Holiday gift-o-rama - gift some gifts! Gifts are open!

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Holiday gift-o-rama - gift some gifts! Gifts are open!

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Holy moly, it's the sixth annual holiday gift-o-rama :D This is your chance to gift Samanayrs, pets, accessories, and more to your friends for the holidays!

There will be a number of free gifts, and also some paid gifts available. All of the gifts will be revealed at some point before December 25, but until then you'll only know the type of gift you received, not what's in it :D

To make things easier for me, all gifts will be given anonymously. You're welcome to let your gift recipient know that you got the gift for them, but it's up to you to tell them, not me!

Rules and info

- Please no pouting or complaining if you don't receive a gift, or if you don't get the gift you want. Unfortunately there is a limited number of gifts available, and while I don't want anyone to miss out I also want to keep my sanity!
- Please don't beg in the thread for gifts. You can let people know you'd like a Samanayr gift by getting added to the hopeful list.
- You can only buy gifts for other people, not for yourself.

There also some limits for free and paid gifts, but there's more information about both types of gifts below. Read on for more info :D
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Re: Holiday gift-o-rama - gift some gifts! Gifts are open!

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There's three types of free gifts - Samanayrs, pet tokens, and accessories! Each type is being given out differently, so make sure you read everything in this post to get ready for gifting.

Each person can receive one free Samanayr, pet, and accessory. There's no limit to how many you can gift!

Availability announcements will be posted to either the Sam forum and PI, or just the Sam forum, so keep an eye out!
Samanayrs

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This year 10 Samanayrs (so far) will be finding homes through the gift-o-rama! Their giftbox is green with a red ribbon.

All of the Samanayr gifts will be given away through a random draw. Each person who wants to gift can include up to three different recipients with their Samanayr preferences for each person. 10 gifters will be randomly drawn, and the first person on their list will receive a gift Samanayr! If the first person listed has already received a free Samanayr gift, I'll go on to the next person in the gifter's entry. If the same happens with the next person, I'll go on to their third person. If all three have recived a gift, I'll go on to the next randomly drawn entry.

Rules!

- Each person can send in one Samanayr gifting PM.
- Please send me a PM on PI or the Sam forum, not both places.

The Samanayrs won't be revealed until the gifts open, but here's a sneak peek at them!
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If you'd like to gift a free Samanayr to someone, please send a PM to this account with the subject "Gifting - free Samanayr" and the following filled out:

Username:
First choice gift recipient:
Second choice gift recipient:
Third choice gift recipient:


This will be open until December 20, 1pm PST!
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There are 10 semi-custom pet tokens available as gifts this year!

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And they've all been given out, yay!
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Well, I'm not sure who was in charge of sorting out the accessories this year, but they're a little.. sillier than usual XD This year the available accessory gifts are the Felt Antlers, Warm Wool Socks, and Less Than Appealing Sweater! There will be a total of 15 accessory slots available, but you can decide which type your recipient will receive :D

Here's Fervor modeling all of this year's accessories:
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The draw for the last 5 accessory slots is now open! If you'd like to gift an accessory to someone, please send me a PM with the subject "Gifting - accessory" and the following filled out:

First choice gift recipient:
Accessory:
Second choice gift recipient:
Accessory:


This draw will be open until December 20, 8pm PST!
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Paid gifts ($ only) will be available every so often as I have time.

The giftbox for all paid gifts is gold with a red ribbon. Each person can receive a maximum of two paid gifts. There's no maximum of how many you can gift, but each person is limited to one slot per batch. So if there's five batches of paid gifts available, you can purchase one gift per batch for a total of five gifts.

This time around, there's two types of paid gifts :D
Tokens
Tokens can be redeemed at any time (although it may take me a bit to get to it if I'm busy!), and each one does what it says on the image :D

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Semi-custom token - $15

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Breeding token - $25
(please note you can use modiems and one-shot items, just not a combo resulting in multiple foals)

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Custom token - $20

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Splice token - $30
Custom Samanayr and pet slots
Prices and options - http://samanayrs.net/customs.php

If you purchase a custom Samanayr or pet, it'll be the usual process - you give me the form, I show you the sketch (unless it's a semi-custom or breeding), and once I've approved your sketch I finish up the custom. The difference this time is that you can't purchase it for yourself, and the recipient will have to wait until the presents open to see the end result!

If you're looking to gift a specific custom for someone, lots of folks have posted their custom wishlists on the Sam forum! You're welcome to add yours too :D

http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2383
How to buy


When paid slots are available, I'll make posts in the gifting thread on PI and the Sam forum. You'll have an hour to send in your form, and then the winners will be randomly selected!

In addition, each person who purchases a gift will receive a unique item - the Festive Fantasy Cookie. This is a one-use item and when used in a breeding, the foal(s) will receive one of these traits, determined randomly:

- Fairytale Wings
- Unicorn Horn
- Phoenix Tail
- Draconic Tail
- Wyvern (feathered, draconic, or faery)

When slots are available, please send this form if purchasing a token:

Gift recipient:
Token type:


If purchasing a custom, please use the forms on the customs page and include the gift recipient under 'username':

http://samanayrs.net/customs.php#form

There are currently no paid gift slots available!
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Do you really want a Samanayr for gift-o-rama? Maybe a pet? Let everyone know what you'd like by adding yourself to the wishlist!

If you're interested in receiving Samanayrs, pets, accessories, and/or items as gifts, just post in bold:
(username) is wishing for a Samanayr/pet/item this year! (just remove the things you wouldn't like to receive)

If you'd like anything Samanayr-related as a gift, just post in red:
(username) would love any gift!
Anything Wishlist!

Jennalyn
LBPhoenix
tierasa
amazondreamer
Janalee
ElvenArcher
Esperanza
yruvian
Jaes
CosmicDragon
hardwired
PoisonedPromise
Shlee
jeanstarwind
AranelSaraphim
silvermoondragon
Echos
Cameron
Codress
Orasteele
RikkuGirl
SilverDapples
Biadora
Harroway

Samanayr Wishlist!

Aholland
kaats711
tbiris
Tossico
LeChuck
LvSoulFriend
Operetta
FoxyJhai
Dementia
Minx
Kentouma
Toxicc
SunBlind
Katter

Accessory Wishlist!

tbiris
Kentouma (felt antlers)

Pet Wishlist

LvSoulFriend
FoxyJhai
Kentouma
CareBear89
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The gifts are finally open, hooray! If you received a gift you don't need to do anything to claim it, it'll appear in your inventory eventually XD I'm hoping to get everyone's inventories updated by the end of the week.

In the meantime, here's some info about the different gifts:

Pet tokens - Will appear in your inventory! They can be redeemed on the "Do stuff for me!" board - http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=20

Accessories - Will appear in your inventory (pardon the placeholder inventory images XD)! Can be equipped to a Samanayr on the "Do stuff for me!" board - http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=20

Custom/Semi-Custom/Breeding/Splice Tokens - These can be redeemed at any time, and how long it takes me to finish them depends on how much work and time I have. Ideally these can be redeemed through the "do stuff for me" board, but if you'd prefer not to post or can't access the forum you can send me a PM instead.

"Do stuff for me" token redeeming post with forms - http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1735

Samanayrs - Should have your name on the cert already, please let me know if there's any problems! I also realized I forgot to name them, so you’re welcome to name yours if you’d like, and I’ll name the rest after a week or so!

Gifts appear below the recipient's name!

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AranelSaraphim
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Bluestarwolf12
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Cameron
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CareBear89
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Codress
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CosmicDragon
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Echos
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ElvenArcher
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FoxyJhai
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hardwired
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Jaes
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Janalee
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jeanstarwind
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Jennalyn
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kaats711
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Kentouma
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LBPhoenix
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LvSoulFriend
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Minx
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Operetta
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RikkuGirl
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Shlee
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SilverDapples
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And that's gift-o-rama all set up, I'll start doing some gift draws later today ;D
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Jenn would love any gift! <3
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LBPhoenix would love any gift!
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tierasa would love any gift!

Though I never know what to do with the accessories. XD
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Amazondreamer would love any gift!

Those accessories are delightfully tacky!
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Janalee would love any gift!

*laughs* I don't know why those socks crack me up as much as they do- Fervor is definitely rockin' her look, though! XD Thanks so much for having another gift-o-rama, Sushi! I think it's the event I always look forward to the most. ^^
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ElvenArcher would love any gift! <3

Fervor is to die for. <3
All of the Sam's Faces look adorable. :D
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Esperanza would love any gift!

Ahh, everything looks so wonderful. I'm so excited to see what everyone receives this year. ❤️
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The wishlists have been updated, and there's some accessory and paid gifts available :D
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All gone!
The draw for the first 5 accessory slots is now open! If you'd like to gift an accessory to someone, please send me a PM with the subject "Gifting - accessory" and the following filled out:

First choice gift recipient:
Accessory:
Second choice gift recipient:
Accessory:


This draw will be open until December 6, 1pm PST/21:00 PI time!!
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All gone!
There are four paid gift slots available :D If you'd like to try for one, please send me a PM with the subject Paid gift and either a token or custom form filled out! See the third post of this thread for details on paid gifts.

This will be open until 9pm PST, and the winners will be randomly chosen from everyone who sent a PM :D
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Jaes would love any gift! :mrgreen:

This is one of my faovrite parts about the holiday season!
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LvSoulFriend is wishing for a Samanayr/pet this year!
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Operetta is wishing for a Samanayr this year!
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CosmicDragon would love any gift!
Aaaah, so looking forward to giving things this year! :D
Also; owl Sam!! *flails and coos and stalks*
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Yes I noticed the pretty owl. <3. Owls are some of my favorite birds. :D
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The wishlists have been updated, and looks like we have our first gifts floating around in the holiday hotspring :D
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Bluestarwolf12 would love any gift!

Love the Gift-o-rama <3 Happy Holidays, everyone!
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Wish lists and gift list both updated :D

Another round of gifts should be available in the next couple of days!
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Eee! *hugs everyone around* Thanks so much mystery gifter! :D
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I really love seeing the packages drift into the hot springs. Hehehe. And somehow Retta and I always manage to buy them for each other. XD
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