Quoted from dnapac:2 weeks.
for those waiting, can we get pictures and can you at least give it a shake and let us know your guesses?
I think it would be great to hear thoughts on those doing the shake game (I figured everyone did that still?)
my SS is killing me, I think that must be part of the plan. haha, I order stuff all the time, so there are always packages at my door. but the mail person as well as my fedex and ups drivers must think I'm an insane stalker... I'm like, dude, does that say from : pinside:SS on it?
lol
come on SS, please send me my package, I'm dying!!!
and like others, I love to see all the gifts being opened. no way in heck am I waiting... it will be hard enough to just take a picture BEFORE tearing into my package!!
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p.s. I have been a very good pinsider... so it better not be this...
lump-of-coal (resized).jpgQuoted from fxdwg:my SS is killing me, I think that must be part of the plan. haha, I order stuff all the time, so there are always packages at my door. but the mail person as well as my fedex and ups drivers must think I'm an insane stalker... I'm like, dude, does that say from : pinside:SS on it?
lol
come on SS, please send me my package, I'm dying!!!and like others, I love to see all the gifts being opened. no way in heck am I waiting... it will be hard enough to just take a picture BEFORE tearing into my package!![quoted image]
Hahaha, I’m with you. Elf and I are waiting excitingly!!!
HOLY COW!!! Santa, you knocked it out of the park so far with the original presentation. I only got this far, but am super stoked about opening each one of these individual goodies. No way I can wait all the way til xmas... but the feeling of anticipation is so strong right now that I want to resist and savor this for a while. My mind says to open 1 each day for the next week, but the kid in me says to tear into those f'ers and figure out just whats waiting for me.
IMG_0140 (resized).jpgThis is so not right! I’m home for lunch and my wife and college age daughter are giggling uncontrollably. They fessed up that they opened my SS gift and then re-wrapped it. Now they know, but won’t tell me...and won’t let me open it! I haven’t been this excited for Christmas since I was a kid. They did tell me there was no chinchilla...lol
PS...I sent mine off today!
Quoted from HotPieceOfSass:Thank you secret santa for the amazing pinstadium light set!!
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WOW Pinstadium Lights, What a gift!
Quoted from dnapac:This is so not right! I’m home for lunch and my wife and college age daughter are giggling uncontrollably. They fessed up that they opened my SS gift and then re-wrapped it. Now they know, but won’t tell me...and won’t let me open it! I haven’t been this excited for Christmas since I was a kid. They did tell me there was no chinchilla...lol
PS...I sent mine off today!
That sound like what someone would say if they knew that they had just given your chinchilla food and water but want to keep the surprise intact. Just saying
We're off to an excellent start! A full collection of 30 PAPA Tokens, including 3 of the rarest (The Clown Face; the pirate ship between two soldering irons - honoring Steve Eckert; and the grim reaper paddling a pinball machine - representing the flood of 2004). I think my personal favorite so far is the one of the gnome riding on a tilt bob.
Holy Flippen Wow batman!! Not sure I can wait to open the rest, but will do my best.
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Sadly, the post office grinch broke one, but I still have 3 glorious cups!
Love them!
Marcus
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It’s been taking a lot of will power to not open mine...
I "think" that I received my Secret Santa package yesterday. It MIGHT be another gift from a family member though. Can't tell from the generic return address.
Either way, I'm waiting until Christmas to open it.
What is everyone doing for return address? I think an address is required, but it kind of reveals the secret when everyone's location is available
OK santas now you all got your presents.....time to give now...and receive a bit
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/12-days-of-christmas-auction-help-the-kids
Receive a good deal on deacals, help the kdis at the same time
Quoted from EvanDickson:What is everyone doing for return address? I think an address is required, but it kind of reveals the secret when everyone's location is available
If they want to do the sleuth work to track you down and thank you, I kinda doubt you could stop them even if you put a different address on it. The tracking info will show what city it originated in, regardless of the return address.
I think just changing your name to read "Pinside Secret Santa" is all the cover that is required.
Quoted from EvanDickson:What is everyone doing for return address? I think an address is required, but it kind of reveals the secret when everyone's location is available
Depends on how you ship. Not familiar with Canada shipping but for me i had a choice of USPS OR UPS/Fedex. For USPS I’m pretty sure you can just put down ANY address because they really don’t check/verify. Only problem would be where it’s returned to if undeliverable (would be a bummer). For UPS/Fedex you can do the same or put down the address of where you work or a friend in another town for instance. Just be creative.
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:If they want to do the sleuth work to track you down and thank you, I kinda doubt you could stop them even if you put a different address on it. The tracking info will show what city it originated in, regardless of the return address.
I think just changing your name to read "Pinside Secret Santa" is all the cover that is required.
That’s why I never mail/ship from my city. I have friends and family in several states and visit them often.
I usually end up drop shipping all of the chinchilla orders. that way the owners receive the most succulent, fresh chinchillas there are to offer
wait a sec, that's not right. I'm confusing the fuzzy little guys with alaskan king crab legs
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:If they want to do the sleuth work to track you down and thank you, I kinda doubt you could stop them even if you put a different address on it. The tracking info will show what city it originated in, regardless of the return address.
I think just changing your name to read "Pinside Secret Santa" is all the cover that is required.
Well, you can't track me down. Because I shipped mine 2 states over threw a family members work with an entirely different family last name. So good luck with that.
Quoted from wdpvideo:Well, you can't track me down. Because I shipped mine 2 states over threw a family members work with an entirely different family last name. So good luck with that.
Now NOBODY will know that it REALLY came from the north pole
Quoted from j_m_:I usually end up drop shipping all of the chinchilla orders. that way the owners receive the most succulent, fresh chinchillas there are to offer
wait a sec, that's not right. I'm confusing the fuzzy little guys with alaskan king crab legs
King crabs make lousy coats.
Quoted from pacmanretro:Now NOBODY will know that it REALLY came from the north pole
I wore an elaborate disguise and used a flamboyant accent when I mailed my package! Tee hee!
I took mine to a post office in a nearby town, and put secret santa for the name, then used the persons address as the return address. no issues.
Quoted from Pinzap:Day two of the six days of Pinside Santa gifts... Santa came through with a nice gameroom decoration that matches up with my new favorite pin!!
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Quoted from LoganJK:It just arrived and I opened it! I am super excited and will post pictures after I get them installed.
Thanks you VERY much Santa![quoted image]
Wow! That's really cool!
Quoted from j_m_:I usually end up drop shipping all of the chinchilla orders. that way the owners receive the most succulent, fresh chinchillas there are to offer
wait a sec, that's not right. I'm confusing the fuzzy little guys with alaskan king crab legs
Next time I go to the pet store I’ll ask about the succulent chinchillas.....wonder how long before I get thrown out.
I must say, I keep anxiously awaiting Santas gift in the mail. I feel like a little kid. I keep checking the mail and when my Ring doorbells goes off and Im not at home, I often check with my son or whomever is at home..."Who's the package for?"
My wife got to my Secret Santa gift before I could. She wrapped it and buried it under the tree. Now we all have no choice but to wait for Christmas Day to see what Pinside Secret Santa got me.
I don’t even know which present to shake to guess what I got.
I’ve been talking about this every day for weeks and She’s just sitting there laughing at me.
My Secret Santa package arrived tonight and was filled with so much awesomeness! Thank you so much to my amazing Santa - your gifts were so thoughtful and I loved them all!! Merry Pinsmas everyone!!!
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Quoted from MrsPin:My Secret Santa package arrived tonight and was filled with so much awesomeness! Thank you so much to my amazing Santa - your gifts were so thoughtful and I loved them all!! Merry Pinsmas everyone!!!
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Your post is fantastic!
Thank You!
1/ No fear of getting personal
2/ Love your gifts!
3/ You just coined a new term: "Pinsmas!".
Happy Holidays!
Woooohooooo! Got home from work today, when what to my wondering eyes did appear? A package on my front porch, that must be from my pinside SS...
I thought I was going to pass out before i managed to get it open! I was so excited!!
Awesome poster and flyer from the pin that started it all!!
Thank you so much SS, I plan to get it framed and hung in the game room soon. (Im going to get the flyer framed as well, and hang that on my wall at work!) * and yes, it will look OUTSTANDING on the gameroom wall!
Merry Christmas
P.S. Nice little GO BLUE rib too... LOL ...... O-H....I-O!!
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Quoted from cletus:My wife got to my Secret Santa gift before I could. She wrapped it and buried it under the tree. Now we all have no choice but to wait for Christmas Day to see what Pinside Secret Santa got me.
I don’t even know which present to shake to guess what I got.
I’ve been talking about this every day for weeks and She’s just sitting there laughing at me.
Only one answer... star shakin them all!
Quoted from MrsPin:My Secret Santa package arrived tonight and was filled with so much awesomeness! Thank you so much to my amazing Santa - your gifts were so thoughtful and I loved them
all!! Merry Pinsmas everyone!!!
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Is that a two bros pinball t-shirt? If so, where can I get one?
Quoted from gliebig:Is that a two bros pinball t-shirt? If so, where can I get one?
That is a pretty sweet looking shirt! I'm guessing this might be it:
https://twobrothersonlinestore.com/products/pinball-tee
Quoted from Ben1981:from Australia to Austria, 10.000 miles! secret santa package arrived safely today at my doorstep
going to wait till christmas day again!
very curious, thanks a lot Secret Santa
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Australia is the land of poisonous animals.....vampire chinchillas?!
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