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\"Elfster\"<\/a>It just isn\u2019t the Holidays until Blitzen gets blitzen\u2019 at the annual stable party\u2026 Let\u2019s face it,\u00a0 Santa deals with enough awkward situations in his line of work. Fortunately, your office Secret Santa doesn\u2019t have to, thanks to Elfster!\u00a0 With the high-tech help of anonymous questions and wish lists for every coworker, this year your workplace gift exchange can be more enjoyable than ever! And you don\u2019t have to butter-up the IT Guy to do it.\u00a0 Elfster is so easy, a Garden Gnome could use it!\u00a0 Check out the demo and these starter tips<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Tip #1 <\/span>Use the bulk invitation option<\/strong> where you can just type in a list of email addresses, or if you have a large company, use the sign up link<\/strong> and send it via email to your coworkers.<\/p>\n

Tip #2<\/span> Worried an office wise-guy will use the anonymous Q&A <\/strong>to test his off-color standup routine? To avoid inappropriate use of this feature, you can restrict it so that only the person buying can ask their draw a question.<\/p>\n

From your exchange page, click “Manage Exchange”, and under “Privacy Settings”, check “Only allow members to send anonymous questions to the person they drew in a gift exchange”.<\/p>\n

Tip #3 <\/span>Add items to your wishlist<\/strong> that fit within the spending limit. Also, take full advantage of the \u201cdo-not-need\u201d list<\/strong>.\u00a0 After all, one man\u2019s trash is another man\u2019s fruitcake\u2026<\/p>\n

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Try Elfster’s Online Secret Santa Generator<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It just isn\u2019t the Holidays until Blitzen gets blitzen\u2019 at the annual stable party\u2026 Let\u2019s face it, Santa deals with enough awkward situations in his line of work. Fortunately, your office Secret Santa doesn\u2019t have to, thanks to Elfster! With the high-tech help of anonymous questions and wish lists for every coworker, this year your workplace gift exchange can be more enjoyable than ever! And you don\u2019t have to butter-up the IT Guy to do it. Elfster is so easy, a Garden Gnome could use it! Check out the demo and these starter tips:<\/p>\n

Tip #1 <\/span>Use the bulk invitation option<\/strong> where you can just type in a list of email addresses, or if you have a large company, use the sign up link<\/strong> and send it via email to your coworkers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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