LesManley Congrats on the machine, that is amazing! That's why I decided to build my own pinball machine, the prices of the new are out of reach for me as well. Super awesome for you!

Received my gift from my secret Santa today. Now, can I convince myself to wait until Christmas or will they be opened today?

I already opened the gummy worms and they’re absolutely fantastic.

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So, there’s absolutely no way I could wait and my secret Santa knocked it out of the park.

To my SS, thanks so much for the very thoughtful gifts. You did a fantastic job and really made my day (and Christmas). I plan to build the build your own pinball with my 10 year old, so that should be fun. Stickers and cup will be out to use! I am in the process of finding the perfect place for the pops to go!

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It’s also hard to determine what to get someone with minimal posts. My gifts were more off the shelf but it was more because I wasn’t sure what to get with likes and posts. I got some everyday functional items that were geared towards the individual and couple other items. It def wasn’t a pinball machine though!

As much as I would love a new pin (especially with the cost of new pins being outside my range) from a secret santa , I don't think anyone actually expects to receive one. I am happy with receiving anything and this last years was great. I wasn't able to do everything I wanted for my SS last year due to funds but will be in a better position this year to get 2023 Secret Santa taken care of!

Also as a note, it helps tremendously when you are active on the forums for your secret santa to have ideas to get things.

It is a very awesome and amazing thing to see for sure. A lot of the gifts I saw on here were awesome.

But you needed that stuff for Labyrinth!