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Quoted from JackG:Thank you Secret Santa for the wide array of gifts. And thank you for the letter. Always great to meet and get to know fellow pinheads!
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That puzzle can be a pain, as the picture on the front of the box shows stuff around the edges that arent there, or didnt show quote enough, dont remember exactly which.....sucks to get, not as young as we once were...
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Thinking it must be intentional, I opened the box and found a few treats and these really cool laser cut vinyl records made to hang on the wall (Elvis, RUSH, and Metallica). I'm still baffled who may have done this, but I wanted to say thank you for such a cool original gift and for including me.
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Very cool, I received something similar last year from the family, absolutely love it.
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Also let’s talk about this pinball coffee table,… kinda want to do that in my basement
EDIT: man FedEx tracking is all over the place. It was supposed to arrive, was delayed then it’s back to no detail at all, just in transit
Was an impulse purchase from market place. Something just told me it would work. Thank goodness it did. Just used L brackets to hold it in place.
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That rocks, total pun.
Quoted from HighVoltage:I did give it a little jiggle, sounds like some rattling metal parts inside, hhhmmm....
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That's the jingle of the bells on the collars of the two chinchillas!
Gift has arrived! I opened the tape but haven’t opened the package. Going to wait until all the morning dog/kid shenanigans settle down.
Thank you Santa, he went above and beyond! Nailing something special for each of my game themes. Love it all, the Pizza Planet cooler, WOZ keychain, Batman ice cubes, Wonka socks and huge lollipop and all the swag from Level 257 to Dist 82! Awesome Awesome Awesome
Merry Christmas to you and everyone on Pinside have a wonderful holiday and a healthy and happy New Year
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My guess is chinchilla 
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Oh man, I love that so much. Stars is such a beautiful game.
I rescued a neglected mostly-populated Stars playfield from an attic and I'm working on making a game from it. It's off for touch up and clearcoat now.
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Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:Oh man, I love that so much. Stars is such a beautiful game.
I rescued a neglected mostly-populated Stars playfield from an attic and I'm working on making a game from it. It's off for touch up and clearcoat now.
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I have been looking for a playfield to put up are art but dang people hang onto these like gold. Anyone got one they want to sell or donate?
My SS gift arrived, lots of things! I put it under the tree in hopes of holding off until Christmas, but that lasted literally 10 minutes!
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Before I decided to ravage into this box
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Shipping box opened, lots of stuff inside! Even a present for Lil mikespins!!
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Yooo!!! My SS hooked me up and did some research!! Foo Fighters are my favorite band ever and this Taylor Hawkins long sleeve T is AWESOME! The one and only T-Hawk (RIP). This black light poster is awesome, I love it! I'm going to get it framed and put it under the black lights over my DESW, Baywatch and JD!
I love the Roanoke Pinball Museum shirt, I definitely will need to check the place out at some point, and the sticker is going on my Yeti! The munchies are perfect and will be shared with the family on Christmas Day.
Thanks so much, SS! You made this dude, his wife and baby happy Pinsiders! I truly am grateful for all of these gifts!!
Thanks again LesManley for setting all of this up, I hope you're enjoying your well deserved TS4.
So I opened the box!! A note was in there that this was package 1 of 2 and the other is on the way. I’m glad I’m not the only one who has multiple packages going to their recipient.
Received custom starter buttons for each of my stern machines. They are really cool! Also received the Deadpool ramp diverter mod. Going to watch this video and probably install later today. It looks awesome! There’s a few ‘post thingies’ (no clue the actual part) which looks sweet. The Deadpool ones and Munster ones will go perfect in both machines.
And last but not least I got a stern xmas ornament. This is super awesome and will fit perfect with our family tradition of decades of ornaments. I’m going to place it on our mantle for now because of how heavy it is, right next to my other pinball ornament. I’m super excited for the last gift but very grateful for what I got.
PS… I’ve been putting off installing the cupholders on the stern machines and these start buttons are going to be perfect with them!!
Edit: The “post things” are the change return buttons. My bad haha. They are sweet!
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Quoted from dnapac:I just received another present!!!! A huge surprise…as it said 3 of 2 (I had already received the 1 of 2 and 2 of 2.). I’ll be wearing this one on vacation! Merry Christmas!
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Sweet shirt! That design is great. For my SS next year slow rolling packages is what I'm going to do for sure.
Quoted from waymon:Was an impulse purchase from market place. Something just told me it would work. Thank goodness it did. Just used L brackets to hold it in place. [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Man that looks sweet!
My box from my secret Santa arrived today. I opened the top to see if it truly was from him (nothing on the outside other than an address I didn't know) and to see if the items were wrapped. They're not, so under the tree his the big box after taking photos of it with our cats (Cookie and Cream), who are the reasons we don't have ornaments on the tree.
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IMG_20221217_124721 (resized).jpgIMG_20221217_124201 (resized).jpgI got mine today! I cracked it just a bit to see if it was secret Santa but the kids want me to open it Christmas Day. So I taped it back up and put it under the tree! This is my first time doing secret Santa. You guys are definitely giving me ideas for next year with all the great stuff I’m seeing from cracking this one and all the posts
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I received a Deadpool Translite that will look great on my game wall and an original piece of Guns N Roses art by Dayne Henry Jr that will be getting framed asap. It's amazing.
Ill be sure to post once both pieces are up. Thank you again secret Santa for making this a great Christmas.
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Got to love an awesome translite!
Just posting an update to let my Santa know that my package arrived safe and sound. I’m working 2nd shift at the hospital today so I will open it late tonight or tomorrow morning and post updates! Can’t wait!
Received 2 more boxes and enlisted my wife and daughter to help decode the riddle of all the letters.
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Any guesses? Do I still need more letters?
I will know when I have received all the boxes once I can spell a secret but unsurprising word.
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Quoted from waymon:Any guesses? Do I still need more letters?
I think you have all the letters (10), but I think the single h might be an l.
Quoted from SKWilson:I think you have all the letters (10), but I think the single h might be an l.
And for clarity, he meant an L. It looks like an upper case I in his post above...
Quoted from waymon:Received 2 more boxes and enlisted my wife and daughter to help decode the riddle of all the letters.
ch hi i la c n h
Any guesses? Do I still need more letters?
I will know when I have received all the boxes once I can spell a secret but unsurprising word.
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You have all your packages imo. The secret word is obvious to me but being your first year maybe not so much. I can tell you my thoughts if you can't figure it out.
Quoted from bjab:Wouldn't at least one box that he received have air holes ? LOL
You know exactly what it is.
Quoted from Puffdanny:You have all your packages imo. The secret word is obvious to me but being your first year maybe not so much. I can tell you my thoughts if you can't figure it out.
Already knew. Just trying to bring everyone along a bit. Chinchilla love is spread all throughout this thread.
Quoted from SKWilson:I think you have all the letters (10), but I think the single h might be an l.
Even with an error thanks to IPhone corrections everyone knows what’s up I see.
I’ll update with pics. My girls were having none of waiting until Christmas. Boy am I blown away.
After dinner I will get on a desktop and make an unboxing post.
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Alright, so today was the day, and might I saw mt Santa f-ing killed it!!!Y Santa did some super sleuthing and was hitting on all cylinders with the gift. I waited and opened with my wife and daughter and the notes inside kept the laughing! I cannot say how much I appreciate this and hopefully some day we meet and can have a beer together! And NO, the limited addition Pinside shirt is NOT for sale!
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Already knew. Just trying to bring everyone along a bit. Chinchilla love is spread all throughout this thread.
Even with an error thanks to IPhone corrections everyone knows what’s up I see.
I’ll update with pics. My girls were having none of waiting until Christmas. Boy am I blown away.
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I'm obsessed with that coffee table. You have to stop posting it lol
Got a second package today from my SS. So thankful - my daughter couldn't wait to open when we got home!
All my favorite stuff - Harry Potter, Pokémon, and pinball. This package was in addition to the awesome print I got a few weeks ago!
SS said they couldn't promise a Vikings Superbowl, but did send a great Vikings gnome that will never leave my game room. They wrapped it in Packers gift wrap, but I was so excited, I'll forgive them for that (biggest comeback in NFL history today)!
Thanks so much SS - you really made our day!
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Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:I'm obsessed with that coffee table. You have to stop posting it lol
Just one more post. I had already taken all of my opening pics with it. If the side table had been 1 inch wider my Baby Pac playfield would have been inside of it. So close......so close.
Well didn't take me more than a few minutes to break into my Santa's gift this year! Our dog, Maddie, was just as excited as I was.
Several neatly wrapped gifts showed up in this one! I'm not sure if Santa found some pictures of my gameroom I forgot I posted or what but Santa knew what I needed!
An awesome guardians pingulp for my GOTC I've neglected to give a cup holder for a long time now, a Brian Allen poster, and a hardcover pinball book that I've been hearing so much great things about!
Santa must have known I've been collecting Brian Allen posters, this one will go great next to my Pinball Expo Brian Allen posters on the wall.
Thank you very much!
P.S. the expected delivery date on the box was a couple days ago but it just showed up today! Sorry if you've been eagerly checking the thread waiting!
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Several neatly wrapped gifts showed up in this one! I'm not sure if Santa found some pictures of my gameroom I forgot I posted or what but Santa knew what I needed!
An awesome guardians pingulp for my GOTC I've neglected to give a cup holder for a long time now, a Brian Allen poster, and a hardcover pinball book that I've been hearing so much great things about!
Santa must have known I've been collecting Brian Allen posters, this one will go great next to my Pinball Expo Brian Allen posters on the wall.
Thank you very much!
P.S. the expected delivery date on the box was a couple days ago but it just showed up today! Sorry if you've been eagerly checking the thread waiting![quoted image][quoted image]
That’s a great book for sure, I learned a few things.
Sweet! I held out for about 20 minutes, not bad for me with a Secret Santa gift.
Got some local chips from a company called Middleswarth. When I ride my Harley cross country I always try new snacks but never tried these! Awesome
Next my SS saw I have side blades in all my pins and got side blade protectors. I have been using some cardboard so these are perfect. I learned the hard way with a bad nick in one so these are perfect.
Next I got this rad LED light. When I work on powered off pins I do the dance of balancing a flashlight or using a floor lamp. No more my friends this flexes and has a magnet on the bottom. Sweet!!! And did I mention it’s bright as S#%@.
Thanks Secret Santa, home run and appreciate your thought and efforts!!!
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follow the rules and obey common courtesy people!!!
Same here … both packages I sent a week+ apart have apparently been “delivered” but not a peep. I sincerely hope they’ve arrived and not been stolen or something else wonky. 
With that said, I can’t wait to get mine in and make a post about it. Haha.
I was going to hold off until Christmas before opening, but then my wife asked me to open it now since we'll have her family here from Friday until Monday.
My Santa knocked it out of the park! They got me a Deadpool t shirt, PinMonk Deadpool color gel sets for BOOM, multipliers,and modes a Deadpool magnet art logo, TiltGraphics Ramp & Apron decals and a Pingulp for my yet to be shipped Godzilla, a pinshield, a roller coaster calendar and an M&M roller coaster themed dispenser! (I'm a big roller coaster fan.)
Thanks again, Santa!! I'm floored by your generosity! Hope you have an awesome and blessed Christmas!
--George
Quoted from redman822:I was going to hold off until Christmas before opening, but then my wife asked me to open it now since we'll have her family here from Friday until Monday.
My Santa knocked it out of the park! They got me a Deadpool t shirt, PinMonk Deadpool color gel sets for BOOM, multipliers,and modes, TiltGraphics Ramp & Apron decals, and a Pingulp for my yet to be shipped Godzilla, a pinshield, a roller coaster calendar and an M&M roller coaster themed dispenser! (I'm a big roller coaster fan.)
Thanks again, Santa!! I'm floored by your generosity! Hope you have an awesome and blessed Christmas!
--George
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I just looked up that pinshield and those are cheaper than the Stern mat. I will have to pick one up for my old EM.
CHINCHILLA
C (Just in time for the 2 machines I just picked up)
HI (This pic is after our cats Sky & Izzie took them while trying to take pics)
N (super soft+Killer art= Already washed and getting worn tomorrow)
CH (I have Earthshaker and Whirlwind will set next to it one day. Fact)
I (I AM GROOOOOOOOOOT!!! You have got to be kidding me, pinch-pinch-pinch, is this real life. This has been on my Christmas wish list every year since 2018. It's always been a next year item. This is amazing. So awsome)
L (Dot's are snack royalty and our road trip tomorrow will be loads better with a flavor we have not tried. However, COW TALES are my jam when it comes to "candy". Now let's talk about these brownie ones..........I didn't know it existed 
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LA (I'm sweating, I need a paper bag, my wife and daughter have no idea what is going on. I see the word and measure with my eyes, the size of the box could work.
"There is no way" I say
"What" my wife says. "You are acting crazy"
"You see all of this on the table? This is amazing and I still cant believe it. But......but.....I think this may be a translight by Brian Allen"
"Who?" she asks "Wait, is that the different art person?"
"That's the one. I know he does these mashups of different machine arts"
I have drooled over Brian Allen translights since seeing the fishtales alternate backglass. My daughter opens the top and removes the styrofoam and I see black metal.
"Oh hey its framed already. Nice."
I didn't bring this box in the house. I have not touched it at this point. I grab the edges and feel the weight and like its heavy. Odd for a framed translight. Maybe it isn't what I thought it was. When I see the first bits of the art all hell breaks loose in my mind.
"LIT FRAME, LIT FRAME, LIT FRAME!"
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I had to just sit there and process. Absolute dynomite SS. So personalized and over the top. I don't have words. We are speechless. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Here are a few more pics because I took so many.
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Sky accepted a pic and Izzie was not done with the shrimp toy yet
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