Step one completed. Open box to find ten wrapped gifts

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I thought I was going to wait for step two but too impatient! Thank you SS!!

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I thought I was going to wait for step two but too impatient! Thank you SS!!

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SS number 1 has arrived Came with a hint, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd tape. Will wait until 25th to open. Hopefully putting it beside the gas fireplace will not be an issue. Thanks SS!

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Got mine in the mail yesterday!! Now the game of open it or wait!!???

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Oh I am going to need a set of these!!!!

Got mine in the mail yesterday!! Now the game of open it or wait!!???

And this thing is HEAVY!!

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Got mine today. Didn’t plan to open but honestly had no idea what it was. I got a care package from Cointaker today as well so thought it was just a gift from JJP. Thank you Secret Santa. Awesome gift!

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Package arrived yesterday. Addresses creatively blocked out. Waiting till Xmas to open. Thanks Secret Santa.

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1- caramilk bar
2- candy
3- pinballs (in a m&m case)
4- switch adjuster & socket cleaner
5- handheld IQ puzzle
6- bourbon whisky (old fashions will be had!)
7- frikkin awesome custom T-shirt (looove it!)
8- i ain't no snitch! Nuttin to see here (coughcough)
9- fishing line & walleye rigs( i use these walleye rigs!!)
10- Jinjer album (progressive metal band w/ an amazing female vocalist)
11- MET Holograffix side art blades (these are SO sweeeet!)

Thank you SS for making this Xmas special. These are the only gifts i'll receive and you put more thought and time into this amazing package than anyone in my family ever would have! This is my 4th year and can't wait til next year! Thanks John & all you pinsiders who make this such a great time every year!
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*edit - SS, u frikkin nailed it dude! Cheers

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"Emperor Ming awaits!!"

PARCELS ARRIVED TODAY!!!
I’ll be waiting until the big day.
Pre-thanks

edit - yes, I also see i didn't "mark out" the white part of my address. I just wanted to protect my S.S. Ya never know, if my address is floating around, maybe someone will sneak another gift in the mail for this good boy.

I’m excited
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A special box arrived for me today! The anticipation is killing me but sadly i have to hold off until a little later to open. I will report back later but it has arrived safe and sound. Thanks santa!

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It's no mystery ,you are getting organic seaweed snacks,it says so right on the box,I see you were bad this year ,Santa knows

That's just the chinchilla shipping snacks.

Finally back home after a long day and I got to open my gift! Some really awesome stuff in here! I'm a big hot sauce aficionado and they got me a big ol variety pack of sauces! Sweet! I can't wait to crack into these and start trying them out!

Also there's a deadpool bobblehead and I'm torn whether he should be a topper for my game or keep me company sitting on my dashboard for my long drives to work! Super rad!

Finally a really bad ass 3d printed deadpool and another 3d printed Grogu! Neat!

Thank you santa for the wonderful and thoughtful gifts! You really brightened my holiday season!

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Thank you Pinside Secret Santa for the cool poster. The TNA cassette is super cool, I know Scott pretty well but I did not have this cassette and firmly believe TNA to be the best sound track in pinball. I had wanted this item for awhile and really appreciate it. The extra plastics for my TZ will come in very handy too and I think I see John Borg’s signature on that TWD plastic. I am a big fan of Spooky and the cozy from them is great.

The five heavily used and faded Tilt key chain plastics were hysterical, my guess is we’ve actually played pinball together at a show or something and I tilted a bunch, I do do that from time to time.

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Well, I made it to Yule but as we mark the solstice I’m opening these gifts! Patient no more! My 3 year old daughter has been just as intrigued as me about the three fun looking gifts in DC superhero wrapping paper under the tree.
My SS really found some awesome mechanical wonders to send my way. There’s a stirling engine that runs off steam from a cup of coffee, a biplane balancing figurine and a really impressive kit to build a music box orrery. I collect steam and stirling engines and these gifts are right in my wheelhouse. Can’t wait to display these with my collection! I’m really excited to put the orrery together; it’s something I’ve always wanted and am looking forward to tinkering with. Already got the stirling engine up and running. I’m so thankful to my SS- love these gifts! Even my wife remarked, “Wait does this person know you?” I’m not sure, but they definitely knocked it out of the park! Thank you, I really appreciate the research and thought that went into these. Merry Christmas!

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My neighbors came over last night (also pinball fans) and, after a few games and a few drinks, convinced me to open my Secret Santa gifts. These are AWESOME- THANK YOU!

I’m a big fan of Dirty Donnie and his art- the books are incredible. Thank you! I can’t wait to read some of the stories included with the art. And the puzzle will keep me busy for a while! My neighbors are big puzzle fans and we have spent lots of time putting them together. Now they can come to my place and help me with this one. I’ll pull out the glow-in-the-dark markers and my black lights and get started on the coloring book too! I am a kid at heart!

Where are the Dot’s pretzels that were originally in the package? Ohhhhh. Those are loooong gone! My local Target has the regular Dot’s but not the honey mustard ones. What a treat! They were delicious!

Thank you for the awesome gifts and for putting a smile on this Pinsider’s face, Secret Santa! You rock!!

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Santa my gifts have arrived ! First of all good one with the golf balls .. I am going to try and wait to open the main gift since it arrived so close to Xmas day anyhow .

Oh and Ultraman will be here Monday ! Maybe sooner if I am lucky .

Thanks !!!

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My package has arrived! My wife just sent me a text asking what I ordered from pinside after picking up our packages from the post office (the return address says pinside Santa), lol.

Now the decision, wait for Saturday or rip it open...

The holidays are so exhausting. Better to give yourself a break on Saturday by ripping into your presents now.

I received 2 packages:

There was also a stuffed Frankenstein, but my dog apparently thought it was his

This GNR banner is absolutely awesome! I put it right next to GNR.
Thank you Pinside Santa!

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Last Saturday, I received a message saying my Santa was sending me two boxes, but the second box may not arrive before Christmas. Today I received two packages. One is definitely from my Santa (I peeked just enough to be sure.), but the other may or may not be. No matter the case, I will be opening up all gifts during my "Very Merry Christmas Stream" on Saturday.

Package arrived from my SS today, running on fumes so I probably won't open it tonight. I'll probably open it tonight. Thanks SS, seems to be a good shape.

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I couldn't wait until the big day itself so I opened it early, and there's some decent stuff in there! Thanks, Santa; I can't wait to get Jeff and Dale up to my uni dorm

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Got mine today, and will wait until Christmas morning. So excited!

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Well,

I challenged myself and decided if I could break a billion on my JP I could go against my guns and open my secret santa gift early.

I've been trying every night, but it looks like I will have to wait a couple more days.

Time to pour a drink and try again!

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Painfully close

Yeah, so fumes or no fumes I waited about an hour before I caved. Thanks SS really nice electric bat arcade tee(long sleeves no less, always a plus here in Minnesota) and a hard to find grogu with cookies bobblehead pop,right up my alley. I'm a bit of a Star wars collector to put it mildly and my Mando pro is the centerpiece of my collection as far as pinball goes, so yeah... Nailed it. Thanks again SS and Merry Christmas to all involved!

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We’ve been following this thread since day one and it’s been amazing to see everyone’s gifts and reactions to Secret Santas all over the world! Our gift arrived and we are really trying to wait a few more days to open it! We were so excited to put it under the tree and take pics that it was a literal blur! Thank you again SS and to everyone who participated this year in such an amazing way!

Merry Christmas to all of our fellow Pinsiders!

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Wow there have been some really cool gifts in the last few days. The cool GNR signed playfield part, the Dirty Donnie book and posters, i saw some back to the future stuff, some kicken shirts and blades. Just wow...

Thank you Santa! What cool gifts. These are so awesome. I really appreciate you doing the detective work like you stated in your note. Very personal. Love everything about this. THANK YOU! Merry Christmas to all!

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Thank you to my secret santa! I always enjoy trying new sauces and a good cider. Looking forward to digging into these! Also the coasters, cup and shirt are awesome!

I was going to try waiting til Christmas but Ace Ventura had other plans, fortunately nothing busted.

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I'm absolutely overwhelmed! My wife called as she left for the store and said there was a package at the front door - that could only mean one thing! I have a patience level in the negatives, so I got into it immediately.

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I started with this very nice card:

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Being unable to stop myself, I also went for the first two gifts. They were a Chewbacca mask, which I will have to find a way to display near DESW and this awesome sign!

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For a little background, my SS and I used to hang out a lot on Twitch. He always called me the Alabama Slammer, which is an awesome nickname. It will be displayed proudly!

At this point I decided I should wait until my wife got home so she could enjoy the fun too. We opened the remaining gifts together - an Alabama flag, sign, and BBQ set (hell yeah!), a Star Trek shirt, awesome transporter mug, and Captain Kirk (the best captain) book, and finally a Mando pint glass!

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I cannot say THANK YOU enough. This is beyond my wildest expectations. I love EVERYTHING. This day definitely lifted my holiday spirits!!

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Received my item last week but am just getting around to posting it.

Thanks secret Santa!

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Hey everyone! I got my package from my Pinside Secret Santa today, and I am very happy! It started with such a kind note (see below). Pahuffman is one of the nicest people in pinball, and not to mention an Alabama State Pinball Champion! He is THE Alabama Slammer!

He also did some serious Pinside sleuthing to figure out that I have a Godzilla Premium on order, and got me some cool mods for it. He sent some light-up flipper buttons and some new pinballs. These are all things I was planning on buying once my game showed up! THANK YOU so much buddy - you made my day!

Merry Christmas to my Pinside Secret Santa and everyone else on Pinside!

Cheers,
MacJedi

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Wow!! My secret Santa nailed it! The Novus and wax are EXACTLY what I need!the shirts fit and look AWESOME! Elvira is gonna be making Elektra and Xenon jealous!thank you so much ‘Secret Santa’!!

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Merry flippin Christmas everyone!

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SS really came through and just in time!

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My Santa really knocked it out of the park. I opened everything yesterday before going out of town and am pretty bummed that I won't be able to do anything with the gifts until next week! Very thoughtful with everything, they also gave me the absolute coolest Christmas card ever.

The TShirt with the spin on the Hi-C logo is also very neat and I can't wait to take a look at the Pac-Man book.

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Today was gifts with the family, so Secret Santa joined the fray. My in-laws thought it was pretty cool that we do this. We were all impressed with my haul (the cat in my avatar enjoyed chewing on the box). Gift wrapped presents include a new hoodie and a new shirt, with text I think we can all agree on. Inside the box was a card and some cool 3-D printed boxes:
Triangle box = Pinball Pyramid. There is absolutely no way my cats leave that alone.
Square box = Pinball Jigsaw Artwork. Very cool how this thing was engineered. Cats will certainly play with this as well.
Rectangle box = Flipper Toppers, shooter housing cover, and magnet cards for my Deadpool (Cat already involved in this photo. DP is his favorite.)

Super cool gifts that will all get some use or display or around the house. Thank you so much!!

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I couldn’t wait any longer, Christmas will be too crazy and I won’t be able to post! My Secret Santa is the best!! Who ever it was, they totally hooked me up! That Deadpool statue is amazing and will make an awesome topper for my game! Afraid to take it out of the package as my cats are all over these gifts! Thank you Santa!!
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My SS gift is here!! I can’t wait until I open it tomorrow!!

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Wow- A beautiful 3d shadowbox showed up today based on Haunted House!!! Thank you so much for this generous and creative gift!!!
I will post another photo or two when it is hanging on the way next week.

Merry Christmas Everyone

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Well it looks like my SS is stuck in transit Was hoping to have it for tomorrow's opening but I appreciate the effort. Not sure why it is taking the post office 10 days to deliver something that is 1 hour drive from my place? Maybe it was too big or too heavy

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Huh... Must be Italian...

Oh wow! That might be the coolest thing I’ve seen yet. Where did that come from? (Other than the North Pole, of course).