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I tend to give gifts to friends, so I don't bother with anonymity. I do occasionally gift anonymously when it's to someone I don't know very well that just seems like they could use a little pick-me-up because I don't want them feeling indebted to me. Though, sometimes I waffle on even those because I felt so bad when I got a mystery gift. I really wanted to properly thank whoever my kind giver was or ask why they'd done it and I just had no way to do either.

Man, and the last person I tried to gift anonymously I sent two items and forgot to check anonymous on both so I got busted. Then I just felt guilty and stupid.

Edit:
To be clear on just how terrible I felt about never being able to thank my gifter, the anonymous present I received was a pair of Striped Stockings in mid 2004 and I have had them equipped, with no pants on as to best show them off, since that time just in case my secret stocking sender ever viewed my profile or saw me in the forums that I didn't truly appreciate the gift. Over the years it just sort of shifted into nostalgia and I never really edited it. Feeling too guilty to change my avatar on my original account is part of why this mule became my main.

I rarely reveal myself. I do quick background checks on people to make sure they're deserving of the gift, but just in case they're actually the begging type, I'd rather them not have a name to go on. I am glad to see thank you posts, though.

On the flip side, I can understand wanting to know who anoned you so you don't have to scream your appreciation in the forums, but as an anon who doesn't want to be known, I can sympathize with the desired anonymity.

I've never deliberately revealed myself as an anon. That would defeat the purpose. I haven't done a lot of it, though.

This past event I logged on after a couple days to find I had a gift sent to me while I wasn't even online, so I put my thank you in my signature instead of a thread. Thank you very much, Tea Goddess!

I will always try not to reveal myself when I anonymously gift someone. Now if I could only remember to make sure to click the Send as Anon button when I gift. That is generally my biggest failure at gifting.

I like to giftbomb friends that come back from hiatus and are sad because everything has quadrupled in price since the last time they were active. ninja

Or I'll gift them things that I think match their personality, or maybe something they've missed while they were gone.


I usually make myself anonymous, but they usually know who it is anyway.