![]() I sent a $10 gift and warmed someone's heart.”Īnd when you have that perspective, is there really any harm? You be the judge. When asked if she considered this to be a pyramid scheme (and I thank her for suffering through my cross-examination first thing on a Sunday morning :-P) she said, “…even if I didn't get a gift it would be okay. When asked if she knew anyone who had not received anything, she said she had. She received several gifts, which exceeded her expectation. While my friend who participated admitted she did not receive thirty-six gifts (she received six), she indicated that she did not expect to receive that many gifts. Only participate if you agree to accept these risks.īut again, your participation depends on your perception. Please understand that should you purchase a gift with a value of over $10 there is no guarantee that you will receive a reciprocal gift of equal value. Additionally, the requirements specify that you purchase a gift of “at least” $10 which means that you are free to purchase a gift worth more than $10. Also, even if every participant secures other participants, eventually some people will ***NOTE: The Secret Sister Gift Exchange is What I will say is this: as someone who fights for the underdog and unsophisticated, I would feel much better about the exchange if it came with the following disclaimer: I have my own opinions on whether the Secret Sister Exchange is a scheme or scam “or nah” and because I have friends who are currently participating (and probably still waiting to receive their gifts), I won’t say anything to dissuade those of you considering it from participating. Snopes posted this: and marked the Exchange as “FALSE”. ![]() I decided to do a bit more research (I told you the ESQutey was on duty!). Again, the skeptic in me does not automatically trust news stories just because they have a four-letter station in the heading. This morning I saw an article posted by a news source claiming the Secret Sister Exchange was a new version of an old scheme-a pyramid scheme. Timeline from “…just another black man caught up in the mix…tryna make a dollar out of fifteen cents ” (Insert “I Get Around” beat :-P) ![]()
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