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If you're talking about the minor slip-up concerning my info, it really is nothing to worry about! I like my santee's taste, I'll have to go shopping for something weird to surprise him/her.
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Already got my Santee's gift today. They're in for a treat.
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Nov 25, 2016 22:25
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Posted just now. Fingers crossed that my santee likes it.
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Nov 25, 2016 23:22
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I figured out what my Santee is getting! 
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Nov 25, 2016 23:22
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I am locked into what my Santee is getting too, I just need to find it in town!
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Nov 25, 2016 23:27
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sent out my santee's gifts 
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Nov 26, 2016 00:17
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Dear Santa, I have just updated my OP with some more info. Hopefully I have not waited too late! I have been a very good boy this year and will be leaving out Thanks! wintermute
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Nov 27, 2016 04:34
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I just got my gift in the mail today... trying to decide if I should open it now or wait until it's closer to Christmas.
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Nov 27, 2016 18:41
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Bilirubin posted:I am locked into what my Santee is getting too, I just need to find it in town! Failed at finding what I had locked into in town, but found a suitable, more recently published, replacement. Hopefully my Santee has not read it already! Sending it off with Rudolph and his helpers at Canada Post in the am.
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Nov 29, 2016 20:23
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the gift to my santee is on the way. I'm so excited 
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Nov 30, 2016 18:54
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I return from the post office, gift having been sent!
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Dec 2, 2016 08:00
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I've just posted mine, too. E: Good news for my guy, I've just realised I accidentally ordered express airmail instead of normal, so your present should be with you even sooner than expected! Safety Biscuits fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Dec 4, 2016 |
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Dec 2, 2016 10:53
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Books purchased for my Santee, they ought to be here next week so I can ship 'em!
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Dec 4, 2016 03:19
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Dear Santa, Got the (first) book you bought me (you mentioned you wanted to do several spaced out over the month, which is an awesome idea). Thank you! As you mentioned in your gift comment, Kindle books are FANTASTIC and I would be pleased as punch if the trend continued. PS. Don't spoil the surprise of who you are until it's all over!
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Dec 5, 2016 06:28
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Check out what arrived today! I'm not allowed to open it until I get my gift sent out at the very least, but never fear postee, it arrived safely. Megabound fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Dec 9, 2016 |
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Dec 6, 2016 03:59
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Megabound, I think I can see a name on that parcel; you might want to cover it up. It's great you've got your present though. If you haven't posted/emailed to say you've sent a gift yet, please let me know if you've sent it. If you haven't sent it, please try to do it by this weekend - the rules say December 9th but I think that's a bit conservative and this weekend should be fine. This isn't a threat! I just want to know things are moving smoothly for everyone.
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Dec 6, 2016 14:47
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I made the excellent mistake of ordering books online for my person and none of them have turned up yet so that I can send them back out. Don't worry though, they will be on their way as soon as they arrive here assuming they arrive on time and otherwise I'll get something sorted. Also, what's this?  Could it be?  It is!  This looks wonderful (though emotionally trying!) - I couldn't find your username within the package but thank you so much whoever you are!
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Dec 7, 2016 00:05
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a gift arrived today!  that Bosnian book looks especially amazing. thank you so much Santa! 
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Dec 7, 2016 22:00
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Book has arrived for my Santee, it's wrapped and ready to go but I won't be able to post it until Friday
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Dec 7, 2016 22:52
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I nearly had a major screw up... I went to the post office today to mail off the package to my Santee, and the clerk told me they couldn't ship it because the address didn't exist in the zip code. I gave him a WTF look and brought it back home. I just doubled checked the address to the pm Safety Biscuit sent me and now realize I missed one digit of the street number. I fixed it and will try again tomorrow. Phew!
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Dec 8, 2016 00:23
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Thanks for the updates guys! Some really nice cover designs in this thread.
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Doubleposting because I'm the OP and I can. Someone asked in PM if there's a rule about revealing your Santa status, and I hadn't thought about it. There's nothing in the OP about it, but tradition seems to be that one goon posts they opened the gift and then Santa reveals that it was them. Some people, like me, put signed notes and stuff in their packages, which definitely implies that you're supposed to know afterwards. I think the idea is that knowing beforehand takes some of the mystery away? Anyway, do what you feel best, I suppose - but please take credit for giving someone a great present! Saying thank you properly is an important part of spreading the Christmas cheer, and if you've done a good thing you should feel good about it.
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Dec 8, 2016 17:35
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Package successfully shipped! My Santee should get it next Wednesday.
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Dec 9, 2016 01:24
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 Holy poo poo. This is amazing. Thank you so much Santa. I have wanted the Annotated Lovecraft since it was released. I have had wanted to read A Edible History of Humanity for a very long time. This is amazing. Thank you so much. I will most likely be up all night reading the Lovecraft and save the Edible for my long drive home. Thanks!! (My wife made fun of me because I was jumping up and down)
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Dec 9, 2016 03:20
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Package sent, hope you like it Santee
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After much delay, I shipped off my gift to my Santee, should be there in 5 days. I hope they enjoy
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Dec 9, 2016 20:15
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I've got the last of my Santee's books today, and now I'm just needing to ship. Anyone know how to ship from US to Canada without costing a billion dollars?
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Dec 10, 2016 02:16
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Posted my Santee's present yesterday, should get there on Monday!
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Dec 10, 2016 16:46
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I couldn't resist the temptation any more and opened up the package from my Secret Santa. I got two books that I'm very excited to read. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones This fits one of my ideas of getting me into more non-fiction. An account of an English dynasty era that I've seen referenced many times but actually know little about. It looks like it has a style of explaining the history and stories in a narrative and engaging way. This sentence alone from the blurb makes me want to start reading it: "This is the era of chivalry, of Robin Hood and the Knights Templar, the Black Death, the founding of Parliament, the Black Prince, and the Hundred Year’s War." North American Lake Monsters: Stories by Nathan Ballingrud A collection of short stories that mixes together struggling working class people with some kind of supernatural horror element. I started reading this last night and got through the first couple stories. They are somewhat dark and depressing in style but they are really well written and I enjoyed them a lot. Thanks for the books chernobyl kinsman! You picked a couple good ones!
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awesome man, i'm really glad you like them! ballingrud is one of my favorite living horror writers so i'm happy you dig him. if you like the plantagenets, dan jones wrote a 'sequel' of sorts called the wars of the roses covering the next period in english history. i came back from a trip this morning to find a present on my doorstep:  These are both fantastic! I've been really in the mood for something on witchcraft lately, as my santa could tell from my wishlist, and crowley is a perfect addition to my stock of occult lit  thanks so much!
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chernobyl kinsman posted:awesome man, i'm really glad you like them! ballingrud is one of my favorite living horror writers so i'm happy you dig him. if you like the plantagenets, dan jones wrote a 'sequel' of sorts called the wars of the roses covering the next period in english history. Awesome! I was afraid you had already read The Witches since it wasn't on your wishlist and am glad it worked out! I was also keen to get one on Salem because some of my ancestors settled in that town in 1636 and were related to a few of the accused. Glad too the Crowley has a nice new home.
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nefarias bredd posted:I made the excellent mistake of ordering books online for my person and none of them have turned up yet so that I can send them back out. Don't worry though, they will be on their way as soon as they arrive here assuming they arrive on time and otherwise I'll get something sorted. it's a really beautiful book, so I hope you'll like it.
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My package has been sent out! Now, onto more important business, opening my gift. Wrapped with care, and a lovely post-card:  Inside we have...  21 books! I am absolutely blown away.  A few hand written notes.  And a cat for scale. Thank you incredibly much Safety Biscuits, you couldn't have picked any more perfectly and I'll be walking around smiling all day. Megabound fucked around with this message at 06:03 on Dec 12, 2016 |
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Megabound posted:My package has been sent out! Now, onto more important business, opening my gift. Wow very nice! When I saw Tolstoy I started to wonder how many board feet of books that was, that goodness its less than a cat! 
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Megabound posted:My package has been sent out! Now, onto more important business, opening my gift... Great, I'm glad you like it Have a great time reading them. You have a really cute cat too!NTRabbit posted:
It's not as much as it looks because those are short books - there weren't open copies in the shop, but complete works were short stories or essays. The Frogs is pretty short, and that was one of the longest books. E: I've begun to turn everyone's unboxing photos into a museum of Christmas cheer, check out the second post. Safety Biscuits fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Dec 12, 2016 |
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Dec 12, 2016 13:34
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Flaggy posted:
Glad you enjoyed them An Edible History of Humanity was one of my favorite books I read last year.
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The gift from my Secret Santa came in this morning! I'll open it and send pics when I get off work. I'm very excited! In other news, my gift to my Santee should arrive today or tomorrow as well.
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TheManFromFOXHOUND posted:Glad you enjoyed them Thanks so much again, you are going to make my 20 hour drive much more bearable!
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I sent my book a couple of days ago, hope my santee likes it!
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