Holibombs Discussion Thread

[Otter.]

anyone want a nuke or gift war?

[Spearow]

I haven't done a gift war in actual years, the one I did was a blast. I want to do one but I don't want to disappoint someone qq

[mothmun]

I haven't done a gift war in actual years, the one I did was a blast. I want to do one but I don't want to disappoint someone qq

im sure it wouldn't be an issue!! it seems to me like most people doing gift wars seem pretty chill :0 worse comes to worse they can cancel, but i think a lot of people are just doing it for fun rather than having any expectations

[Luna Bella]

What is your favorite thing about Holibombs?

Honestly, when I have had a rough day it just feels nice to come in and give a smile to someone else. In turn, it makes me smile and makes my day a little brighter, and hopefully, theirs too. It's been a rough year this year and this little event has brought a lot of joy with it I am very thankful for that and all the amazing people here.

[onion]

i wana do a gift war but i dont have anything too valuable to give :( plus last time i did a gift war and the other person won they said i couldnt keep what they had sent?? im still confused about that, i thought both sides kept their gifts :(

[Otter.]

What is your favorite thing about Holibombs?

Honestly, when I have had a rough day it just feels nice to come in and give a smile to someone else. In turn, it makes me smile and makes my day a little brighter, and hopefully, theirs too. It's been a rough year this year and this little event has brought a lot of joy with it I am very thankful for that and all the amazing people here.

i love making ppl's days!

[damiin]

this has been a really fun way to get back into the community after being away so long!!
id love to try out a gift war since ive never done one before, though im not 100% on how they work! you keep going up higher and higher outgifting eachother, but do you keep editing suggestions or is it one trade at a time?

i also wanted to give a little shoutout to a few people who've sent me some rats for my collection!! thank you both
blueeyedkite and northnorthwest
i appreciate it so much <3

[koishibuh]

I know a couple of peeps have asked about spreadsheets to help keep track of their holibombs so I quickly threw together this Google Sheet: 2023 CS Holibomb Tally Spreadsheet

- Make a copy to your own Google Drive by clicking File > Make a Copy.
- The "Main" sheet tab shows an overall tally of your sent & received gift counts, a Christmas countdown, and a little goal if you want to set how many people you'd like to gift in total.
- The "Gifted" and "Received" sheets are for you to record your individual holibombs. You can link the specific trade page, record how many pets were involved, and any additional notes. The Main sheet will automatically update as you fill these in.

You're welcome to update the colors/fonts/decorate it however you'd like but please be aware that changing any values in the Main sheet other than A12 or removing any hidden columns could break the formulas, so no touchy. If you are spreadsheet savvy, you can go ham with modifying it however you want or use it as inspo for your own sheet.

Just wanted to say that despite only having joined CS last month, this community has been absolutely wonderful and so generous with their gifts to help out with catching up on 15 years worth of pets to collect! Despite not having a large collection myself, Ive been doing my best to gift more recent WL pets and items that peeps have missed out on. But hopefully this checklist can be another little way I can give back :)

On a more serious note (TW, health/cancer):
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of September and currently half way through chemotherapy treatment. While thankfully its been effective at zapping those pesky rogue cells, its also been super rough for me physically and I try to keep my mind occupied as I count down the weeks that I can be done with chemo. Ive loved reading all the lovely well wish messages, seeing all the creative pet dress-ups and holibomb stories that made me laugh. Thank you for making this rough patch in my health journey a little less crap lol 💖 Not a sympathy post, just wanted to give some perspective on how you never know what sort of life situation people are going through and how your actions can make a positive impact even if the messages received (or lack of because navigating mobile CS is... yeah.. LOL) might not what you had expected.

Have a lovely holiday!

[Manximillion]

I’ve been having a lot of fun with this year, even though I started late! Hope everyone is having a wonderful holidays!
Also thank you Koishibuh for the spreadsheet(I dont know how to use forums to reply directly, sorry!). I’m sorry to hear about your cancer, and I hope the rest of your chemo goes well and you recover quickly! <3

[☣Uzi Doorman!☣]

i wana do a gift war but i dont have anything too valuable to give :( plus last time i did a gift war and the other person won they said i couldnt keep what they had sent?? im still confused about that, i thought both sides kept their gifts :(

Yeah. That's how a giftwar works. Istg those types of people are also the types to foe over a bad trade. Hate that crowd.