The Argentine amigo invisible has three possible moments: the office year-end party, the get-together with friends and Christmas Eve.
December is summer, many people go on holiday late in the month, and the aguinaldo arrives mid-month. Decide early which of the three is your group's.
How it's organized in Argentina
Draw before the aguinaldo
The second installment of the aguinaldo must be paid by December 18. It's a useful marker: if you draw early in the month, everyone knows who they're buying for when it arrives.
A limit in pesos, kept current
With prices that change quickly, set the limit in pesos shortly before the draw, not a month earlier, and write it in the invitation. If the group plays every year, review the amount each time instead of reusing last year's.
Office and friends, before the holidays
Many offices run amigo invisible at the year-end dinner or lunch, before people go on holiday. Among friends, at the year-end get-together. Draw with two weeks to spare.
Families, at midnight on the 24th
Families open gifts at midnight on the 24th, after the toast and with fireworks going off. If the family amigo invisible is that night, have the gifts ready under the tree before dinner.
Before the holidays start
If the group splits between the city and the coast over the holidays, hold the exchange before people travel. And ask for specific hints: with a tight limit, getting it right matters more than spending.
Set up your amigo invisible
No account, nothing to install, free. Enter the names, the limit in pesos and the date, share one link, and each person sees only who they drew.
