# SDMB Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2014 \[signup closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314 "2014-11-11T06:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/201 "2014-12-15T02:06:25Z")
If you should be on the “Sent” or “Received” list and I have missed you, please let me know! If you have sent or received a gift but haven’t posted it in the thread yet, please post! \*\*Sent: 23/42 Received: 6/42 FloatyGimpy Aspenglow -\> Hockey Monkey romansperson carnut -\> MsRobyn peedin -\> FairyChatMom EmilyG -\> Helena330 FairyChatMom -\> OneCentStamp OneCentStamp -\> romansperson twickster Helena330 Baker Filbert jsgoddess SeaDragonTattoo freckafree MissTake Anaamika Slow Moving Vehicle Silvorange rocking chair Infovore KinkiNipponTourist brainstall\*\* ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/202 "2014-12-15T02:29:10Z")
I received mine! I’m enjoying the anticipation and the sight of the box under my petite little tree. The one I’m sending will be en route as of tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/203 "2014-12-15T02:30:26Z")
> [@KinkiNipponTourist](#): > > Sent! > > The Japanese post office charges packages at a higher rate if they have letters in them, so my present is sent without comment. Ho ho ho! Do they open each box to check for letters? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/204 "2014-12-15T10:52:22Z")
To show you how this exchange rated in my life, just last night I \*finally \*got around to packing up the gifts for my daughter - my OWN daughter! I’ll be taking the box to the post office today. So, yeah, we see where my priorities are. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/205 "2014-12-15T14:09:38Z")
Mine is mailed, Priority! Should arrive by Fri. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/206 "2014-12-15T14:36:58Z")
Meant to say I shipped mine out on Saturday. Twas priority so it shouldn’t be too long! ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/207 "2014-12-15T14:52:46Z")
Sent my box off to the UK on Dec. 10. Oddly (and unpleasantly) enough, the nice lady at the USPS said my box just weighed too much to be sent by long slow mail. Odd. I thought the heavy stuff was SUPPOSED to go the slow way! I didn’t put it into any fancy Priority Mail box, either. At any rate (bad pun there), it will be arriving much sooner than I thought! I guess that’s Good News for the recipient. I hope to have time tonight to read THROUGH this entire thread 😃 Seasonal Greetings to y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/208 "2014-12-15T15:50:33Z")
I’m giving two more days to the part I ordered to get here and decide if I think it’s nice enough to send. If it doesn’t get here or doesn’t rate high enough, I have a backup plan. Either way, a Priority Box will get picked up Wednesday. That should be plenty of time to arrive by Christmas since USPS says the deadline is on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/209 "2014-12-15T16:43:52Z")
I can’t wait until someone gets the underwear. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/210 "2014-12-15T16:48:16Z")
I sent mine out this morning via Priority Mail. It should arrive Wednesday. Sorry that it’s about a week late in coming; I was pretty sick the weekend before last and couldn’t shop or post. ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/211 "2014-12-15T19:34:25Z")
Still knitting… this is taking longer than I thought. Hope to have it in the mail by Friday though. Keep on knitting… keep on knitting… keep on knitting… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/212 "2014-12-15T20:29:38Z")
Now that I’ve mailed my package out, I can feel justified in being excited to see what I get. 🙂 ---
**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 15, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/213 "2014-12-15T22:22:12Z")
Oooh! Oooh! I received a box today from Anaamika!!! I’m going to wait and open it on Christmas, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/214 "2014-12-15T22:53:04Z")
Finally mailed today! It should be there Wednesday or Thursday! ---
**Author:** ![ChickaPicosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@ChickaPicosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickaPicosa)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/215 "2014-12-16T02:30:27Z")
Sending my gift tomorrow! Sorry for the delay. Anxiously awaiting mine 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/216 "2014-12-16T03:04:03Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > Oooh! Oooh! I received a box today from Anaamika!!! > > I’m going to wait and open it on Christmas, though. 🙂 Woohoo! Hope you like it! ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/217 "2014-12-16T04:18:39Z")
\*\*Sent: 28/42 Received: 8/42 FloatyGimpy Aspenglow -\> Hockey Monkey romansperson carnut -\> MsRobyn peedin -\> FairyChatMom EmilyG -\> Helena330 FairyChatMom -\> OneCentStamp OneCentStamp -\> romansperson twickster Helena330 -\> purplehorseshoe Baker Filbert jsgoddess SeaDragonTattoo freckafree MissTake Anaamika -\> freckafree Slow Moving Vehicle Silvorange rocking chair Infovore KinkiNipponTourist brainstall IvoryTowerDenizen Sir T-Cups Atomic Mama Grrlbrarian Pai325 \*\* ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/218 "2014-12-16T13:45:42Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Do they open each box to check for letters? :dubious: No, it’s an honor system. But come onnn, it’s Santa! I can’t risk bad juju by sneaking around! Plus Santa sees everything, etc. :eek:🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/219 "2014-12-16T14:39:40Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I can’t wait until someone gets the underwear. 😛 The Xmas underwear went abroad, so I’m honestly not sure how long it will take for them to arrive. By Christmas, I hope, but they _do_ have to cross an ocean… ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/220 "2014-12-16T14:56:50Z")
I received my package yesterday and am steadfastly not opening. My gifter’s Doper name was not on the outside so I don’t know who it is from, except they are from San Jose, CA and I THINK the last name is Reed. Sorry, didn’t have my glasses on. The box is marked “this end up.” Could it be a lava lamp??? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314.md?page=12)