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Quoted from luckycreature:Yip Yip. Ready to stalk my recipent!
thought the same thing. To help my stalker I put up all new pictures of the game room and pins.
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Make sure, yes you, take pictures of all your pins and games rooms. Gives someone like a a chance to see holes where you could get signed art or zoom in at what mod you might need on a pin. More pictures the better. Oh and YES you, I’m talking to you. LOL
Quoted from j_m_:thank you LesManley for taking on this awesome task yet again!
I wonder how many people will send him a fuzzy little friend this year in gratitude?
Do we know his address to send him things?
Quoted from PappaDubz:I been refreshing my email all day
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Yeah I'm with you and can't wait to stock my PinSider and get on the ordering..
Quoted from Daditude:123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888
LOL it would be fun to send an AirTag to that and see where it goes.
Wait for the email, wait for the email (card in hand waiting to start buying) what for the email……. LOL
Which one of ya are going to need some gift ideas for my game room lol
Missing a few game fliers, empty spots on the walls, game mods oh my
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Thank you for everything!
Quoted from Palmer:Haven't gotten mine yet
Wait for it, wait for it
Anyone else looking at their Secret Santa person and say “Damn they look cool, can I deliver it in Person and hang out to play some”. This is awesome!
Quoted from Mtg381:I was all set to gift a new set of Pin Stadium Neo Fusion(My SS got a set two years ago), but it doesn't look like they'd be a good fit for my recipient.
Interestingly enough, I noticed that my person's SS in 2020 was my SS in 2021(a couple of items gave it away)!
Nonetheless, I have some ideas that will not disappoint, and I'll continue to pay it forward!!
Lol how would those not be a good fit OMg lol
Quoted from Fezmid:Considering someone sent a NIB last year, it's safe to say there's no limit...
Omg
Quoted from Percula:I wish my guy had pictures of his game room .
Well maybe he’s watching the thread.
You! Yeah you with no pictures of your game room, you know who you are (said in a funny way). Why don’t ya take and post a few pics of your game room! You know ya want to.
Hope that helps!
Be kind happy Santa.
Oh and BTW we all like to see each others game rooms. I know I do.
Quoted from Hayfarmer:Pics of game wall, I love ""pin bits" and pieces. But I'm glad just to be in again and happily anticipating giving and receiving.
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Awesome walls !!!! I see Harley in there. I got a Street glide and an old springer.
Got a tons of gifts yesterday, they’re so awesome!! Not done yet but oh yeah baby!! My selected elf is going to go nuts!
Quoted from Saltimbanco:Some last minute ideas, may come in useful if you wait for too long before shopping
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So, personalized underwear anyone..? (LesManley, let's also ask underwear size next year?)
Fruitcake.. fyi, fruitcake will last two to three months in the refrigerator without spoiling, and will maintain its quality if stored up to a year in the freezer.
How about a 6-pack of Natural Ice beer? Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like washing down a hefty slice of fruitcake with a couple of lukewarm Ice beers!
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Not bad actually lol
Quoted from Palmer:Just realized that I didn't have my game room pics on my profile. Sorry for the delay Santa https://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/palmer/gameroom
Awesome pics. Never thought about adding my board games, I got it up there now. Thanks for the idea.
Quoted from Insane:I can't currently post any game room pics, it is currently packed up due to an emergency kitchen remodel.
I walked out the door today to find 2 amazon boxes, but i don't have anything on order. Hmmmm Must be from a secret santa.
I wait to open on christmas....
Hmmm sounds like you need kitchen things?
Quoted from Haymaker:Put in my order for my santee's big gift, oh man...I'm super jealous of this thing Now time to find a few more "stocking stuffers"
Yeah I was feeling the same this weekend.
Quoted from Insane:not really, just need time and help, and to get off my arse to work on it. When i started, i had help and time, then life, and covid derailed my plans.
Dang it, if you were in CO I could setup a holiday work party. Kitchen in no time.
Quoted from dnapac:Yup. We live in a Dave n Busters too. This is where the dining table should be. Glad my better side is just as addicted as I am!
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I like the different colors with those!
Think I am going to add in even more items for my Santee, just to make sure they love it. Then there’s shipping omg
Oh yeah this party is only starting, we friends are about to see a ton more. Awesome it’s beginning!!! Who like me can’t wait! I know my person will love it! The family said this week “damn that’s ours???” Lol I said no it’s Secret Santa time.
Quoted from Mitoska:Yesterday morning Tuesday, we had two packages on the front porch for Sterling. I opened them while he was at school since they just said from Amazon. A great shirt and book! The book I think he will love , he's not to excited about reading at school because not much of the books Interst him, but this he'll love! That's the fastest Santa in record, I've re- packed them with from pinside secret Santa and will let him open them and post additional pics when so.
If anyone wants to follow his pinabll tournament journey. He's 11 years old and had a major major tournament win last Saturday 60 players . 17 hours and finals ended at 5:05am..!! Give his page a follow
https://www.facebook.com/sterlingplayspinball?mibextid=ZbWKwL
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That’s a great book, everyone should pick up a copy.
Quoted from biglaw:Got my secret santa package today. From pinball life. Not sure how long I can wait suspense is growing. Iam sure it will be good. Thanks Santa.
LOL open it! You know you can’t wait it out.
Quoted from Saltimbanco:There's always fruitcake in a can.. just saying!
A private fruitcake.
Quoted from Axaios:Just finished it.
There is an empty spot, waiting for a gift
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I like the way you think, leave a spot under the tree. Me I left a vacant spot in the pin lineup!!! 
lol of course
Quoted from jesperpark:I'm doing some morning research into what to get my Santee. This is a great thinking place
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Lol you can’t drop a picture like that and not tell us where it’s at!
Quoted from smalltownguy2:Palm trees. Must be Manitoba.
Lol now that’s funny
Quoted from jesperpark:Sorry... Punta Cana, Dominican Republic It's like Manitoba in summer without the flies
Reading pinside poolside is quite enjoyable
Love it there, we go every year! Lol that was my first guess because of that.
Quoted from amkoepfer:Gifts are all ordered, just waiting for them to arrive so i can wrap and ship. Every time i think im done i get another idea though, so who knows
I have been the same way, just one more, wait look at that, one more…..
Quoted from Liftserv:I have a little follow up from my secret Santa, sometime last week we received a bunch of packages which of course were for my daughter and wife but when they were opened one was for me from my Secret Santa! They re-boxed it in the chewy box in the picture below and I will report back on Christmas as to its
contents! (Sorry Secret Santa for the time it took to report the arrival of your second package and thanks again) Also, our plans to try our Ice cream chicken drumsticks fell short on Thanksgiving also due to overeating! I will follow up on that soon. (I like to have all the grand kids and
our kids together to sample it at the same time) Also in the picture is a shirt that Robin and staff sent me for posting in the 20-year anniversary thread! Thank You Robin and Crew! This has been a great kick off to the 2023 Christmas season!
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Totally rad shirt!
Quoted from northerndude:There has been TWO pinball machines gifted so far.
Just crazy, I might just pass out if a pin showed up.
Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:Very nice!
Wow, that’s amazing!!
Quoted from Jenniebear:Thank you Secret Santa, I got a sheet of Voodoo Glass! You’re awesome and I’m very grateful!!
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When you get a chance tell us how it is.
Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:Purposely combined an order and bought for myself along with my recipient. I'm excited for both of us!
Yup had that happen this year!
Quoted from Tomass:I'm gonna send my Santee one of my EMs....1 piece at a time over the next year and he will have to reassemble. It will be a fun project that keeps on giving.
That would be way amazing. My EM is the only one.
Quoted from Miguel351:My Santee lives many states away from the nearest In-N-Out. Chances are he's never had one. I'm thinking about sending him a couple Double Doubles, but can't quite figure out how to preserve them well enough to last in shipping with dry ice. Perhaps if I disassembled them and ordered them with the sauce on the side.....hmm....this might work...
Or a shirt lol
Quoted from homegameroom:Santa’s little helper, Les Manly, told me that I might want to open my gift since something inside may be perishable so I dutifully (and happily!) followed the instructions. No, it was not a Chinchilla but beef jerky- and it is freaking awesome! I also got some excellent tools, T-shirts from Marco, Titan, and the Next Level Pinball Museum (I’ll have to investigate that), stickers from Comet, Titan, St. Regis (Montana) and one for beef jerky as well as some beautiful flyers for my wall, a lock replacement (I need that!) and a non-marring socket for leg bolts. All the gifts are amazing and appreciated very much! Thank you Santa- you rock! Time to eat some more beef jerky and check out the pinball museum. Merry Pinsmas to all!!!
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Totally amazing!!!
Quoted from marioparty34:What an awesome day! I got home and saw my Secret Santa Package!
I was going to wait until Xmas, but 25 days is way too long for me. I lasted maybe 25 secs before I tore into it. What awesome and thoughtful gifts. My Santa knows I am a board gamer and got me one of our all time favorites in Ticket to Ride. I also got a cool Pinball Alley street sign, but what really brought a smile to my face was the cool Survivor Shirt from the season I visited the set in Samoa. It brought back so many fond memories. And as a sign of how much my secret Santa "crushed" it, he sent me a bottle of Crush jelly beans.
Thanks Secret Santa!!!!
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Awesome. Just love this thread
Quoted from TreyBo69:I came home to a box from Pinball Life. A regular occurrence, so I wasn’t surprised but couldn’t think of my last order
Surprise surprise!
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New art blades for Batman 66!!! I wanted to thank you right away. I’ll get them installed as soon as I get a chance.
I always believed in you Santa =D
Those are amazing!
Ho ho ho, get the gifts out!
If you got your gift posts those pictures, note, not only would your Secret Santa love to see that we would too.. 
Quoted from Karl_Hungus:WOW! Santa really lit up my life. THANK YOU! I'm over the moon!
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So great !!!! Can’t wait to see my SS post pics.
Quoted from freeplay3:Scorpion chili peppers, he should have signed that one "from Satan"
Now that’s funny!
Quoted from dirkdiggler:Found a little tree to decorate for the gameroom
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Nice. I thought about game room Christmas too. Putting lights up today.
Exclusive!
Just for all you Secret Santa’s on this thread I am having a limited run of Ornaments for 2022. I engineered this over the weekend and excited to show you guys. It comes with a Ninja pinball and black rubber. If interested PM me. I have a few ready to ship and taking a short waitlist as they print. All will get out this week. Cheers!
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Upon opening I noticed that everything was beautifully wrapped. There was a nice card, and I could tell what the FIREBALL was with out even opening it! It's officially cold here, and this will serve it's purpose. I'm thinking it'll be gone by halftime of the Noon games or maybe later this evening?!
Next up was a gorgeous O2 Destroyer Mod for Godzilla!! This will look fantastic on one the GOAT that is GZ!
I went for the metal polish next, which coincidentally I recently ran out of! The smell always reminds me of shining the ships bell on the USS Defender. I'd rather be doing anything Pinball than that!
I found a sweet T-Shirt next and promptly put it on! Butch's Game Garage...I hope to pay them a visit someday. Perhaps I'll grab a cheesesteak and/or hoagie on my way!
And lastly was another envelope, containing a gift card for none other than...Portillo's!!! My wife will have a burger with fries. There will also be a cheese sauce and community order of onion rings. I'll get one regular and one jumbo dog, dragged through the garden with extra sport peppers. Oh, and a big beef combo(dipped) with mozzarella, sweet peppers and hot giardiniera for good measure. Some of this may serve as breakfast/base before watching the Bears put a stronghold on that number 2 draft pick!!
Thank you for everything, Secret Santa! Do you mind if I call you Butch?
I hope everyone's holidays are Merry and Bright!
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I missed there was a O2 Destroyer Mod for Godzilla in there too, WOW SO RAD
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It's here! It's here! My gift has arrived! I haven't been able to wait until Xmas in past years and I expected the same to happen today -- but my Santa explicitly wrote all over my box to "Open on Xmas". ....I shall respect my Santa's wishes and let sleeping cats lie, much as it pains me.
Thank you in advance!
OMG how could you wait, lol........ AHHHHHHHHH
Quoted from SKWilson:I received a surprise package today. I will wait until Christmas to open it.
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Oh my, the possibilities!!
Quoted from TiltingT:Just anxiously waiting to see what everyone is getting.. I am loving seeing ehat everyone is getting and the happiness it is bringing to everyone.. Gotta love that Christmas spirit!
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That game was awesome to play at the Expo!
Quoted from Haymaker:Is it just me or is there a lot more Christmas hold outs this year than in years past? I love seeing it, and if you have the self control to wait until Christmas to open your gift then I applaud you lol. I can't say for sure if I will (probably not lmao)
Right?!?! I will be lucky to let the guy take it out of the delivery truck. You know unless the box says WAIT TROYS, then might wait a few minutes. LOL
This should be the prime gift recieve week! Can't wait to see all the goods. Remember everyone loves to see what you got and just not who sent it to you!
LET'S Go
Quoted from EasternBloc:All gifts are away! Fly my pretties!
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LOL Awesome
Quoted from Gexchange:Got mine yesterday!! Mmmmm is it bad if I’ve eaten half of it already?
Thank you SS!
JJ
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JJ!!!
YES, all of that rocks. I will be down tomorrow getting a few parts (a ton actually) if you need some help with that let me know.
Quoted from JustJared:Oh my, to my surprise my secret Santa sent me my first banner!
Thank you Santa, much appreciated and something I've wanted.
Thank you!
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what What WHAT... A RUSH banner, that is sooooo awesome OMG
Rock on!!!!!!
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Well, after thinking about it and participating the last couple of years, I decided to take a break this year and not participate in the Secret Santa exchange. Oddly enough, when I arrived home today there was a package on my porch addressed from Pinside Secret Santa. I PM'd LesManley thinking there was a mistake, and somehow my name wasn't taken off the list. However, he confirmed that I wasn't on the list nor was the address that my package came from.
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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Another way awesome RAD gift.. Just loving it.
SS's are killing it this year, I hope everyone gets theirs in the mail by the 14th!
Quoted from northvibe:Ugh, better start yelling at the elves……
I'm nudging them every morning!
Quoted from Axaios:...oh yeah! It's here.
My SS was kind enough to notice my mentioned comments about missing a lock down bar on a Comet and made the effort to solve this issue for me.
Most importantly this Comet was actually a gift from a dearest friend, now it has a brand new lock down bar which is also a gift from a dearest Pinsider. ... and so every time I will look at it I will know that there are a lot of thoughtful people out there...my 4 years old son will also know because this is his favourite pin so far.
Protection ring will also come very handy with all these projects that comes and goes, rubbers too.
Thanks a lot Secret Santa! I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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That is super awesome!!!! GREAT JOB Secret Santa!
Quoted from rockwell:Received my secret Santa gift today ... a box of fun Mezel Mods for my BSD! Thanks, Santa! This is the perfect kind of secret Santa gift in my opinion ... things that I probably wouldn't have purchased for myself, but now that I have them I am excited to put them into my game Thanks again!
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That’s awesome !!!!!! Damnnnnn
Quoted from RC_like_the_cola:Got my stuff today. I had originally planned on waiting to open it, but it's been a rocky week so far. Thank you, secret Santa. Very cool stuff. I'm extremely appreciative.
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NIceeeeee. Great Bourbon for old fashions!
Quoted from bicyclenut:I got my package today! I couldn't wait. I really appreciate the thought and time my Santa put into my gift. LOVE IT!!! THANK YOU and Merry Christmas.
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Wow. Really you got the mini boombox, OH YEAH
Quoted from FLASHBALL:Do all proceeds go to LesManley for organizing this every year??
He might have got a gift too. Hmmmmmmm
Quoted from midcoastsurf:Happy to help give a discount on frames to your secret santa
Lol what he said, wink.
Quoted from Dr-Tommy:Hey everyone, Switzerland checking in!
Just got home from the office and found this waiting for me!! All the way from the east coast USA. I feel so guilty as the shipping alone was an investment...
Thank you to my Pinside Secret Santa for getting this here so quickly!! I hope you see this post!
I am a sucker for tradition and would love to wait (although it will be painful as I am also very curious) to open this on Christmas! But to my PSS, if you prefer that I open it asap, please tell LesManley to let me know
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Wait is good, posting pictures of what you got on Christmas priceless!
Quoted from smalltownguy2:My gift arrived last week, I'm a "wait" guy, so I'll wait until Christmas to open mine.
I've amassed a small mountain of stuff that I'm planning on sending to my recipient, and I'm planning to ship as soon as the last few items arrive. I'm almost embarrassed at the sheer amount of things I (didn't realize I) bought. "Just one more thing" is a sickness. Like really!
I did the same thing. I was like Jaws “ I think I need a bigger box”
Quoted from midcoastsurf:If anyone is still waiting for their gift to arrive, I know of at least one still being finished in Santa’s Workshop. Another Secret Santa reached out for a custom project. Someone here will be happy
We all love to hear about the cheer!
Quoted from KidRichard:The first half of my gift has been sent! The second half is getting shipped later today!
Such excitement!
Sweet --> a double gift
Quoted from LesManley:I am truly speechless. Something arrived for me today that is so beyond even my wildest fantasies that I honestly am still in disbelief over the whole thing. I need to collect myself and finish work meetings this afternoon, but rest assured I will be following up. I've never had anyone do anything even remotely like this for me before and I am truly humbled. I didn't expect anything like this. I try to lead by example and teach my kids to be appreciative of the things that people do for you and/or give to you. I want them to realize that no one has to do anything for them, so they should always be thankful no matter what. That said, this is uncharted territory for me. I don't feel worthy of this and I don't know where to begin other than to start by saying THANK YOU to anyone who played a part in this. Much more to come on this.
You deserve that and more!!
Quoted from LesManley:Ok, I've had a lot of people ask me and it's close enough to the end of the day here now. My head is still spinning, but here it goes. I had Zach from Flip N Out pinball reach out to me and say that he had someone who wanted to send me a shirt and a mod for the Pinside SS and he needed my info. I thought that was really nice and I gave him my shipping info. He said it should be here Friday. Fast forward and I get a call from FedEx saying they wanted to schedule a delivery for me. I didn't understand why they would call for a delivery, until they said they had one 370lb pallet to deliver. Needless to say I messaged Zach back and asked if that was serious and he said it was and that he was just a good elf doing his job for Santa. So today the FedEx truck pulls up and the driver opens the back door and I almost fell over when I saw the box. Not only was it a brand new pinball machine, it was a Toy Story Collector's Edition pinball machine. I've had a lot of pinball machines in my life time, but never a NIB one. In fact, the vast majority of them I got were only because I was able to get them cheap and through patience, be able to trade up for other more expensive ones. And now with prices like they are, I honestly never thought I would be able to experience opening a NIB pin at this point. Whomever you are, you made that dream finally happen. I can't begin to thank you enough for this and honestly it all still feels like a dream. When I get it inside and setup I will definitely take more pictures and add more to the story. I just wanted to get this out there for everyone who was curious. There are honestly some amazing people on this forum, I can't believe I was the recipient of something like this. Thank you again!
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Yes! I’m so happy for you! When is the new pin party!
Quoted from Jkush18:Just got my gift! Thank you so much secret Santa whoever you are! Everything arrived safely. You knew I wanted these they’re awesome truly thank you again. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
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Wow! Yes yes yes. What a great gift. If my family is watching. Look at these.
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Thank you, Santa! The parts organizer fits perfectly in the pinball shop, the Smarties are being enjoyed, and the Jimmy John's card will be turned into Vitos with hot peppers in no time!
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Merry Christmas!!!
Very Nice!
Quoted from ArcadeTechNerd:The package from my Secret Santa arrived yesterday! Would have posted earlier, but yesterday turned in to a very long day and stretched far into the evening. Going to attempt to resist opening it until Christmas, but wanted to acknowledge that it had arrived! Very excited to see what mysteries that it may hold!
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Ooooh the anticipation.
Quoted from PinBall-Newbie:Heading out tomorrow. Any guesses on where it's going?
I missed the picture but I will say Colorado?
Quoted from lowbeau67:So I got my SS gifts and said let's open them.
Every year I've gotten such thoughtful gifts and this is about the coolest thing ever.
Life has changed here recently for me in a big way. My ex wife was not a big pinball fan.
Went through a divorce over the past year and pinball was there to help me when I was dealing with all that entails.
I've reconnected with a friend I used to work with and we have been dating for a month and she has been a real eye opener about enjoying life and what it has to offer together.
The best part...She's into freaking pinball!!
She helped me with these pics and it was awesome to open these and share this with her.
She couldn't believe dudes could be so thoughtful. Haha.
So here are the pics.
My SS wrote a Christmas spoiler poem describing all the presents.
It was too cool.
Joker tumbler...yesss
Cherry smash candy.. bingo
Led lights...great
Gottlieb t-shirt...hell yeah!
Custom framed poster of the backglasses of my games.....PRICELESS!!
Thank you to my Secret Santa for these great gifts.
Knocked it out of the Park.
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Just amazing.
Who ever the SS was PM me, got to get me a Gottlieb shirt.
Quoted from dnapac:My turn!!! My Santa hit it out of the park! Great stalking! Have a long road trip to Florida soon. The Dots and fudge will be thoroughly enjoyed. Sinder (our cat) loves the treats, and the “Play Pinball” sign will look great in the mancave.
The 2016 signed and numbered Pinball at the Zoo poster is getting framed.
The Spooky neon…not sure how this one was pulled off. When my wife and I picked up Halloween, Luke was showing us around the new place. There was a Spooky Pinball neon on the wall…with the ghost…she said “I want that!” I told her it was probably custom for the shop. And then my Santa did this! It’s going in the house by 3 of the Spooky’s…to good for the mancave!
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Super rad Neon sign! wow
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Sweeeeet
Quoted from Saltimbanco:Last minute shopping..?
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Keep the hope Secret Santas! Gifts are shipping and many more will post pictures. =)
I'm still waiting as well, my new strategy is to not watch the window so closely lol
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What’s the bike? I would say Road King but the back seat looks too big.
Quoted from PlanetExpress:My SS package arrived! Oh, my gosh, Santa went over the top! Thanks, Santa!
“Open for instructions”… intriguing… let’s see what that’s about!
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So many packages!
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Detailed instructions, an “open now” instruction for our pup, and a mystery for item VII:
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Let’s see what Bentley got…
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A fancy dog treats advent calendar! He loves them (and we have some days to catch up… Bentley is up for the challenge!). Thanks, Santa!
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The rest are under the tree…. Let’s see if I can hold out for Christmas
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Thanks, Santa! I’m humbled by your generosity.
Just amazing to see all the amazing things y’all have done.
Quoted from Jimmyhonda:I received my package from my Secret Santa today and I’m truly amazed at the generosity and the time spent putting everything together!!!
So, I received a letter giving (8) clues for the (8) wrapped gifts I received. The note also said another package is soon to come. I opened up the (8) gifts and here’s what I received.
(1) Bag of coal candy (LOL!!)
(2) Bag of mixed mini chocolates
(3) Sea Salt Dark Chocolate bar
(4) Bag of Cinnamon Sugar Dots Pretzels
(5) Bag of Dots Cheese Curls
(6) Bag of original Dots Pretzels (Family Size-BOOM!!!)
(7) Stumbler Godzilla UFO MOD!!! I’m guessing this will be sent when the MOD is made. I know they are in production and I really wanted one of these!! So awesome!!!
(8) Bag of Dots Fried Pork Rines
Thank you so much Secret Santa!!!
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UFO Mod, oh hell yeah. That’s sweet
Quoted from docquest:This bad boy was sitting on my door step tonight when I got home. It has Pinstadium labeling on it but I didn't order anything from them.
Could they actually pinstadiums (which would be amazing) or did my secret Santa just use Pinstadium packaging and put something else in their tube????
I took a closer look at the shipping label and it looks like it shipped directly from Pinstadium!
Wow this is amazing! I have and original set of the first generation Pinstadiums on my BM66 and I love how it really showcases the beautiful Franchi playfield art. Now the question is do I put these on my Elvira House of Horrors or my upcoming Bond game???
Thanks so much to my secret santa for such a genrous gift! It's perfect!
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Super awesome! You’re lucky
Ok I’m feeing lucky. Hope tomorrow my package comes. New strategy, don’t watch out the window and just think there are a tons of days left.
Quoted from jazc4:Tracking says my SS recipient will be getting a big box tomorrow!
Lol your post for sure got everyone walking in circles that are still waiting, I know, I’m all excited as I’m still waiting.
Quoted from j_m_:my recipient received theirs over a week ago and still hasn't posted anything.
follow the rules and obey common courtesy people!!!
I feel yeah, my person has not in logged in for the month of December.
Quoted from 6point5degrees:Just received this in the mail. I mentioned that I was shopping for a Rush pinball machine to replace Godzilla. Must have read old posts of mine to know that I have low ceilings for the topper. Incredibly thoughtful.
Thank you so much!
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That RUSH topper is way rad!
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That rocks, total pun.
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?
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 luckycreature:Dang Secret Santa Thank you so much for the killer presents.
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!
Quoted from BroMan90: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!
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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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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.
Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:Good lord! Happy birthday!
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Amazing!
Quoted from ypurchn:So this showed up on Friday. I opened and Thought “cool, some bourbon, my SS has nailed me between cigars and bourbon” Put it on the counter and went about my business, parents were in town, kids last day of school had a ton going on.
The next day I was walking by and I saw the back of the bottle had my initials put into it. THIS IS AWESOME. Very thoughtful and very thankful for my SS.
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AMAZING.
Quoted from spida1a:Wohoo! Just arrived today - thanks to my SS!
Since we are so close to Christmas - I’ll try to hold out for a handful of days. But …. who knows if I can. Lol.
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Hold out LOL
Quoted from ElJefeSherpa:Oh my! I got another AMAZING surprise in the mail today! I am not sure which is my favorite. The tapestry definitely blew my mind! Very unexpected and GREATLY appreciated! Thank you my California friend for all the thoughtful gifts.
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had my eye on that tapia try for a while. Awesome to see someone got one!
Quoted from Hadojae:It’s here! Going to try waiting for Christmas this year! Thank you Santa!
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LOL Wait! Good luck
Quoted from j_m_:lo and behold, a 2nd gift arrived on my doorstep today. a t-shirt from one of my 2 all time favorite bands. thank you SS!!
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Everyone needs a RUSH shirt! So Awesome.
Quoted from JordyRamone:Hi everyone!
So I wasted no time and installed all the gifts I got yesterday from my SS. It looks fantastic. The spotlights really make a huge difference. My SS was extremely thoughtful. Pretty sure he dug through post on the JP home pin forum to see what mods would be great. I included a before picture so you really can see the difference the lights make. I got the spotlights, trough light, cup holder (I have already made good use of), flipper stickers and the beautiful side blades. This was very fun to install everything. I learned a lot.
Thanks again secret santa!
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Love me some JP! Having more lights is always awesome!
Quoted from northvibe:Had a package that I wasn’t familiar with, so I had my wife peak in, and it seems it is a SS gift. Saving to open!
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Hmmmmm by the size what could that be????
Quoted from JordyRamone:Hi everyone!
So I wasted no time and installed all the gifts I got yesterday from my SS. It looks fantastic. The spotlights really make a huge difference. My SS was extremely thoughtful. Pretty sure he dug through post on the JP home pin forum to see what mods would be great. I included a before picture so you really can see the difference the lights make. I got the spotlights, trough light, cup holder (I have already made good use of), flipper stickers and the beautiful side blades. This was very fun to install everything. I learned a lot.
Thanks again secret santa!
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Never played a home edition JP, would love to give it a go!
Quoted from JordyRamone:If you ever get a chance to play one you should. I love it. Rules aren't too deep but it's a super fast shooter with satisfying shots and has two wizard modes.
Great review, now to find someone with one.
Quoted from LesManley:I did. I had to move a game out to make space and I have been using the new found temporary space to get easier access and work on a few of my other games before officially sliding TS4 into it's permanent spot. I'll get some pics uploading of it in at least in it temporary spot.
+2 on pics!
Quoted from play_pinball:Oh wow, this apparently showed up a few days ago and my partner threw it in with my games unbeknownst to me. Thanks SS (I assume), I'll crack this one open on Sunday.
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No better time then now to bust it open!
Quoted from dddanielll:My secret Santa got me a sweet NOS translite and a couple Brian Allen posters!
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Those are amazing, I have one piece from him and just love it. It totally sticks out.
Quoted from Sloshy:Thank you SS! Your gift arrived and has already been opened! I'm humbled by the thoughtfulness of the gifts. I got a nice card with a very thoughtful Christmas message. I also got a sweet Godzilla speaker lights kit, some paper pinball machines (my nephews will love these), and this awesome display stand for these inscribed black pearl pinballs of some of my machines!
My wife and I are super grateful for the gifts! Merry Christmas SS!
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Awesome! Great job on the picture sequence, made other few like we were there!
Quoted from Gexchange:Second box showed up today!! Check out how cool this is!!
Love this group!
JJ
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So awesome!!
Quoted from MC35:I'll post pics of my SS gifts tomorrow. In the meantime, I wanted to share a TikTok I made of "Carol of the Bells" using my pinball machines.
Merry Christmas!
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRqxV4HA/
That’s awesome!
Quoted from MC35:Thanks for watching. I'm excited how it turned out and I'm trying to get more collectors to see this. I may do it to more songs later.
And collectors like me can help out and send you raw footage too.
Quoted from CraftBrewSally:Absolutely blown away be the generosity of my secret Santa. My favorite things....Beatles, beer (every 3 months for a year) and an awesome pen. Thank you so much!
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That’s amazing!!!! Wow. Beer and the Beatles, score !
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Love it!!!!
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Quoted from Liftserv:That’s awesome Les!
Could not agree more!!!! Looks awesome Les
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Quoted from fastdatasci:Late to the game posting my update, but I wanted to say thanks again to my Secret Santa! The custom CCr topper is great, and my daughter seems to enjoy her Winnie the Pooh onesies.
For all the parents out there with newborns, I highly recommend these carrier shirts!
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A Topper, OH HECK YEAH!
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Quoted from Puffdanny:Just bought my secret santa gift for 2023 before the limited quantity sells out.
OOOOOOOH a RUSH topper baby!
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Quoted from ArcadeRaid:If someone gifts a set of LUMALEGZ Pinside will lose their collective minds.
Those are really cool, great gift idea!
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