2008 CSS Gifts and Guesses - Page 2

DanaC · 12-07-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Oh Zip you really got a good one there!
I really resent high postage prices which lower my spending power

lol, tell me about it :P I went way over budget if the postage was included...that's why I had to stay within the budget on the actual gift.

Aliantha · 12-07-2008, 04:48 PM

I went over on the gift i sent, but that's pretty standard for me. I think the postage cost more than the limit anyway once you convert AU dollars to US. Isn't the limit just a guide really? If you want to spoil your recipient (or think they might need it) that's ok right? After all, it's not a competition.

TheMercenary · 12-07-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I went over on the gift i sent, but that's pretty standard for me. I think the postage cost more than the limit anyway once you convert AU dollars to US. Isn't the limit just a guide really? If you want to spoil your recipient (or think they might need it) that's ok right? After all, it's not a competition.

Yea, I chose to completely ignore the limit. Who cares. It's just a guide. It is Christmas ya know.

classicman · 12-07-2008, 08:05 PM

I looked for some things within the suggested allotment too, I'm just not that creative though. So I went a bit over - so what? Hopefully my recipient is happy. Thats the whole the real point isn't it?

monster · 12-07-2008, 08:59 PM

Shall we have a poll? How far over the "limit" did you go?

...I'm thinking it's only "in the spirit of the thing" if you don't make a song and dance about it. Think about the recipient just scraping by, who had to wait until their paycheck was cashed to buy and send their present. They receive an awesome gift! Wow! Their SS must be an awesome shopper! Then they learn that their SS thought they were a good charitable cause and deserved it, and spent three times as much as they did on the present. What if their recipient did the same and as a result thinks the gift they received is lame.....

Nirvana · 12-07-2008, 09:29 PM

No such thing as a lame gift!

monster · 12-07-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

No such thing as a lame gift!

Not in the eyes of the receiver.....

Aliantha · 12-07-2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Shall we have a poll? How far over the "limit" did you go?

...I'm thinking it's only "in the spirit of the thing" if you don't make a song and dance about it. Think about the recipient just scraping by, who had to wait until their paycheck was cashed to buy and send their present. They receive an awesome gift! Wow! Their SS must be an awesome shopper! Then they learn that their SS thought they were a good charitable cause and deserved it, and spent three times as much as they did on the present. What if their recipient did the same and as a result thinks the gift they received is lame.....

I don't think anyone participating in this is expecting something that's going be 'the best gift ever'. That's not the point of the excercise from my perspective. To me it's just a fun way to do something which involves most of us who've posted here for a while and who have an understanding of each other.

If I were to stick to the limit, my giftee would be getting an empty box. I went at least twice over the limit, but I don't think my gift really suggests that. It's really quite simple, but i tried to be thoughtful and in doing so, I spent more than the allotted amount.

If anyone thinks the gift they recieve is 'lame', I don't think they're really entering into this thing with the spirit it's intended.

BigV · 12-08-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Shall we have a poll? How far over the "limit" did you go?

...I'm thinking it's only "in the spirit of the thing" if you don't make a song and dance about it. Think about the recipient just scraping by, who had to wait until their paycheck was cashed to buy and send their present. They receive an awesome gift! Wow! Their SS must be an awesome shopper! Then they learn that their SS thought they were a good charitable cause and deserved it, and spent three times as much as they did on the present. What if their recipient did the same and as a result thinks the gift they received is lame.....

yeah, go on. make a pole of yourself. I treated the "limit" as a suggestion only too. All gifts are in the eye of the beholder. Lame gift? Lame eyes.

Sundae · 12-09-2008, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Shall we have a poll? How far over the "limit" did you go?

...I'm thinking it's only "in the spirit of the thing" if you don't make a song and dance about it. Think about the recipient just scraping by, who had to wait until their paycheck was cashed to buy and send their present. They receive an awesome gift! Wow! Their SS must be an awesome shopper! Then they learn that their SS thought they were a good charitable cause and deserved it, and spent three times as much as they did on the present. What if their recipient did the same and as a result thinks the gift they received is lame.....

I had no intent of "making a song and dance about it."
I am very pleased with the SS I got this year. I hope they appreciate the prizes. But putting together something which costs £X (just under the limit) and finding the postage is £X x 3 is frustrating. It doesn't mean I want to broadcast "Oh I spent SO much money!" because the exact opposite is true - I am genuinely watching my expenditure at the moment and I know other Dwellars are too. But on the other hand, just there is a frustration in literally only being able to send a paper item (as I did last year - a piece of original art) to stick strictly within the limit.

I will receive my SS at some point before this week. I will love it. Why? Because it will be from somene in another country I have never met, and it will have been sent with affection. I don't think I have received a lame present in my life, although I have gifted some on - well with the best will in the world, it was more pleasureable to give than receive!

I think the guideline amount is a great idea. But I think anyone sending to/ receiving from a foreign country should be allowed a little envy when they see what $15 buys and sends in-country.

Here endest the lesson.
PS - is it there yet, is it there yet? 9 days since posting - has it arrived yet?!?!?

morethanpretty · 12-07-2008, 09:43 PM

I decided to open mine also. Here it is:

BigV · 12-08-2008, 12:15 AM

But, back to the thread topic.

I received this last week-ish. I'm storing it in the refrigerator.

THANK YOU SECRET SANTA!!!

anonymous · 12-08-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

But, back to the thread topic.

I received this last week-ish. I'm storing it in the refrigerator.

THANK YOU SECRET SANTA!!!

Yes, it is within the edible theme.
No, there is no need to keep it in the fridge.
It requires some culinary input on your part for the accompanying dishes, but I am sure you are up to the task!
Actually probably best prepared for eating on 25th January.
Hope you enjoy it and Merry Christmas to the BigV household.

Trilby · 12-08-2008, 07:11 AM

I like the Big Clue on the package. NICE!

binky · 12-08-2008, 01:55 PM

Got my SS gift, and it is REALLY cool. I don't need to guess who its from, because my SS is like me, probably the only active Cellar dweller in his location

12-07-2008, 04:48 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I went over on the gift i sent, but that's pretty standard for me. I think the postage cost more than the limit anyway once you convert AU dollars to US. Isn't the limit just a guide really? If you want to spoil your recipient (or think they might need it) that's ok right? After all, it's not a competition. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-07-2008, 08:05 PM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I looked for some things within the suggested allotment too, I'm just not that creative though. So I went a bit over - so what? Hopefully my recipient is happy. Thats the whole the real point isn't it? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-07-2008, 08:59 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Shall we have a poll? How far over the "limit" did you go? ...I'm thinking it's only "in the spirit of the thing" if you don't make a song and dance about it. Think about the recipient just scraping by, who had to wait until their paycheck was cashed to buy and send their present. They receive an awesome gift! Wow! Their SS must be an awesome shopper! Then they learn that their SS thought they were a good charitable cause and deserved it, and spent three times as much as they did on the present. What if their recipient did the same and as a result thinks the gift they received is lame..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-07-2008, 09:29 PM	#6
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	No such thing as a lame gift! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

12-07-2008, 09:43 PM	#11
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I decided to open mine also. Here it is: Attached Images __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

12-08-2008, 12:15 AM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	But, back to the thread topic. I received this last week-ish. I'm storing it in the refrigerator. THANK YOU SECRET SANTA!!! Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-08-2008, 07:11 AM	#14
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I like the Big Clue on the package. NICE! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-08-2008, 01:55 PM	#15
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Got my SS gift, and it is REALLY cool. I don't need to guess who its from, because my SS is like me, probably the only active Cellar dweller in his location __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!! Last edited by binky; 12-08-2008 at 01:56 PM. Reason: f-ing pic won't load

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