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Old Nov 20, 2016, 1:21 am
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Remember this is an unofficial record and that you must PM wharvey when you ship and receive gifts as per the rules in the first post!
This is an unofficial wiki maintained by steveman518. Please fill in gifts you've received if you can. However if you can't, steveman518 will check every post-PM for questions as well
Basic photo upload tutorial (if you choose not to upload directly to Flyertalk)
Find a site to upload your photo to another site
Direct copy the link of the photo or right click on the image and select "copy image URL" or "copy image address". Make sure that the link ends with .jpg/.tif or any other image extension (there may be issues with google images)
Place that link in between the
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[IMG][/IMG] tags
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3furballs #1
Annexation #1
annielee #1
AtomicLush #1 (part 2) (part 3) (part 4)
Bravada04 #1
BXIAN #1 (part 2) #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Catman #1
CDTraveler #1 #2
Chink400 #1 #2
ckidder 331 #1 #2 #3
compubit #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
CPH-Flyer #1 #2
DeepUnderground #1
DevilDawg1960 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
dibby #1 #2 #3
diburning #1 #2
dogdogcatcat #1
Dogmatick #1
durberville #1 #2
financialhippie #1
Flyiboy #1 #2
FlyingCow #1 (part 2) #2 #3
fnaime23 #1 #2
fralcole #1
genoa #1
Glamette #1
grbflyer #1 #2
Gregor #1
gsegall #1 #2
HockeyMom93 #1
horizontal #1
jamesteroh #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
jetset09 #1
Jinxy #1 #2
jondabomb #1 #2
kauppias #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
kevinflyaway #1 #2
kipper #1 (part 2) (part 3) #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
kolican #1
laguna1 #1
Lakee911 #1
linzbh #1
Lisabeth #1 #2 #3 #4
lksf #1
malexander131 #1
MappingChick #1
Marcia3641 #1
mdovenmuehler #1 #2
Middle_Kingdom #1
miffSC #1 #2 #3
miko2a #1 #2
MissChele #1
missydarlin #1 #2 #3
MrDplus #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7
nomadic.relief #1 #2
ohlradio #1
oliver2002 #1
onfo #1
onthewaytoadventure #1 #2
pbjag #1 (part 2) #2
poohbear808 #1
poptarts #1 (part 2)
Redhead #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 (part 2)
Ricecakes #1
Richard Chen #1
RockinRon #1 #2
Runner123 #1 (part 2)
samosa #1 #2
sandratravels #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
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steveman518 #1 #2 (part 2) #3
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thatguyatthebar #1
thehowieee #1 #2
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token385 #1
TokyoFoodie #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Tpa-flyer #1 (part 2) (part 3)
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whherron #1
WriterGirlLinds #1
yunicorner #1
YVRorange #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 3:37 am
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So today I received a package at work. As we have a very high security level, the package was flagged because it had a sender address from the US but was mailed from Germany. Took me a while to explain that those of us who are frequent travelers often mail stuff from a different location than our home address .

I will open the present this evening when I get home.
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 4:16 am
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Originally Posted by SDQBound
So today I received a package at work. As we have a very high security level, the package was flagged because it had a sender address from the US but was mailed from Germany. Took me a while to explain that those of us who are frequent travelers often mail stuff from a different location than our home address .

I will open the present this evening when I get home.
Glad it made it! (If it was the one I sent...)

Jim
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 4:18 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Just got a visit from corporate security... the gift box my SS sent set off the security xray alarm indicating a nefarious object was in the box. So I had to open two of the carefully wrapped presents for training reasons. Turns out the bluetooth speaker set off the alarm.

Anyways, thank you my SS for all the many presents. It looks like you definitely went over the minimum limit! I will take it home today and leave the unwrapping to my two boys
Glad it made it! (Assuming it's the one I sent!). Enjoy!

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Old Nov 29, 2016, 4:20 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
The contents of the SS parcel I got yesterday.

Wonderful gifts, no card or sign of my SS though. So thank you much, dear SS! ^
Hmmm - there should have been a letter in the box - unless corporate security got ahold of that also...

I'll PM with the overall intent...

Jim
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 5:23 am
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Originally Posted by sperkins921
Hey, noticed a photo of a certain coffee in your photo stream- Death Wish- DH gave that to me earlier this year from a business trip. Did you enjoy it?
We did! It was strong as you'd expect and the bag lasted quite a while for us. Enjoy!
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 5:24 am
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Originally Posted by kipper
How's that working?
Easier said than done. I had to hide them and use the "out of sight, out of mind" principle.
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by RockinRon
Easier said than done. I had to hide them and use the "out of sight, out of mind" principle.
That doesn't work for me.
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 7:29 am
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All these pictures are getting me excited! Waiting for one more thing for my Santee to come in the mail, and then I'll wrap everything up and send it along
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 1:47 pm
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Thank you Santa !

Just arrived back to Blighty to find lots of lovely pressies from Santa, very generous and the boys love theirs and the book has been read to them a dozen times today at least !

The 3d wooden Puzzle's inventor has a special place in hell waiting for him/her.... but so satisfying when you get it right.

And the cufflinks are staring back at me from the ends of my arms

Santa has been most generous
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 3:26 pm
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Originally Posted by compubit
Glad it made it! (If it was the one I sent...)

Jim
Yes, that's the one! Thanks a lot!



PS: Mine did have a card and corporate security was not allowed to touch it as it was a personal correspondence.
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 6:36 pm
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Gifts 2 & 3

I received 3 packages from Amazon today.



Thank you, Nicholas for the 3 books from my Amazon wishlist.

Thank you, Jamie Paul, for the eau de toilette and the Qantas t-shirt. Well, I'm assuming they were both from you.
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Old Nov 29, 2016, 7:15 pm
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Received my first gift today. Beautiful globe ornament. Perfect ornament for someone who loves to travel

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Old Nov 30, 2016, 6:04 am
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I got my first gift! Received a little bit late since I was away from home the past two weeks, but it's a super soft merino wool scarf with a set of cedar balls and wool/cashmere cleaning spray (box from bespoke post)! Thanks so much!!
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Old Nov 30, 2016, 8:33 am
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All packages now sent what a time I had shopping and shipping

Hope my giftees find them as fun to open
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Old Nov 30, 2016, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by 3furballs
Oops! I was trying to give it anonymously but I forgot that since I have my own subscription it would do that. I'm so glad you will enjoy.
Be on the lookout for a couple other items.
Originally Posted by AtomicLush
Oh, ha! You are amazing!! I'm so excited - been wanting to try this service for awhile! And I can't believe there's more! Thank you!
Just received my second secret santa gift! It's a book about the Chicago Blackhawks that my son is going to absolutely LOVE!! Can't take a photo since I'm hiding it until Christmas, but thank you!

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