Quoted from 2Kaulitz:i'm having issue were eveything i ordered is in limbo usps saying Arriving Late for the past 4 days :/
I shipped a $150 LP out on BF by USPS Priority and it has been doing laps in the Akron Ohio PO for like 5 days.
It's supposed to have gone to somewhere in the Carolinas and arrived over a week ago.
Sterling received today! Wow..santa went so above and beyond this lego mario bowser castle is awesome..and this giant nerf gun that I'm currently being attacked with. Sterling says thank you so much! Watch out for him on the tournament circuits! Currently ranked 118 in the world on ifpa under 18 youth players!!
IMG_20201210_160317~2 (resized).jpgQuoted from MrMikeman:Dude.. Really? Your wife would kill you for buying a movie poster??? I mean a NIB pinball I could understand but a POSTER?!?!?!?
Your SS saved a life!!! Pretty awesome!
“Wow honey my SS sent me a NIB pinball”, rinse lather repeat all year long...life just got simple.
Quoted from Colsond3:Bonus points for pet with GOT name. She thinks the Night King is in there...
does that mean that the cat is only good for 1 year (4 seasons) and then the wheels start falling off? 
Quoted from Coz:My package arrived!! Now comes the hard decision.....do I open now....or wait for Christmas???
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OPEN IT!! (See, that was simple!!)
This showed up today and was marked to keep refrigerated so I had to open it. The way the note is worded I don't think it is from my specific Santa but rather someone who just wanted to say thank you for the secret Santa program. Either way, it is very much appreciated!
Thank you for this. The whole family will get to appreciate this since there's enough to share.
Quoted from guitarded:I shipped a $150 LP out on BF by USPS Priority and it has been doing laps in the Akron Ohio PO for like 5 days.
It's supposed to have gone to somewhere in the Carolinas and arrived over a week ago.
I just sent something to my secret recipient ,Hope he likes it ! That said I have several USPS packages sitting in limbo and I live in the Carolina’s . One of them did eventually make it , with that known I opted to go UPS!
I got this killer neon blue pinball clock along with some awesome 8"x10" arcade patent drawing prints (and frames to go with them) from my Pinside Secret Santa! The dog print wrapping paper was a nice touch too! Thank you SO much! These will surely grace my gameroom walls in the future...when I have a gameroom! 
2020 is now a little better thanks to this! 
Quoted from Number41:I got this killer neon blue pinball clock along with some awesome 8"x10" arcade patent drawing prints (and frames to go with them) from my Pinside Secret Santa! The dog print wrapping paper was a nice touch too! Thank you SO much! These will surely grace my gameroom walls in the future...when I have a gameroom! 2020 is now a little better thanks to this!
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Your cat pic looks weird. 
Quoted from MrMikeman:Dude.. Really? Your wife would kill you for buying a movie poster??? I mean a NIB pinball I could understand but a POSTER?!?!?!?
Your SS saved a life!!! Pretty awesome!
I totally get his worry. As a fellow collector of posters.... Some of them can cost as much as some dedicated pinball parts. 
Quoted from Mando:I just sent something to my secret recipient ,Hope he likes it ! That said I have several USPS packages sitting in limbo and I live in the Carolina’s . One of them did eventually make it , with that known I opted to go UPS!
I have no idea about where you are located and wouldn't know Charlotte from Chapel Hill. But I have a friend there whose friend that works for USPS. She showed her a picture on their phone of the Greensboro distribution facility. I guess it is an 18-bay warehouse and its busting at the seams with packages. I guess it looked crazy and they're working their tails off. I know my friend talked about her package seemingly leaving and going back to the location a few times. Anyway, best of luck to everyone whose gift are en route!
Quoted from Percula:That clock is so cool.
That dog is like "l didn't get squat"!!
Quoted from Saltimbanco:That dog is like "l didn't get squat"!!
Quoted from Percula:He does look disappointed.
After seeing so many others, maybe he was hoping for a cat to play with under that wrapping 
presents aside, I love the fact that my chinchilla joke has now been a running joke for 3 straight secret santa seasons. it IS the gift that keeps on giving
Quoted from pacmanretro:Based on the paper, I'm going to guess it's a box full of Led Zepplin 8-tracks
Quad, in fact 
Quoted from Saltimbanco:That dog is like "l didn't get squat"!!
Quoted from Percula:He does look disappointed.
To me he looks more like... see cat, I told you dogs rule, now piss off!
Quoted from j_m_:presents aside, I love the fact that my chinchilla joke has now been a running joke for 3 straight secret santa seasons. it IS the gift that keeps on giving
I actually spent a few minutes at work today with a coworker discussing Chinchillas as pets due to this thread. Found out you shouldnt give them baths because it messes with their hair. lol
My Santa gift game tonight and wow!!! Thank you so much Santa!! You hit all my favorite things, Pink Floyd, Pinball and Bourbon! I am super thankful, and will enjoy it all in my new Stern rocks glass!
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I was literally just told this by my friend a few minutes ago! I guess they have some special powder you use to let them clean in. Some sort of dust bath
Quoted from pacmanretro:I was literally just told this by my friend a few minutes ago! I guess they have some special powder you use to let them clean in. Some sort of dust bath
It could actually be some cat proofing dust..!! #ChinchillasBestKeptSecrets
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Quoted from Ceckitti:I totally get his worry. As a fellow collector of posters.... Some of them can cost as much as some dedicated pinball parts.
Yup! Find me an original Tron movie poster print without folds..Even the folded one is 400$+..
Quoted from j_m_:presents aside, I love the fact that my chinchilla joke has now been a running joke for 3 straight secret santa seasons. it IS the gift that keeps on giving
Absolutely, wouldn't be Secret Santa season without some chinchillas!! And they barely add weight to the shipments!
Quoted from wesh:My Santa gift game tonight and wow!!! Thank you so much Santa!! You hit all my favorite things, Pink Floyd, Pinball and Bourbon! I am super thankful, and will enjoy it all in my new Stern rocks glass! [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
SS sure knows his stuff! Good job Santa!
Quoted from Saltimbanco:That dog is like "l didn't get squat"!!
Quoted from Percula:He does look disappointed.
Quoted from pacmanretro:After seeing so many others, maybe he was hoping for a cat to play with under that wrapping
Quoted from Asylum:To me he looks more like... see cat, I told you dogs rule, now piss off!
Haha...a Chewy box without food in it would be disappointing for her! Our cat Arya (from my pre-opening pic) is obsessed with our dog Elsa...who's very tolerant of her younger cat sister's antics. 
IMG_6793.jpgQuoted from Gogojohnnyquack:A nicely weighted and apparently fragile package arrived today! I’m not an ‘early opener’ so it will be going under the tree. I did give it a bit of a shake and it made interesting noises but provided no insights as to the contents...
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Me going straight to www.edco.com
F2B5E8C2-5D5B-497A-8FC5-667890D5B0EE.gifQuoted from pacmanretro:And....presenting....the display of gift #5
Love this paper design.
Based on the paper, I'm going to guess it's a box full of Led Zepplin 8-tracks
Maybe a Strawberry Alarm Clock one mixed in there too...
Tune in tomorrow...
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Boy, was I way off...
Turned out to be a Jimmy Buffett 8-Track!
KIMG8804 (resized).jpgQuoted from pacmanretro:And....presenting....the display of gift #5
Love this paper design.
Based on the paper, I'm going to guess it's a box full of Led Zepplin 8-tracks
Maybe a Strawberry Alarm Clock one mixed in there too...
Tune in tomorrow...
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Boy, was I way off...
Turned out to be a Jimmy Buffett 8-Track!
Quoted from pacmanretro:And....presenting....the display of gift #5
Love this paper design.
Based on the paper, I'm going to guess it's a box full of Led Zepplin 8-tracks
Maybe a Strawberry Alarm Clock one mixed in there too...
Tune in tomorrow...
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For real though, thank you secret santa!
I got a pair of good strength clamps!
I always had the ratching type ones that were kind of cheap plastic so they never pulled in tight. These will definitely be an upgrade and get used!
Here's a funny confession...the way the box was all heavy to one side, I squished it a little last nite and, based on that and the note of could use more type comment...I guessed it was balls.
I even stuck my magnet I just got close to box for a second (to not damage them) and was like YEP, new Balls. I'll just have to wait to play with them till tomorrow...
Well it's tomorrow now and I was TOTALLY wrong. I was actually pretty excited to open as soon as I realized I was wrong just because I KNEW I was right. Lol.
As much as I feel like they are clamped in a vise sometimes, I won't put them in these, don't worry
Thank you!
Quoted from pacmanretro:Boy, was I way off...
Turned out to be a Jimmy Buffett 8-Track!
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Haha that looks like the 8 track out of my em gun game... last owner must of thought no one would notice jimmy vs stock music
Quoted from northvibe:Haha that looks like the 8 track out of my em gun game... last owner must of thought no one would notice jimmy vs stock music
Lmao. SERIOUSLY?
That's too funny.
Quoted from northvibe:Haha that looks like the 8 track out of my em gun game...
Quoted from pacmanretro:Lmao. SERIOUSLY?
Yes. Happened often. When a driving game or gun game had an 8 track player for music or what not. Once the tape wore out. Run over to a record store and buy the first 8 track tape you see and get back and put it in the game.
Unless you wanted it to sound original. There was a driving game that used Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's. That was an easy tape to find.
LTG : )
Quoted from northvibe:Haha that looks like the 8 track out of my em gun game... last owner must of thought no one would notice jimmy vs stock music
I used to listen to 8-Track tapes in my 2-XL like this one.
You can see him tucked away on my shelf still near bottom right of pic of mine.
2-XL_Educational_Toy_Robot,_Mego_Corporation,_1978 (resized).jpgEffect_20201202_153206 (resized).jpgQuoted from guitarded:Nipple Clamps are the gift that keeps giving. Your Santa (also) rules.
Ok, I actually had to look this up..I naively assumed it could be some workshop lingo..nope, lol, but found some interesting websites!
Quoted from pacmanretro:I used to listen to 8-Track tapes in my 2-XL like this one.
You can see him tucked away on my shelf still near bottom right of pic of mine.
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Haha, that would of been awesome if the player in the gun game had a 2xl. Then I could of said the robot runs the game :-p
Nice collection!
Quoted from Saltimbanco:Ok, I actually had to look this up..I naively assumed it could be some workshop lingo..nope, lol, but found some interesting websites!
Now click the images tab
Well, I continue to be amazed and thankful as a THIRD secret santa package showed up today full of Pintastic swag! I figured I already opened the first two so why not! Very generous SS, whoever you are! The gifts I received last year made me up my game this year, and now I'm inspired to raise the bar next year again!
20201211_123114 (resized).jpgQuoted from northvibe:Haha, that would of been awesome if the player in the gun game had a 2xl. Then I could of said the robot runs the game :-p
Nice collection!
Thanks. Couple other random pics of stuff in that room for your lunchtime viewing entertainment.
I have....collectable issues
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I have....collectable issues
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Yeah, but do you like Star Wars? Lol
Quoted from pacmanretro:Thanks. Couple other random pics of stuff in that room for your lunchtime viewing entertainment.
I have....collectable issues
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Wait...this is in your house and not at a retail store?! 
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