Holiday Goodie Exchange [2022]

[Sloonei]

g-man shipped a cheese steak to australia.

[nijuukyugou]

Mine is on its way as of early last week - my apologies for the wait! Cross fingers and hope it gets there soon!

[G-Man]

I checked with all the senders. The remaining packages should all be on their way, if not arrived already.

[sabie12]

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Got my package today! Thanks LC and BR! This hat will definitely keep me warm I'm always so cold. And I like the black and red!

[nutella]

Wait I wanna see the painting

[sabie12]

I know I'm sorry I had a lot going on when I got the package and haven't taken a picture of it yet! I'll post it soon

[sabie12]

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It's super awesome thank you!

[Epignosis]

Didn't know LC was a pixel artist too.

[nijuukyugou]

The USPS officially says my package was delivered, so hopefully it got there!

[Long Con]

Didn't know LC was a pixel artist too.

Jesus, that picture...

[sabie12]

My phone gives me trouble with posting pictures on here sorry.

[novaselinenever]

The USPS officially says my package was delivered, so hopefully it got there!

Look what I found waiting for me! The magnet bear is lovely, it's already on my fridge. And that's an empty chocolate package in the photo

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Oh and the marmot postcard is glorious lol. Thanks niju!

[Long Con]

That bear painting magnet is awesome. Jealous!

[JaggedJimmyJay]

53% cacao is close to perfection. I am a chocolate scholar, and my favorite tends to dwell around 44-55%. Excellent.

[nutella]

Woooooo I just received a package from [mention]novaselinenever[/mention] and holy crap there's so much stuff in it!!!

- 2 Quebecois music CDs
- A game of one-night werewolf in French
- A set of wildlife trading cards with facts about various Canadian animals
- A recipe for poutine (in French but he translated it on the back )
- Maple candy!! Yummmm
- A mini nutella jar
- A praline chocolate bar
- Two types of tea (one is maple lol)
- Riesen chocolate caramels (I loved those when I was little that's a throwback!!)
- Licorice
- Almond biscotti
- Caramel chocolate "swoop"-like things
- Maple popcorn
- A cute cat mug (which unfortunately broke in the box, ah well)
- And a lovely bottle of maple syrup!!

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This is so awesome thank you

[novaselinenever]

Woooooo I just received a package from @novaselinenever and holy crap there's so much stuff in it!!!

- 2 Quebecois music CDs
- A game of one-night werewolf in French
- A set of wildlife trading cards with facts about various Canadian animals
- A recipe for poutine (in French but he translated it on the back )
- Maple candy!! Yummmm
- A mini nutella jar
- A praline chocolate bar
- Two types of tea (one is maple lol)
- Riesen chocolate caramels (I loved those when I was little that's a throwback!!)
- Licorice
- Almond biscotti
- Caramel chocolate "swoop"-like things
- Maple popcorn
- A cute cat mug (which unfortunately broke in the box, ah well)
- And a lovely bottle of maple syrup!!

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This is so awesome thank you

Yay! Glad it arrived finally. Enjoy

- A cute cat mug (which unfortunately broke in the box, ah well)

Nooooo

Sorry about that. At least you still got its translation lol.

[Sloonei]

First, I didn’t know nova was from Quebec.
Second, make poutine. It’s delicious.

[sabie12]

Woooooo I just received a package from @novaselinenever and holy crap there's so much stuff in it!!!

- 2 Quebecois music CDs
- A game of one-night werewolf in French
- A set of wildlife trading cards with facts about various Canadian animals
- A recipe for poutine (in French but he translated it on the back )
- Maple candy!! Yummmm
- A mini nutella jar
- A praline chocolate bar
- Two types of tea (one is maple lol)
- Riesen chocolate caramels (I loved those when I was little that's a throwback!!)
- Licorice
- Almond biscotti
- Caramel chocolate "swoop"-like things
- Maple popcorn
- A cute cat mug (which unfortunately broke in the box, ah well)
- And a lovely bottle of maple syrup!!

I can't get the picture to not be massive so hope it works, putting in a spoiler

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This is so awesome thank you

Awesome!

[JaggedJimmyJay]

A little surprise August silliness in the Holiday Goodie Exchange thread. Back in 2016 I'd done this thing, and through a series of unfortunate and innocent mixups it didn't work out. It's of course all good, shit happens. Eventually both of us forgot about it! But here we are and the exchange is now complete.

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Somehow [mention]DrWilgy[/mention] found this random drawing from my Drawception page and turned it into a mug. It is glorious. I am laughing. The unique circumstances of receiving this make it all the more memorable. Thank you very much, Doctor, and for the gift card as well.

[nutella]

Ahahahaha that sure is something.

[DrWilgy]

Merry Christmas Jay!

[Spacedaisy]

Good morning Syndicate! I’m here because I see we haven’t yet organized our yearly gift exchange. It usually gets started earlier but I think with a year like 2020, we could really do with something that helps us feel a little more connected! So if you are interested in participating, please send me a pm with your mailing address and make sure you let me know if you have any allergies as well! We will only be doing sign ups for ten days in order to allow enough time to shop and ship. Happy Holidays Syndicate!

[Long Con]

In!

[dyachei]

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[Marmot]

https://www.elfster.com/home/

I used the above site for a gift exchange earlier this year, and it worked really well. One nice perk is it lets you communicate anonymously with the person you're gifting to.

Also, I'm in.

[nijuukyugou]

I (and possibly @Boomslang, although we may just be a package deal here) are interested. He'll have to weigh in

I wonder if we can set a price limit that also takes shipping into account? Pandemic + life changes = not as much extra cash lying around, but I love giving a few fun things from where we are (and what I make for a living)! I think there was some sort of suggested limit the first year (something around $20, but it wouldn't have to be that), but I haven't seen a concrete one since then in the thread unless I missed it.

Totally understand if people want to keep limits off, and we can participate another year. Yay, holidays!

[Epignosis]

I am poor this year. HVAC replacement + Insulation replacement + Ballplayers sucking ass = poor.

[Spacedaisy]

I (and possibly @Boomslang, although we may just be a package deal here) are interested. He'll have to weigh in

I wonder if we can set a price limit that also takes shipping into account? Pandemic + life changes = not as much extra cash lying around, but I love giving a few fun things from where we are (and what I make for a living)! I think there was some sort of suggested limit the first year (something around $20, but it wouldn't have to be that), but I haven't seen a concrete one since then in the thread unless I missed it.

Totally understand if people want to keep limits off, and we can participate another year. Yay, holidays!

I believe it has always been intended to be around $20. And I absolutely think we should try to remain within that.

[Spacedaisy]

We have a couple who expressed interest in the discord but never made it into this thread, I'll get with them as well. I am going to give this until the end of the day Nov 30 and then send the names out.

[sig]

I'll jump in if it's still open

[Spacedaisy]

It is, because I was a little behind in getting the names out. I will send them out tomorrow after work. I need one more address, so I'll get that and sig's and we'll do this!

[nutella]

Ooh I haven't sent you my address have I lol one sec

[G-Man]

Oops! Missed this. I’ll try to remember for next year.

[nutella]

Oops! Missed this. I’ll try to remember for next year.

I think daisy hasn't matched people yet so you may still have time to get in, send her a pm!

[Spacedaisy]

Ok I think I got everyone’s names and relevant information distributed. If I missed you, or if I didn’t get some information to you that I was supposed to, please PM me or reach out on discord.

Since we got a late start let’s aim for getting the packages mailed by the end of December, and the limit is $20. Have fun guys!

[nijuukyugou]

Hey hey hey, despite the crazy delays with the USPS, @Boomslang and I got a package in the mail yesterday!



We've sampled everything, and as is our wont, we'll be eating everything in small chunks and pretending it doesn't count as whole cookies or bars of chocolate, because it doesn't Everything is delicious, and I was definitely craving more of the s'mores bark, even as I was working with chocolate ganache in my commercial kitchen today. Thanks, @nutella !

[nutella]

Ooh yaayyyyy I'm glad it got there!! <3

[Spacedaisy]

Woo hoo! The first package! I haven’t got mine in the mail yet. But I plan to within a week.

[nijuukyugou]

I sent mine out a couple of weeks ago, and it should have gotten to its destination, hopefully!

[Marmot]

My package should've arrived at it's destination on Thursday (I think) (I hope) (please let me know if you got it recipient)

[sabie12]

Tracking info says my package should arrive by Monday night. Here's hoping!

[nijuukyugou]

So crossing my fingers that my package actually makes it - it's the only one I sent out over the holidays that still says "in transit," according to USPS.

I hope it's not lost, and my apologies if everything is less fresh than it should be. Rawr.

[sabie12]

According to tracking info my package has been delivered so I hope the person got it

[Marmot]

According to tracking info my package has been delivered so I hope the person got it

It totally did!!!

Thanks so much sabie! I'm glad I took a picture when it arrived, because the cookies are nearly gone at this point.

I'm excited to try the pasta sauce, as I'm used to buying brand name sauce.

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[dunya]

nice!

the photo is sooooo crisp, marmot. what phone do you have

[nutella]

nice!!

[Marmot]

nice!

the photo is sooooo crisp, marmot. what phone do you have

Samsung Galaxy S9+

It's a great phone, aside from the size. I paid way too much money for it 2.5 years ago, but hey, it still works great after this much time.

[sabie12]

According to tracking info my package has been delivered so I hope the person got it

It totally did!!!

Thanks so much sabie! I'm glad I took a picture when it arrived, because the cookies are nearly gone at this point.

I'm excited to try the pasta sauce, as I'm used to buying brand name sauce.

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Oh awesome! I'm glad you've enjoyed everything so far and I hope you like the sauce I'm glad it made it there safely.

[novaselinenever]

@sprityo It is here!! And it has been here for 2 days I think lol. I walked past it the last days downstairs thinking it was for someone else with where it was put. Finally turned it and checked the tag this morning, and surprise!

Thanks so much for the lovely gift and the note. And happy new year! I'll definitely be stealing food with it, the perfect crime

[dunya]

what did sprityo get nova? i'm curious now