# Is anyone interested in a Secret Santa this year 2025? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 12, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998 "2025-09-12T23:49:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/101 "2025-12-08T11:43:18Z")
:hangs head: My gift has been sent courtesy Amazon. I should arrive in the next couple of days. It was my best effort for now with lots of stuff happening in my life right now. But in a perfect world, I could have done better. And I don’t think I even put my doper name on it. I think it could be fun. I hope so at least. So if you get an Amazon package and it’s from someone whose first name starts with a J, it’s probably me. ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/102 "2025-12-08T20:00:31Z")
No head hanging! If there’s any confusion about who received what from whom, I can clear it up. We all _want_ to hate and boycott Amazon, but they’re so, so good at what they do. I’m greedy and I took two recipients for myself - both were mailed via USPS today. ---
**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 8, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/103 "2025-12-08T20:18:35Z")
box away! go west little box! hopefully, usps will use dasher to get the box from east coast to west coast. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/104 "2025-12-09T00:17:58Z")
Two updates: 1. My gift came in the mail today, but I like to wait to open it (unless waiting would be bad, feel free to let me know!) I just wanted to assure my Santa that it arrived safely 🙂 2. I need one more small thing before my package gets to the post office, but rest assured, it will make it to its destination before Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/105 "2025-12-09T04:29:31Z")
Ok. I have all the gifts for my recipient save one, which I have been waiting _forever_ to be shipped and, at this point, I may have to send in a seperate package. I’m going to put the box together this week and hopefully have it shipped out by Friday. ---
**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 10, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/106 "2025-12-10T00:12:47Z")
I’m almost ready to ship my package, but due to a series of migraines, I haven’t been able to get the last few things together. Based on where it’s going, it should still arrive by Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/107 "2025-12-10T09:45:07Z")
Gift arrived, but I don’t have it because I gave my sister’s address… she lives in a quiet cul de sac in a posh neighborhood, whereas I live in a busy street in a less salubrious neighborhood. I tried to dispatch mine yesterday, but the guy at our local postal service had some misgivings about US customs - not that I included anything illegal\*. So I am repacking, and taking it to a diffent post office today. Because of our less than stellar postal service I need to send via DHL or similar, which is fast and safe(r). \☆ - I was SO tempted to vacuum wrap a local delicacy, [Bokkum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokkoms), which is salted dried fish very specific to Western Cape culture, but I did not think US customs sniffer dogs would appreciate that. I mean, I don’t even eat it… ---
**Author:** ![FMera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fmera/32/9857_2.png) [@FMera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FMera)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/108 "2025-12-10T22:18:46Z")
Part 1 was enroute last week, remaining parts of a local nature should be on the way by the weekend. i was also thwarted by bouts of illness, plus, the strangely late-in-the-month holiday markets in the area… possibly due to the temperature being 84°F/28°C around these parts. It hardly feels Xmasy/Solsticey! ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/109 "2025-12-12T17:04:46Z")
Unless there’s more than one person matching that description, it’s arrived! I haven’t examined it yet (the note was on top and fell out), because I am trying to be good and wait for at least my time off work to start, but it looks interesting! Thanks! International shipping seems to have really ramped up in complexity this year. You used to just be able to go to the post office here and fill out a little form with the contents, now it’s a multi-step process online and the nearby small post office refused to even deal with it going to the US, they told me I needed to go to the main one… Crazy… ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/110 "2025-12-12T17:30:58Z")
Yep! You guessed correctly! After you open it, I’ll explain my mentality if you’d like. Because if I did it now, I might give it away! Well, sorta. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/111 "2025-12-14T17:06:07Z")
@Reeses_Monkey Today I opened the lovely dragonfly window hanger. It is beautiful, thank you so much! (How did you know that I have lovely glass french doors to display it properly?") ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/112 "2025-12-15T01:33:06Z")
Update! So far I see: @JaneDoe42 - Sent and Received @Lancia - @WOOKINPANUBv.2 - @Reeses_Monkey - Sent @Sticks_and_Scones - Sent and Received @hocow - Received Nayna - Sent @scudsucker - Received @rocking_chair - Sent and Received @Filbert - Sent and Received ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/113 "2025-12-15T01:33:37Z")
Continued, I can only tag ten users at a time … @Rilchiam - Sent @Reply - Sent @Baker - Sent @purplehorseshoe - Received @FMera- Sent 1 of 2 @Rhiannon8404 - Please let me know if I’m missing something in the thread or if you have an update for me! ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/114 "2025-12-15T02:39:44Z")
So glad you like it! Il bet it looks great on the doors. ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/115 "2025-12-15T02:42:40Z")
Mine will go out tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/116 "2025-12-15T03:14:18Z")
Mine as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/117 "2025-12-16T03:21:30Z")
My box is on the way to the Mountain State! There’s no obvious markings on it that would hint to its SDMB origins, but if one of our fearless Mountaineers gets a box from Roseburg, Oregon then they should rest assured that it’s the SDMB Secret Santa goodies! The guy at the shipping place assured me that it should arrive before Christmas. I will retain the tracking number for reference should there be any issues. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/118 "2025-12-16T07:49:54Z")
Mine is shipping out tomorrow ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/119 "2025-12-17T01:06:41Z")
My package was shipped out today! ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998/120 "2025-12-17T01:30:24Z")
Two updates: 1. I received part 2 of my gift - proactive thank you to my Santa but I’m still waiting (very impatiently!) 2. My gift is officially headed west as of today. Expected to be there by Saturday! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-secret-santa-this-year-2025/1022998.md?page=7)