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      Lisazj1 wrote: "Well, it ticks me off. Here I am referring people to a place that won't give them support. And customers are the reason businesses exist, they OWE you that support. LOL, I get a little fired up whe..."LOL! Then I'm glad you are on our side ;)
I hope it works and they will do something about it!
      Jewel wrote: "Josy wrote: "Yes. I did. Numerous times. And there's nothing..."Well, drat. I hope they get back to you soon."
Lisa sent them an email on our behalf! Let's hope they will look into it.
        
      I didn't get an email, but it looks like another person got me 
  
! This time, through ARe. Thank you, whoever you are, and I'm going to try to exchange it because I got another copy today through Amazon!
    
  
  
  
! This time, through ARe. Thank you, whoever you are, and I'm going to try to exchange it because I got another copy today through Amazon!
    
      Wow! Just got home today and my GR secret Santa had this waiting for me! I can't wait to start reading this one :)
. Thank you so very much Secret Santa!!
    
      Lisazj1 wrote: "Christelle wrote: "Josy wrote: "Ah damn it! It's so annoying not to get notifications from ARe"I confirm, Josy : no notification from ARe either :-("
Well, maybe it will be ignored but I just wr..."
Lady you are totally awesomesauce!!!
      @Lisa, I love Reese's Pieces they are yummy! I will bring the Laura Secord Candy Canes because they are also yummy and it's wouldn't be Christmas without them and speaking of Christmas. I don't know who Mrs. Santa is but when I find you...you are getting the biggest thank you hug ever!!! So on top of the 2 books you've already send you I have just received...
 
  
 
  
 
  
 and 
  
 I have been well and truly spoiled thank so much my dear Mrs. Santa. Oopsie, seems I missed one 
  
 so add some more thanks onto this.
    
      I did get an email from ARe announcing my gift. It came as "unknown sender" (no 'from' email address), though, so I wonder if some email providers are sending them to spam before the recipient even sees them (so not your local spam folder). Just a thought.
    
      Oooh, I'm excited to get this one!! My Secret Santa rocks, I just got 
  
, thank you so much!! *blows kisses*And I got it through ARe and got a notification email. So, sometimes they send them and sometimes not? Heather didn't get one with her last one either, and she's not international. Karen did, and she's Canadian. That's just weird. I wonder if you have to choose notification? I'll have to look at that.
      Karen wrote: "Lisazj1 wrote: "Christelle wrote: "Josy wrote: "Ah damn it! It's so annoying not to get notifications from ARe"I confirm, Josy : no notification from ARe either :-("
Well, maybe it will be ignor..."
Lady you are totally awesomesauce!!!
Heh, I'm nosy? LOL! What's awesomesauce is all this giving, look at all these books already! Didn't we count last year at the end, was something like almost 700 books gifted? Off to a roaring start. I love it!
      I suspect they always send them. But once the email leaves their server, they have zero control over it (I do software support and troubleshooting for a living and you don't even want to know how often I've run into this very problem). It's also possible that there is a bug in their outbound scripts and it's getting kicked. If that's the case, they might not even know about it (before now)..@Lisasj1 - did the email you got have a 'from' address?
      TayaJay wrote: "my secret Santa/elf started off with a bang and gave me Interborough. Thank you so much!"Anything Santino is my favorite and this was amazing!! :)
      Lisazj1 wrote: "Heh, I'm nosy? LOL! What's awesomesauce is all this giving, look at all these books already! Didn't we count last year at the end, was something like almost 700 books gifted? Off to a roaring start. I love it! "I think all of us could use a bit of holiday cheer, and I'm having a blast seeing all the bling people are getting! This thread is going to keep me going for the next few weeks. :)
      Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Thank you so much, Amy, for gifting me 
!!!"You're very welcome! All of this fun is because of you so I think it only fair that you get spoiled...a lot!!!
      Lila wrote: "Jewel, it only gets better. :-)The "from" option on the emails I received from ARe is always blank."
When I place an order, the email confirmation I get does have an email address (no-reply@allromanceebooks.com) and the Recommended Reads emails come with (info@allromanceebooks.com via allromanceebooks.ccsend.com) ... So, for me, just the gift email has no 'from' addy ...
Something f'd up, that's for sure.
      Jewel wrote: "Lisazj1 wrote: "Heh, I'm nosy? LOL! What's awesomesauce is all this giving, look at all these books already! Didn't we count last year at the end, was something like almost 700 books gifted? Off to a roaring start. I love it! "I think all of us could use a bit of holiday cheer, and I'm having a blast seeing all the bling people are getting! This thread is going to keep me going for the next few weeks. :)"
I completely agree! It did the same thing for me last year. :)
      Jewel wrote: "I suspect they always send them. But once the email leaves their server, they have zero control over it (I do software support and troubleshooting for a living and you don't even want to know how often I've run into this very problem). It's also possible that there is a bug in their outbound scripts and it's getting kicked. If that's the case, they might not even know about it (before now)..@Lisasj1 - did the email you got have a 'from' address?"
As a matter of fact, it did not. Where the email senders name would be it says "unknown sender". If the email subject hadn't been "You have a gift from Your GR Secret Santa on All Romance Ebooks" I probably would have deleted it. So ARe has bugs?
      Jewel wrote: "Lila wrote: "Jewel, it only gets better. :-)The "from" option on the emails I received from ARe is always blank."
When I place an order, the email confirmation I get does have an email address (..."
The messages I get are a generic ARe notification telling me that I have a gift from ***** and I know from the ones I've sent in previous years if I don't change the from part it would tell the person my name and the ones I've gotten this year the sender has diligently removed their name and entered the name 'Mrs. Santa'.
      Lisazj1 wrote: "As a matter of fact, it did not. Where the email senders name would be it says "unknown sender". So ARe has bugs? "There is no such thing as bug-free software. Truly.
But I suspect that the lack of 'from' addy is at least part of, if not the whole, problem. So, if/when they contact you back, mention that. Gmail seems ok with that, but some other providers...maybe not.
      Karen wrote: "The messages I get are a generic ARe notification telling me that I have a gift from ***** and I know from the ones I've sent in previous years if I don't change the from part it would tell the person my name and the ones I've gotten this year the sender has diligently removed their name and entered the name 'Mrs. Santa'. "Not the message, but the actual 'From' email address. For the gifting, it seems it is blank.
Like this:
    
      ❀~Amy~❀ wrote: "Yay!! Dirty Kinky Elf got me 
. Been wanting this one for a while now! =)"Dirty Kinky Elf strikes again -- EVERYONE'S favorite elf!
      Jewel wrote: "Lisazj1 wrote: "As a matter of fact, it did not. Where the email senders name would be it says "unknown sender". So ARe has bugs? "There is no such thing as bug-free software. Truly.
But I susp..."
If they do, I definitely will. Thanks Jewel! :)
      Jewel wrote: "Karen wrote: "The messages I get are a generic ARe notification telling me that I have a gift from ***** and I know from the ones I've sent in previous years if I don't change the from part it woul..."Sorry I check that too and forgot to note that on mine it's blank and my preview pane just shows 'Unknown Sender'
      I just checked my email and my secret elf got me some good stuff. What a lovely surprise!! ^_^ 
  
  
  
Thank you very much!!!
      Liza wrote: "Okay, where are the Impatient Gifters parthying? I brought M&M's and coffee!"Over here! We have a lounge set up to see the pretties come in. There's popcorn and an open bar in the corner too. :-P
      Lila wrote: "Liza wrote: "Over here! We have a lounge set up to see the pretties come in. There's popcorn and an open bar in the corner too. :-P "I just put a couple cases of wine over by the open bar. And, a few flavors of homemade ice cream in the freezer.
Has anyone brought Cards Against Humanity?
      I'm all over the open bar and ice cream! Quick run to the store and we can start a drunken round of cards against humanity!
    
      Liza wrote: "I'm all over the open bar and ice cream! Quick run to the store and we can start a drunken round of cards against humanity!"Perfect!
      I got a gift today! Blame It on the Mistletoe, one of my favorite Christmas novellas! I wanted the audio version, so thank you to my helpful elf and yay for whispersync! :-D
    
      Piper wrote: "Oooh, I'm so excited!! I just got 
 from Santa's secret ninja elf. Thank you so much!!!"I really enjoyed this series (and this book), when I was still reading historical M/F. Enjoy!!!
      Jewel wrote: "Piper wrote: "Oooh, I'm so excited!! I just got 
 from Santa's secret ninja elf. Thank you so much!!!"I really enjoyed this series (and this book), wh..."
Thanks Jewel. I've read another by this author in a different series and loved it so I've no doubt I'll love this one too. :)
      Thanks to Santa's Elf for 
  
!!!! This book just made it to my TBR today and I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to read it! Thank you!!! <3
    
      Jewel wrote: "Thanks to Santa's Elf for 
!!!! This book just made it to my TBR today and I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to read it! Thank you!!! <3"Oooh!! LOVE that book!!!!
      A version of Cards Against Humanity is available on your phone. My friends and I once played it when were at a bar. The people around us must've thought we were insane.
    
      I've given up on ARe emails. I just check my ARe library regularly through these events. I was gifted
Let the Wrong Light In and 
  
The 13th Hex by Sneaky Elf so super excited. Thank You!
    
      I My wonderful Santa has already come along with another pressie! This time I got 
  
. So excited! Thank you, thank you!After seeing what some of you have received, I have some new books to add to my wishlist!
      Jilly wrote: "I My wonderful Santa has already come along with another pressie! This time I got 
. So excited! Thank you, thank you!After seeing what some of you have received, ..."
I thought the same thing Jilly. It's a great way to discover new books. :)
      ~ Lei ~ Reading Is An Adventure ~ wrote: "I've given up on ARe emails. I just check my ARe library regularly through these events. I was gifted
Let the Wrong Light In and [bookco..."I loved The 13th Hex, that's turning into a great new series. Enjoy Lei!
      Piper wrote: "Jilly wrote: "I My wonderful Santa has already come along with another pressie! This time I got 
. So excited! Thank you, thank you!After seeing what some of you h..."
I thought the same thing Jilly. It's a great way to discover new books. :)"
Girl, your tbr is going to be crying before this is over! ;)
      Jewel wrote: "Lila wrote: "Liza wrote: "Over here! We have a lounge set up to see the pretties come in. There's popcorn and an open bar in the corner too. :-P "I just put a couple cases of wine over by the ope..."
Nnnnooooo!!!!!!! Not the German Dungeon Porn...wait, what am I thinking pass the popcorn.
      Liza wrote: "Jewel wrote: "Thanks to Santa's Elf for 
!!!! This book just made it to my TBR today and I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to read it! Thank you!!! Oooh!! LOVE that book!!!!"
Me too!! Manages to be both kinky AND sweet! That's a good one Jewel!
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Well, drat. I hope they get back to you soon.