Secret Summer Santa?

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Post by Obfleur » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:01 am

Yay! :joy:
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Post by snarl » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:07 am

I'm going to send mine today. My company will be footing the bill :)
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Post by Best First » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:28 am

i have just ordered mine.

it will go staright to the lucky person via the magic of post.

i hope they like it.

i love this ****. :)
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:08 am

Posted mine just now.

Hope you like it, mystery person :)
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Post by Brendocon » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:23 pm

Best First wrote:i have just ordered mine.

it will go staright to the lucky person via the magic of post.

i hope they like it.
Like wot he said.

I think the magic of mail order means that the recipient will get my bill included with it, though. Not to worry... :lurk:
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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:53 am

I will be sending mine out wednsday. I put alot of thought into it and hope its liked.
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Post by Eline » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:31 am

Okay. Mine will reach it's destination in 1 to 3.5 weeks, depending on how fast the mailman will run.

This is such a good plan, Obfleur! :)

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Post by Obfleur » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:34 am

Thanks! :)
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Post by snarl » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:38 pm

I sent mine the other day, I'm just hoping whoever I sent it to uses their loaf as I put nothing in the package to suggest it was from a transfan.

When my secret dude gets their prize, it should be a fairly straight forward guess as to who sent it...
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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:21 pm

Same
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Post by Shanti418 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:13 pm

I sent mine out a few days ago.....I think the only clue as to who I am is my return address, which will probably be more than enough.

Yay! Fun!

I like buying the gifts even more than getting them. Which is a good thing, because as I recall last year, I got a lame one. :P
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:07 am

I love you guys.

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Post by sprunkner » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:09 am

Got my stuff. From the UK. :) :) :) :)

Several very cool books and a mix CD with Unicron on it.
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Post by Eline » Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:16 am

I got mine yesterday! :)

First thought when I saw the package: :eek: did I order even more stuff online? (I have just discovered online shopping and eBay and am trying not to get addicted)

But then I opened the package and it was giftwrapped with a ribbon and a card, looking very pretty. :)

And the gift itself was wonderful: a cookbook with yummy pictures and recipe. Looking a bit like food-porn. And everything is in grams and mililitres and degrees celcius, so I can actually use it. If I can figure out how big a cup is, that is.

Thanks very much! :):):)

[edit] I tried one of the recipes this weekend, garlic mushrooms and baked potatoes. They were one of the best things I've ever tasted (and my boyfriend was very happy too). But they did contain the amount of fat/butter I'd normally eat in a week so I was feeling a quite full afterwards.

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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:26 pm

got mine in

Saints T shirt that says "BE A SAINT"


I <3 whoever sent me this!
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Post by saysadie » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:58 am

Yay! Mine got in today! :joy:

And I love everything! I got a Pirates of the Carribbean card with Cap Jack on it, a bag of candy [a very different type of candy to me, there's nothing like it around here. But I like it!], an air freshener shaped like a Gecko [I don't have a car, though. But that doesn't matter, it's awesome and it's currently stuck to my kitchen window. :) ], a package of Sesame Street band-aids [which was cool to begin with but makes more sense if you read the card] and a book ["The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time", which is a book I've been meaning to pick up so I was quite overjoyed with that].

Text of the card relating to the Band aids reads: "Because you need something to make you happy when you're hurt." Awww. :)

Getting the Gecko air freshener was strange as I had a dream a couple of weeks ago that someone gave me a Gecko. :o I'm glad it just turned out to be a plastic Gecko. ;)

I think I know who the gift was from. Much thanks! Everything is just aces. :up: And the book is the perfect size to carry around, too. Gift=awesome.
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Post by Obfleur » Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:02 am

Woooo! :D
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Post by spiderfrommars » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:36 am

I got mine. :) A cool mix CD of rock tunes, a Mr T in Your Pocket, some space dust and a hand that grows when you add water. The last one creeps me out a bit actually, but I'll be on the lookout for the rest of the body parts so I can bring back my very own demon. Ta!

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Post by saysadie » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:56 pm

I finished the book while I was on holiday BTW. It's great!

Thanks again!
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Post by Obfleur » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:53 pm

Has everyone received their gift?
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:54 pm

Not everyone :(
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Post by Obfleur » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:05 pm

:(
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Post by Shanti418 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:07 pm

Nor I. :(
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Post by Best First » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:42 pm

me three.

although my parents may just have neglected to tell me that its arrived.
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Post by snarl » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:42 am

I got mine Nice book, had the DVD, but it skipped at a certain point so that's all good!
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Post by sprunkner » Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:27 pm

I had one of my books but the British edition is slightly different... better syntax and grammar all around and a better cover, so I'm keeping.
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