Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Hey not sure if this only happened to me but my email didn't have a recipient in it. [quoted image]
Same here
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Hey not sure if this only happened to me but my email didn't have a recipient in it. [quoted image]
Same here
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Hey not sure if this only happened to me but my email didn't have a recipient in it.
It’s there, just in really small print way at the bottom. Not sure why it came through like that. Check again. I had to look at mine three times before I zoomed on my phone.
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Hey not sure if this only happened to me but my email didn't have a recipient in it. [quoted image]
It's there. You may want to remove that pic.
Quoted from SKWilson:It's there. You may want to remove that pic.
Thanks guys!! Thought that was just a separator line!
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This is going to be great! We all have other hobbies besides pinball. I’d already been thinking of sending my person something from my other hobby.
My person didn’t provide a wishlist. He or she hasn’t written any stories. His / her nickname is one you'd only use here. So, that's no helpful data. Then I looked at recent posts. There's a real good chance that we share the same other hobby! How cool is that?
Eh, maybe I’ll just send a Tshirt instead. Ya think?
Can never go wrong with scotch or whiskey as a gift!
Quoted from undrdog:Eh, maybe I’ll just send a Tshirt instead. Ya think?
Quoted from dirkdiggler:Can never go wrong with scotch or whiskey as a gift!
My preference in that regard is more combustible than flammable. But I meant my other other hobby.
Quoted from dirkdiggler:Can never go wrong with scotch or whiskey as a gift!
Except to someone like me who's a teetotaler (not to mention those that are recovering alcoholics).
Quoted from amkoepfer:Wow, that was small! Found it
I had everything really small so I could fit it all on the screen at once. I didn't thik it copied over in that size, so I'm sorry if it did. It all should be there, but if it isn't definitely let me know.
Quoted from LesManley:I had everything really small so I could fit it all on the screen at once. I didn't thik it copied over in that size, so I'm sorry if it did. It all should be there, but if it isn't definitely let me know.
Its all there, i just missed it. Thank you!
Just a reminder/heads up. After looking at my giftee some people just don't post much about updates to their games/mods and game room. So if you think of it, update your game list, take some pics of the game room and games so people can see what mods and games you have...Or post in the game(s) threads anything cool
Just ran down and snapped some pics of my chaos basement.
Quoted from undrdog:This is going to be great! We all have other hobbies besides pinball. I’d already been thinking of sending my person something from my other hobby.
Yah - My Secret Santee apparently also enjoys a hobby that I'm pretty directly involved in as a career - hopefully I can send him some cool and useful stuff!
Quoted from northvibe:Just a reminder/heads up. After looking at my giftee some people just don't post much about updates to their games/mods and game room. So if you think of it, update your game list, take some pics of the game room and games so people can see what mods and games you have...Or post in the game(s) threads anything cool
Just ran down and snapped some pics of my chaos basement.
Good idea I’ll have to update my game room pics tonight.
Your Secret Santa is...
Why is it telling me who my Secret Santa is? That's not very secret... Ha...
Quoted from LesManley:I had everything really small so I could fit it all on the screen at once. I didn't thik it copied over in that size, so I'm sorry if it did. It all should be there, but if it isn't definitely let me know.
Yeah it's definitely all there, my old eyes just missed it.
Peeking at some of my Santee posts have given me some wonderful ideas on gifts.
I'm so excited for him or her!
Quoted from Phat_Jay:I have to say im really enjoying reading all the posts from my mark. Maybe long lost brother??? Now im worried someone will read mine and think “ this guys a real a$$hole”[quoted image]
Lol! That reminds me of Spaceballs.
Quoted from pzy:Damn my laziness! Is it too late to sign up? Can't believe I slacked on this.
You can always just give yourself something secretly.
I got to say I'm enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. It's really awoken the sleeping stalker in me. I'm really enjoying all of the stealthy stealth research, can't wait to get a package together and out in the mail.
Quoted from pzy:Is it too late to sign up?
Probably.
You can still enjoy the fun of watching people get their gifts. And the pictures of when they open them and what they received.
More than one way to enjoy the festivities !
LTG : )
Quoted from pzy:Damn my laziness! Is it too late to sign up? Can't believe I slacked on this.
Start knocking on doors and find two others that want to join and the 3 can swap names....or buy youself some stuff in middle of night and forget about it. I've gotten those kinds of surprises
Worst case, enjoy the thread
Quoted from Saltimbanco:Well, someone is getting a new pin!!
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So for what it's worth, if someone actually does end up with one of these, I saw a lava lamp that I believe went with one of my granddaughters hippie Barbie collection , that would make a great custom topper. Never too soon to start thinking about mods.
Quoted from pzy:I got a PM from the legendary LesManley, who is going to try to fit me in. Secret Santa rules!
Lol, hope he'll hook you up with balt for being so fashionably late!
Screenshot_20201117-165945_Samsung Internet (resized).jpgTo my Santa, I'll apologize for NOT having a social media presence. However, I included some tidbits with my info to Les and my post history here on Pinside can likely yield some things for the sleuth. Gifts need not be big nor many in number, as I'm more here to stalk my Santee and surprise them.
Good luck and thanks in advance!
A_D
reading someone else's post made me realise I didn't give too much in the way of hints, sorry for who ever is stuck with me, so I added a story - not sure if it helps or if can be seen as looks like it has to be reviewed by admin
great to join in the fun
hey balt this photo makes me laugh everytime I seem them - would be dam itchy and hot - not great for christmas in warm places
8867c51a1d728556bab0d03d273b2ba7150f40b2 (resized).jpgQuoted from Dee-Bow:if anyone's looking for gift ideas I make homemade masks out of used clothing and have few extra i could pass on.. hit me up of interested. [quoted image]
that is just wrong, funny, but wrong
If my Santa needs hints, the gifts from last years SS were awesome! Once again mega props to that Santa. I enjoyed them all very much. It was some small items and just awesome. Love posters and manuals and interesting pinball things! Been eyeing pinball vault forever so any schematics for something from a game I own would be a top tier gift!
And one final thing if that’s not enough, I’m looking at two potential houses on Sunday! I can give you my account and routing number if you’d like to wire me 10k for a down payment <3
Reading a few of these posts has got me thinking of the poor person with my name. Social media stalking? Uh, you’re not bad at it.....you’ll just have more luck finding your grail pin for $10. Use Pinside posts? I didn’t delete them all....you just only get about 5 posts over the past few years to work with. Extract something from my message you got through Les? I realize now it may have been a bit weak. So, with all that what do end up with? Well, actually exactly what it may seem. Simple. Enjoy giving. Appreciate all I have. Appreciate kindness. Love being around my family and close friends. So, how do you use that? Know that you can’t really fail. I appreciate everyone here trying to spread some cheer and make our corner of the world a bit better. I look forward to making someone’s Christmas a little more awesome.
Quoted from TakingupSpace:Reading a few of these posts has got me thinking of the poor person with my name. Social media stalking? Uh, you’re not bad at it.....you’ll just have more luck finding your grail pin for $10. Use Pinside posts? I didn’t delete them all....you just only get about 5 posts over the past few years to work with. Extract something from my message you got through Les? I realize now it may have been a bit weak. So, with all that what do end up with? Well, actually exactly what it may seem. Simple. Enjoy giving. Appreciate all I have. Appreciate kindness. Love being around my family and close friends. So, how do you use that? Know that you can’t really fail. I appreciate everyone here trying to spread some cheer and make our corner of the world a bit better. I look forward to making someone’s Christmas a little more awesome.
Christmas pickle for you!
2 of these bad boys will hit the dollar amount. https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/yodeling-pickle/product/56844
Quoted from LesManley:Welcome everyone to the official Secret Santa thread for 2020!
First of all, I want to say Thank You all for the well wishes and the messages of thanks in your PMs to me. It is a lot of work, but it is my pleasure running it since I see how much fun everyone gets out of it year after year. It's awesome to be able to give back to the group like this! Since the last three years went off basically without a hitch, I'll keep things nice and consistent for anyone who has participated before and not change anything. I closed the old thread since the registration time frame has now passed and I opened up this thread to keep things clean and streamlined. We can use this thread to post announcements, questions, updates, ship dates and of course to show off all our ill gotten booty that we receive from our secret santas. It's a been a LONG year, so let's really try to end 2020 on a positive note.
Here's how things are going to go. Tonight and early tomorrow I will assign everyone a number and go down the list and randomly draw a secret santa for every participant. I should have everyone's e-mail address, so I will send an e-mail to each person with the name and information I have for who you are to buy gifts for. If they gave me any gift ideas or a list of the games they own that they don't display to the public, I will include those as well. If you don't receive an e-mail from me by Tuesday, Nov. 17, please PM me. You then will have about a month to purchase gifts and ship them out to your SS. The cut off date will be Monday, Dec. 18th for shipping so all items have a chance to get there by Christmas Eve. You can and should ship them out much sooner as soon as they are ready to go though. You can wrap the gifts individually if you want and send them in one big box or even have them directly shipped to your SS if you want to save some money that way. Please do not include your name on the return address no matter what method you choose, use the name "Pinside Secret Santa" instead. That way everyone will know when your package arrives and they won't know who it is from. When you do send your gifts, please send me a PM or e-mail with the tracking information so I can add it to my sheet and cross you off the list. When your SS package arrives, please post in this thread too so the sender knows you got it safe and sound, even if you don't intend to open for a while. People can be worried about porch pirates, so even if the tracking says delivered, your SS wants to make sure you got it and not someone else. And of course, this is an important one...after you open your SS package, post the money shots of all your goodies here and give a proper thank you shout out to your Secret Santa for doing their part to spread a little holiday cheer. If there is one thing we struggle with year after year, it's this. People can put a lot of time and effort into buying gifts and can be very proud of what they buy for you with their hard earned money, so please take a moment to post pictures after opening and say a quick thank you! You don't have to gush over everything and write a super long story, but please take a minute to acknowledge what you received.
Before the fun officially commences, we need to cover some basic ground rules...
*First off, this will be as fun as we make it. If we put in some effort, everyone should have a good time. Please check your SS's public game list on Pinside and the ideas they included (if any) and do some creative investigation. Maybe search their old posts, check out any pictures or their Pinside story if they have one.
You are free to buy what you want, you don't have to get anything that your SS may have suggested for gifts, but please just put the same amount of thought into your gifts that you would want someone to put into the gifts for you and things should be fine.
*On that note, please no public bitching on Pinside about what you receive, that isn't the point of this. This is supposed to be about giving, spreading some joy and adding a little of that childhood magic back into the holidays again. If you really wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle...but got a football instead...be thankful for what you received or at least fake it like you would with your in-laws.
*The dollar amount you should aim for when buying gifts is at least $30. That is not a hard cap by any means. Tis the season, so you can spend as much as you feel comfortable with, but please at least hit that number value wise so no one is short changed from a dollar standpoint.
*I will keep track of who shipped packages and when they were shipped. I will send out a reminder to anyone I haven't heard from 1 week before the deadline, but PLEASE, be responsible and buy your gifts and ship them out before the deadline so we don't run into issues with having to track people down and recipients not getting packages in time.
*Finally, most importantly, No dead beat Santas. If you don't think you can fulfill your end of the bargain for whatever reason, please contact me and I can remove your name from the list now with no questions asked. Nothing would be worse for this than someone not following through and leaving someone empty handed. By participating, you are agreeing to be responsible and fulfill your obligation to the recipient. I know unexpected things can happen, so if a Santa runs into any issues, notify me immediately please. The sooner I am made aware, the sooner I can figure a solution to the issue. Once again, if a Santa fails to follow through, and does not contact me ahead of time (to solve the issue), I will have no problem outing them to the Pinside community and we all know how merciless this community can be. This is the only warning you will receive for this, so please let's not have to go there.
I think that about covers it. Any other questions, feel free to post in this thread or PM me and I would be happy to help. Let's put on those Santa hats, give 2020 a big old punch in the face and get ready for a better 2021 with the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny #%&$@ Kaye! Let Christmas begin!
2020 Secret Santas:
1 2Kaulitz
2 67cutlass
3 acitti
4 action76
5 Aflacjack
6 alexmogil
7 amkoepfer
8 Apinjunkie
9 Arcade
10 ArcadeTechNerd
11 Asylum
12 Atari_Daze
13 atrainn
14 Axaios
15 balt
16 bbriese
17 BertoDRINK1
18 bicyclenut
19 Blitzburgh99
20 BlueIrocGuy
21 bowtech
22 bowz
23 BubbaBeast
24 Captainhook
25 Charliew65
26 Cheberha
27 ChrisPINk25
28 chubtoad13
29 Coindork
30 Colsond3
31 Coz
32 Daditude
33 davidldennis
34 dc2010
35 Dee-Bow
36 Devilsmuse
37 dirkdiggler
38 dnapac
39 docquest
40 dolsontown
41 dondon4720
42 drbrain
43 EasternBloc
44 easye9901
45 Ericc123
46 FatPanda
47 Fezmid
48 fiberdude120
49 fosaisu
50 gentrsa
51 Gexchange
52 gliebig
53 Gogojohnnyquack
54 grantopia
55 Gritty
56 groffdaddy
57 guitarded
58 Hayfarmer
59 HighVoltage
60 hogbog
61 homegameroom
62 hool10
63 hupchallenge
64 icanswim70
65 Insane
66 Isochronic_Frost
67 j_m_
68 Jaeg
69 Jason_Jehosaphat
70 Jawa
71 jellikit
72 Jenniebear
73 jesperpark
74 Jimmyhonda
75 joefox22
76 jp1985
77 JRBBRJ
78 KingPinGames
79 Kwaheltrut
80 LesManley
81 Liftserv
82 lowbeau67
83 luckycreature
84 MacJedi
85 mandelbloom
86 mario_1_up
87 matiou
88 Mcrorin
89 merccat
90 Metaluna
91 mickey
92 midcoastsurf
93 Miguel351
94 Mitoska
95 Mitoska (Son)
96 Mjonesproperty
97 Mr_Tantrum
98 MrMikeman
99 MrsPin
100 Mtg381
101 Murphdom
102 Muskie82
103 NeilMcRae
104 newovad
105 northerndude
106 northvibe
107 Number41
108 pacmanretro
109 PappaDubz
110 paulbaptise
111 Pdxmonkey
112 Penguindeity
113 Percula
114 Phat_Jay
115 pin2d
116 pinballj
117 Pinballlew
118 pinballphotos
119 pingod
120 Pinmasher
121 Pin-Pilot
122 Pinsterwmass
123 Pintor
124 PokerJake
125 Ponzie
126 Propsnsports
127 pzy
128 RCA1
129 rodcom
130 Saltimbanco
131 SarverSystems
132 Secret Santa
133 SeeDeeS
134 SevenEightyRacer
135 SKWilson
136 SkyKing2301
137 Soapman
138 Stosel
139 swinks
140 TakingupSpace
141 the96stang
142 TiltDis
143 TommyGavin
144 TonyScoots
145 TrixTrix
146 troxel
147 Twilight1
148 undrdog
149 wesh
150 Westbury
151 Wolfmarsh
152 WonderMellon
153 ZEN
154 zenbone
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What an honest and well written post. Making sure that things will work for the best for everyone one. This a great activity for a great community.
Can't wait to send my gift.
Happy Secret Santa to everyone one!!!
I missed last year. So spent this year buying things on great sales anticipating this event. Other than maybe some edibles, im ready to ship!
Quoted from Hayfarmer:Other than maybe some edibles, im ready to ship!
That’s what I’m talking about. This will get someone’s wife to finally plunge that shooter rod.
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