Opening the Secret Santa Gifts
 

This will be the thread where you post what you got, who you think it's from, your gratitude etc....

But for now, let's decide when they get opened....


When would you be able to be online, relaxed etc....

The time will be 11pm -1am GMT -which is 5-7pm Eastern, 8-10am ish-I-think for the Aussies.....

But if this time sucks for you, suggest an alternative and we'll see how it goes.

Pick a date, thoyugh -let's at least narrow it down that way.

im stoked about who i'm sending to.

if my vote matters....could we do it on a sunday night?

if it's night Eastern, it's very early morning in UK.... what did you mean by night?

Of the 20, 4 recipients are outside the US. Including the Secret Santa Initiator, who is in the UK.

whenever sunday...its the only day im guaranteed to be off. apart from xmas eve and xmas...but i will probably be otherwise occupied those days

well right now it's the runaway winner :lol:

Every night from the 24th onward I'll be retardedly busy, especially around dinner prep time (since right now we're looking at 4-6 PM Central.)

Either Sunday or Saturday would be best for me--I voted Sunday to give an extra day for shipping times. But just to be sure, Sunday in America is 8-10 AM on Monday for Aussies, right?

i can't commit to any fixed time. i'm sorry but my life just won't work that way right now.

I didn't realize there was going to be an initiation. I'm outta here if we have to swallow goldfish or anything.

If anyone needs goldfish to swallow, I know where there's some going cheap. ;) (well they're not exactly gold fish, but they're from the same family)

Any time after Sunday I am at my parents and can pick and choose when I log on. Sunday am here in London and will have to specifically ask to borrow the laptop. It's not a big deal - it's just the reason Sunday isn't my first choice.

None of the suggested times and dates are impossible for me though so I will go with the majority.

Yeah, i meant to include a "no designated time" option, lookout. sorry.

I voted for Wed the 26th, but that's only because that's the only day of the choices that I'll have net access (I only have it at work, and am taking all the rest of the days off except for the 21st, which seems a little early for those trying to send internationally)

Anyhoo, if mine arrives by the 20th I'd be happy to send pics to someone on the 21st to post them at the appropriate time since I likely won't be able to login during the right window. Otherwise, I'll have to wait till the 26th or 27th, whenever I decide to come back to work :D

I am very likely going to be out of town the entire week, with the possibility of having a little time on Friday.

Since it's a thread and not chat, I don't really see that we need to all be here at the same time anyway. People could just open/post pictures as is convenient for them, and follow up with admitting to who the givers were over the next few days.

I'm going with Clod's statement....

Anytime....anytime...especially if people don't get their gifts on time...We'll just start a thread about it, and all participants can post there.

I agree with Clod & Cic - I won't be available during the weekend. So maybe when we receive it.

I'll have no internet access from Sun 23rd until late on 29th. I think anytime after a certain date would be cool ...

OK, let's go with the concensus then -any time from Friday 21st onwards. OK? :D

I vote for other. Arbor day.

What?

Wouldn't if be nice to open a present on Arbor Day, at long last?

eta:

For those dwellar-giftees who wish to have anonymous benefactors, just don't look too carefully at the return address, ok? Exercise a little restraint. I'll try not to make mine (return address that is) too prominent. I happen to be one of the benefactors who would like a little (temporary) anonymity. It'll all come out in the end, I'm sure.

btw, I have your gift, *********, and I'll be sending it tomorrow. I hope you like it. Actually, I have two. I don't know what to do with the second one... It's a bonus gift. Suggestions?

Don't worry! They go down real slick. Not Ali's though. They're not yet ripe.

For me, every day is Arbor day.... :rolleyes:

Fast enough that if they don't like it, they can regift it to their recipient! :lol:

Mine will go in t'post before the end of this week.
Bought it this morning as soon as I knew who you were.

I think you might like it ********

Regifting an unopened present... interesting. Arbor Day as opening day does have its advantages.

PERFECT!

By the way, for those with more obscure recipients, (i.e. those who don't use their real name or give their area on the forums) I am willing to give out hints such as male/female. I may even tell you their username if you want to know and they don't mind. maybe :lol:

I'm willing to give clues to the person who has drawn me...
It would be difficult to work out otherwise

Yeah, so many British dwellars, and all good Americans know eveywhere is near London -could be anyone....... :lol:


(I suspect you've already been sussed by your sender ;) )

I am getting so paranoid.... Who am I giving to? Who am I receiving from? Is this all planned? Is this a christmas conspiracy?


You are alll suspect!

Damn, y'all! I was so sure I was going to be the first to have mine bought. But the auction's not even over for another 6 hours! I'm super pumped about stumbling upon it too, I know for sure that ******* is going to think it's awesome.

Maybe those of us who are participating could go ahead and give a few clues as to what they like? or would that give it away totally? obviously, not gotten the gift yet, just found out this morning.

My sons class is doing secret santa this year and they've all filled in a little card which says what they like and don't like. I thought it was a good idea. I've come to the conclusion that there might be a lot of chocolate and not too many veges being given out as presents.

Ali it might sounds mean but... it would crack me up big time if your son came home with a giant cabbage for his Secret Santa!

oh I'd piss myself laughing if that happened. ;) It's not mean at all, and I think the quality of the gift will depend on who pulled his name out of the hat. Aden got a girl who he doesn't like too much because she gets him in trouble all the time (hope she doesn't end up at the same high school), so I have to get the gift for her. I'm sure most other mothers will have to suffer the same fate though.

Anyway, sorry for stealing this thread. I'll get the truck outta here now.

You go ahead and give clues all you like.... maybe your SS will pay attention, maybe not.... :lol:

wait.....what? you don't know who you're sending to? I asked to be kept secret....i thought that meant from my recipient.....not from my giver. I hope I didnt fuck this up!

I didn't give out any user names. I passed on names and addresses as given to me.

So, yes, you did, seeing as you didn't include any name in your postal address, i didn't pass it on . it will have gone at Mr. Dwellar or some such. I can correct that if you like. PM me the name you wish me to pass on, although they can probably guess anyway. Can't remember who got you.

:rolleyes:

I just found out too...I'm still thinking......:D
In fact, if anyone would like to post good gift ideas it's alright.......then I can blame it on you.

Ho.....Ho.....Ho;)

yeah....send them my name or user id or 'that prick' or whatever.....

I haven't the slightest idea what to buy.

Don't feel too pressured, the price limit obviously precludes anything "nice." This site is good for humorous little items, or if you know anything at all about the interests of your person, just start doing random ebay searches--you'd be surprised what kind of neat stuff pops up.

I'm not feeling pressured, so much as everything I've thought of so far would immediately scream "I was selected by SteveDallas" to the recipient. And I'd like to protect a little bit of mystery!

What in the world are you thinking of--beard trimmings? Used clarinet reeds? I honestly can't imagine anything that would scream "SteveDallas sent me this."

The only thing I can think of that screams SteveDallas atm is an arse camera.

You're woefully behind. (Pardon the pun.) I've had four trips to the dentist since then, with a couple more to come... I'm thinking a drill, or a novacaine syringe, would be more appropriate at this point.

Steve, if I were you, after that post I'd expect a toothbrush and some Scope for your SS gift... :lol:

I've had worse.

:eek: I won't ask. Don't want to give anyone any ideas...

if by atm you mean At This Moment, right?

Please say yes.

Please.

Unhappy with your gift??? See below

BB, the continue button isn't working. help please?

Well, the gift I selected fairly screams "I was selected by lumberjim!". Happily, I can't hear it anymore, because it's on the sleigh!

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd.....?


Nevermind. Just got it. :wink:

So, all SSs have responded that they have their mission, to my knowledge, two gifts are already en route... all well so far. Suggest first weak-willed-Winnie who opens theirs starts a new thread for the pics/thanks/general mirth etc. as this one is already waaaay long. :D

Hey Ducks! Did you send me 'A Large Cock'? I know I'm not in secret santa, but someone has sent me something with no name attached to it. It's post marked Australia, so the only person likely to send me something like that, by my reckoning is Ducks.

It's a very beautiful cock by the way. I'll take a pic this arvy and show you.

Not I

Hmmm...I shall have to investigate further then.

PICS!!!!!!!!!

SECERET SANTA IS REAL!!!! (Have you been cheating on Dazza? :eyebrow: )