The Official UnUnOfficial Not Official PM Secret Santa 2025 Thread

[sablebrush52]

Could someone give me the TL:DR for how this works?

First of all, everyone is required to sign up. Generally, when you do that, you include your contact information and your tobacco preferences. You may also state those tobacco preferences in the thread, assuming anyone really cares about what you like. I've always specified tins of tobaccos priced at above $200 per tin at the minimum, but that never happens for some reason.

You are then matched with a sucker, victim, esteemed other member who will be the unlucky recipient of your discards generosity. The pairings are not reciprocal. Generally, a two tin limit of your most disgusting vile finest and rarest crap cellarings is considered optimal, but some showoffs particularly generous members have been known to exceed the limit, including gifts of poison laced candies, burnt out pipes, unruly children, used toilet paper, and thoughtful little gifts.

Given the current tariff chaos, I doubt that US to whatever the hell is out there across the pond parings will be made ever again this time around.

 

[fireground_piper]

I thought all you had to do was say "I'm in"? Probably been doing it wrong.

 

[Waning Embers]

 

[Chalaw87]

I was literally looking for the PMSS 2025 thread the other day thinking I missed it. Hopefully the schenanigans will resume this year. Mike will be missed.

 

[Sobrbiker]

#ManyHandsMakeLightWork

…. And multiplies the opportunities for epic shenanigans

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

most disgusting vile finest and rarest crap cellarings

Yeah well I only like smoking Ratrace “Big Honker Flake”, good luck finding that stuff!

 

[Skippy Piper]

Maybe we could start the 2025 blend of the year elimination instead.

+1 1792

 

[VDL_Piper]

+1 1792

You misspelled 179spew! -5

 

[Brendan]

You misspelled 179spew! -5

Plus 2 for 1792

The above is what happens to people who disparage the wonderful flake...

(Edit: Seriously though, from a fellow countryman, if you have any lying around you no longer need, gladly dispose of it for you)

 

[LotusEater]

Secret Santa will happen, don't worry.

The return of the king?

 

[LotusEater]

The return of the king?

 

[woodsroad]

Not sure what it undertakes to put this on each year, but if help is needed in some areas I would be willing to pitch-in and help. #ManyHandsMakeLightWork

It’s time-consuming. Very time-consuming. Using Google Sheets cuts down the tediousness quite a bit, but it’s still a full time job with a lot of details that need to be watched. The matches, for example, really need to be done manually in order to sort them accoding to likes, geographically and who is willing to ship internationally (although I suspect that the rise of tarriffs and oppressive customs has put an end to that).

I need to see if I can use some kind of Mail Merge widget to send out the match notifications. That takes a lot of time. Does anyone have mad skilz creating emails that pull data from a spreadsheet?

 

[scloyd]

On March 18, I received an email from Mike explaining why he was "stepping away from the forum for a little bit."

He and I have emailed back and forth a few times since then, including about a week ago. He and his family sound to be doing well, but I am not under the impression that intends to come back to the forum at this point (perhaps I'm mistaken, but I have not been led to believe otherwise).

As far as I know, I would not plan on Mike leading a Secret Santa this year.

Mike and I have been in contact with each other also. I won't go into any details. I don't think Mike will be back. But, who knows...only Mike knows.

 

[Dshift]

It’s time-consuming. Very time-consuming. Using Google Sheets cuts down the tediousness quite a bit, but it’s still a full time job with a lot of details that need to be watched. The matches, for example, really need to be done manually in order to sort them accoding to likes, geographically and who is willing to ship internationally (although I suspect that the rise of tarriffs and oppressive customs has put an end to that).

I need to see if I can use some kind of Mail Merge widget to send out the match notifications. That takes a lot of time. Does anyone have mad skilz creating emails that pull data from a spreadsheet?

I could also offer a pair of helping hands - let me know how I could help. Unfortunately I can't help with the email thing... but matching and whatever else count me in.

 

[Dshift]

First of all, everyone is required to sign up. Generally, when you do that, you include your contact information and your tobacco preferences. You may also state those tobacco preferences in the thread, assuming anyone really cares about what you like. I've always specified tins of tobaccos priced at above $200 per tin at the minimum, but that never happens for some reason.

You are then matched with a sucker, victim, esteemed other member who will be the unlucky recipient of your discards generosity. The pairings are not reciprocal. Generally, a two tin limit of your most disgusting vile finest and rarest crap cellarings is considered optimal, but some showoffs particularly generous members have been known to exceed the limit, including gifts of poison laced candies, burnt out pipes, unruly children, used toilet paper, and thoughtful little gifts.

Given the current tariff chaos, I doubt that US to whatever the hell is out there across the pond parings will be made ever again this time around.

Ok I am in! Do I have to sign with blood or anything like that?

 

[sablebrush52]

Ok I am in! Do I have to sign with blood or anything like that?

Just your pinky finger.

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Just your pinky finger.

Ok pinky marked for removal, next steps??

 

[Brad H]

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Ok pinky marked for removal, next steps??

Looser has to cut it off their pinky toe with a shovel and have to drink it in a blended smoothie.

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Looser has to cut it off their pinky toe with a shovel and have to drink it in a blended smoothie.

Jamba juice’s own Toe-Beer!

 

[woodsroad]

There will be more on Secret Santa 2025 early next week.