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- Ammit December 2016
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2016 Secret Santa!
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Welcome to the 2016 HJ Secret Santa!
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year
And Christmas means Secret Santa time!
You can enter HJ1 or HJ2 Secret Santas, or both (if you have an account on both games). If you will be joining both games please fill out 2 separate forms, one for each game and send your message in that game's forum to keep everything clear.
There are two groups to choose from; Under 100k and Over 100k worth of gifts. The persons name you receive will be from the same group you signed up for. Pick the group that best fits your financial status. **Keep in mind, real life cash is not required for the over 100k group; many amazing gifts are found without that added boost - don't let this deter you from entering this level. The receiving is not what is important here, it's the feeling of giving the perfect present for that special someone!**
Submit your entries anytime between now and December 3rd.
Same process as last year for sending entries. Send your entry in as an in game Private Message via the HJ forum to your game's Santa:
HJ1 entries (OVER or UNDER 100ks) go to Blue Meadow Farm.
HJ2 entries (OVER or UNDER 100ks) go to EccentricEquines.
On or before December 10th the Santa will send you a PM with the name and ID# of the person you will be giving gifts to, and that persons wish list.
Between December 23rd and 25th you can send a PM to your gift recipient and let them know what you have for them! Anonymous gifts may be sent any time after December 20th. The elf for HJ1 is going to be -CJ- Stables (ID 173797) - they can help you with relaying information you forgot to provide to your Secret Santa, or as an anonymous horse buyer, question asker, and overall fun helper for the Secret Santas themselves once names are given out. Thanks for your help CJ!
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Reminders:
-Do you have any members blocked from viewing your barns? If so, you may need to unblock those barns for Secret Santa. It’s the Christmas season, the time of year to put aside any differences!
-Do you have any brothers, sisters, spouses or other family members that that play the game? If so, tell us your family members forum name on the entry form. The ONLY exceptions made to a random draw for SS will be for family members.
-Would you be willing to be a last minute back up SS, if needed? You would not get your SS name until closer to December 23, in the event someone drops out, or is unable to participate at the last minute. Send a note to either Santa to let them know you would be willing, if so.
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How to give anonymous gifts (only available if you have an online payment account like PayPal):
1. Go to the Upgrades link on the menu on the left side of your game screen
2. Select the Upgrade you want to buy (or barns, pastures, boost tokens, GMT Token, or Game cash – HBs).
3. Replace your Stable ID number (in the box provided) with the Stable ID number of the person you want to receive the gift.
4. Click add to cart.
5. You will then be directed to the payment method page (PayPal), to pay for the gift.
6. The gift will appear in the stable of the person whose ID you entered.
You can also send eggs, straws, and embryos via the Advanced Breeding Lab without the receipient knowing where they came from (be careful if they are all your own horses, as they may guess who you are!) This years elves for each forum will be noted once known - you can contact those people to help you buy horses inconspicuously and hold them until you are ready to send them.
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Some gift ideas:
Rare genes, including new genes such as Axiom, Ice 9 and 10 (with appropriate permissions,) DP [dense pigment], wild bay, and the new browns, as well as the old Limited Edition like Sooty Plus, Sabino1/2/3, W3/4, Satin, Kit Promoter, Gulastra Plume, all the Ices, Splash2 or Splash3 and Nexus.
HBs
Breeding Horses
Show Ponies
Signature art
Tattoo Art
Eggs
Straws
Barns or pastures
GMT tokens or Candycane/seaponies
Boosts
Level Upgrades
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Last but NOT least, the most important thing:
DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ENTRY!
Be sure you list your Forum name, ID number, server number, and likes and dislikes.
For the entry, copy below this line, paste into a forum private message, fill out and send to the appropriate Santa. Your Santa will send a note back within 48 hours indicating it was received. If you do not hear back after that time, please check in via Private Message to make sure it was received.
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HJ1 Secret Santa Sign Up Form
Forum name:
Server: HJ1
Member ID:
Please Select a Group:
[ ] Group 1: Under 100,000 group. This group opts to not spend real cash, and will stay under a 100,000 hb spending limit.
[ ] Group 2: Over 100,000 group. This group can give gifts of a 100,000+ hb value. No spending limit. This group makes Ammit happy because infusions to spend on whatever you like are popular.
Any family members playing?
List some likes and dislikes to help your Secret Santa decide on the perfect gift for you (for example: certain genes, WB/pony, uneven breeding, quality level, etc.)
Things I like:
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Can you sign up for two groups or just have to choose one? (So sign up for under100k group AND over 100k group?)HJ1 160524
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I'm sure that last year a player did that on HaJ 2, but maybe the ones running this have a different opinion this year.
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You can do both (I encourage it, if you have the means - its quite a bit different in terms of wish lists between the two!)
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Side note - I am not getting notifications when I get inbox messages, so if you don't get a response from me on questions, entries, etc, please ping me on this post or via facebook (Kerri Stuecken on there.)
I have processed all entries that I have received up to this point!Thanked by 1Pagan -
OK, got everyone entered up to this point, except a couple that I needed format changes on. Sorry for the delay on yesterdays, had some farm animal emergencies to attend to!
NOTE: Please make sure you copy and paste the format above and fill in the required info. It makes sending a gaziilion messages out much easier to have them in the same format. If they aren't sent this way, I will send back a note asking you to resubmit them. Thanks for the understanding! -
Sorry to hear about those emergencies. I hope they all got resolved satisfactorily.
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Everything worked out fine; only to get slammed with some holiday stuff. Solved now and all entries have been recorded. I am going to leave this open until midnight tonight and then start working on the entries. Get them in everyone, if you haven't already!
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Oh shoot! I forgot to get my entries in. I'll do that as soon as I get home in a bit.
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Sent mine in!
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OK all the entries that I have received are included. I am calling this a wrap. Also, please do me and your givers a huge favor and DON'T change forum or game names until after the event is over. It makes sending secret santas out very difficult and confuses your givers. If you have ALREADY changed yours, please message me off of your entry and let me know how to correct it. Thanks!
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You have everyone's member id. Id numbers did not change so name changes should not be an issue. :)Need to contact me? Read this first.
I sometimes get busy and miss things. If your private message, question, etc. gets missed please ping me so I can follow up with you. I am also always happy to explain or clarify. (HAJ does not have a customer service email, please send me a forum message! )
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Darn I knew this was coming up and should have checked forum sooner lol. Guess I'll try next year
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Ok, all entries for HJ1 have been sent out. I sent notes on the individual entries, but some items on the overall post might help too:
-Because of the name changes, the names may not match up; you can search horses by their ID given, and look to see who the owner is in the search list. That would be the name you enter for your PMs.
- Your elf for this year is CJ Stables. If you have questions that need clarified by your recipient, need to buy horses but don't have buddy sales, or need an intermediary in any way, reach out to her (or me, if you cannot get ahold of her) for help.
- The name of the game on this is EFFORT. No one will remember or care if you do not spend tons on them, so long they feel like you read their list and really tried to make them happy. Please keep that in mind while searching for gifts!
Good luck and happy shopping!Thanked by 1LakeOndowaFarm -
Note--the elf has changed stable names. I think, based on a search of the ID number, the new name is BlueSprings.Thanked by 1Pagan
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Yes, sorry about that guys.
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Thank you SandyCreekAcres!
I had received a bunch of messages on the elf name change, but was away from the game due to other commitments (and I don't receive notices on forum messages anymore!) So sorry for the delay in response for everyone!
If anyone needs anything and can't get ahold of me, you can always message or tag me on FB as well (Kerri Stuecken.)Post edited by Blue meadow farm at 2016-12-18 04:22:06 -
I'm so excited to send my SS her gift. I don't know how I'm going to wait the last few days.
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So, today we can start sending things anonymously! Sneaks off to send things...
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*Post edited by BlackMagic at 2016-12-21 06:58:57
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I have just messaged my recipient. I hope they like my gift.
HJ1 - 30304
Licensed for: Axiom Red, Axiom Green, HMGA2 Height Regulator, Dun Factor Promoter 2, Mushroom, Onyx, Splash M, Ice 2, Ice 4, Ice 6, Ice 18, Ice19, Ice 20, Chinchilla, Phantom Autumn, Phantom Diamond Sparkle, storm cloudThanked by 1northern pasture -
how do you send things anonymously?
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and how do you just send things? via a buddy chat? do you have to put the horses up for sale? how do you transfer funds and stuff? sorry i'm asking so many questions, i've haven't had a chance to do a lot of these kinds of things before.
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The Elf, BlueSprings, has a buddy chat room. You would have to coordinate schedules to sell a horse to her quickly, so noone else could snap it up. Then she could facilitate the transfer to the intended receiver.
Starting today, you can send your SS giftee a PM telling them what gifts you have for them. Then you would just have to make arrangements to sell any horses when both of you could be online.
To send game cash, you check under Community and click on Pay Another Member. You will need to use your giftee's ID number, then you enter the amount of money you wish to transfer. A little notice will show up at the top of the page, saying you have paid that member. I make a habit of copying that message and PMing it to the person I'm sending money to, just so they will know that it has been done (and also because the transaction record in HaJ2 doesn't report this kind of transaction). Here in HaJ1, it will show up in your record and in the record of the person you are paying.
I don't know if you are in the second group that is allowed to use real life money to purchase gifts. If so, and you wanted to buy someone a barn, then you would go to Upgrade with Real Money, select the gift you want to send (you can do this with GMT's as well) then, before you put it into your cart, you have to put your giftee's Id number in the place where your ID number is the default. After you complete the transaction, the barn or pasture, or GMT token (or upgrade) will appear in the giftee's account like magic, and they won't know where it came from until you tell them.
Things paid for with game cash like straws, will show up with the seller's name in the record. However, you could make arrangements for the owner of the straws to sell them directly to your giftee, with a PM saying that they are a gift from the Secret Santa.
And always, if you want to make sure you remain anonymous, you can always ask the elf to be the middle person in the transaction. I'm the elf for HaJ 2, and wow, have I been busy with this job. But I'm enjoying it very much.Thanked by 1Blue meadow farm