# Secret Santa 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037 "2008-11-16T21:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/261 "2008-12-23T05:50:41Z")
I posted my gift today - from Australia to the USA, going Air Mail, so it should take (according to the Post Office) 7 to 10 days. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/262 "2008-12-23T13:59:06Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > Please ask my giftee if Santa needs to correct stuff??? Will do. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/263 "2008-12-23T14:10:17Z")
Guess I should be checking that email address more than once a week – messages from **autolycus** and **spockerel** that they’ve shipped, which means there are two people who haven’t, both of whom have said they will after xmas. Also, **autolycus** reports that he has received his. ---
**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 23, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/264 "2008-12-23T21:47:54Z")
Reporting in that Santa has arrived! It had a note with it, but was only signed Secret Santa, so I don’t know who sent it. I placed all the neatly wrapped packages under the tree to be opened Christmas morning. Thank you Santa! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/265 "2008-12-23T22:22:43Z")
Board was down, but it’s back up now. Had me worried there, **Ed**! :eek: **Twicks** , I sorry, but I forgot my Giftee’s nick. Do any of the most recent posts contain confirmation that my gift got there? So sorry, Giftee…I also cleared my SENT folder after mailing the gift. God, i hope you got/get it. I’m a mess y’all. I know it.🙂 Bill ---
**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 23, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/266 "2008-12-23T22:41:35Z")
There were a couple of packages on my porch today, but both were crap that my husband ordered. ☹ I’m patient. Really. I am. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/267 "2008-12-23T22:45:02Z")
**Queen of Town** , please check your PM. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/268 "2008-12-24T01:16:15Z")
**Quasi** – your Santee hasn’t posted about receiving anything. I’ve emailed him and asked him to check around to see if it’s come (he had you send to a work address), and hopefully he’ll check back with me either via email or in this thread. Try to be patient, though – most people will be online less than usual over the next few days, so it may be a while before we hear back. ---
**Author:** ![mmouse9799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mmouse9799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmouse9799)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/269 "2008-12-24T01:19:41Z")
What to my wondering eyes did appear as I walked into my apartment tonight? Why my Santa package was here! The box proclaimed, “OK to open shipping box.” And what inside did I find? A beautifully wrapped package. 🙂 I’m usually quite impatient and not the type to wait. But, try this time I will. The sender left no screen name, but I’d like to say, “thanks” just the same. ---
**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 24, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/270 "2008-12-24T02:25:45Z")
Ok I couldn’t wait. I’m such a kid. I must say to whoever sent me my Santa gift… _WOWWEEEEEEE!_ I love the calendar! Did you make it yourself? It’s awesome! (It’s got different mouses for each month.) My dogs do not like the wiggle giggle mousie, but I DO! Plus there were mouse stickers and some candy! Thank you so much! Please tell me who you are! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/271 "2008-12-24T02:47:11Z")
Okay, I’m very concerned now that my Santee hasn’t received their gift. ☹ Honest, it was sent last Tuesday - so it’s been a week. Granted it wasn’t sent priority, but still it should not have taken a week to go … well, before I reveal -too- much, it just shouldn’t have taken that long. I sure hope that someone didn’t toss that package too much and bust it wide open. Not that anything in there would break but it sure as hell would be hard to find out who it was supposed to go to not to mention who had sent it. Ah … okay, I’ll go with the flow, and hope that it just got caught up with the rest of the Christmas/Holiday packages or delayed by the snow/bad weather somewhere. That’s my hope. It did get sent, though. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/272 "2008-12-24T03:04:52Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **Quasi** – your Santee hasn’t posted about receiving anything. I’ve emailed him and asked him to check around to see if it’s come (he had you send to a work address), and hopefully he’ll check back with me either via email or in this thread. Try to be patient, though – most people will be online less than usual over the next few days, so it may be a while before we hear back. I know, Hon. Just need this one thing to go **right** , though, ya know? I pride myself on getting not just “anything” for my friends and it’s one of my favorite things to do… I’ll just sit tight (or loose). Okay? 🙂 Thanks for doing this for us! Q ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/273 "2008-12-24T05:30:49Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > Thank you so much! Please tell me who you are! 😛 This Santa 'fessing up. I’m glad you liked your gifts. Yes, I made the calendar; I work in a print shop and so fit yours into my freebies… erm, I mean, my stack of personal gifts produced with permission from my very gracious boss. 😉 I liked the mouse, too. I may have to go get another. The candy is from a local candy-maker. She sells good stuff, and I think it fulfills the “local stuff” request from posters. Anywho… I didn’t include my name because I posted far, far upthread that I give the best gifts ever. I just couldn’t risk you contradicting me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/274 "2008-12-24T09:06:21Z")
Just wanted to pop in and say that the spouse has reported a Secret Santa gift sighting for me. 🙂 I won’t be back home until the 26th to get it, but I want **Anaglyph** to rest easy knowing it’s already arrived. And since I know it’s gonna be all kinds of awesome, I’ll go ahead and say thanks in advance. Then I’ll come back and report in on whatever cool stuff I got. Thank you **Anaglyph**!! I can’t wait to open it! [Nervous Nelly Mode: Now I wish my giftee had theirs. I’m almost positive I mailed it in time (something like over 2+ weeks ago, I think) and I’m currently terribly antsy about what the hold up (or problem?? Og NO!) might be. I’ll be on pins and needles until I hear.] ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/275 "2008-12-24T13:07:38Z")
I haven’t recieved my gift yet, but whoever is sending it, rest assured I’ll post right away when it does arrive! My own giftee has not posted yet, but it’s going a LOOOOOONg way. And the giftee knows who I am, so that’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![auRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/276 "2008-12-24T19:54:44Z")
Oo, Baker, I did receive your gift and posted about it (probably on the previous page, but I can’t easily check now because I’m posting from my phone). Thanks again for all the goodness! ---
**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 24, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/277 "2008-12-24T20:48:16Z")
My pity party is over - my package arrived today!! _\_ All the way from Finland, I received a bottle of glogi, some gingerbread cookies, and two tonttus! 😃 The glogi is a drink mix for which I also received instructions in English, which is good, because I couldn’t understand the bottle label at all. The gingerbread I may have to hide as my husband absolutely loves it and if I’m not careful, I could end up with a few crumbs. The tonttus are two little red guys with tall red conical hats - apparently they assist Santa at his home in Korvatunturi, Lapland. Who knew Lapland extended to the North Pole!! 😉 Thank you so much **auRa**! I’m debating whether to share some glogi with my siblings tomorrow or keep it all to myself. I suppose in the spirit of the season… _\_ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/278 "2008-12-24T20:54:34Z")
> [@auRa](#): > > Oo, Baker, I did receive your gift and posted about it (probably on the previous page, but I can’t easily check now because I’m posting from my phone). Thanks again for all the goodness! :smack: Oops, you did post and I missed seeing it. Sorry! Yes, that guy is cute, isn’t he?😛 Maybe I should send a note to the hospital. Hot male nurses! ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/279 "2008-12-24T21:31:52Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My Scret Santa package is already here! There’s no indication of who sent it, and I’m waiting till my B-day to open it. I’m guessing your birthday is tomorrow? Anyway, that’s from me, and I thought I’d go ahead and let you know 'cause I’m going to be out of pocket for a few days. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂 Happy Merry Birthday Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037/280 "2008-12-25T17:54:22Z")
So sorry for the delay, I received **vivalostwages** ’ package two days ago but I’ve been away from the computer. She sent pretty-scented Christmasy hand soap and a cute little stuffed polar bear, who has taken up residence with the others on my bear shelf! I must think of a name. Thanks so much, **viva** , and merry Christmas to everyone! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2008/473037.md?page=15)