A Little Frustrated!!!!!!

Good Afternoon Secret Pals---I am really frustrated right now.  I have already had 4 people send me an email requesting to be dropped from the program...these people have only been enrolled in the Secret Pal Program for 1 month.  Again, 1 month!!!  I now have to juggle the pals who have dropped out and let their pals know that they have dropped out and reassign them...People, this is not an easy task to do.....So, if you THINK that you want to be a Secret Pal...PLEASE think hard and make sure that is something that you want to do....IF you say that you want to join, get assigned a pal and a pal gets you and then you decide that you no longer want to be in the program you are not only making double work for me, but you are making double work for the person that had you..(that person may have shopped ahead of time for your gifts).  It is not fair to the person who had you or the person who you had.. That being said.....I will be juggle the pals around and getting these four people who decided to drop out taken off and getting the pal that had them reassigned and the pals that they had reassigned!!!!!   AGAIN, please make sure that this is something you want to do before you send me a request to join!!!!!!!

I will try to get everyone updated by the end of this week...

Beth

*BIG HUGS*    I know that doesn't help much, but its all I can offer.  I suppose people think its going to be fun to get in the program and then realize that it really does take a little bit of effort - or maybe their financial situation has changed...I guess, if we search for a silver lining, we should be glad that they at least notified you and didn't just leave somebody hangin, wondering what happened.  Those of us who play the game, and play it properly, really do appreciate your running the show after Annisa stepped out.  Hang in there and do your best.  We'd hate to see it go away....maybe the program has gotten too big or something, I don't know.  What I do know is that I committed to a whole year, and that is what I'll do.  :-) Chin up sunshine.

Thank you for responding....While I am glad that they did let me know instead of just dropping out, I have an issue because of the four that dropped out, three of them had only just been assigned a pal last month...I can also understand financial situations change, however, when they signed up they were aware of the program entailed, no one forced them to send that email and request to be a part of the program...So here I have to reassign 8 people...remove 4 and then juggle the other 4...While, I did decide to take this on, I am still frustrated...But you are right...the silver lining might appear!!!  I thank you for continuing to be a GREAT pal!!!! Hugs, Beth

I can imagine that it is a lot of work, and while this isn't your fault, just your mess to clean up, I'd like to give some insight into why I was thinking of quitting. I hadn't heard from either party in the secret pals program. The person I sent something to, or the person who would be sending to me. So, the lack of communication and the feeling that my first months present was sent into nothingness, has me thinking about dropping. Scott

Scott, I totally understand what you are saying and feeling...When you signed up to be a Secret Pal, you were looking forward to sending to your pal and then receiving from your pal...AND, unfortunately, that is not happening and I am sorry...Considering that you have been in all of one month and have not heard anything from either of your pals, would make me want to leave too, and I totally understand if that is what you choose to do.  It is sad that someone chooses to do something and then doesn't hold their end of the bargain...I am sorry.  I wil contact your pals and go from there....please let me know if you do not get anything by Sept 1..(yes, I know, it is only 2 days away)   Hugs, Beth

I can't deny I haven't thought about getting out, but my reason is just pure laziness.  It is hard to make an effort to buy a gift for someone you dn't really know.  But I stay because I committed to stay.  I do my best and I hope my pal enjoys my prizes.  I know everything I have received has made me smile.  Guess I got lucky in that my pal always sends something, and always on time.  Again, committment is committment.  Hang in there!!  Or give Texasblueeyes LOTS of notice before you stop sending packages...I'm sure her 'job' is overwhelming.