Nov 16, 2015, 7:59 pm

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Please remember to PM wharvey both when you ship your gifts (with contents and tracking for each recipient) and when you receive your gifts (with contents and a name for your santa if possible)!

Posting photos:

MiffSC's guide from last year for uploading pictures to FT

Alternatively: Upload your image to somewhere on the internet (a list can be found in the wiki here, and I also can recommend imgur). Once the image is uploaded, right click on the image (control-click or click with two fingers for those of you with macs), click on "copy image URL". Then in your post in this thread, paste the image URL that you previously copied between two image tags, so the result looks like:
[img]your URL here[/img]

There is no "gifts sent" part this time around-PM your sent gifts to wharvey! (though feel free to post it in the thread)

Gifts Received

Please please please PM wharvey when you have received/opened your gifts!
Include pictures if you can-and please only link to posts once you have unwrapped your gifts!
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Is It That Time? The Official 2015 Secret Santa Announcement!

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Dec 7, 2015, 7:22 pm

#361

sandratravels

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: Austin, TX

Programs: Southwest, Delta, Hyatt & IHG

Posts: 138

Good evening,
I would like to Thank my secret Santa, Bxian, for the assortment of goodies I received. My daughter really liked the lolly pops.

Thank you once again.

Sandra

Dec 7, 2015, 8:06 pm

#362

98103

Join Date: Mar 2007

Location: Upper Left Corner of the Map

Programs: AS MVPG & Board Room, Marriott Silver, Global Entry

Posts: 2,203

Shipped off my two packages today from a sub-post office contained in a grocery store here in the 98103. Tried packing things snug but ran out of newspaper. Nothing is fragile per se, but I forsee some some food smooshing and perhaps a cheap battery going out. :/

Those are my only hints.

Dec 8, 2015, 7:35 am

#363

levenhopper

Join Date: Jun 2013

Location: Orlando, FL

Programs: American Airlines

Posts: 58

I received an awesome package from a Secret Santa yesterday, filled with all sorts of goodies that will get lots of use:

- 64 oz flask with a knit sweater cover
- Cleveland Browns fleece blanket
- Euchre
- Portable Bluetooth speaker
- Lots of candy.

All in all, a thoughtful gift! Thanks, Secret Santa!

Dec 8, 2015, 7:35 am

#364

Glamette

Join Date: Oct 2014

Location: New York City Baby!

Programs: DL Silver

Posts: 86

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehowieee

ship it now. If they're like me, where you travel for Christmas, the early arriving package will be nice.

We're gone the week before and after Christmas so any packages we get will sit for up to 2 weeks at the post office, with UPS/fedex

Hmmmm, that's a good point.

Dec 8, 2015, 8:03 am

#365

HeadElf53

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: North Pole

Programs: Santa's Workshop

Posts: 104

The Elves in the workshop are just about caught up with production. They're still working on preparing their final Secret Santa gifts. If we find out that someone hasn't sent a gift, we're going to be upset.

Since everything seems to be under control

I'm headed to LAS for my annual Elf sales meetings. This last minute pep talk will get us through the busy holiday season.

If anyone sends a PM with any last minute inquiries, you'll have to be patient until I respond. Shouldn't be more than a couple of days.

Dec 8, 2015, 4:07 pm

#366

CDTraveler

Join Date: May 2005

Posts: 4,731

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesteroh

How are people handling shipping bottles of alcohol overseas? I have a bottle I want to send as part of my package but was told by the USPS it is illegal to ship alcohol. I'm figuring there is a way around it since wineries ship. Will Fed Ex or UPS allow it? Or do you just not put it on the customs form? I'll be shipping a bottle with some other stuff

Based on limited research, I don't think it's legal for a private citizen to do that. Wineries have liquor licenses, pay special taxes, follow ATF regulations, etc. that a private citizen doesn't/can't do.

Dec 9, 2015, 6:08 am

#367

Shuttle_Endeavour

Join Date: May 2011

Location: CWL

Programs: BA Blue, Hilton Gold

Posts: 300

I have just returned from 2 weeks away with work to find my second secret santa has delivered! There is a large box that looks like it may contain alcohol, and 3 separate smaller Amazon packages!

Please excuse me not providing further explination, but I am saving opening them until a bit closer to Christmas, when I shall report back!

To my second Santa, thank you, your gift has arrived, I look forward to opening it!

Dec 9, 2015, 9:12 am

#368

FlyingCow

Join Date: Oct 2012

Location: PUF

Programs: FB Platinum

Posts: 192

Now that I have already informed Santa Boss (a.k.a. wharvey) I can confirm shipment of all my gifts to their respective Santees, all of them in the US.

I have also received two postcards from one of my Secret Santas, who seems to be on the road; one from San Francisco and another one from London, incidentally, sent just before I travelled there for a course last week.

Dec 9, 2015, 1:36 pm

#369

SwissCircle

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Join Date: Jan 2005

Posts: 1,229

Shuttle_Endeavour You are welcome!

Dec 9, 2015, 2:41 pm

#370

Jinxy

Join Date: Apr 2011

Location: Australia

Programs: Too many

Posts: 1,096

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyingCow

We have at least one of the same Santa as I got postcards from San Fran and London too!!!!

Dec 9, 2015, 4:17 pm

#371

Richard Chen

Join Date: May 2009

Location: EWR

Programs: UA .5M, Vistana 1-Star owner

Posts: 992

I just got my assignment yesterday since I stupidly turned PMs off & didn't/couldn't receive it earlier, but I started working on Santa's shop last night & hope to finish tonight, shipping asap. Will update.

My mail handler at home says a package arrived so that's likely my inbound, but I won't reach home until 12/19.

Last edited by Richard Chen; Dec 11, 2015 at 6:55 am

Dec 9, 2015, 4:27 pm

#372

pbjag

Join Date: Jun 2004

Location: PBI

Programs: DL 2.8 MM/PM, AA MM/GLD, Marriott LT Platinum, Hilton Gold

Posts: 1,746

All packages have been shipped. One was delivered on Dec. 1st; the others will be delivered this week and next Monday.

Dec 9, 2015, 5:22 pm

#373

steveman518

Join Date: Mar 2014

Location: EWR

Posts: 2,112

so someone got me Cards Against Humanity's annual holiday gifts, and this year it's "Eight Sensible Gifts for Hanukkah". So far I've gotten three days of gifts, and each of them so far has been a pair of socks with a lit menorah for each day of the program accompanied by a story-let's see what the other five days have in store...

Last edited by steveman518; Jan 7, 2016 at 12:39 pm

Dec 9, 2015, 5:47 pm

#374

WIRunner

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Join Date: May 2006

Location: SEA or BGR, Lower Earth Orbit

Programs: UA 1K

Posts: 17,217

Quote:

Originally Posted by flipstah

Be on the lookout for Part 2.

I believe part 2 arrived... a Star Trek coffee tumbler. I will take a photo of it when I have a chance later this afternoon.

I wonder if I can find a place that sells raktajino.

Dec 9, 2015, 6:33 pm

#375

balima

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Chicago

Programs: UA, AA, US, DL, PC Plat, Dollar, Avis, National, SPG, HH Gold, CC Gold

Posts: 1,212

Thank You SteveHK

Received my first Secret Santa gift today from fellow Chicagoan SteveHK and it's a good one! A very nice bottle of wine was received and now I will need to make a great meal to go along with it. I also received a Barnes and Noble Nook gift card that will go to good use. Plus I got a fabulous smelling grapefruit candle. Even hubby liked the smell and he's a tough sell.

Thank You so much for my lovely gifts. Hope your Secret Santas treat you as well.