Holiday Goodie Exchange [2022]

#451

Elohcin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:57 pm
Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:39 pm
Elohcin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:01 pm I cannot take it any longer. @Long Con Did you get your package of goodies?
https://tinyurl.com/yb6h7dxb

Thanks so much, it was such a cool surprise to receive!

#452

How was the wine Epi?

#453

MacDougall wrote: ↑Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:36 am How was the wine Epi?

Are you implying I was drunk yesterday?

I haven't had it yet. I like red wine with certain meals, and I haven't made anything I take red wine with yet since it arrived.

#454

Just thought I should mention that I haven't received my thing yet so if whoever sent it was expecting it to have arrived already probably need to follow up with it?

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #455

Same here, but quite a few people said they were getting them out late so I'm not too worried yet.

#456

My care package won’t go out until Saturday. I’ll do better next year.

#457

So a package arrived for my sister [mention]Captain Bunny Killer[/mention] yesterday from [mention]sig[/mention] !!

There are chocolate truffle bars, bourbon infused chocolates, and a bottle of Blueberry Honey wine. She shared some of the wine with me last night and it is really good. And I don’t normally like wine! Anyway, I’ll let her say more about it, lol.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #458

oooo yum!!

#459

I finally got to the post office. Stay tuned, you lucky few who remain in waiting!

#460

*twiddles thumbs* *fidgets*

#461

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:44 pm So a package arrived for my sister @Captain Bunny Killer yesterday from @sig !!

There are chocolate truffle bars, bourbon infused chocolates, and a bottle of Blueberry Honey wine. She shared some of the wine with me last night and it is really good. And I don’t normally like wine! Anyway, I’ll let her say more about it, lol.

Sweet! Glad ya liked it.

#462

It's here, it's here! My gift from [mention]G-Man[/mention] Man was waiting for me on my doorstep (along with a new pair of running shoes, not from G-Man

), which was a pretty exciting thing to come home to.

Tasty snacks (I'm currently eating the pretzels, because pretzel chunks), a card game I'm sure [mention]Boomslang[/mention] and I will play and get mad at each other for winning at and keep playing, a Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook with old-timey recipes that I'm super stoked about, and a lovely handwritten letter explaining it all, as well as some fun historical and etymological information about G-Man's neck of the woods.

Thank you so much!

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #463

Oh man Take 5 bars are the best

#464

nijuukyugou wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:14 pm It's here, it's here! My gift from @G-Man Man was waiting for me on my doorstep (along with a new pair of running shoes, not from G-Man ), which was a pretty exciting thing to come home to.

Tasty snacks (I'm currently eating the pretzels, because pretzel chunks), a card game I'm sure @Boomslang and I will play and get mad at each other for winning at and keep playing, a Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook with old-timey recipes that I'm super stoked about, and a lovely handwritten letter explaining it all, as well as some fun historical and etymological information about G-Man's neck of the woods.

Thank you so much!

Woo hoo! I’m glad they finally got there. I almost have my USPS tracking number memorized now. I sent that stuff on Saturday. Maybe I should have just hand-delivered it!

Dutch Blitz can turn into a nasty game, so have fun! I was hoping to put something more personal in your gift but, unlike last year, the Interrogation Room wasn’t much help. All anyone seemed to ask you about was your favorite Zelda characters.

It must be karma that I kept you waiting so long and I, in turn, am still waiting for my care package to arrive. Is anyone else still waiting? Seems like most of them are accounted for.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #465

I'm still waiting

#466

Same lol

#467

I had my 19 Crimes last night with a ribeye and baked potato. It was lovely.

#468

Honestly,I’m content to wait. We’ve got so much Christmas candy left over that we may make it to Easter without running out.

#469

Got my goodie box thank you [mention]Long Con[/mention] and [mention]Black Rock[/mention]!

#470

MacDougall wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:21 am Got my goodie box thank you @Long Con and @Black Rock!

Hope you like it! We sent it out kind of late because we thought we were entered into the Exchange as a single unit... until the second package arrived! I had gotten one from Elohcin, but then some teas arrived for BR.

Actually - who sent those teas?

Also, the one I sent out earlier, to the USA, still hasn't arrived, so I don't know what's going on there...

#471

Do you have a tracking number for it or does that not work when crossing international borders? Epi has the list of who sent to whom but I’ve been trying to track it based on the posts in this thread so I could try to guess who I might receive from, POE style.

The bummer is really on your side, seeing as you spent time and money on something that vanished. I don’t think anyone will be too bent out of shape to not receive something. Better to give anyway, right?

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #472

Worry no more!! It has arrived!!!

A beautiful painting (so cool!!!), a maple leaf ornament, maple truffles and fudge (yummm) and a really soft hat. Thank you [mention]Long Con[/mention] and [mention]Black Rock[/mention]!

#473

That painting is awesome!

#474

LC, did you create that?

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #475

I'm guessing he did; it had a handwritten note on the back

#476

Yup, that's a Long Con original.

#477

Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 pm Yup, that's a Long Con original.

It looks like a leaf.

#478

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:58 pm
Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 pm Yup, that's a Long Con original.
It looks like a leaf.

Everyone sees what they truly want to see in the painting.

Last time, you told me my painting looked like an overcooked slab of meat. Then I painted it more, changed it, and you said you liked it better before.

#479

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:08 am
Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:58 pm
Long Con wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 pm Yup, that's a Long Con original.
It looks like a leaf.
Everyone sees what they truly want to see in the painting.

Last time, you told me my painting looked like an overcooked slab of meat. Then I painted it more, changed it, and you said you liked it better before.

Well, if you were going for a leaf, you did a great job.

(Seriously, that's a great piece)

#480

Thank you, it is a leaf, a maple leaf, the maple leaf that adorns the Canadian flag, for you see, we were going for a Canadian kind of theme.

#481

Jesus, I only now realize how lame I was to leave the price on the fudge.

#482

Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:16 am Thank you, it is a leaf, a maple leaf, the maple leaf that adorns the Canadian flag, for you see, we were going for a Canadian kind of theme.

I know.

#483

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:21 am
Long Con wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:16 am Thank you, it is a leaf, a maple leaf, the maple leaf that adorns the Canadian flag, for you see, we were going for a Canadian kind of theme.
I know.

you fucker

#484

I sent the tea [mention]Long Con[/mention] [mention]Black Rock[/mention] I am very unoriginal

#485

I tried to send more but the shipping to Canada is buklshit

#486

Turnip Head wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:45 am I tried to send more but the shipping to Canada is buklshit

Tell me about it. When I heard the price, I wanted to ask, "Is that Canadian dollars?"

#487

Turnip Head wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:44 am I sent the tea @Long Con @Black Rock I am very unoriginal

I showed BR and she said, "Yaaay! It's Turnip Head! Yay!"

#488

So, it’s time again to think about this. My package never came last year. Does that mean I get to run this year’s exchange?

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #489

G-Man wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:17 pm So, it’s time again to think about this. My package never came last year. Does that mean I get to run this year’s exchange?

That sucks man

But yes I would of course love to do this again

#490

G-Man wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:17 pm So, it’s time again to think about this. My package never came last year. Does that mean I get to run this year’s exchange?

Please do! I would love to participate again.

#491

Maybe we can get an admin to send out a community-wide memo and drum up some more interest.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention]?
[mention]JaggedJimmyJay[/mention]?
[mention]Sloonei[/mention]?

#492

I would participate.

#493

I'd participate! Me! Me!

And maybe an actual mafia game in the future. We'll see

#494

I can participate, but I cannot run it.

G-Man, you should be able to send a PM to everybody if you want. Just hit "Registered Users" in the TO box.

#495

Posting this straight from the PM I just sent out:

Here's how it works:

1) Go to the Holiday Goodie Exchange thread and tell us that you're in. For now, we'll set a deadline of Sunday, December 1st for signing up. As of the sending of this PM, we already have six people participating!

2) On Monday, December 2nd, I will send a PM to everyone who signed up and ask them to provide a mailing address for their Secret Santa to send their goodies to. Please send me your addresses within 48 hours so we can keep things rolling along. If you've already signed up and want to send me your address in advance, that works too!

3) By Friday, December 6th, my goal is to have randomized the participant list, assign Secret Santas, and send you all the name of the person you are sending goodies to.

4) Once you have the name and address of the person you're sending to, you can figure out what you want to send them. In the past, we've suggested a $10-20 limit. We understand that this is fun and should not be a financial burden on anyone participating (and shipping rates aren't always cheap!). You can send something that you know they are interested in (the Interrogation Room is a great place for researching some folks), or you can send something with local flavor. If you're really stumped, you can always reach out to me and I can ask questions for you so you don't blow your cover.

5) Purchase and send your goodies.

6) Wait. This is always the most anguishing part.

7) Check the Holiday Goodie Exchange thread to see what other people get from their Secret Santas. We usually try to post a picture of the goodies we receive but a words-only post works fine too!

8) When you receive goodies from your Secret Santa, please share a pic or explain what you got in the Holiday Goodie Exchange thread.

9) Come back and do it again the following year!

There is no pressure to participate, so if this just isn't your year, that's okay. We still love you because you're part of this community. If you have any questions, send them my way!

#496

I'm in.

You should reset the poll on this topic to be less confusing.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #497

Oh yeah the poll is from last year haha

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #498

deleted it, [mention]G-Man[/mention] do you want a new poll or are you ok tracking signups via post?

#499

nutella wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:32 pm deleted it, [mention]G-Man[/mention] do you want a new poll or are you ok tracking signups via post?

Thank you. Yes, please throw a new poll up (maybe title it 2019) so people can vote there too. I have a list of everyone who already signed up via posting in the thread.

Thanks!

#500

IMPORTANT:

If you are signing up for the exchange, please list any allergies and/or food and drink that you do not consume. This will help prevent us from killing anyone in real life. Also, if there's anything that you strongly dislike and do not want to receive, please list that too.

I will ask for allergy info and dislikes when collecting your addresses via PM.

Would you like to take part in a Holiday Goodie Exchange this year? [2022]