# Secret Santa 2023 - sorry for the delay, let's hustle! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131 "2023-11-14T16:23:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/21 "2023-11-22T04:11:02Z")
Got mine ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/22 "2023-11-22T14:46:17Z")
got my person and have a plan. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/23 "2023-11-22T16:36:17Z")
I hope to mail a box this Friday. It will have two items in it. Two other items will be mailed, but they will come from online sites, as the items in them seemed to fit the recievers likes. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/24 "2023-11-22T17:30:43Z")
_slides in sideways_ Extremely late to the party. But the bouncer let me in after I batted my eyelashes. I’m a cheap date. Anything purple 💜 amuses me; must be the username. Also love anything blue/green. Local and/or handmade is lovely. Weird is good. I like snacks of all kinds (no allergies) and if Santa tucked in something for my beloved **Monkey** (who is, in fact, a cat) that would be most highly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/25 "2023-11-25T23:50:58Z")
Very extremely late to the party. But count me in please, please pretty please. Or am I too late? I see everyone heading to the door with their shopping lists. Dang. Too late. Good thing I have a Secret Santa at irk. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/26 "2023-11-28T01:52:54Z")
I am waiting for the local Christmas craft fair on Saturday to finish shopping, so will be shipping on Monday or Tuesday. I love the shopping part almost as much as the anticipation part, LOL!!! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/27 "2023-11-28T02:28:13Z")
You and me both. Part of what I’ll be sending is handmade though. And one item will be ordered online and sent on to the reciever. ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/28 "2023-11-28T03:59:56Z")
I’m finishing up on Saturday, too, at the Handmade Arcade in Pittsburgh, PA. I love the shopping part of this! **carnut** , please check your PM’s - you’re in! ---
**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:** [November 28, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/29 "2023-11-28T04:44:53Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > **carnut** , please check your PM’s - you’re in! @carnut has shared in the MMP that she works looooong hours so might take a little while to reply. I’ll just ping her again to be sure she gets your message 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/30 "2023-11-29T20:11:02Z")
I had so much fun this past weekend selecting gifts for my recipient, but I likely won’t get them in the mail until this coming weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/31 "2023-11-29T20:15:52Z")
I’m leaving the house right now to mail the package. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/32 "2023-11-30T03:32:23Z")
Package is mailed and heading west from Kansas. There is an edible item in it and I hope it gets to destination in decent shape. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/33 "2023-11-30T21:48:15Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > **carnut** , please check your PM’s - you’re in! Thank you!! and @JaneDoe42 is correct. My hours are pretty insane right now. I can’t get to my computer until Thursdays unless I know of a dire emergency I need to check up on. I am a foodie who would like to taste your regional treats or just send me a favorite recipe. My favorite colors tend to be lime green, bright blues and plum or lavender purples. I just moved into an apartment this summer so I’ve been down or re-sizing everything. Anything that you find makes apartment living a bit easier? Oh, and I love to read, memoirs are the in thing for me right now unless you know a different type of writing that might make me LOL. Thank you @Nayna ---
**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 4, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/34 "2023-12-04T19:12:19Z")
I have shipped! The post office has promised delivery by this weekend, but you know how that goes. I’ve sent semi-perishable things, please check to be sure they have arrived in good shape and if not, tell me and I will resend with better packing. ---
**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 4, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/35 "2023-12-04T23:42:20Z")
My package went in the mail today. There will be a second smaller package coming separately, directly from the artist (small tease). I received a package today!!! I will open it this evening when my husband and son are home so they can look on in envy 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/36 "2023-12-05T04:25:44Z")
I’ve got everything ready to go, except one gift from Etsy arrived damaged, and the artist is sending me a new one. I should still make the deadline! ---
**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 5, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/37 "2023-12-05T04:40:48Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I received a package today!!! I will open it this evening when my husband and son are home so they can look on in envy 😂 You are my kinda person, LOL! ---
**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 6, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/38 "2023-12-06T01:21:16Z")
So I did open my gift last night. My husband looked on in envy, but my son was more interested in his Monday evening D&D game. My Secret Santa was @Baker, and she sent me a really fun crocheted Xmas stocking in SF Giants colors (black and orange), as well as a granny square afghan that will be perfect for keeping warm in the evenings when I’m watching TV or reading. Also, I received a box of very delicious chocolates made right in her hometown. Of course, I had one the minute I opened the box, because I am not a waiting kind of person. I also received an absolutely gorgeous wall calendar featuring really beautiful photographs from her state. It’s going up right next to my desk as soon as the new year comes around. Thank you, Baker!!! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/39 "2023-12-06T02:01:26Z")
So glad you like it. Like I said in a pm, keep an eye on the chocolates, as one is spicy, but the rest have coffee flavor. ---
**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 7, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131/40 "2023-12-07T20:07:19Z")
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