i'm glad i'm not the only one feeling bad about this!
Same here neighbor . . . I think I've dropped about 10 so far. I got a bunch this morning when I cleared out all my gifts from overnight. I think I am going to have to create a spreadsheet for this, to keep track of who leaves gifts (so I make sure they get some back) and who I leave them for. But either way, it may be a few days in between gift bags for each neighbor.
I read earlier in the thread that the Elf House will increase gift bag production. Can anyone confirm this, and approximate a rate?
I haven't bought any gift bags with donuts, but I've been able to drop off exactly 51 so far. I do have 90-something friends and have visited them all once since the update hit, and I'm at 5,966 gift cards. So it looks like you get maybe 1 gift bag per 100 gift cards, ish? I've got gift bags from my tree, from the elves and a few in friends' towns, but not from gift bags left by friends (which makes sense).
ETA: I have 4 elf houses right now but I'm not sure how well they're adding to my gift bag total. I'll keep an eye out next time I send them off and count how many they bring me.
I haven't bought any gift bags with donuts, but I've been able to drop off exactly 51 so far. I do have 90-something friends and have visited them all once since the update hit, and I'm at 5,966 gift cards. So it looks like you get maybe 1 gift bag per 100 gift cards, ish? I've got gift bags from my tree, from the elves and a few in friends' towns, but not from gift bags left by friends (which makes sense).
ETA: I have 4 elf houses right now but I'm not sure how well they're adding to my gift bag total. I'll keep an eye out next time I send them off and count how many they bring me.
That's odd. I have over 90 friends as well, and I did not get a single gift bag from any of my visits. Wonder if that is just a low, low drop rate.
I haven't bought any gift bags with donuts, but I've been able to drop off exactly 51 so far. I do have 90-something friends and have visited them all once since the update hit, and I'm at 5,966 gift cards. So it looks like you get maybe 1 gift bag per 100 gift cards, ish? I've got gift bags from my tree, from the elves and a few in friends' towns, but not from gift bags left by friends (which makes sense).
ETA: I have 4 elf houses right now but I'm not sure how well they're adding to my gift bag total. I'll keep an eye out next time I send them off and count how many they bring me.
That's odd. I have over 90 friends as well, and I did not get a single gift bag from any of my visits. Wonder if that is just a low, low drop rate.
Could well be, I only remember seeing it twice for sure. Mostly I'm not paying attention
I've only gotten about a dozen to gift, after visiting all 99 friends. I gave them to my neighbors who already dropped gifts in my SF, to repay the kindness. Hopefully the frequency will increase so we can spread the cheer around more often.
after starting extremely slow yesterday with them (I only got 2 to start and didn't get the trigger to gift for a few hours), I nicely made out well. Overnight yielded me 13 of them which i promptly dropped off to my good neighbors and old and new. A couple here and there to say thanks.
Makes me appreciate the non playing neighbors i have so I don't have to pick and choose as much who gets em!
I agree! By this time during the halloween event, I had at least 60 Gremlins to give. I have gotten about 10 gifts to give and I feel bad leaving people out. I have good neighbors I want to give them to but I also have friends and family members who play the game........
I think the community counter will begin to speed up once most people get their elf house - probably in the next three to five days as I suspect most people aren't as ardent players as most forum posters.
Okay. I just placed Elf House #5 from the personal prizes, and they found me 5 gift bags. So I'd say yes, they're helping.
So they are useful then. It's just that have seen one or two negatives on the forum which held me back from purchasing them.
Yep, definitely worth having. I imagine they'll pay out cash post-event, too. I think the only thing I saw was to not use them for the task to collect presents as you have to do it manually.
I agree! By this time during the halloween event, I had at least 60 Gremlins to give. I have gotten about 10 gifts to give and I feel bad leaving people out. I have good neighbors I want to give them to but I also have friends and family members who play the game........
I feel privileged!
My wife was my only neighbor that got 5 the first day lol.
Sorry, neighbors I'll drop more presents when I can, promise!
Presents are so hard to come by ~ you are a good neighbor, I will definitely drop them to you when I can
Agree, the percentage of gift bags is rising once the initial stages are done. I seem to recall starting with very few gremlins also and eventually having tons of them. The slow start probably encourage spending donuts on gift bags, just as it did for gremlins.
I've gotten four....visited all 99 friends and that's it.
Don't worry about dropping any gift bags in my town. That goes for all my neighbors. I have several feeder towns. Give them to your other neighbors and I will just assume you wanted to give them to me. Also, I will still be dropping gift bags on my friends towns as well, if I remember that is.
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Same here neighbor . . . I think I've dropped about 10 so far. I got a bunch this morning when I cleared out all my gifts from overnight. I think I am going to have to create a spreadsheet for this, to keep track of who leaves gifts (so I make sure they get some back) and who I leave them for. But either way, it may be a few days in between gift bags for each neighbor.
I read earlier in the thread that the Elf House will increase gift bag production. Can anyone confirm this, and approximate a rate?
ETA: I have 4 elf houses right now but I'm not sure how well they're adding to my gift bag total. I'll keep an eye out next time I send them off and count how many they bring me.
I wish I could return even 1 to the people who left me 5, or the people who came back to leave more later.
That's odd. I have over 90 friends as well, and I did not get a single gift bag from any of my visits. Wonder if that is just a low, low drop rate.
Could well be, I only remember seeing it twice for sure. Mostly I'm not paying attention
I certainly woke up to a pile of presents this morning.
One of them gave me a gift bag.
One.
I need that elf house.
Makes me appreciate the non playing neighbors i have so I don't have to pick and choose as much who gets em!
Presents are so hard to come by ~ you are a good neighbor, I will definitely drop them to you when I can
Yep, definitely worth having. I imagine they'll pay out cash post-event, too. I think the only thing I saw was to not use them for the task to collect presents as you have to do it manually.
I feel privileged!
My wife was my only neighbor that got 5 the first day lol.
Agree, the percentage of gift bags is rising once the initial stages are done. I seem to recall starting with very few gremlins also and eventually having tons of them. The slow start probably encourage spending donuts on gift bags, just as it did for gremlins.
Don't worry about dropping any gift bags in my town. That goes for all my neighbors. I have several feeder towns. Give them to your other neighbors and I will just assume you wanted to give them to me. Also, I will still be dropping gift bags on my friends towns as well, if I remember that is.
I actually got eight presents from my second log-in today. Still not nearly enough, but it made me feel better.