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I have 11 identical emails off you about secret santa - please stop!

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twirlypoo · 01/12/2015 11:07

I love you guys, lots, really.... but over the last hour I have had 11 emails thanking me for donating to secret santa and giving me my postage label thingy to print.

I get the hint. I will send it. Promise. Please will you stop emailing me now?!

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MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 15/12/2015 13:23

@fastdaytears

I only got 7 so I'm not very important!

I can't make the link to the "thank you" thread work. Is it up and running yet?

Hi fastdaytears The Secret Santa Thank You thread is now live! [santa]

fastdaytears · 02/12/2015 20:06

I only got 7 so I'm not very important!

I can't make the link to the "thank you" thread work. Is it up and running yet?

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 02/12/2015 15:16

@daisychain01

I'm another MNer with the multiple emails except I noticed that I have been allocated two different numbers (so there are 6 emails in all, 3 with 1 unique SS number and another 3 with a 2nd unique SS number)

But for all 6 emails, there is only 1 gift recipient (as their 'narrative' is the same for each email).

Any problems with that?

Hi daisychain01, no problem. You've been matched with only one nominee. So sorry for any confusion. [santa]

daisychain01 · 02/12/2015 14:15

But for all 6 emails, there is only 1 gift recipient (as their 'narrative' is the same for each email).

Any problems with that?

AssembleTheMinions · 02/12/2015 12:00

Sorry Sandy I've sent you a pm as well

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 02/12/2015 11:56

Whew! Thanks.

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 02/12/2015 11:45

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius

Sandy - I have just realised - I sent out my Secret Santa parcel yesterday, but it was ordered online, and I forgot to put my MN Secret Santa ID on it - does that matter?

Not at all. The coding system just gives everyone anonymity, but if they choose to share their code with their matched nominee then posting on the thank you thread can be more focused. [santa]

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 02/12/2015 11:24

Sandy - I have just realised - I sent out my Secret Santa parcel yesterday, but it was ordered online, and I forgot to put my MN Secret Santa ID on it - does that matter?

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 02/12/2015 11:19

Thanks to everyone for being so lovely about the email error from yesterday. Over the years our tech team have worked their magic on Secret Santa and we do hope you can forgive us this small hiccup. [santa]

cozie A big thank you so much for helping everyone out on the thread [santa]

If anyone has any further queries please drop us a mail at [email protected]. Try to avoid using the PMing system as there is a chance that your message will not get picked up if I'm not on duty. [santa]

OhYouBadBadKitten · 02/12/2015 08:36

Sandy I have pmed you too.

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 01/12/2015 16:42

@Jetcatisback

Sandy I have pm'd you re my match if you could check please

Will do. [santa]

Jetcatisback · 01/12/2015 16:16

Sandy I have pm'd you re my match if you could check please

MNHQ

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 01/12/2015 16:14

(she means goat. Sandy's quite the goat wrestler on the sly.)

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 01/12/2015 16:13

I love you all!

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 01/12/2015 16:10

@cozietoesie

Don't worry, Sandy - MNSS wouldn't be MNSS without some SNAFU to keep us all enlivened. This will just become The Year They Couldn't Stop Sending Us Emails. (Even though I only had 7 so am in the 'really unimportant' group.)

Go and have some .

What's that you say? Email envy? Mine's a G & T.

cozietoesie · 01/12/2015 16:00

Go and have some .

MNHQ

SandyMumsnet · 01/12/2015 15:47

The lovely tech team have now identified this glitch and are working on a fix. Meanwhile please visit HERE where you will be able to print the correct address label and indicate when you've sent your gift. Your correct Secret Santa nickname will be on the nominee's address label you use to deliver your gift.
Please ignore any duplicate emails and just rely on the info on this page.

Secret Santa is always an administrative challenge, but this error has been a particular faff for you all and we're really very sorry.

MNHQ

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 01/12/2015 14:30

You are not the only one.

glentherednosedbattleostrich · 01/12/2015 14:10

Ooh, do I win with my 14?

As an aside, am I the only one who pictures poor tech being kept in a little cage in the corner of the office only let out to fix things and pour the gin?

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 01/12/2015 13:32

cozietoesie · 01/12/2015 13:29

Considerably less important. (Someone on the SS thread has had 42!)

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 01/12/2015 13:13

I see I am not the only one - though I have only had 8 emails so far - so I am clearly far less important and valuable than twirlypoo!

Has Tech been on the gin again?

MNHQ

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 01/12/2015 13:06

You gotta look at the upside... because of this thread everyone knows that you lot are all lovely and generous and show goodwill to fellow men (excl. Techs, obvs) at Christmas. Some might even say it's a cunning stealth boast, but not me... oh no.

cozietoesie · 01/12/2015 12:55

Thanks Helen and Sandy - although I'm feeling rather hard done by with only 7 .

MNHQ

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 01/12/2015 12:29

UPDATE: Tech has switched off the popup in order to concentrate on the over-enthusiastic email situation. So, every cloud...

Sincere apologies again.

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