Another day, working from home, plugging away the hours with small doses of digital interaction. As I sit at my desk I see flashes of office holiday parties, gift exchanges slide across Facebook and see updates of “Just eating cookies at the office today” from all of those “workers” putting in a final day before the holiday begins.
I remember those days. I remember the long lunches this last week before winter break, and the general excitement of having that big chunk of holiday time ahead of you.
These days for me, things just aren’t like that.
A holiday party for one just isn’t a party (and my CFO, the spaniel drinks ALL the eggnog)
A “vacation” from my office is tempting, but as an entrepreneur, if work calls, I WILL answer.
And a gift exchange for one, isn’t really a gift exchange at all.
Me and My CFO, ready to Party
Except, now I can do an online gift exchange through PlaySwell! This month they are offering a Swell Santa Program! Pop on over to their site, recommend a product through the search and then enter it into the Swell Santa program. After the holidays you will be sent a product, within the same value bracket and “SURPRISE” you DO have a Secret Santa.
How it Works:
To enter the #SwellSanta promotion, head to playswell.com/swell-santa, login, and add a product that you think someone might love. Your product must be available on Amazon.com and be priced between $7 and $100. Remember, you don’t know who will get your gift so try not to choose something too specific.
You will actually buy your product for someone else in the community. The price you pay will be one dollar less than the list price in dollars. Example: if your gift costs $24.99, you pay $23.
Based on your product’s price, you will be entered into a tier. At the end of the promotion, you will receive a gift from your tier that was entered by another community member. The tiers are:
- The $15 Tier: products priced between $7 and $15
- The $25 Tier: products priced between $15.01 and $25
- The $50 Tier: products priced between $25.01 and $50
- The $100 Tier: products priced between $50.01 and $100
The Amazon price will be used. Sometimes products go on flash-sale at Amazon and can’t use those prices. In those cases, please select a different product or you will pay the Amazon list price for your gift.
Now, I just need to invite a few friends over to share this eggnog!