didn't get anything by January after I've confirmed they've really been grinched. It's perfectly fine if you don't want to sign up. I don't make that information public, ever.
>you list 5 items you want within the price range that I list, leave links and/or be descriptive enough that your santa can figure out what you want (i.e. Don't say "surprise me")
>after sign ups end, google will take the information entered into the form and present it into a spread sheet for me which I will then organize into pairs according to who wants to ship global or domestic
>the next deadline after this is the proof of purchase deadline where you'll need to email me proof that you have your gift ready to ship, it's been shipped already with a tracking number, and/or a receipt of your purchase
This system worked out well last year with no grinches. I haven't decided on the price range yet but it will probably be around 20-30 bucks like last year.
