Even i'm a bit jealous of that haribo gummy bear.Sorry it wasn't much but I hope you enjoy and had a happy holiday!
I love my gifts, but every Christmas I discover a hundred more things in these threads would also be cool to have.
Even i'm a bit jealous of that haribo gummy bear.Sorry it wasn't much but I hope you enjoy and had a happy holiday!
I was really afraid it got lost. The tracking link was not working at all and I couldn't follow it, that's why I didn't give you any. But I'm really glad all went well in the end and you got the card ;).I got my present from SS today!
Sadly I don't have any pictures at the moment :(. But I really loved the card - lot of care was put into it, and I really liked it. Thank you, tuta ! And the present was really generous as well, made me feel ashamed for what I had got for my TT :x.
Awesome. Glad you liked it!Thanks so much fallengorn, you've really hit it out of the park this year.
So much wrapped presents!
Finally, someone sent me programs and ticket stubs, the condition is just fine, and I'm looking forward to reading them all. I work in theatre, so it's a treat to be able to see some other programs.
The minis are awesome, and there are no doubles from ones that I already have. Unfortunately my kids got a little excited and shook the Phase Beast so much that one of the stalks broke, but I should be able to glue it back.
Also pleasant surprise were the artisanal chocolates. My wife works for the award winning chocolatière in our village, so it's a nice treat to experience someone else's work. We're going to share them with her boss.
Thanks again, looking forward to giving everything good use and painting these new figures.
Finally opened my gift, it actually arrived close to a month ago, but I'm a patient person.
Perfect gift! I've been wanting to expand my cooking skills. Sous vide + cast iron skillet is getting quite boring and I need to get in the dutch oven game. Thank you Z3R05UM! Glad your first Resetera Secret Santa is a success!
Yes and I've been responsible on my end as well tracking and communicating with my TT. But I realize that not everyone is 100% responsible with communicating let alone if they sent a gift.To the people that are still receiving gifts, were you sent tracking information beforehand?
To the people that are still receiving gifts, were you sent tracking information beforehand?
Have you messaged nic? He will share the master list in a few more weeks, but I'm sure he can pass a message along or ask for tracking information. Not sure if there are any elves this year with a copy of the master.Still no gifts. Haven't heard from my ss or received any tracking information. Still trying to stay hopeful. But it is looking like I might not be receiving anything this year :(
Still no gifts. Haven't heard from my ss or received any tracking information. Still trying to stay hopeful. But it is looking like I might not be receiving anything this year :(
Add me to the list of no communication from my SS and no gift, nicoga3000
Just sent one.You guys can try the 'send an email' option on elfster as well to try and get in touch with who ever your secret santa is. It will send a message and keep your SS anonymous
I just sent a message. Thank you for all of the help 😊You guys can try the 'send an email' option on elfster as well to try and get in touch with who ever your secret santa is. It will send a message and keep your SS anonymous
Add me to the list of no communication from my SS and no gift, nicoga3000
My SS gifts came fashionably late, just in time for the new year!
Tis actually perfect, as I've been meaning to pick up both an SNES style controller and Vesperia. The snacks look great and I'm looking forward to trying them too! Thanks!
Carcassonne is an amazing game. I'm sure you'll love it. Easy to play even with kids.Can't wait to play the board game, I was worried I would need to take a lesson in Italian, but most of it is in English thankfully :P I've heard heaps of good things about it.
Holy moly!
This is amazing! Your detective skills knocked it out of the park, SS! Thank you so much, and I hope you're having a wonderful holiday so far!
I participated in both exchanges this year, and was able to get my hands on the package Jo-awn sent, so I opened everything today!
Full International:
Jo-awn you madman, what an amazing bunch of gifts! I am so touched by your thoughtfulness. I can't wait to read the manga/graphic novels you sent (regarding Junji Ito, I've only read The Enigma of Amigara Fault) as well as the Star Wars book! I love the art you made of the critters (Dean decided to pose with your gifts) and the card is beautiful! I love the mugs, too! Also, I have a feeling everyone will love the yo-yo. :) Thank you so, so much!! Happy New Year to you and your family!
US Only:
There was no username in the note, so thank you, anonymous Santa, for the Art of Destiny book! I can't wait to look through it. Thank you!!
My gift is still in customs purgatory but I'm sure it'll find its way home :)
Thank you fairy empire. Your gift arrived on time, I just wasn't there to open it until today sorry.
I love how thoughtful every gift is. Can't wait to play the board game, I was worried I would need to take a lesson in Italian, but most of it is in English thankfully :P I've heard heaps of good things about it, and will definitely hit you up about other recommendations. The Lara Croft statue is so cool. Looks great lit up on my desk. Haven't come across chocolate covered Oreos before, so looking forward to cracking into those (apparently they taste good frozen!). Spent this afternoon colouring a few pages in the mass effect colouring book while catching up on some giant bomb game of the year podcasts, this is my first colouring book and I think I've found a new hobby, such a relaxing activity!
Thanks again!! :D
And then the unwrapping was even better!
I'll check them out! Thanks again for everythingGlad you enjoyed the box.
The beer is from a local place called The Dust Bowl, and the beer is called Wang Chi. I thought it was very fitting.
The Jeanette Walls book and The Strangers are two books from my personal collection that I wanted to share. The author of From Here to Eternity has a great youtube channel and videos from her book tours that are just so much fun to watch.
You're so welcome! I hope the One Punch Man figure made it okay, the box was a little squished when it arrived. :) Happy New Year!Sorry for the late post. I just wanted to say I love the gifts that my SS got me. Thank you so much Julia!!! Aka. everything shiny. I'll post pictures within the week.
Hahaha, for some reason, even though I signed up for full international for 2 years in a row, I got someone in the US. 😅 But yeah, it's my pleasure! I'm so glad you enjoyed the gifts. A lot of thought went into getting you two Junji Ito books on opposite sides of thematic coins and doing art of the pets. The Adventures of Yon and Mu was a no-brainer as I'm sure you'd be able to relate to the joys of living with pets.
On the other side of that, you have Frankenstein which is straight up Junji Ito doing what he does best. As for Scales and Scoundrels, I interviewed the creators for an article I wrote about 2 years ago and it was one of my favorite interviews I did. I fell in love with the series from the get-go and I hope you do too which is a shame because the series went on hiatus.
If anything, I'm so glad the mugs made it in one piece since that was my biggest concern. The Nintendo NY mug stood out to me as it was something unique to NYC. As you can see, I had to get creative and use crumpled up Priority Mail envelopes and a box to reinforce it. I work a bunch of conventions/events so the yoyo, lanyard, PAX Unplugged lanyard, Penny Arcade mug, and the Anime NYC 2019 Crew shirt are a small taste of that world (and boy do I have a TON of swag accrued in my bedroom from 9 years of working events).
Then there was the card and art which was time consuming but it's the one thing I take great pleasure in doing every year for my TT. While I was in Philadelphia for PAX Unplugged, I stopped by a Dick Blick to get some watetcolor cards since I knew I wanted to make a card and I paint with watercolors.
It seems like your other SS and I thought alike since I initially thought about getting you the Art of Horizon: Zero Dawn art book before it morphed into comic books. Please feel free to pop into the monthly Comics-Era thread to share your impressions on any of the aforementioned manga/graphic novel or any recommendations. Infidel is a damn good horror comic I can easily recommend and I'm not a huge fan of the horror genre.
Anyway, I'm sure my mom will get a kick out of showing her a picture of the gifts with one of your cats. :) All the best in the new year to you and your boyfriend!
Trader Joe's peanut butter cups!Mine arrived today! It's been a journey watching it roam the globe on the tracking, that was a good bit of fun in itself!
Card had a lovely note enclosed that I really appreciated! I've no idea what the small chocs are but they look a bit like small Reese's so I'm guessing similar!
Thanks SS!
Every time I forget about this, this thread gets bumped again and then I remember I never received a gift lol. FML
Of course I did!I know my TT received my gift he posted in here before Christmas he received it but hasn't said anything about it since. Hope they liked it.