That's a Minnesota thing, noy Wisconsin! So get your own thing, I'm giving that! Oops, I just gave my secret identity away to my santee....

Finished shopping. Now I wait to get the stuff, wrap them (I'm a purist) and ship it out. I should have enough time.

I hope you include a video of the process to your Santee!

Yeah, same here! My wife thinks it all sounds too stressful for her and I had another friend say that he doesn't know what to get his girlfriend so how would he get something for a pinsider he doesn't know, but I told them both to just buy things you think are cool and it'll probably be a hit. Its worked for me so far at least.

That's the key - put some effort into it, do your research and find cool things that they may like. I bought a few things for my Santee and I hope they like at least one or two things.... I've loved the stuff I've gotten through the years and hope my Santees have as well!

This is probably the best thread on the Internet.

I got my package yesterday but we had a ton of snow so I didn't get a chance to post. I opened the box, unsure of what it was, and then realized it was my SS gift. If I had thought about it, I would've put it under the tree but gifts now are cool too.

I got my first ever PinGulp! I never really wanted one before because I rarely drink when playing, but my Santa must've sensed my panic when I had people over a couple of months ago and someone put a can on the glass of my AIQLE.... This will be a good thing to tell my guests to use to save my stress levels!

I love movies (have a nice home theater) and my daughter LOVES shark movies but has never seen Jaws so I'm looking forward to watching this with her over Christmas break!

I'm a huge Bills and Sabres fan, so the Sabres stickers are cool. I took the one of the logo and put it up over my workbench. Bonus because this one has horror movie characters on it so fits the movie theater well. My daughter claimed the rest of the stickers for her water bottles.

I was confused about the USB powered snowman, but he actually looks really cool. We have a USB plug on our counter outlet, so he's sitting next to our Amazon Echo.

And sadly we still need masks, and this pinball one is way better than the one I had so the old one will be retired!

Thanks, SS! My family just buys off my Amazon list which isn't very festive, so this gift exchange is a highlight of every Christmas for me. Thanks to Les as well for continuing to grow this great tradition!

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What's Saskatoon Jam taste like??? Never heard of it before, but found this: https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/saskatoon-berry/
"The berries have a sweet, earthy flavor with a rich almond/marzipan undertone due to the flavor of the seeds. They are rich in iron and vitamin C with antioxidant properties comparable to blueberries."

Yeah not a fan of two tiers either. Mainly that's more work for Les.

I am OK with raising the floor - $30 seems way too low. Maybe $50 or $60. Then again, it's not like (m)any do the minimum anyway so maybe it's all a moot point.

It's a secret forever! (Unless you tell...)

How big is it? The picture makes it look more like a napkin (probably because there's nothing else next to it for scale).

I've had that salsa before - it's a Minnesota brand and is awesome! I think we have some in the fridge actually!

That's exactly what his secret Santa would say!!

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I love that mini-pin! A friend of mine got an AFM one too.

Not that that's anything wrong with that! Some of my favorite shirts I never leave the house with!

Wow looks good! That must've set you back a pretty penny - framing is sooo expensive.

You really CAN find anything on the Internet....

Hmmmm...
https://petfoodfuss.com/chinchillas/can-chinchillas-eat-pretzels/

Ugh, I hate those. I call them "burnt". My wife likes them though.

In that case, please remember that I absolutely HATE Coffee Crisp. Blech!

You played that much better than I did!