2017 Brickset Secret Santa

Covi

Today I work exceptionally from home ...and look what a friendly postwoman dropped off :



Thank you Secret Brickset Santa!!!

MaffyD

I'm more confused this afternoon than I was yesterday - that's quite a feat! Should I be posting a photo of my hardwood floor? I can, but it's the kitchen and there's no presents in there...

omnium

MaffyD said:

I'm more confused this afternoon than I was yesterday - that's quite a feat! Should I be posting a photo of my hardwood floor? I can, but it's the kitchen and there's no presents in there...

How heavy is the present? If you've been gifted a £15 MF, you might have wheels, so it'll be easy to move.

But the photo will not look so good, so ideally, you need to move the Christmas tree too. And to make it look cozy, perhaps the sofa, coffee table and any seasonal LEGO display you might have, of course. We need to be thorough.

Most important would appear to be the socks you're wearing. Go for odd socks if you can.

MaffyD

^ I might move the carpet in there too - it goes well with all the furniture (or so my wife told me when we bought the new suite). Odd socks though... that'll be the hardest part.

FowlerBricks

Only five days until Christmas and no package has arrived here. Mini-Z is getting nervous.

Coolguy5000

Missed the postman today, parcel to be collcted which I'll get later hopefully.... could be my gift!

Vgang

Mine was received last week, but I was away so I couldn't post. Upon opening the parcel, I noticed that some of the contents are wrapped and others aren't without any instructions, so I quickly closed it again and put it under the tree as it is!

Thank you Secret Santa! 

Bricklover18

A package arrived today from the great land up North! Thank you secret Santa! 

Coolguy5000

Yay!!!!!

HugeYellowBrick

Arrived today. Also came with two chocolates, but chocolates have a very short lifetime in this household.

eanair

I got a message from @piratemania7 that My Secret Santa said I could open the brown cardboard box as my present was wrapped!  Not only was this awesome because now the gorgeously wrapped gift below is under the tree BUT ALSO I was able to use the brown box it came in to send my friend her Christmas present (which saved me robbing a box from work!). Thanks again Secret Santa!

Kaitch

Sunday 17th December. Discovered brickset.com.
Monday 18th December. Applied to join brickset forum.
Tuesday 19th December. Started nosing around forum.
Wednesday 20th December. Discovered the Secret Santa.

It's probably too late to join...

BooTheMightyHamster

Mahoosive parcel arrived today!  Will post some photos tomorrow, as I believe I'm safe to open it ahead of the big day.  

Thanks very much indeed, Secret Santa!

ecmo47

Kaitch said:

Sunday 17th December. Discovered brickset.com.
Monday 18th December. Applied to join brickset forum.
Tuesday 19th December. Started nosing around forum.
Wednesday 20th December. Discovered the Secret Santa.

It's probably too late to join...

Yes, waaay too late to join. We started mid-Oct and names were handed out early November so we had time to gather/create thoughtful gifts. Hang around and join in the conversations for 2018 and we will see you next fall. Welcome to Brickset!

SumoLego

I should mention I got mine awhile back.  Patiently waiting under the tree.  My children are extremely jelly about Daddy's extra gift from the weird LEGO people.

Damn straight they should be!  

BELTRAD

Santa been good to me, I must have been good this year :)

snowhitie

Woohoo, all the reindeer and elves are out and about getting presents delivered.

Getting ready for a fun Brickset Christmas (using the words of a Bricksetter that surprised me and brought a smile to my face this morning!)

ecmo47

BELTRAD said:

Santa been good to me, I must have been good this year :)

Looks like somebody got a baseplate!

kez

Thank you Secret Santa for your generosity; I shall look forward to opening these on Christmas day. Might I say that the wrapping is exceptional and has certainly made the wait until Christmas much harder!

Now let's play a guessing game; from what I've seen I reckon I have 2 BrickHeadz and 2 polybags however I await the surprise. :-D

What does everyone else reckon is behind the gift wrapping from their Secret Santa?

TheOriginalSimonB

kez said:

What does everyone else reckon is behind the gift wrapping from their Secret Santa?

I'm not even speculating.  All I know is I have something inside a larger box and am more than content to wait until Monday to find out.

omnium

kez said:

What does everyone else reckon is behind the gift wrapping from their Secret Santa?

LEGO! ;-)

I received my Brickset Secret Santa package this morning. Lucky me gets TWO wrapped pressies *and* a bag of Minstrels!!


(No, I'm not intending to keep them in the tree...)

Mrs Omnium: "Oooo, Minstrels"
Me: "Er, you can't have any, they're mine!"
Mrs O: bottom lip quivers.
Me: "Awwww! I was only joking, of course I'll share them with you!"

snowhitie

@kez love the use of a Lego folder for wrapping paper, great idea from your Santa.

@omnium thought we were going to see your hardwood floors! Still, nice of you to share your Minstrels.

omnium

snowhitie said:

@omnium thought we were going to see your hardwood floors! Still, nice of you to share your Minstrels.

Doh! How could I forget such a simple step?! I'm not wearing socks though, so I didn't include my feet this time...

plasmodium

ecmo47 said:

BELTRAD said:

Santa been good to me, I must have been good this year :)

Looks like somebody got a baseplate!

It's just a stack of T- and X-junctions. Coal is so 19th C!

omnium said:
Doh! How could I forget such a simple step?! I'm not wearing socks though, so I didn't include my feet this time...

If the Brickset Forum lasts 1000 years...I would be happy to go down in history as the person who accidentally posted a picture with his socks in and started a fad.

thebeermonkey

Woot! 
Woot!

Santa has been to chez beermonkey.

Many Thanks Santa.

I’m so looking forward to the big reveal on the 25th.

FowlerBricks

Still nothing here on my end. 
..
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MaffyD

Well, some of you asked for it. None of you deserve it. All of you will be underwhelmed by it. Here's my floor and socks:

Yes, there is a theme, and yes, they are odd. I need to change bank into a matching pair and go have a lie down now!

Sorry, due to the stress of wearing odd socks, there can be no Secret Santa update today...

TyresOFlaherty

My secret santa gift arrived, and it's pretty lonely under the tree! (Working crazy late hours have kept us from wrapping anything yet, sadly). 

It's been a very hectic week and I was very glad to come home to this.

Thank you, Secret Santa!!!!!

CupIsHalfEmpty

My gift arrived last week. Beautiful wrapping. Thank you Secret Santa! I can't wait open it on the 25th. 

piratemania7

Ok on one hand I didn’t know socks and a floor would generate such conversation but hey why not!  : )

On the other; it looks like everyone has been receiving their packages and with it now essentially too late to post everyone should hopefully have received or should be soon receiving their parcel.  If not, let your area admin know!

and soon enough Merry Christmas!

snowhitie

6 more parcels to arrive in the UK, we're almost there! C'mon little reindeer fly fly fly.

Kaitch

ecmo47 said:

Kaitch said:

Sunday 17th December. Discovered brickset.com.
Monday 18th December. Applied to join brickset forum.
Tuesday 19th December. Started nosing around forum.
Wednesday 20th December. Discovered the Secret Santa.

It's probably too late to join...

Yes, waaay too late to join. We started mid-Oct and names were handed out early November so we had time to gather/create thoughtful gifts. Hang around and join in the conversations for 2018 and we will see you next fall. Welcome to Brickset!

I know, I'm just having envy issues!

evantyler

It's been so hard to wait to open my package, but I'll make it. I'm traveling to my parents' house for the holiday, and I'm taking it with me to open! 

Russell844

Russell844 said:

Well I got half of mine today. :)

I can confirm that both parts of my gift arrived! Now awaiting instructions on Christmas day.

LostInTranslation

Thanks for my present, Secret Santa! 

cmrt1014

After a few delays on it's path, my SS gift arrived today. 

Love the flexible brickstrips to start!  Thank you so much, Secret Santa!

CapnRex101

I am now back at home with my parents for Christmas so finally have a chance to post a photo of my presents, the first to go under the tree this year:



Many thanks to my Secret Santa! I look forward to finding out what is inside...

bennok79

My secret Santa present arrived with the last delivery before Christmas. Great timing, and looking forward to discovering what it is in a few days time! 

Shib

Early morning knock on the door from the postie

looks like I’ve been very good this year!

Thanks Santa!

SirBrickalotOfLego

Got a delivery a couple of days ago:


Christmas just became a bit more merry! Thanks SS, I eagerly anticipate the contents!

piratemania7

In Denmark today is “lilejule aften” or little Christmas Eve. The festivities have begun!

FowlerBricks

Only today left and no package has arrived yet (the mail won't run on Sunday). Mini-Z is really freaking out now and I'm having a hard time calming him down since I'm a bit worried myself.

TheOriginalSimonB

Under tree, yes. Socks on show, yes. Unexpected gift care of Brickset, yes.

Just not secret santa as I won the t-shirt competition but this seems like the appropriate thread to post this!

MegtheCat

@FowlerBricks Don't be so sure that there will not be some mail delivery on Sunday. My friend who's a postal carrier has been working the past two Sundays and they may want to get as much delivered as possible. Good luck to you! (I understand your frustration as an important gift I ordered is running late!) 

BombTec

Nice!  Mine came yesterday and my wife strategically placed them around my winter village.  Thanks SS, can't wait!!  MERRY CHRISTMAS BRICKSET!
 

SirBrickalotOfLego

@FowlerBricks, out of curiosity, why is your sigfig called Mini-Z?

FowlerBricks

@SirBrickalotOfLego: because the first letter of my name is Z.

FowlerBricks

So the mail has come and gone and no package has arrived. Unless Fedex or UPS shows up to save the day or some miracle happens and the mail actually runs on Sunday, I'm afraid the package will be rather late. Mini-Z is very disappointed.

truck730

Stay positive but if it arrives after the big man's been and gone  then more to open after ,I started an SW advent 4 days ago ,a friend was giving city calendar but still no show ,now I get January out of it without breaking in my stash

FowlerBricks

^True.