October is here and it's that time of the year again!
Starting September 2015, MyBBM members came up with one exciting idea to connect everyone in the group. Inspired from the exchanging gifts culture during Christmas, we adapted the idea to become our annual event. But this time around, we guarantee you that the gifts you will be receiving are books only. We called this event, Secret Poltergeist!
On 31st. October 2015, a live show have been broadcast among the members and those who participated got to participate in the live show for the unboxing event. It was a great first annual year we had and after a year, now, MyBBM come back with another book exchanging event.
Thanks to the addition of Instagram and Twitter accounts, we are now becoming a more extensive family! Thus, more additions have been to our events and not just that, we are also giving our first annual event a new name.
Fellow members,
Starting September 2015, MyBBM members came up with one exciting idea to connect everyone in the group. Inspired from the exchanging gifts culture during Christmas, we adapted the idea to become our annual event. But this time around, we guarantee you that the gifts you will be receiving are books only. We called this event, Secret Poltergeist!
On 31st. October 2015, a live show have been broadcast among the members and those who participated got to participate in the live show for the unboxing event. It was a great first annual year we had and after a year, now, MyBBM come back with another book exchanging event.
Thanks to the addition of Instagram and Twitter accounts, we are now becoming a more extensive family! Thus, more additions have been to our events and not just that, we are also giving our first annual event a new name.
Fellow members,
So, here how Secret Pumpkin works:
1. Everyone sign up with their name and address.
2. Everyone will receive a partner to give book(s) to.
3. But, here's the secret. No one knows anyone's Secret Pumpkin save for the Chief of Pumpkins and participants themselves. You cannot reveal yourselves or try to reveal anyone's identity.
4. So, it's up to you on how to surprise your Secret Pumpkin partner! A lot of planning and strategizing to find out your partner's book(s) preference will takes place here.
5. You found out the best book(s) to give to your partner. You run to the closest bookstore or quickly hit up your search engine to purchase the book(s) online. You make sure the book(s) are sent to your partner's house and both of you will wait until the last day on October for the unboxing with other Pumpkins.
6. The last day of October arrives and you with other Pumpkins open up the parcels together to see the surprise inside! Yeay, everyone!
The same processes will take place this year with minor changes to the dates and some of the rules. And hey, we also make it available for a lot more people on Twitter to join us this year. So, read below to find out more about the rules:
1. Everyone sign up with their name and address.
2. Everyone will receive a partner to give book(s) to.
3. But, here's the secret. No one knows anyone's Secret Pumpkin save for the Chief of Pumpkins and participants themselves. You cannot reveal yourselves or try to reveal anyone's identity.
4. So, it's up to you on how to surprise your Secret Pumpkin partner! A lot of planning and strategizing to find out your partner's book(s) preference will takes place here.
5. You found out the best book(s) to give to your partner. You run to the closest bookstore or quickly hit up your search engine to purchase the book(s) online. You make sure the book(s) are sent to your partner's house and both of you will wait until the last day on October for the unboxing with other Pumpkins.
6. The last day of October arrives and you with other Pumpkins open up the parcels together to see the surprise inside! Yeay, everyone!
The same processes will take place this year with minor changes to the dates and some of the rules. And hey, we also make it available for a lot more people on Twitter to join us this year. So, read below to find out more about the rules:
Mark these dates on your calendar:
1st to 9th October : Registration
12th October : Release of Secret Pumpkin Partners through emails
24th October : Last day to ship away the book(s)
3oth October : Live Unboxing!!
Here are a few things you should remember:
1. Don't tell anyone who your partner is! Take the secret to your grave
2. You must buy for your partner AT LEAST ONE book.
3. Use all the information given (their social medias, books and genres they like) to figure out the perfect book to get your partner!
4. You MUST post your Secret Pumpkin gift LATEST by the 24th October to make sure that everyone receives their parcel on time.
5. Remember, to keep your identity a secret, when sending the parcel use a false name and if your address is too recognizable, use a neighbor's, family member's, or office address instead!
There you go! All the things you have to know about Secret Pumpkin 2016. Please do not hesitate to ask us more questions in the comments section below or just go directly to our twitter @MYbibliomaniacs or instagram @mybibliomaniacs.
Also, do not forget to share the Secret Pumpkin excitement with us by using #mybbmSP