Apparently I have little over 200 posts now, so count me in for international.
Some small questions/remarks:
I guess import charges are for the receiver? Or how is this handled?
The 20-25 USD is excluding shipping, right? So we all receive something of close-to-equal value, despite the varying shipping fees.
So we get the information on November 14th. What if you come up with and buy something that same day, but for whatever reason it doesn’t arrive before December 7th? I personally live in The Netherlands, and usually orders arrive at around 1.5-3 weeks, but if the seller is for instance slow with shipping (a week after payment), and the shipping takes 3.5-4 weeks, it wouldn’t arrive in time. Especially around November, December, January orders seem to take longer to arrive.
How many years has this been organized so far, or was last year the first time?
You’re listed in the international pool but I have a note by your name to get a USA recipient. It’s a scenario I hadn’t considered. Not sure yet what exactly I’m going to do with international participants who want to designate a specific country as their destination. Skinst is in a similar situation. But I’m just externally processing now.
Just know that International placement is a personal distinction and does not come as a disregard for your request.
If you would be willing, can you post here to register after having reached the 50 post limit? It’s a lot to orchestrate and noting that I need to go back and check post counts for potential participants is complicated. I’m confident you will reach the goal but want to avoid registering people in anticipation of them having met the requirements to be registered.
For the sake of consistency, read my response above and post when you hit 50 for me.