# 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:** 19
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/361 "2014-12-28T00:02:18Z")
> [@ChickaPicosa](#): > > **Pai325** And I must apologize to **Silvorange** as I did receive the package you sent, and all in one piece! I opened it on Christmas and what a wonderful array of homemade chocolates! Very tasty. My family enjoyed these very much. The homemade scarf is beautiful and has all my favourite colours. Also, the Louisville slugger was a great surprise! Thank you so much for all these thoughtful gifts. I just love participating in this exchange! šŸ™‚ Yay! I donā€™t remember whether I put this in the note, but much of the scarf was crocheted during a Christmas concert, so I like to think it absorbed a little extra Christmas cheer. There have been so many 'thankses" to me in this thread. You are all very welcome. I have seen them all, and only refrained from answering each one because it would feel like taking too many bows, you know? But I am very happy to be appreciated and allowed to put this together. \*\*Sent: 42/42 Received: 40/42 FloatyGimpy -\> Tread Aspenglow -\> Hockey Monkey romansperson -\> FloatyGimpy carnut -\> MsRobyn peedin -\> FairyChatMom EmilyG -\> Helena330 FairyChatMom -\> OneCentStamp OneCentStamp -\> romansperson twickster -\> Nayna Helena330 -\> purplehorseshoe Baker -\> JoseB Filbert -\> SeaDragonTattoo jsgoddess -\> Anaglyph SeaDragonTattoo -\> Septima freckafree -\> EmilyG MissTake -\>brainstall Hockey Monkey -\> slightly askew Anaamika -\> freckafree Slow Moving Vehicle -\> KinkiNipponTourist Silvorange -\> ChickaPicosa rocking chair -\> Sir T-Cups Infovore -\> peedin KinkiNipponTourist -\> jsgoddess brainstall -\> twickster purplehorseshoe -\> Silvorange IvoryTowerDenizen -\> Grrlbrarian Sir T-Cups -\> Reepicheep Atomic Mama -\> Filbert Grrlbrarian -\> MissTake Pai325 -\> TubaDiva Sarabellum1976 -\>rocking chair Reepicheep -\> Aspenglow JoseB Septima -\> Slow Moving Vehicle Rhiannon8404 -\> carnut Tread -\> Infovore slightly askew -\> Anaamika Nayna -\> Sarabellum1976 ChickaPicosa -\> Pai325 MsRobyn -\> Rhiannon8404 Anaglyph -\> Baker TubaDiva\*\* ---
**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 28, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/362 "2014-12-28T00:57:42Z")
Hmmm, I guess I can narrow down who sent me mine! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/363 "2014-12-28T03:03:42Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Hmmm, I guess I can narrow down who sent me mine! Well, one is overseas, I do know that!šŸ˜› ---
**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 28, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/364 "2014-12-28T20:34:56Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Iā€™m at work, nearing 6pm, and what should appear but a parcel from the Royal Mail! Iā€™m so excited, and itā€™s a gift from **Filbert**! > > A dark chocolate bar (yum!), a selection of Twiningā€™s teas (super-yum!), a sampling of candies from a local shop (definitely havenā€™t had before, already tried a couple and - yum-yum!), and the most amazing things, a gorgeous handmade card (no one ever made me a card before) and handmade cat toys! [The toys and other items have been checked out](https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t35.0-12/10876518_761590600543296_194684112_o.jpg?oh=702a6804fcc7b95b3fe0051b34eec2e1&oe=549C46D5& __gda__ =1419532490_c14dbb56b7648e7d4cb5307d018323da) and have been [approved by my feline office assistant.](https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t35.0-12/10886119_761591260543230_247764234_o.jpg?oh=c6319dcc7f82db50bf641b3edb7dcda2&oe=549C5D99& __gda__ =1419550916_5646811274c618d09968b1fce795f32c) Let me know if the links donā€™t work. > > Thanks you so much **Filbert**! Itā€™s been a busy, kinda crummy day, and this is a wonderful surprise! Glad it made it! Iā€™ve been internet-less for a few days but I was starting to think it was lost -not helped by the guy at the post office telling me ā€˜it probably doesnā€™t need a customs formā€™, then chucking it into the bag :dubious: I couldnā€™t get those links to work, by the way. I mean, Iā€™ve seen the stuff before, obviously, but not the kitty. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/365 "2014-12-29T06:44:25Z")
OK, will give tapatalk a try. Hereā€™s the first pic with just the goods: [http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/28/ba6c023d461dc5c2d9fb0cba933f8436.jpg](http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/28/ba6c023d461dc5c2d9fb0cba933f8436.jpg) , and with my office kitty Cypher: [http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/28/7c1910206b02c731981c9ef622a016e1.jpg](http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/28/7c1910206b02c731981c9ef622a016e1.jpg) . Of course, the toys have since come home, and my boy Chico has done some serious football dribbling with the globe one! ---
**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 29, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/366 "2014-12-29T13:42:07Z")
Alas ā€“ no Secret Santa box has arrived ā€¦ but todayā€™s mail hasnā€™t been delivered yet šŸ†’ So I will share some completely non-Doper-related GOOD NEWS that happened, much to my total surprise ā€“ on CHRISTMAS EVE. I got a call from my real estate broker. She just said, ā€œHave you checked your e-mail?ā€ No, I hadnā€™t ā€“ was giving myself a break from all the last-minute online Christmas sales pitches. This was around 4:30 in the afternoon. I got a very fine CASH OFFER for my condo! I had been frantic with anxiety and depression (AND being medicated for the same), because I thought it would NEVER SELL. I had been burdened for months with paying the monthly fees, heat, electric, water, sewer, etc. etc., and meanwhile trying to keep our new big old house afloat. We were only able to actually put the condo on the market three weeks ago. (It had to be thoroughly cleaned out & repairs made, both to the condo and the garage.) Closing date is January 30, 2015. We will then have plenty of funds to renovate šŸ˜ƒ JOY JOY JOY! ---
**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, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/367 "2014-12-29T14:17:00Z")
Congrats on your real estate victory, **Atomic Mama**!! Sounds like the ultimate Secret Santa for you!!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/368 "2014-12-29T15:31:58Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > Alas ā€“ no Secret Santa box has arrived ā€¦ but todayā€™s mail hasnā€™t been delivered yet šŸ†’ Iā€™m having some trouble getting my e-mail to work today, but this morning I got a PM from your Secret Santa, who says your package is waiting for you at the Post Office. Can I give your SS your personal e-mail? I mean, they know where you live already, but I thought I should ask first anyway. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/369 "2014-12-29T19:20:23Z")
Ivory Tower Denizen, the USPS tells me they tried to deliver your package on Friday but they couldnā€™t find you. Theyā€™re supposedly shipping it back to ME, dadburn it. Argggh! I hate hate hate the post office. ---
**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 29, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/370 "2014-12-29T19:33:01Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Ivory Tower Denizen, the USPS tells me they tried to deliver your package on Friday but they couldnā€™t find you. > > Theyā€™re supposedly shipping it back to ME, dadburn it. > > Argggh! I hate hate hate the post office. I just saw your PM. This is what I wrote: ā€œDonā€™t blame yourself. The address is perfect. Everything else to that address arrives. In fact out postman knows us well enough that even mistakenly addressed stuff gets here. I canā€™t imagine what happened. :(. Donā€™t feel bad- you did everything right.ā€ Iā€™m sure it was a lovely gift and sent with good wishes. The good wishes made it just fine. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/371 "2014-12-29T23:50:23Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I just saw your PM. This is what I wrote: > > ā€œDonā€™t blame yourself. The address is perfect. Everything else to that address arrives. In fact out postman knows us well enough that even mistakenly addressed stuff gets here. I canā€™t imagine what happened. :(. Donā€™t feel bad- you did everything right.ā€ > > Iā€™m sure it was a lovely gift and sent with good wishes. The good wishes made it just fine. šŸ™‚ Aww, what a bummer. It would be so disappointing to be on either end of this. ā˜¹ ---
**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 30, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/372 "2014-12-30T04:13:36Z")
> [@Silvorange](#): > > Iā€™m having some trouble getting my e-mail to work today, but this morning I got a PM from your Secret Santa, who says your package is waiting for you at the Post Office. Can I give your SS your personal e-mail? I mean, they know where you live already, but I thought I should ask first anyway. So much for the great USPS United States Post Office ā€œServiceā€ ! I got no package-to-pick-up notice ā€¦ yes, of course you can send my e-mail info ā€¦ ā€œAll Will Be Wellā€ or some such šŸ˜ƒ And now itā€™s time for a happy and joyous and wonderful NEW YEAR šŸ˜ƒ LOVE the sdmb! ---
**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 30, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/373 "2014-12-30T18:00:10Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Ivory Tower Denizen, the USPS tells me they tried to deliver your package on Friday but they couldnā€™t find you. > > Theyā€™re supposedly shipping it back to ME, dadburn it. > > Argggh! I hate hate hate the post office. GOOD NEWS! I think it just came! It was mis-addressed, but my good old postman nabbed and re routed it to me! Havenā€™t opened it just yet, but wanted to let you know! ---
**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 31, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/374 "2014-12-31T02:31:19Z")
Lovely trip through the southā€¦ Berld (boiled) peanuts, Vidalia Chow Chow, Sweet Tea jelly and, straight from Georgia, Zombie Soap. šŸ˜ƒ Very fun and much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/375 "2014-12-31T03:11:37Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Lovely trip through the southā€¦ > > Berld (boiled) peanuts, Vidalia Chow Chow, Sweet Tea jelly and, straight from Georgia, Zombie Soap. šŸ˜ƒ > > Very fun and much appreciated. _The Walking Dead_ is filmed in Georgia, a few miles from where they make the soap. I donā€™t know if thereā€™s real zombies in it. Itā€™s always a good day when thereā€™s some ā€œsouth in your mouth.ā€ Hope itā€™s all enjoyable. Happy New Year to everyone and a big tip of the hat to the great lady who organized this, the fabulous Silvorange! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/376 "2014-12-31T03:16:35Z")
This was really more fun than it should have been. A huge thanks from me, too, to **Silvorange** , and my Santa. Folks at work thought it was pretty cool, too, when the package came and I explained the exchange. Iā€™m enjoying some tea and lemony candies as I type. ---
**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 31, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/377 "2014-12-31T13:23:55Z")
Another thanks for **Silvorange** My summer exchange is a quarter this size and I know how hard it is to keep organized. You did aces! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/378 "2014-12-31T16:10:48Z")
Hip, hip, hooray for **Silvorange**! Itā€™s a huge job ā€“ I did it a few years ago ā€“ and she managed to make it all happen smoothly. This is absolutely one of my favorite Doper traditions ā€“ thanks for making it happen! ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/379 "2014-12-31T16:23:56Z")
Thank you **Silvorange**! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314/380 "2014-12-31T17:17:49Z")
Thank you Silvorange! And to Anaglyph, Iā€™ve finished the cookies! And part of the milk chocolate bar. Iā€™m also eyeing the dark chocolate one! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-secret-santa-gift-exchange-2014-signup-closed/704314.md?page=20)