GWJ Secret Stan 2018: Who Was That Masked Elf?!

Bonus_Eruptus wrote:

Aww yiss. Gotta outdo myself this time.

As far as I’m concerned, that’s impossible. <3

AH FRICK FRICK FRICKITY FRICK I MISSED OUT FILLING IN THE FORM!

I’m okay with getting two victims, Trichy, if it helps balancing out the numbers to fit Maq in.

Nah, I can make it work. Maq will just need to fill out the form, pay the embarrassingly high late fee (fun fact: not a cash penalty, but so much worse!), and he's in.

The anticipation is killing me. Who do I get to gift? What do I get them? How many scorpions fit in the average shoe box?

18.

I'm thinking putting scorpions in the packages should be a requirement this year.

Thanks trichy! I'm feeling good about my target.

So I know y'all are way ahead of me on this, but I'm gonna randomly start friend requesting lots of you on different platforms, just to cover my tracks!

What's the etiquette if you're buying something from a list that your victim maintains somewhere online? Should I try to mark that the item has been purchased? Or do people generally know not to buy themselves stuff while this is going on?

A_Unicycle wrote:

What are the big sites outside of Australia? We don't really have Amazon here though I've heard enough about it to know it's the major online retailer practically everywhere else. I can just plug in my giftee's address and pay on my own card...right?

In the UK and Ireland, Amazon.co.uk is a great option for that, and most EU countries have their own version which I'd imagine works just as well. You can definitely have a different delivery address to your billing address too, I've done that a few times. Plus, at least for me, it tells you the price in £ and the exact amount that it'll charge you in your local currency.

ditto on the friend requests thing. will be doing something similar over the next couple of days.

I have hired a cadre of private eyes to follow multiple people to avoid suspicion. So if you feel like you are being followed over the next month.... you are.

So I'm trying to pin down what sort of goodies I'd like to make. My victim did not mention any food allergies/sensitivities, so should I just pick a crowd favorite and hope for the best? I suppose if they can't have it or just hate it, they could always gift it to someone else.

St.Hillary wrote:

So I'm trying to pin down what sort of goodies I'd like to make. My victim did not mention any food allergies/sensitivities, so should I just pick a crowd favorite and hope for the best? I suppose if they can't have it or just hate it, they could always gift it to someone else.

Your fudge is amazing. :heart_eyes:

Rather than clog up trichy's inbox playing telephone: to whoever has me this year, my Amazon wishlist was accidentally set to private, so it should work now. But please give me a couple days to fill it; it's been a super busy week, and I haven't had a chance to fill it yet. Thanks!

St.Hillary wrote:

So I'm trying to pin down what sort of goodies I'd like to make. My victim did not mention any food allergies/sensitivities, so should I just pick a crowd favorite and hope for the best? I suppose if they can't have it or just hate it, they could always gift it to someone else.

I have no food allergies, but carbs don't seem to like me. I'll win them over someday.

Odd. Carbs *love* me. They never seem to want to leave.

Due to a double Cuban coffee and a few free hours, all PMs have been sent. I've sent some PMs asking for clarification on a few details, so get back to me as soon as you can if I send you an information request.

There's a reason I only make some of this stuff around the holidays, because they all come with a guarantee to ruin your diet.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Your fudge is amazing. :heart_eyes:

Thank you so much! That's a pretty popular one. I make insane amounts every December for friends and family, that eventually I just start giving away the extras to anyone who will get it out of my damn house.

Reminder to all,
Make sure your various game profiles (blizzard, destiny, PSN, xbox, etc.) are also public so people can stalk you that way.

I'm just saying that if you make a batch of fudge that's too big and want to sell it to someone in Colorado, let me know.

Whomever has mine. I put info on an Amazon gift list, but over the next couple days, I also will be filling it out and making another, more generic ideas list somewhere.

Challenge accepted.

The list I left was pretty generic, but the one I got is pretty specific. I don't know if I did it right. This is my first time.

EverythingsTentative wrote:

The list I left was pretty generic, but the one I got is pretty specific. I don't know if I did it right. This is my first time.

Meh, it's a better to be specific if there are things not to get you, dietary or whatever. If you are open to whatever, then it matters less.

That feeling when your pre-stalking was successful. I already follow my victim on various networks. Muhahahahahahaha

Stevintendo wrote:

So I know y'all are way ahead of me on this, but I'm gonna randomly start friend requesting lots of you on different platforms, just to cover my tracks!

I've been wanting to do this with all of you and now I have a convenient excuse.

I just want to say I appreciate how easy my victim has made it to find their various social media accounts. Down the rabbit hole I go!

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(Also, you've got pretty excellent tastes. Looking forward to the gifting!)

For those of you looking, here's where you can get the past few years' of threads:

2014 Secret Stan: The Rise of Trichy Claus
2015 Secret Stan: 50 Shades of Trichy Claus
2016 Secret Stan: The Trichy Claus Awakens
2017 Secret Stan: Now With Fifty Percent More Wassel

And here's a perennial treat from 2016:

All you people giving out lists, that's what the stalking is for!

Googles has unearthed my victims first ever GWJ forum posting... interesting.

Hmmm... I feel like I'm in a stake out phase of my stalking... Gotta be patient... Should have brought more snacks...

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