It might be as a reminder to this year's participants that it is quite disappointing to do your part and not receive a gift in your own right. We've had a few say they'll play then not send anything, a sure way to convince a few they maybe don't want to try it again. It's a small thing that can go a long way, sending a few trinkets to make a fellow Mudcatter feel good, but it comes across as a big negative when nothing is received and no communication is offered by the errant Santa.

So if you're IN, you're really in, shop or make it early and get it in the mail. Especially if you're trying to ship from overseas.

I don't think there was ever a resolution of last year's Santas, was there? Who sent to whom?

SRS