Quoted from Daditude:and a Dallas Cowboys flag and stand.
Wow, your SS hates you? 
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Ventura, CA
Quoted from Fezmid:Wow, your SS hates you?
lmao. I was thinking the same thing
Secret Santa Hit it off the park 
Got a 49ers hat-love the gray color
I have seven 9ers hats and was missing this pattern
Attack from Mars Tin flyer
Dark chocolate-me and my kids liked tasting different levels of cocoa-never had 85n90% cocoa
Deadpool shooter plate-should have a DP pin soon
2023 pinball Christmas ornament n Stern Lanyard
A bunch of stickers—In my last home my door inside the garage was 80% covered in stickers I collected throughout the years..will start to recreate that with these stickers.
Thank you and Merry Christmas 
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Wait…..does all these pictures mean Santa’s been working for weeks straight? Those reindeer need food and water for Pete sake! What does he think this is, Amazon?
My wife checked and the presents are wrapped, so under the tree they go, and acting as a great barricade for my 18 month old son whose new favorite game is to grab the light string and run lol. Can’t wait to open and post in the morning! Merry Christmas, everyone!
IMG_7475 (resized).jpegIMG_7476 (resized).jpegMerry Christmas to all, and a big heartfelt thank you to my very generous Secret Santa (and Les Manley, of course, for organizing this again). My Santa did an amazing job and found gifts for me that are simply perfect!
Santa sent me a battery-powered screwdriver and some Novus 1 to help me work on my pins, and a Monster Bash bottle opener to help with my hydration while working on them! I also received a Moonshine flasher for my Cactus Canyon (this will be installed within the next half hour) and an amazing piece of art from S. Preston that combines my love for Looney Tunes with my beloved Florida Panthers (this will also be on the wall in 30 minutes or less!). I live less than a half mile from the arena the Panthers play in, so yeah, I’m a fan.
THANK YOU SECRET SANTA! You really knocked this out of the park. Merry Christmas to all!!!
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Merry Christmas to all of you.
And Huge Thanks to my Secret santa.
There were so much great things in my Presents. My cats love the to play with there gift.
I got a new Alien Pin in dezember and my SS must have seen it as i now have a very cool mini xenomorph.
He has to be a PSG footbalfan (europ football) as he sent me a scarf from that well known Club.
I Love the Pinball book i saw here, that alot have recieved it and i like that it has a comicbookstyle. Can't wait to go thru the pages.
Had a good laught at the picture from the gaston La Graffe. This reminds me when people come over and want to play a game with me, but i have a to long ball-control so they waiting and waiting until its there turn.
The stranger things keycahin is a nice add as my wife love this pin. It is stored since our move so she eagerly waiting until i set it back up.
And my SS knows that we here in swiss Love Chocolate as i got a some ver, good looking french cacao truffles . I wanted to taset one of these french cacao truffles, but sadly it seems they had a rought way and were meltet in one into one Block. Thank you so much SS i love everything from you gifts and i wish you a wunderfull Holiday season.
Best Luc
20231225_130042.jpgQuoted from JackG:My wife checked and the presents are wrapped, so under the tree they go, and acting as a great barricade for my 18 month old son whose new favorite game is to grab the light string and run lol. Can’t wait to open and post in the morning! Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Enjoy those moments! Gone so quick!
Merry Christmas to All!!
Thank you Secret Santa for my amazing presents, I loved them all!!
It’s been a whirlwind around here the last 24 hours, but I will post some pictures in a bit.
Finally opened my big box; what a wonderful assortment of things I love! A beautiful Clemson fleece, Vikings socks, an assortment of delicious-sounding sauces, beef jerky… thank you so much SS, your thoughtfulness and effort is greatly appreciated. Merry Christmas everyone.
image (resized).jpgSecret Santa, gifts have been opened and thank you so much!! Someone noticed my line game I still haven’t bought, and bought the coolest bit of art to go with it, whenever I actually buy it! Also, the shirts, funko, game, and flyers are perfect for my collection!
Heck, I even got a couple of Rick Moranis apron replacements with the slime for my GB! I’ll find the matching Sigourney Weaver one, and replace the old stock ones!!
Thanks again, and PSS was a huge success! Thanks to LesManley for organizing this again. Can’t wait to do it again!!
Thank You very much Secret Santa. We love everything. Flavacol will ve happening tonight and the Axe throwing, you outdid yourself finding that one out, cuz we sure do enjoy throwing axes. I will be wearing that hat to some Pinball shows next year. Merry Christmas!!
Ken
IMG_20231225_095705 (resized).jpgThank you Secret Santa! With virtually no info to go off of, you really knocked it out of the park! The Godzilla print is absolutely beautiful, the magnet tool is one we were sorely needing and you can't go wrong with me and bourbon! Thank you very, very much for the gifts! So generous and thoughtful. Merry Christmas!!!
20231225_085916 (resized).jpg20231225_090200 (resized).jpgSo…. A little past midnight makes it Christmas Day, right?
Some lovely gifts from my Secret Santa, and a bit of a puzzle(at least to my mind).
A “Wizard of Oz” translite. (Ok, I’m in Kansas so that tracks)
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An Elton John banner…. (Very cool, and I am a fan)
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And a “Flynn’s Arcade” t-shirt! (I do love me some TRON!)
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Now, perhaps I am WAY overthinking this…. But I was trying to figure out if there was an underlying theme here. (Just ‘cause that’s the way I think)
The “Flynn’s” t-shirt is easy since I have the arcade game and the pin is on my perpetual “one day” list…. Though seems a bit of a ‘stand alone’ item…
And the Kansas link to Wizard of Oz seems obvious…. But Elton John? (Sadly, I do not have any JJP games)
And then my wife posits, (while asking if I am ever coming to bed) you have a Bally “Wizard!” Pinball machine so maybe it’s “wizards”? Hmmm…. Wizard of Oz, Elton John was the “pinball wizard” in Tommy, Kevin Flynn was a programming ‘wizard’ in TRON…. By Jove, I think she’s got it!
Or it had been far too long a day, I’m up far too late, and I should have stopped trying to think hours ago!
Regardless; a Merry Christmas to one and all and thanks to both my Secret Santa and to LesManley for organizing this once again!
And then once I actually manage to fully wake up, I really need to get out to the workshop and start making light boxes for all of the translites that have come to me over the last year! And stop trying to organize everything into themes!
Tho all of the translites are from games that I really like, and….
I am beyond humbled, surprised, grateful, and speechless about the generosity of my SS.
If you can't tell in the pics, my SS got me a ST topper, arcade sign mod, headphones adapter from.Stern, some pinball tools, this kickarse hoodie, some cookies and pretzels, a screwdriver set, and magnetic digital angle gauge. I can't wait to instill the mods.
SS, you did your homework and must have not only perused me here, but saw some of my TIKTOKS with my Shop build. Please keep your eyes peeled for a TikTok showing off these goodies.
SS, I can't thank you enough. Les Manley, thank you for coordinating all of this.
Merry Christmas!
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It reminds me of the kid in grade school who swallowed a quarter and then had to fish it out
And proudly showed everyone,no way I touch it!
I can only say wow. the generosity of all the SS on here, and mine was no exception. here they are wrapped.
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First a cool Joust coffee mug and coaster.
Then a cool metal wallet money clip engraved Pinhead.
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Then a deck of 007 cards and a phillies lanyard strap.
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Then the card and a cool rechargeable light.
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And a kick arse Avengers watch
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And last but not Least a cool as hell Black Hole T-shirt.
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Thanks again for your amazing generosity. I truly hope your SS was as generous to you as you were to me. And a HUGE thanks to LesManley for his organizing of this.
Mississauga, ON
Merry Christmas pinheads!
The wait is finally over, I opened my box with my family this morning and I want to thank my secret Santa for their generosity and thoughtfulness! I don’t post a-lot and have no presence on
Social media. The book, coin holder, mirror finished balls, and cozies are great!
Thank you everyone for participating and a big thank you to Les for all of his hard work organizing this!
Jim
3AB9268E-3F95-47DC-9490-662AA2194A90 (resized).jpegI've waited long enough, so the time had finally come this morning to crack open my SS gifts. I look forward to this every year, so I always buy things throughout the year and send gifts to two different Pinsiders, so I'll make two separate posts to individually thank each person for helping to make my Christmas morning special. A couple gifts came factory direct, so I think I have them sorted out by each sender correctly, but if I messed one up please forgive me as I didn't know for sure. First up was this box of goodies. SS really hit the mark with these. First two gifts were a challenge coin and sweatshirt from the battalion and base he is stationed at. Thank you for these, the sweatshirt is very comfortable, and thank you for your service! Next up was the custom Toy Story 4 pin gulp. I really nice gift to go with the Toy Story 4 pin from last year, it will look awesome. Then magnetic nut drivers! Finally gone are the days of using a little piece of blue painter's tape to hold screws in place and then losing said screws into the pinball cabinet abyss. They will get plenty of use! Also sent directly put not pictured is the JJP POTC Dauntless dress up kit. I love my Pirates, so these little aesthetic touches really bring it home. Last but not least, Garbage Pail Kids. My kids and I have been opening GPK packs for something fun to do together. I wanted to introduce them to the cards that were fun for me as a kid and they of course get a kick out of all the card names. I'll make a follow up post when I get the Pin Gulp installed and the cards opened up.
Merry Christmas to you, your family and your Battalion! Thank you again for everything, we loved it!
Quoted from LesManley:I've waited long enough, so the time had finally come this morning to crack open my SS gifts. I look forward to this every year, so I always buy things throughout the year and send gifts to two different Pinsiders, so I'll make two separate posts to individually thank each person for helping to make my Christmas morning special. A couple gifts came factory direct, so I think I have them sorted out by each sender correctly, but if I messed one up please forgive me as I didn't know for sure. First up was this box of goodies. SS really hit the mark with these. First two gifts were a challenge coin and sweatshirt from the battalion and base he is stationed at. Thank you for these, the sweatshirt is very comfortable, and thank you for your service! Next up was the custom Toy Story 4 pin gulp. I really nice gift to go with the Toy Story 4 pin from last year, it will look awesome. Then magnetic nut drivers! Finally gone are the days of using a little piece of blue painter's tape to hold screws in place and then losing said screws into the pinball cabinet abyss. They will get plenty of use! Last but not least, Garbage Pail Kids. My kids and I have been opening GPK packs for something fun to do together. I wanted to introduce them to the cards that were fun for me as a kid and they of course get a kick out of all the card names. Merry Christmas to you, your family and your Battalion! Thank you again for everything, we loved it!
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Very cool. It's not often "Civilians" get milittary coins. That a very cool gift. I spent some some time there years ago. Merry Christmas
The New-In-Box Secret Santa Club is one member larger!!
I’m overwhelmed by my Santa’s generosity. A new Missle Command Replicade for our little fireplace arcade is just awesome. Not only that, but I also received two sweet Zelda tshirts and a Hyrule map puzzle that’s soon to hit the table as soon as the feast is over. I’m not familiar with this gadget, but looks like a stopper for keeping balls in while lifting the playfield. Also got some Titan bands that are Ultraman bound. Thank you, Secret Santa, you’ve really made the family smile today and we’re looking forward to getting better at Missile Command. My five year old has thus far summed up MC as “Way harder than a simple Pac-Man. Sharing this game with the next generation is a blast.
IMG_9351 (resized).jpegIMG_9352 (resized).jpegIMG_9353 (resized).jpegIMG_9358 (resized).jpegSecond SS gift was equally awesome, the thoughtfulness of people never ceases to amaze me. First up, the way to anyone's heart is through their stomach and SS sent See's Candies to hit the spot. My wife immediately grabbed the box of chocolates, but I managed to get a couple for me. Next, Santa had noticed that some of my pins were looking a little bare, so he got some fantastic mods for a few of my games. For Bond he got the tower mod and a custom pin gulp and then for my JJP Pirates he got the backglass light up mod. I absolutely love my POTC and Bond, so these gifts will fit in great! Also, not pictured but apparently still coming is the Pin Monk villains gel colored insert set for my X-Men LE. That will look great. Then I had mentioned that I like to try to do fun stuff with my kids (like the Garbage Pail Kids previously) and he bought the Bond Aston Martin Lego set for us to put together. Kids will get a kick out of that! Finally also a MN Wild shirt to rock. My dad worked for the Wild as an off ice official for 20 years so I've been to many games, but it's been a few years now since he was laid off back in 2020 because of Covid. Still a fan and love watching them on TV though and they need all the support they can get with the contract buy-outs of Parise and Sutter still handicapping us for another year after this. Thank you again for all the thoughtful gifts, I'll post some follow up pics when I get some stuff installed and the Lego set put together. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Quoted from Liftserv:It reminds me of the kid in grade school who swallowed a quarter and then had to fish it out
And proudly showed everyone,no way I touch it!
What's odd is the gold colored ball has dents on it like it was damaged in shipping. Maybe a softer material?
Thank you so much Santa! There was a ton of great scores in this package!! I appreciate it more than you will know!! Thank you again, nailed it!
And thank you John for putting this all together for us!! LesManley
Contents of my Christmas haul
-New Ninja pinballs
-the best pinball rags in the world
-Magnetic Extension pickup tools
-a ratcheting wrench set
-a Star City pinball tee
-(and my favorite) a Rick and Morty Schwifty hoodie!
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I love hand made stuff and my SS saw that I collect Bally Sente games and made me custom T-Shirts! They are so cool. I always bring my SENTE collection to the Rocky Mountain Pinball expo so it’ll be awesome to wear these shirts there.
I really like the Space Shuttle shirt too. The back box art on the back really looks neat.
Thanks again to my Santa and to Les Manly for organizing this.
Merry Christmas everyone!!
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Wow!! My ss clutched up this year for sure! Even my non-pinhead family was very impressed!
A sincere thank you to my ss, whoever you are. I never get pinball related gifts except from this event!
Merry Christmas all!
(Ps sorry I didn’t post when the package arrived, I’ve been out of town! And many thanks to LesManley for organizing!!)
IMG_2402 (resized).jpegMerry Christmas to all & thank you SS for the very thoughtful gifts. Super stoked to have the smoothest balls around, a cold drink at hand, and a waffley good way to start my new game! Special thanks for a new family drug addiction! The beaver nuggets have already been inhaled by my kids (i got a handful) and a replenishment shipment has been ordered from Amazon. Pretty sure i should just put them on subscribe and save!
So thankful for this community and their generosity not only at the holidays but for their compassionate use of their time, talents and treasures to make our wonderful hobby & passion so much more than a box of metal and wires.
Thankful I am for all of you.
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