# SDMB Secret Santa Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549 "2007-11-15T16:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/341 "2007-12-27T05:57:13Z")
[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] I got a second package today - from you, I assume, **purple haze**. **Anaamika** , I hope nobody got accidentally left out? If so, let me know and I’ll be happy to send out a second gift. From **purple haze** I got a wall calendar with pictures of beautiful castles, a King Arthur fantasy adventure book, a piece of lovely cross-stitch, some fun magnetic sculpture toys, four packs of stickers, some colorful beaded rings, and a little slinky that I’ve been playing with all afternoon. They are all perfect, thank you so much! [/QUOTE] Yep, that was me. I hope you enjoyed opening everything. Sorry it was late - I had ordered a calender from Barnes & [Noble.com](http://Noble.com) and it didn’t arrive until December 24. I ordered on the 12th, but shipping took longer than the five day estimate. I’m still giftless, too. ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/342 "2007-12-27T09:17:36Z")
[QUOTE=FaerieBeth] Hi! Just checking in to say that I’ve been officially gifted! I got a lovely, golden tin (with a beautiful Cherub on the cover) of Christmas cookies! Thanks\*\* Anaglyph\*\*! My children and the mailman were mesmerized by “_the package from another country_” 😃 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! [/QUOTE] I’m glad to hear they arrived. If you like the cookies, I can translate and send you the recipes. Some are traditional local specialties, others I made up myself. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/343 "2007-12-27T11:07:29Z")
OK, now I’m worried. I sent my gift off on Saturday December 15th, and was told it would talk 2 or 3 days to get to its destination. The person I sent it to has posted in this thread, but I don’t know if they got it. Now, I could be setting myself up for a sucker, here, but I was considering sending some homemade cookies as a supplement next time I bake. If I don’t see that the gift hasn’t been received, I may throw in some make up presents. **Baker** , old friend, I wish I could say I was the person who drew your name, but I’m afraid it wasn’t me. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/344 "2007-12-27T15:44:25Z")
Please, everyone, relax. We’ll sort it out. I’ve been off this week so have been fairly lazy, and to be honest, I am not quite worrying about people who haven’t gotten their gifts quite yet. Mail is weird and slow in the States around Christmas. I swear, everyone who signed up will get a gift somehow, even if I have to send them all out! But let’s wait a few more days. Last year I didn’t get mine until mid-January, and I’m not letting anyone get by without a gift. I’m back at work on Wednesday next, and at that point I will start going after people who haven’t sent, if there are any, and trying to figure out what has happened to packages that were sent. Until then, just be patient. 🙂 Here is the updated list. Sent by: Anaamika Anaglyph Anyrose auRa Averie537 Baker Blue Mood Caricci congodwarf Dottygumdrop Einmon Eleanor of Aquitaine FaerieBeth FairyChatMom fisha freckafree Gardentraveler Gfloyd Gigi Hockey Monkey Jodi Kat Kneadtoknow Mama Zappa MannyL Monica MsWhatsit Rockingchair Scarlett67 Scuba\_Ben Siege Snakescatlady SomeUserName Sugar and spice Susie Derkins tarragon918 tdn Thalion TheMerchandise Twickster Vivalostwages whiterabbit WomanofScorn Received: Anaamika Anaglyph Anyrose auRa Averie537 Caricci congodwarf Einmon Eleanor of Aquitaine FairieBeth FairyChatMom freckafree gigi Hockey Monkey Kat KneadToKnow Mama Zappa monica monica MsWhatsit Rocking chair Scarlett67 Scuba\_Ben Shirley Ujest Siege SnakesCatLady SomeUserName Susie Derkins tarragon918 Tdn Thalion TheMerchandise twickster vivalostwages whiterabbit WomanofScorn Not yet received: baker dottygumdrop fisha gfloyd jodi purple haze sugar and spice Anyone else who hasn’t gotten their gift yet? I don’t have my thumb drive close by so I can’t check the original list I had. ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/345 "2007-12-30T06:08:40Z")
Woohoo!!! My gift arrived!!! I think it arrived at the office while I was at home on holiday! So I cut through the carefully wrapped brown paper, sliced open the sellotape on the box and pulled out a wrapped present and a beautiful card, signed by **sugar and spice**! I unwrapped the present and found a beautiful snowman-adorned christmas tin. I prised the lid off the tin and found a pile of more little gifties! After finally unwrapping all of the gifties, my haul consists of: - a gorgeous glittery hippo Christmas tree ornament - a very cool Chicago White Sox Christmas tree ornament - a two-pack of very cute baby socks for HRH - a container of deliciously yummy smelling “vanilla sugar cookie” bath salts Woohoo!!! Thank you so much **sugar and spice**! The ornaments will be saved to go on the tree next year, the bath salts will be used next weekend, and the cold snap we are having now means HRH will be wearing those socks in the next few days. You have definitely eased my return to the office after the holidays and made my day! ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/346 "2007-12-31T05:30:09Z")
[QUOTE=Einmon] Thank you very much, \*\*Jodi \*\*(upon your return), for this excellent Secret Santa gift!! [/QUOTE] You’re welcome, **Einmon** , I’m glad they got there in a timely manner. I hope you enjoy _e_, it’s one of my favorite humorous books. 🙂 And **fisha**! Thank you so much for the gifts! Your package was waiting for me when I got home from my Christmas trip. For everyone’s info, **fisha** sent me a pair of beautiful antique postcards of her hometown and a box of delicious candy. I love them both! 🙂 I hope everyone had a great holiday! Thanks, **'Mika** , for hosting this. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/347 "2008-01-03T14:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Anyone else who hasn’t gotten their gift yet? [/QUOTE] Me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/348 "2008-01-03T20:20:41Z")
I haven’t recieved either. ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/349 "2008-01-03T23:26:36Z")
Still giftless as well. ---
**Author:** ![Thalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@Thalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thalion)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/350 "2008-01-04T03:27:27Z")
[QUOTE=Blue Mood] Me. [/QUOTE] Oh, no! I sent it off the week before Christmas. Perhaps it was held up in international shipping. I’m sorry, and I hope it gets there soon! ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/351 "2008-01-09T19:08:54Z")
Just got my package in the mail today! Woo hoo! From Idaho it came, although not sure of the sender. Cool pen, it lights up, stamps, and has a bubble wand. Chocolate dipped candy canes. Ingesting at the moment… A huge crusty shell with anemones (?) and a mother of pearl fob that’s going on my keychain. Perfect. A smooth rock with Idaho and a _fish_ carved into it. too heavy for me, but a kid will love to hang it on their backpack. A hamster on a skateboard and a Santa in a helicopter wind up toys. Postcards from Idaho, including a fish… A lot of thinking went into this present, thank you. Lots of in jokes. Well worth the wait. Oh, the pic. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/41983136@N00/2181302082/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/41983136@N00/2181302082/) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/352 "2008-01-11T03:32:27Z")
I too have got a package from Idaho. They gave an IRL name but not a username, so I can’t mention them here, but many thanks. Don’t know if the giver is my original Secret Santa, but many, many thanks! 😛 Some cute Idaho postcards. My favorite is the one with the horned potato crossing the road, although the jackalope is cool too. Who knew you could milk a jackelope? A teeny weeny four sided grater, very cute. One could grate nutmegs or hard nuts with it. A coffee cup with a deer on the side, plus two bags of Starbucks coffee. I love good coffee. I have a coffee cup collection, and this will go there. I don’t have a collection theme, but the cups are what you might call “memory holders” They remind me of special times/places, and this one will make me think of the giver. A plastic cup with double walls that has liquid in there, with sparkly stuff, and snowflakes on the side. Chocolate dipped peppermint sticks. I started a diet 1/2, but ate one stick, couldn’t help my baser instincts. Chocolate is my life. A variety pack of Twining’s black tea. _“Tea, Earl Grey, hot”_ Who can ID the quote? Again, many thanks to my Idado gifter! I love it all!!! ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/353 "2008-01-13T17:47:27Z")
I still don’t know if the gift I was sent was received or if my gift was ever sent. I’ve clearly failed at the Secret Santa thing … ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/354 "2008-01-13T19:41:05Z")
[QUOTE=gfloyd] I still don’t know if the gift I was sent was received or if my gift was ever sent. I’ve clearly failed at the Secret Santa thing … [/QUOTE] gfloyd, if you were sending to me(as I didn’t get mine until recently, and I suspect the giver was giving a second time), I didn’t get yours. I know there’s still a couple who didn’t recieve, I’d be willing to send again if someone wants to trust me with a real life address. I love putting stuff together like this. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/355 "2008-01-13T21:14:05Z")
I’m still feeling guilty that I received two gifts, and I’m still willing to send out another package to someone who didn’t get one. I’m sure \*\*Anaamika \*\*will check in again soon. ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/356 "2008-01-14T00:12:12Z")
No, Baker, I didn’t send it to you. But mine went to Idaho. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/357 "2008-01-15T14:03:17Z")
**Thalion** , just to keep you updated there’s still no sign of it. If it was sent surface instead of air mail it will probably still take a while longer. I’ll post here as soon as it arrives. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/358 "2008-01-15T17:30:23Z")
Wait a minute, how many Dopers are in Idaho? I sort of thought I was the only one, at least the only one in this thread! As far as I know the one I sent hasn’t been received, unless the receiver just hasn’t posted here yet. I am more than willing to resend if necessary, but it will have to wait until the beginning of the month, because I’m freakin’ broke. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/359 "2008-01-15T17:59:20Z")
[QUOTE=whiterabbit] Wait a minute, how many Dopers are in Idaho? I sort of thought I was the only one, at least the only one in this thread! As far as I know the one I sent hasn’t been received, unless the receiver just hasn’t posted here yet. I am more than willing to resend if necessary, but it will have to wait until the beginning of the month, because I’m freakin’ broke. [/QUOTE] The similarities between the two packages did not escape me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549/360 "2008-01-15T19:50:59Z")
We need to figure out just how many haven’t got their gift yet. As I said upthread I think that mine came from a Doper who was gifting for the second time. So I would be willing to mail to a Doper who didn’t get theirs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-exchange/426549.md?page=19)