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I can stretch the point to this: you can open your Stashmas gifts at 00.00 GMT on 1 December. This forum is, after all, based in the UK. However, it's much more fun to have a rolling Stashmas across the globe, so I'd still suggest opening your Stashmas at the first opportunity on December 1st.

Sojourner,
8 am in London is 3 am Sunday in Charleston so I'll be able to see your reply when I wake up Sunday morning and open my gift from Nicola.

Serinde wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:54 pm I can stretch the point to this: you can open your Stashmas gifts at 00.00 GMT on 1 December. This forum is, after all, based in the UK. However, it's much more fun to have a rolling Stashmas across the globe, so I'd still suggest opening your Stashmas at the first opportunity on December 1st.

and I agree rolling Stashmases are what makes this special day extra special.

Carole

rcperryls wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:48 pm Sojourner,
8 am in London is 3 am Sunday in Charleston so I'll be able to see your reply when I wake up Sunday morning and open my gift from Nicola.

Serinde wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:54 pm I can stretch the point to this: you can open your Stashmas gifts at 00.00 GMT on 1 December. This forum is, after all, based in the UK. However, it's much more fun to have a rolling Stashmas across the globe, so I'd still suggest opening your Stashmas at the first opportunity on December 1st.

and I agree rolling Stashmases are what makes this special day extra special.

Carole

I agree. Rolling Stashmas is super fun!

I wrapped mine too, in Christmassy wrapping paper. Glad to know that I can just open the gift on Stashmas morning - mignight GMT might be 1 am here or so and that's really late..
I'll be happy to see it in the morning.

Oh, and I wrapped mine...I think.

Oh, Debby, you're right! A tiny cut into the envelope with my scissors told me: yes, you did wrap it. Now it's like a very real gift under the Christmas tree... I mean in my stash basket, right on top, smiling at me. It looks VERY good!

I wrapped my things, too...

I wrapped mine as well. And, in keeping with Stashmas tradition, I used my Star Wars wrapping paper

I'm afraid my stashmas packet was just sent in the "Do not bend" envelope some of the items arrived in but I hope the contents will be OK, Debby
But this is my first stashmas, so a steep learning curve....

No one says you have to wrap your Stashmas things! So don't you worry about it. It's just that people get so... curious... that it became clear in some cases that wrapping stopped, well, peeking.

Sojourner wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:54 am I'm afraid my stashmas packet was just sent in the "Do not bend" envelope some of the items arrived in but I hope the contents will be OK, Debby
But this is my first stashmas, so a steep learning curve....

I’ve received some wrapped and some not. To be on the safe side, I just never open the envelope until Stashmas Day. And I’ve also sent wrapped and unwrapped, so it’s all good.

That's why I thought, it's safe to make just a very tiny cut with a scissor - to see if I can detect wrapping paper or not. That way, it wouldn't have spoiled the fun if the gift wasn't wrapped. I'd have seen nothing of what it's actually like. But there was this red Christmassy glow of wrapping paper from inside.

Only 10 days left. Hang in there!

It's hard, but I will!

Four days to go! Who else is excited?

Me! Me!

Me too!!! Me too!!!

Carole

Second that

Two days! Actually 1 1/2 days here and less for those of you across the pond!!!

Carole

Carole, if I wait until 0800 Sunday to open your parcel, it's only just over 140,000 seconds to opening time....
Sojourner