White Elephant Dead Beats

[Boneyard Bowhunter]

I think all the people who got into the White Elephant swap and didn't send anything or get in touch with the person they agreed to send to, have broken an agreement. What do you think should be done?

[Terry Green]

Boneyard....what do you think should be done?....I'm seriously asking.

[Guru]

I can understand not sending anything yet, we all get busy or maybe have plans to make something for someone....

But that said....If a guy hasn't even got in touch with who they're supposed to send something to, or is ignoring any contact with them....them maybe something should be done....but like Terry said...What?

[trapperDave]

call em out

[trapperDave]

and ban them from future white elephants AND giveaways

[rascal]

I participated in the white elephant this year for the first time and it all went off without a hitch for my part, glad it did because it was a lot of fun.  I would like to point out that perhaps a bit of leniency could be shown this year, I personally know of several people this year since the white elephant was started that have lost their jobs.  Might be a bit embarassing to admit that for some and the obligations to family put a serious strain on charity and fun.

I know this might not be the case for all the individuals that didnt send or make contact but it could be for quite a few.

[wtpops]

This is just my opion but the White Elephant is just a friendly give away. It is all on the honor system, nobody paid for any thing. If you sent your item to someone you made that person feel good and made a friend. If someone intentionaly did not send something then i feel sorry for that person and the way they were raised. I know if i did something like that and my mother found out she would drive over here and put one up side my head and im 51 years old.

What im trying to say is it is a friendly exchange between friends and nobody actualy owes anyone anything but its to bad that some we call friends here would not follow through.

With all that said i dont know what could be done. I just know that i would not want to be one of those guys and then end up in a hunting camp and come face to face with some White Elephant guys, that would be embarrassing and you would feel like a fool.

[Kingstaken]

Unless you paid and got ripped off, no need to call anyone out and embarass them.
I say let it go.
Without knowing, your giving of a white elephant was worth more then you'll ever know.
Rewards come others ways.

[daveycrockett]

Well said, King.  

[freeman]

It's a shame we're even having to discuss this. I'd say treat it like any other rip-off.  I say we don't need these kind of people around...

[Jesse Minish]

wtpops "I just know that i would not want to be one of those guys and then end up in a hunting camp and come face to face with some White Elephant guys, that would be embarrassing and you would feel like a fool."

If they were in my camp it would be more like an A*$ whipping and not just them feeling like a fool or embarrassed.

[Guru]

Rascal, WT, and Jim, Good points....

[ishiwannabe]

You know, no one knows what circumstances are responsible. Heck no one ever knows what they get until it arrives.
I think instead of calling them out, have a mod discreetly contact them to find out the details. If that doesnt work or the circumstances arent dire enough, then maybe further steps like banning from future events would help.

It is something meant to be fun, sad that some havent had that experience. I for one had a great time...Im truly sad for those that didnt.

Worse case scenario...you arent out anything you didnt want to give away anyway.

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by Guru:
Rascal, WT, and Jim, Good points....

I was thinking the same thing myself

but Jamie makes a good suggestion, not to put more on the Mods,  but not a bad suggestion to find out the whole story.

[Matty]

I was one of the people who didnt get anything And for a first time Participant I was a bit dissappointed.  NOT beacuse I was looking For a Gift or a FREE handout But because some took advantage of the System and that IRK's $#!+ out of me.      
I did not contact the person who didnt hold up his end of the bargain, and I'm not going to.  I'm not that Childish.  If someone else wants to call them out on a list thats their Business.  I'm just glad I could make someone else smile.

[Jesse Minish]

Get the whole story. Like what? Could they not afford to send what they received in the White Elephant to the person behind them? I am broke as a I ever have been and have been selling stuff like crazy to pay bills. IF I participated in the exchange I sure as heck could have found something to send as my responsibility that I agreed to in the joining White Elephant.

[jrchambers]

imo this doesnt need to be publicly discussed, if you didnt recive something and are sour over it, you have thier name and adress, contact them yourself, yeah its wrong to say something and not do it, the gang is getting pretty big, have to expect such things to happen more and more,  
the more fish in the pond the more parisites,  at least these are just playing the elephant and not the classifides

[ishiwannabe]

Jesse, with all due respect, you have stuff to sell....some may not. Life is way too short to wish pain and injury on someone for either not sending it forward on purpose or due to any number of circumstances that life may bring.

Of all the things I have seen on Trad Gang, disrespect wasnt ever one of them, no matter what. No sense in getting riled up...if someone is that upset, let them bring it to the mods, or let it be, their choice.

Again, no disrespect intended in anyway. No sense in judging people if we dont know the "facts".

Anyone that didnt get their white elephant, shoot me a pm, I will send something out. Might not be much, but I will do what I can.

[jrchambers]

im with you ishi, i have some stuff that would just go next year, whoo needs it.

[Over&Under]

I have more elephants at my house too!!