Hopkins, MN
Quoted from Axaios:The second gift it's also really cool but now I don't know what I am going to do with the first one when it finally arrives.
Save it for next year ?
LTG : )
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Quoted from Axaios:Well that would be logical but this gift was especially for this guy. I don't think that it will be any good for someone else.
Send him both then. Not your fault. Not his. May as well go with the spirit of the holiday. Might be fate.
LTG : )
The pinball machine ornament I ordered 19 days ago came in today. That's from Canada to Dallas 19 days. FYI.
UPS truck was sitting outside my driveway and I was totally confused.
Haven’t been sleeping hardly at all lately (who has?!) so I’m half asleep and asked “what are you doing at my house?” Lol
delivery guy said “apparently it’s a gift from Santa”
Totally forgot about the whole secret Santa thing for a moment! Felt bad cuz I was giving this guy weird looks 
Thanks Santa! I consider myself a professional package guesser. Gotten REALLY good over the years. In confidence, my guess as to what they are: some sort of classic pinball VHS, and a pinball book.
I will be waiting till Christmas to open these! Every year it’s been better and better. These are the gifts I REALLY look forward too!
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You won an Italian major award too!?!? Congrats!
57ca64543436ac2f527181c45598613308d66806.jpeg (resized).jpgMy Secret Santa box(es!) arrived this week, one on Monday and one today. Both were marked, open immediately on or before December 1st! The first box had 12 individual and beautifully wrapped gifts, with tags saying which day to open them on. The days were Dec 14th-25. I was floored, what an incredibly generous Secret Sant I have, the 12 days of Christmas! Then this morning a second box arrives! The new box contained gifts for Dec 1st to 13th! I am stunned by the generosity. Many of the tags were personalized, making reference to some past tidbits my secret Santa found out about me when cruising around the internet. I maintain a zero foot print on Pinside, but Detective Secret Santa was on the case and appears to have found some reliable info for their gift giving! I have not opened any gifts yet, I will open the first six day tomorrow and post photos! Thank you Secret Santa for your generosity. The amount time and care you invested into this is evident. The research, the wrapping and mailing of gifts, I truly appreciate this. I hope to meet up with you and Ms Claus at a show next year! I also want to thank John Jundt for organizing this Secret Santa these past several years. The Secret Santa thread is a shiny spot on Pinside to go read with only positive happy posts... Thank you Secret Santa (and Ms Claus) for the surprise and delight moment(s), truly a Festivus miracle! Wishing all the best and happiness to my fellow Pinsiders and looking forward to better 2021 for us all.
Mark
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Added over 3 years ago: First 6 days of gifts: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/official-2020-pinside-secret-santa-participants-thread/page/11#post-5999271
Added over 3 years ago:Link to photos for gifts from day 7 through day 20.
Quoted from undrdog:The pinball machine ornament I ordered 19 days ago came in today. That's from Canada to Dallas 19 days. FYI.
If it’s for you do you have a picture to share of it?
Quoted from Percula:All different paper too
Kitty is eyeing that Chinchila in the middle, there.
I am in the same position as a lot of people here. Ordered items prior to Thanksgiving and they were shipped next day. 1 of 3 arrived today and the other 2 are still sitting in USPS warehouses across the country.
This one was shipped November 23rd!
From USPS:
November 29, 2020
In Transit, Arriving Late
Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.
Quoted from Pinballlew:If it’s for you do you have a picture to share of it?
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Calgary, AB
Quoted from pingod:All of his mini pinball machines are excellent quality, and PPS licensed.
Made here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada by Cameron La borde.
Available on Etsy
I keep askin him to do an ehoh for me. But he's having trouble getting images. Great work!
Quoted from pingod:All of his mini pinball machines are excellent quality, and PPS licensed.
But don’t expect it will be something to hang on the tree. It comes with a teensy screw eye, but no hole drilled for it and no template or instructions on where to drill it so that it will hang balanced. Mine stands on a table under a mini tree.
Quoted from undrdog:But don’t expect it will be something to hang on the tree. It comes with a teensy screw eye, but no hole drilled for it and no template or instructions on where to drill it so that it will hang balanced. Mine stands on a table under a mini tree.
Do the legs come off for storage? 
Quoted from undrdog:But don’t expect it will be something to hang on the tree. It comes with a teensy screw eye, but no hole drilled for it and no template or instructions on where to drill it so that it will hang balanced.
Just take out the Tilt Bob. Problem solved.
Quoted from guitarded:Just take out the Tilt Bob. Problem solved.
At least with a machine like this you know that the only problems you have with it...will be small ones.
Ordered my stuff right after I got my ss name. Only a couple things have arrived so far. Hope everything gets here soon so I can get it to my ss before xmas.
Quoted from gliebig:Ordered my stuff right after I got my ss name. Only a couple things have arrived so far. Hope everything gets here soon so I can get it to my ss before xmas.
I am waiting on a few things too that should be here early this week. I assume most people will be pretty understanding about delays all things considered. Plus if they come after the holiday its like getting a bonus Christmas in a year where lord knows we could use it.
Quoted from grantopia:I am waiting on a few things too that should be here early this week. I assume most people will be pretty understanding about delays all things considered. Plus if they come after the holiday its like getting a bonus Christmas in a year where lord knows we could use it.
Same here. was scheduled for delivery Saturday Dec 5....... Showing still in Transit. Who knows when it will actually arrive.
Here are the first 6 days of wonderful gifts from my Secret Santa. The day 3 ornament was the first one put on the tree this year, and yes Secret Santa, that brings back memories...
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No usps. They are so slow with holidays, prime days, Christmas. Might get to destination by next year's exchange tho
Quoted from pacmanretro:Is it me or is everyone getting cats this year?
Im holding out for a chinchilla
Quoted from Daditude:Im holding out for a chinchilla
That would be a great pinball trip companion
Quoted from dc2010:That would be a great pinball trip companion
I heard they are great at hitting the lock down bar button. Tmnt pizza eating challenge no problem!
Well this was awkward. I got a package from Marco today and it had my address but not my name. It was a big box and I thought... I don't *think* I ordered anything, and this is a big box. So I opened it and immediately called Marco because I did NOT order this. The rep on the line was confused also but after a bit she started laughing - she knew. "That guy is your secret Santa!"
God I'm dumb.
I'm frankly overwhelmed, especially because I opened the whole thing.
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That is an EATPM ramp kit with decals, along with 8 (!) Boogie Men, a black rubber EATPM kit, a Marco coffee mug and two Marco keyfobs!
I am completely overwhelmed with the generosity with this. I am in the middle of doing my EATPM restoration!
Quoted from pacmanretro:Is it me or is everyone getting cats this year?
..will help control the chinchilla population! 
Quoted from pacmanretro:Yep...lots of uses suggested!
Just what do you suppose that guy is watching?[quoted image]
..putting that pump to good use!!
Quoted from pacmanretro:Just what do you suppose that guy is watching?
The Vac. Pressure Gauge.
Well, we (including rabbit) finally decided to open our SS gift bag, just to make sure a poor chinchilla wasn't going hungry! We also kept staring at the darn thing trying to figure out what it was, lol, we figured we could no longer wait!
Thanks SS, for our very first collectible piece : a ceramic Pac-Man 'game over' pint glass! It made us both happy, especially my girlfriend since Pac-Man is the game she plays the most! That ties into our newly discovered passion: arcades and pinballs!
We started in the hobby this year and are both enthusiastic about it! So, to our very first theme piece of many to come, thank you Secret Santa!
P.s. thank you LesManley for making this happen, this is fun stuff!
20201204_223456 (resized).jpg20201204_225040 (resized).jpgQuoted from TommyGavin:To my Secret Santa:My package has arrived. I will be attempting to wait until Christmas to open it but I wanted to so pre-thank you!
It's quite hefty...and the box appears to be from a pet store...soooo if I hear any chinchilla type sounds from the box, I'll open it sooner!
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Could be 2 busy chinchillas! So you may end up with a whole family..just saying!
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