It's the All-New Vanilla-Flavoured CF Secret Santa 2011!

Sevorak

I'm going to shower [redacted] with so many gifts!

susan

And item isssssssss.... ordered and en route. Well, they say it is; I'm not sure I trust those dern foreign shipping companies (*hint hint*).

Vanguard

Someone should be happy.

Dayspring

time to get my santa on yo

stever777

At least I got someone in the USA.

Vanguard

So what's the protocol for sending this stuff? I know January 20th is the cutoff, but is sending them hella early bad?

Really what I'm asking is: if I get my stuff before Christmas, would it be wrong for me to open it?

Wildcat

Nope!

Dayspring

It's only wrong if you don't take photos

Vanguard

Cool. I expect my package to go out mid to late November.

Gabriel_Pitt

Well fuckmonkeys. I was going to bury my Santee in fresh, new, GW goodness, but I forgot that GW has told Maelstrom, 'no shipping down under.' Now I have to figure out how to get the goodies from A to B without it sucking so bad...

Hmm. I will be going to Japan in January. I can just put the models in a checked bag and then mail then from Japan, where fast international shipping is not stupid and expensive. Santee, you're going to get some well traveled swag!

...

Eventually.

TheOtherHorseman

Santee, using a silvered bowl I have divined the hidden currents of your secret desires. I will follow these currents backward to your heart, and then fill it with Christmas cheer until you die from No More Blood disease.

this is my merry threat

Wildcat

Jinkies!

valhalla130

Wow. That doesn't sound sinister at all. lol

TheOtherHorseman

Sinister? Isn't that how to be festive?

guys I'm worried I'm bad at being festive

I'll ratchet up my gift to compensate for my disability.

Anialos

Dear [redacted],

Santa has been reading up on your post history and sees that you have a great want for something not on your list! Never fear, Santa knows what you really want :winky:

Love,
Santa

Wildcat

Anialos: pro stalkin' since 1998

TheLawinator

Turns out it's a dota 2 beta invite for MEEEEE!

Asher

Hmm. My Santee is in a tricksy Location . . .

Conspiracy may be in order.

valhalla130

I'm sorry? There's a time conspiracy is not in order?

Santa

Anialos wrote:

Dear [redacted],

Santa has been reading up on your post history and sees that you have a great want for something not on your list! Never fear, Santa knows what you really want :winky:

Love,
Santa

Ho ho ho,
Thou shalt not take my name in vain. That will get you on the Naughty List.

That's okay, Anialos. You've been very good this whole year.

Love,
Santa

Dayspring

I apologize in advance to whoever has me and my presumably expensive-to-ship-to location

CF SANTA

Santa wrote:

Anialos wrote:

Dear [redacted],

Santa has been reading up on your post history and sees that you have a great want for something not on your list! Never fear, Santa knows what you really want :winky:

Love,
Santa

Ho ho ho,
Thou shalt not take my name in vain. That will get you on the Naughty List.

That's okay, Anialos. You've been very good this whole year.

Love,
Santa

Keep this up and we shall have to candy-cane duel at dawn, old man.

Wrathfully,

CF Santa

Santa

CF SANTA wrote:

Santa wrote:

Anialos wrote:

Dear [redacted],

Santa has been reading up on your post history and sees that you have a great want for something not on your list! Never fear, Santa knows what you really want :winky:

Love,
Santa

Ho ho ho,
Thou shalt not take my name in vain. That will get you on the Naughty List.

That's okay, Anialos. You've been very good this whole year.

Love,
Santa

Keep this up and we shall have to candy-cane duel at dawn, old man.

Wrathfully,

CF Santa

Oh young man, Santas must always be courteous to one another! You should have sent a Mistletoe Message to me requesting that I back off your territory. Be advised that the Council to Legitimize Authentic and United Santas will hear about your less than jolly words.


HO HO HO!!!

CF SANTA

When I left you I was but a learner; now I am the master.

Vanguard

I received my Santee's gifts today. I will work on getting it together to mail this weekend. Might be more of a Secret Thanksgiving.

TheOtherHorseman

Having received my santee's gifts, I have industriously begun not painting or do anything else to them because my life has no time.

Sorry, lazy. Paint your own tiny dachsund miniatures.

TheLawinator

Hmm, I hope my santa takes his time, because I may change what I want...

Edit: Nah, what I wrote is basically it.

Vanguard

Everyone here can answer this question as if I were their Santa: do you want your stuff now or later?

stever777

Don't matter to me, Van.
Either way.

valhalla130

Whatever's best for the person sending it, I suppose. I lean towards as soon as possible, because of shipping during the holidays.

Vanguard

My girlfriend said I should wait until at least the beginning of December. At this point, the box has been packed is on my kitchen table. Maybe I'll flip a coin everyday until then.

susan

Vanguard wrote:

My girlfriend said I should wait until at least the beginning of December. At this point, the box has been packed is on my kitchen table. Maybe I'll flip a coin everyday until then.

Bah, I sent my thing the first day (though dern foreign shipping will delay it for a couple weeks). Patience is overrated .

Nax

Yeah, if I knew what to get for my Santee, I would have sent it already... but this year is a tough one for me

Denada

I'm not the patient type. But then my santee's gift is going to take a while, so I would feel bad if I got mine really quickly. I wouldn't feel bad for very long, mind you, but I would feel bad for at least 5 or 10 minutes. So what I'm really saying is that sending it now would be fine with me.

Vanguard

It will be going out next payday (Tuesday). Since it's closer to Thanksgiving, my Santee should expect a full squadron of turkey soldiers wearing power armor for the new Space Cocks army.

TimFiji

I hear that. I'm poor but I love secret santa so I will probably purchase on next payday as well. I'm nervous about it being well received!

valhalla130

I'll have to wait until next payday too.

Gabriel_Pitt

I've already sent my stuff. The sooner I'm done, the sooner I don't have to worry about forgetting it.

TheOtherHorseman

I'll be away a day before to a day after Thanksgiving, and at a different address on and around Christmas itself.

And if it arrives after January, I'm an hour away but come back on weekends.

what all that comes down to is:

i got roommates, ship it whenever regardless

stever777

To all veterans out there...
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.