# Secret Santa apology

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-apology/939343>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 3, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-apology/939343 "2021-04-03T19:38:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-apology/939343/1 "2021-04-03T19:38:05Z")

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I have always participated in the Secret Santa exchanges and love buying stuff for them, and getting stuff in return. But now I have an apology to make, because I don’t usually remember, a ways down the line, who I got the gifts from.

Now I am about to use two small items I once got, and I want to say I’m glad to have them. One is an itty bitty grater. I couldn’t find my bigger one, to zest an orange and a lemon so I worked with the little one. Took a while longer than usual, but it worked! Now I’ll be mixing up a simnel cake for Easter, and I need “two tsp of mixed spice” And I have a small container I got, I think from the same giver, of Penzey’s baking spice. Perfect.

Whoever you were, I knew these would come in handy someday. If you recognized the items you gave me, you may get on my case as much as you want.