UD Secret Santa 2005 - Post here when you receive!

Any topic that doesn't fit elsewhere.
Post Reply
User avatar
Luke
Site Admin
Posts: 10037
Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2003 4:57 pm
Location: Dinosaur World
Contact:
Contact Luke

Post by Luke »

RJKD23 wrote:Maybe Disney Guru might send his gift. It took weeks...weeks..almost a month to receive the DVDs I received from him; of course I had to bother him with my emails. :oops: Just maybe. :)
Your story seems to represent one of two recurring themes to the type of feedback he received on his Amazon Marketplace store. You just appear to be one of the lucky ones to actually get something. :thumb: Unfortunately, lying to say that you sent something (as Disney Guru did on at least four occasions for this Secret Santa) is a worse route to take than even the lamest genuine excuse there may have been. And I don't think giving him more than a month from the recommended deadline was too soon for action. In fact, he was the last to be dealt with, due in part to his efforts to string us all along. All 33 Secret Santa participants were celebrating Christmas, not Abraham Lincoln's Birthday.

Anyway, why should we end this Secret Santa thread on a sour note? Let's think about the joy all <strike>33</strike> <strike>32</strike> <strike>31</strike> 30 (soon to be 31) participants experienced when opening up the mysterious package from the unknown Secret Santa. And hey, if I decided to go ahead with it again this year (at this point, that is an uncertainty), think of the excitement the 2006 Secret Santa thread will bring in less than 10 months!

:santa: :excellent: :frog:
"Fifteen years from now, when people are talking about 3-D, they will talk about the business before 'Monsters vs. Aliens' and the business after 'Monsters vs. Aliens.' It's the line in the sand." - Greg Foster, IMAX chairman and president
Top
User avatar
AwallaceUNC
Signature Collection
Posts: 9439
Joined: Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:00 am
Contact:
Contact AwallaceUNC

Post by AwallaceUNC »

Luke wrote:All 33 Secret Santa participants were celebrating Christmas, not Abraham Lincoln's Birthday.

(at this point, that is an uncertainty)
rotfl

Hey man 2006 won't be 2006 without UDSS!

Why wait, though? Let's play Secret President!

-Aaron

P.S. Dave Coulier in avatar = :up:
• Author of Hocus Pocus in Focus: The Thinking Fan's Guide to Disney's Halloween Classic
and The Thinking Fan's Guide to Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom (Epcot coming soon)
• Host of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Pod, the longest-running Disney podcast
• Entertainment Writer & Moderator at DVDizzy.com
• Twitter - @aaronspod
Top
User avatar
Paka
Anniversary Edition
Posts: 1094
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:38 pm
Location: Minnesota

Post by Paka »

Well, nearly a whole month after Christmas and I just received a Secret Santa present! :lol:

Luke was gracious enough to cover for Guru's mess, and sent me a DVD of Elf from the incomparable Amazon! ;) Alas, being an entire 14 months since its release, it did not come with a spiffeh shiny slipcover - heh, but that would only matter if I actually cared about slipcovers! :P

Apparently, thar be a second gift waiting in the wings for me too - w00t! But as for the first gift - yay! I luuuurves it! Thanks a ton for your generosity Luke! It really means a lot to me. :D
Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: "Too late."

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Top
User avatar
MickeyMousePal
Signature Collection
Posts: 6629
Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:40 pm
Location: The Incredibles LA!!!
Contact:
Contact MickeyMousePal

Post by MickeyMousePal »

If Secret Santa was such a big hit let's do Secret Easter or something like that this year.... :?
The Simpsons Season 11 Buy it Now!

Fox Sunday lineup:

8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King of the Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad

Living in the 1980's:
Image
Top
User avatar
Pasta67
Anniversary Edition
Posts: 1426
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:58 pm
Location: On The Forums... Duh!

Post by Pasta67 »

MickeyMousePal wrote:If Secret Santa was such a big hit let's do Secret Easter or something like that this year.... :?
I don't think 32 people would appreciate getting spoiled eggs in the mail. It wouldn't really mean the same as getting DVDs. :wink: :lol:

Anyway, I'm late with my feedback on this but I'm glad that everyone who was nice enough to send a gift has recieved one now. The fact that orestes and Guru didn't send their gifts really surprised the hell out of me. They just didn't seem like the kind of people who would do that. I'm still anxious to find out what orestes' story is, and I hope his absence isn't permanent.
- John
Top
User avatar
MickeyMousePal
Signature Collection
Posts: 6629
Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:40 pm
Location: The Incredibles LA!!!
Contact:
Contact MickeyMousePal

Post by MickeyMousePal »

I wasn't talking about giving out eggs I was talking about giving out gifts like DVD's.
The Simpsons Season 11 Buy it Now!

Fox Sunday lineup:

8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King of the Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad

Living in the 1980's:
Image
Top
User avatar
Pasta67
Anniversary Edition
Posts: 1426
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:58 pm
Location: On The Forums... Duh!

Post by Pasta67 »

MickeyMousePal wrote:I wasn't talking about giving out eggs I was talking about giving out gifts like DVD's.
I was joking. Hence the smilies at the end of my message.

I don't know, I think it should only be done during the holiday season. If it were done every holiday, I don't think it would be as good. Y'know, too much of a good thing....
- John
Top
User avatar
Robin Hood
Anniversary Edition
Posts: 1825
Joined: Sun May 01, 2005 8:55 pm
Location: Canada

Post by Robin Hood »

I didn't know people gave each other gifts at Easter. :P
- Jonathan
Top
Zoltack
Collector's Edition
Posts: 2528
Joined: Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:15 pm

Post by Zoltack »

Robin Hood wrote:I didn't know people gave each other gifts at Easter. :P
You didn't know that? I got the Matrix as an Easter present one time. You don't think that all that candy are gifts either?
Image
Top
User avatar
RJKD23
Platinum Edition
Posts: 3314
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:45 pm

Post by RJKD23 »

Secret Bunny, Pals. Not Easter.
Image R[APRIL.23]K: High School Sweethearts
Top
User avatar
MickeyMousePal
Signature Collection
Posts: 6629
Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:40 pm
Location: The Incredibles LA!!!
Contact:
Contact MickeyMousePal

Post by MickeyMousePal »

We just talk about Secret Easter (Secret Bunny) and Krystal comes running in. LOL :lol:
The Simpsons Season 11 Buy it Now!

Fox Sunday lineup:

8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King of the Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad

Living in the 1980's:
Image
Top
User avatar
Paka
Anniversary Edition
Posts: 1094
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:38 pm
Location: Minnesota

Post by Paka »

Tra la la... *dredges up thread to be annoying* :P

I finally got the second half of my Secret Santa makeup gift from Luke and Renata last night... it was a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... ossomforth Purse Set</a> My Little Pony toy! w00t! I really like the mold used for her, too - it looks like that "play bow" position that dogs get into when they're feeling excited and... well, playful! :lol:

I also forgot to mention that Luke's Christmas card for me came as a double-duty greeting with the Gargoyles set I won - it was a cute little pencil doodle of Lex! ;)

So again, thanks a lot for being so generous after having to endure those annoying few who didn't pull their weight this year. Here's to a successful 2006 Secret Santa! :santa:
Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: "Too late."

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Off-Topic”