# 2010 Secret Santa Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176 "2010-11-19T02:21:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/141 "2010-12-25T00:52:58Z")
My gift from **VunderBob** arrived today! I got a huge bag of pecans from his own tree. I love pecans! And I got a really cool nutcracker along with it. Thank you, thank you, **VunderBob and VunderWife**! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/142 "2010-12-25T03:37:38Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > My gift from **VunderBob** arrived today! I got a huge bag of pecans from his own tree. I love pecans! And I got a really cool nutcracker along with it. > > Thank you, thank you, **VunderBob and VunderWife**! My mission is complete. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/143 "2010-12-25T12:45:51Z")
Merry Christmas, Dopers! And a big thank you to **Sir T-Cups** for my gift and the explanatory letter. The least favorite part of my mostly-creative-work job is the freakinā€™ paperwork that Iā€™m always getting in trouble for not submitting. The awesome magnetic clips are going to be my new mode for organization, and everyoneā€™s going to look at the labels and say ā€œWTF?ā€ šŸ˜ƒ I think my favorite is ā€œReverse Logistics.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/144 "2010-12-25T22:38:10Z")
Finally, Iā€™m able to report in on my gift! I got some terrific hot coco mixes and yummy vanilla fudge. Also a sweet card with an Alice Cooper mentionā€¦ In other words, a perfect present. šŸ™‚ so thank you so much Santa and a bright and safe Christmas to all. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/145 "2010-12-25T22:54:25Z")
Well, Iā€™m bummed because my SS gift hasnā€™t made it to my giftee yet. Itā€™s been sitting in a post office in the US since the 21s of December, and frankly Iā€™m a touch annoyed. Stupid, un-Santa-like post office. Anyway giftee - it should be there early next week! Sorry to be late and lame. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/146 "2010-12-25T23:46:31Z")
Whoops! I meant to add that my gift was from Seren. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/147 "2010-12-27T20:11:37Z")
Crap, where did my post go? Arrghh! Here we go: I have been away due to family issues and havenā€™t posted. I live in a Caribbean outpost. Mail from here is stupidly slow. My gift is on its way. Sorry giftee, it will be worth the wait, I promise. To my secret santa: My gift is on its way (see mail situation above). Thanks, Iā€™ll post again when I get it. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/148 "2010-12-27T21:55:23Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > Crap, where did my post go? > > Arrghh! > > Here we go: I have been away due to family issues and havenā€™t posted. > > I live in a Caribbean outpost. Mail from here is stupidly slow. My gift is on its way. Sorry giftee, it will be worth the wait, I promise. > > To my secret santa: My gift is on its way (see mail situation above). Thanks, Iā€™ll post again when I get it. By the way, the address I got had a wrong zip code, luckily it was returned before it made it all the way to the US. I Googled the address and guesstimated the zip code. I hope rightly. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/149 "2010-12-28T01:02:48Z")
The mail carrier dropped a package in our box today. Thanks, **alice\_in\_wonderland** for the baking book. Iā€™m looking forward to using it. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/150 "2010-12-28T02:40:55Z")
No mail today, probably because of the snowā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/151 "2010-12-29T01:23:12Z")
Home, and no package was here. If you sent it late, no biggie, but if you sent it early, then who knowsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/152 "2010-12-29T01:26:49Z")
Still nothing, not even a lump of coal. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/153 "2010-12-30T16:45:33Z")
Woohoo! My package arrived today, and I was here when it came! Thank you, **Mighty\_Girl**! Did I figure correctly that youā€™re the author of the cookbook? Iā€™ve never had Dominican food so I foresee some adventures on our dinner table. And the scarf is really eye-catching and sparkly - is it crocheted or another technique Iā€™m not familiar with! Truly worth waiting for - thanks so much!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Seren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Seren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/154 "2010-12-30T20:08:36Z")
Just got back from Chicago today to find a very colorful package. **rocking chair** , you did an amazing job. That was the perfect set of gifts. I canā€™t wait to make the hat and itā€™ll look adorable on my daughter. I love the stitch markers too - theyā€™re so cool! Where did you find them? Iā€™ve just been using plastic rings up to now. (And thanks for the basket to store everything in!) The cats love the mice, too. They spent the last 20 minutes or so chasing them around and now all three cats are passed out. Oh, and the teddy bear is really cute. My daughter enjoyed biting his nose and poking him in the eyes. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/155 "2010-12-30T21:10:52Z")
**Freck** , let us know if you need people to adopt any orphans ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/156 "2010-12-30T22:24:30Z")
i was starting to get a bit concerned. i thought perhaps santa got a bit turned around or it got buried in a snow drift. iā€™m glad you like everything. the stitch markers and marinated mice are originals. sometimes things get a bit crafty around here. i really liked the wool for the hat, the colours are awesome. i hope it goes easily. have fun knitting! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/157 "2011-01-03T05:15:59Z")
So - has everyone received a package now? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/158 "2011-01-03T05:23:22Z")
Not yet. I havenā€™t heard anything from the person I gifted. It was mailed 18 days ago. Iā€™m pretty sure it must have arrived by now. A little bird told me that my present (from my secret santa) should arrive practically any day. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/159 "2011-01-03T11:22:52Z")
I havenā€™t gotten my present yet - although I did get a package with a large chocolate bar. There was no card, no return address or anything, though, so I donā€™t know if that was from Santa or not! Just a packing slip that said, ā€œthank you.ā€ It came from [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) marketplace. Which I havenā€™t purchased anything from in ages. Now if that was from Santa, thank you! Ya could have given me some indication, though. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176/160 "2011-01-03T11:28:51Z")
Nothing here, yet. I havenā€™t looked in the garage for a few days, though. The mail man will occasionally leave packages there when no one is home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-secret-santa-exchange/561176.md?page=9)