Secret Santa 2016

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. My PM box has been cleared, spreadsheets sorted and a large bottle of wine is chilling in the fridge..

Yes, you guessed it, Boards Secret Santa is back once again! I’ve decided I haven’t had enough punishment over the past couple of years so we’re back.

So, step up with all creatures furry, feathered, scaled, spined and anything else in between!

Most of you are familiar with how this works, but as we always welcome newbies with open arms – here’s how it works.

The rules are simple, this is a Secret Santa for your pets. You can enter as many pets as you like, and you will buy presents for an equal number of pets.

Any type of pet can enter – cat, dog, rabbit, rats, fish, chickens, horses, reptiles – you get the idea. We will *especially* welcome entries from stick insects!

You can buy or create your presents however you like but the limit for spending is €10. You can be surprised how much you can do with that small amount!

You must have 100 posts or over on boards to enter to ensure all entries are genuine posters.

Unfortunately, due to this being a very time consuming process and my recent attainment of a life, the entries are will be reduced to 30 this year. So, get those entries in quick! :P

Closing date for entries: November 18th. This is closing a week earlier this year to allow time for packages to arrive if any problems are encountered.

Posting dates: November 25th to December 2nd. (Keep in mind especially if ordering presents online). You are of course more than welcome to post before this date if you have presents sorted!

Opening date: December 22nd

For those of you wishing to enter, PM me with the following:

Your Details
-Your Name – Make sure that the package will reach you, you can use your full name or initials.
-Your Address – this will be treated with the strictest confidence. This can be your home address, or a c/o address/ work address!
-EirCode – if applicable!

Your pet’s details
-Species:
-Pet’s name (optional):
-Gender:
-Breed/size:
-Is food allowed: (note that some animals may suffer from allergies)
-Likes/Dislikes:


NB: When posting your package, please use the owners name as postal address to avoid confusion. It would be nice if you could include the pets name elsewhere on the package, for example: Patch C/O John Smith, as some users enter multiple pets!

This thread is going to be a happy fun place to discuss all things Secret Santa related and post pictures so if there are any problems don’t hesitate to PM me.

Also, hat tip to my wonderful OH who isn’t on boards for designing the beautiful cover picture. I asked for a couple of Santa hats to be thrown on some animal stock images and she came up with this with my own babies slotted in!!

Can’t believe this is the 7th year already! You can find links to the previous threads here: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010.

Let the madness commence!