# What did Santa bring you this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367 "2010-12-25T17:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/41 "2010-12-25T23:57:14Z")
Tried to edit. Missed the window. Saw that the post made me seem like an ass. I (we) gave each grandchild $$ and I will have to help pay for the air conditioners which are mini splits and do have heat. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/42 "2010-12-26T00:32:15Z")
I got a check from my dad and his wife, and a $100 Amazon gift card from my baby brother (we are spread across the country and don’t get together). I had a Kindle on my Amazon WishList, and his gift message said, “This is 55% of a Kindle.” Actually I think it’s more than 55%. Such a sweet kid (well, he’s 40, but still). I gave my older brother, my baby brother, and my dad and his wife nice boxes from Harry & David; my older brother (who has been having financial difficulties through no fault of his own) got a Wal-Mart gift card; my baby brother got a smaller Wal-Mart card and a Lands’ End card and also a book and a Blu-Ray movie from his Amazon WishList; my dad got an Amazon gift card from his WishList and his wife got two CDs that I hope she will like (last time I got her something she already had). So not too exciting, but I like being able to give people stuff they want and can use and enjoy. We have a lot to be thankful for. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/43 "2010-12-26T01:26:19Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > A completely snow and cold free day. It’s in the 50s, and acts like it wants to rain again, but for the first time in 40 years, I don’t have to see that @Q#$#@@$$#@%!! white stuff! > > LOVE IT! That’s hilarious - we’re about to throw either a parade or a riot because it’s going to snow on Christmas for quite literally the first time ever! ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/44 "2010-12-26T02:02:39Z")
Thule rooftop ski/snowboard cargo box. North Face Century jacket. Boconi wallet. Wool scarf. Skull Candy helmet drop-in audio set. Burton mittens. Steeler’s vintage logo hoodie. CK button down shirt. Macro Leatherman. Riyobi leaf blower. Some other things which are slipping my mind. Yeah, it has been a good year! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/45 "2010-12-26T02:19:50Z")
I got bacon, a cd player, and the dogs got treats and toys. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/46 "2010-12-26T02:25:34Z")
Lots of Red Sox stuff, a Wii game, candy, and some money. Gave: books, a DVD, and a desktop Zen garden. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/47 "2010-12-26T02:37:14Z")
Books, dvd’s, a tortilla press, a bottle of wine. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/48 "2010-12-26T02:47:49Z")
MY lovely wife gave me a Crimson Trace Laser sight for my Ruger LCP pistol. My kids gave me Cabela’s gift cards. I bought my wife two pairs of diamond ear rings and gave my kids cash. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/49 "2010-12-26T03:21:56Z")
A nice wool coat and some gift cards to Barnes And Noble and Starbucks. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/50 "2010-12-26T03:25:50Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > MY lovely wife gave me a Crimson Trace Laser sight for my Ruger LCP pistol. My kids gave me Cabela’s gift cards. I bought my wife two pairs of diamond ear rings and gave my kids cash. Shouldn’t that be \*\*HER \*\*LCP? 😃 My Mrs. has the CT grips on her 442. They’re awesome. And she gave me the only thing I asked for: a Nikon [SB-900](http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Flashes/4807/SB-900-AF-Speedlight.html) I’ve been flashing everyone all day! ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/51 "2010-12-26T03:27:26Z")
I apparently complained within earshot of my husband and mother-in-law that I’d lost a pair of gloves, because my husband got me two and my MIL got me one. So now I have plenty of gloves to lose. I also got two omelet pans, some new wine glasses, a cordless hand vacuum (been wanting one of those for quite some time), an under-the-counter can opener (ditto), and my big present, a Kinect and two extra games for it. My almost two-year-old daughter got the crap spoiled out of her. Her big presents were a play kitchen and play food to go with it, and a toy chest/bench that has a built in xylophone and jingle bell rollers on it. She got a Little People castle set and various other Little People toys (a fire truck being her favorite so far), a play tent and tunnel, a Sit and Spin, a potty and a baby doll that goes potty too (she’s obsessed with the potty), some tub crayons and colored bath fizzies, a bunch of books and puzzles, a soccer net, TWO toy purses from two different family members, and umpteen stuffed animals, including a tickle me Elmo that looks like it’s masturbating. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/52 "2010-12-26T03:41:51Z")
Santa brought me a fifth of Olmeca gold tequila and the wife a bottle of Kahlua. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/53 "2010-12-26T03:52:34Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > That’s hilarious - we’re about to throw either a parade or a riot because it’s going to snow on Christmas for quite literally the first time ever! Heee. The _ahem_ grass truly is greener eh? ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/54 "2010-12-26T03:58:28Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > …and umpteen stuffed animals, including a tickle me Elmo that looks like it’s masturbating. “…looks like” eh? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/55 "2010-12-26T04:18:05Z")
Friend ducati, > [@](#): > > Shouldn’t that be HER LCP? > My Mrs. has the CT grips on her 442. They’re awesome. My wife’s pistol is a Beretta Cheetah 84fs. She isn’t sure about laser sighting and is interested in trying out the LCP. I have only owned it for about a month. My usual carry has been a Beretta M9, but the LCP is sure easier to conceal… ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/56 "2010-12-26T04:34:46Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > Heee. > > The _ahem_ grass truly is greener eh? In the literal sense that tomorrow by noon we’ll probably see the green grass again? ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/57 "2010-12-26T05:44:43Z")
I got a Kindle and a digital camera, among other things, from my parents. My boyfriend got me a pair of earrings and a pretty watch. My sister and brother got me a giftcard and a book, respectively. Other relatives sent checks and fudge. Best haul I’ve ever gotten, I think. It’s a smaller one than I’ve had in previous years, but I don’t care. I am 100% happy with everything. And everyone I gave presents to liked what I got them, so that made me feel good, too. Now I just have to stop myself from emptying my bank account in the Kindle store. Thing makes spending money so easy it should be illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Faelyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/58 "2010-12-26T06:23:30Z")
From the boyfriend: A beautiful apron with my name embroidered on it, a griddle, and a steak dinner From his family: two loaves of homemade banana bread, some wall decorations, and a huge set of picture frames From my parents: sweet cold hard cash From my grandparents: a purse with my name embroidered (a theme this year?) on it, a fancy picture frame, and a family heirloom china set ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/59 "2010-12-26T14:31:06Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > MY lovely wife gave me a Crimson Trace Laser sight for my Ruger LCP pistol. My kids gave me Cabela’s gift cards. I bought my wife two pairs of diamond ear rings and gave my kids cash. You’ll shoot your eye out! ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367/60 "2010-12-26T14:53:35Z")
A toaster, no more toasting in the frying pan. Toast! A garden rake, no more looking at the clippings on the lawn. Most exciting of all a rechargeable mosquito bat, for some reason it’s also got a “headlamp” with the instructions “it is every to refresh 15 hours in ten in time” pap pap [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-santa-bring-you-this-year/565367.md?page=4)