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  • Holiday hauls

    So what did everyone get this year?

    I still have a couple of presents pending tomorrow, but here's what my SO and I have received together so far:

    -$100 gift card to Busy Bee Media Store and a $50 Gift Card to Common Schlong Electronic Store from my parents. (At this stage, we're planning on putting the $100 card towards a TV, no clue where the $50 is going to go)
    -$25 gift card to the mega-mall chain that exists in Aussieland from my auntie (this will also likely go towards the TV)
    -2 calendars from my grandmother and other auntie (One has a Big Bang Theory theme, the other has a cat theme-we're going to put one downstairs and one upstairs)
    -Butterfly triptych and some bookends from my sister.
    -The dress I've mentioned in an earlier thread from my SO.

    My SO is getting a Nerf Terradrone from me. We're still pending the remaining gifts tomorrow from his parents, sister and possibly his now former step-nan, we'll see.

    And I do mean "Former" step-nan. Turns out his grandfather got a nice little Christmas present of his second wife leaving him .
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    I got a KitchenAid stand mixer. Already used it to make a cheesecake, and about to use it again to make cinnamon rolls. Nom nom nom.

    Boyfriend got a subscription to Loot Crate. Some odd and interesting stuff in the one he got for this month.

    We both got cool graphic shirts, including a hoodie I got that I swear I'm going to live in until spring.
    You're only delaying the inevitable, you run at your own expense. The repo man gets paid to chase you. ~Argabarga

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    • #3
      I got a $20 3DS E-shop card, scarf, mittens, and a journal with a pretty cover.
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      • #4
        Haven't opened anything yet, but I already know my dad's gift - he's refinishing a dresser that's been in their basement for years to go into my kitchen, and putting shelves above my sink. I doubt he'll even start those until after New Year's, though.

        My brother is sick so I won't see him today. So it's just whatever my mom got me that I get to open.

        Merry Christmas.
        I don't go in for ancient wisdom
        I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
        It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"

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        • #5
          I got a $60,000 House. We just closed on the 15th.

          I bought it for myself. We will finish paying it off in only 10 years (not bad, considering some take 30 years)

          (I will post pictures when I move the little, silly, things; like furniture.)
          I might be crazy, but I'm not Insane.

          What? You don't play with flamethrowers on the weekends? You are strange.

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          • #6
            I got a wireless trackball mouse, a duvet and cover set, Dragon Age Inquisition, a Doctor Who travel mug, and new Scentsy warmer and wrap (etched core warmer and loom wrap) with some more scented wax bars for my collection! My son got a pair of 10th Doctor pajamas, a Doctor Who travel mug, duvet and cover set of his own, a Ravenclaw toque, t-shirt that says 'Do I look like a people person', a small Scentsy warmer (cranberry plug-in), a Cooties disease squishy ball, and a new-to-us 250gb XBox 360 Slim (he had an older model 20gb one but it was starting to crap out). My pets got all new toys - cat nip mice and fortune cookies for the cats, chew balls for the rats and guinea pig, and a play gym for the bird.

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            • #7
              My son got a Giggly Gears Turntable and Tumbling Gears, a Cityscape racing tower, a dino-popper, Mega blocks wagon, a sit-on scooter, new bunting, stacking cups, books, and Daniel Tiger plushes.

              Kabe and I got a Wii U with Mario Kart, Wind Waker, Hyrule Warriors, and Smash Bros. We also got Ticket to Ride.

              I got a new sweater, a cashmere type wrap, and The Broken Eye.

              Kabe got a Peach amiibo and a new weedwacker.

              Oh yeah! And we got a new Tupperware set.
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              • #8
                - Bottle opener, bag of chili ingredients, and a pair of gloves from gift exchange at work
                -Couple of hoodies
                -Another pair of gloves (I can never have too many; I lose them like they're going out of style)
                -A down-alternative comforter
                -Two Big Bang Theory DVD box sets
                -$15 Wendys gift card, $25 Subway gift card, and a Bart Simpson flash drive from my sister and her husband

                Most of all, some time off to myself after a crazy-ass year.
                Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

                "I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily

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                • #9
                  I still have one pending gift tomorrow. But here is what I got so far:

                  A cover for my Mac! Now it's a pretty pink color!
                  Lots of Grumpy Cat items. A mug, a calendar, a plush toy and the movie.

                  A few little odds and ends as stocking stuffers. Tape and refills mostly.
                  "Oh, very good....Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are transparent.'" Severus Snape

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                  • #10
                    I got this year:

                    -- $550 in checks
                    -- $40 in cash
                    --$15 gift card to my favorite buffet place
                    -- A couple of things from Bath and Body Works
                    -- and the following DVD's: Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2, Willow, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
                    Eh, one day I'll have something useful here. Until then, have a cookie or two.

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                    • #11
                      Three new shirts
                      A fleece skullcap
                      A Yoda hat
                      Pajama pants
                      The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
                      Exo by Steven Gould
                      14 by Peter Clines
                      Gift cards for Steam, Gamestop, Best Buy, and B&N
                      Murdered: Soul Suspect for PS4
                      Sleeping Dogs: The Definitive Edition for PS4
                      Ocarina of Time for 3DS
                      PWNADE(TM) - Serve up a glass today! | PWNZER - An act of pwnage so awesome, it's like the victim got hit by a tank.

                      There are only Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse because I choose to walk!

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                      • #12
                        Quoth KuariKaydrith View Post
                        My pets got all new toys - cat nip mice and fortune cookies for the cats, chew balls for the rats and guinea pig, and a play gym for the bird.
                        Pet toys are like lingerie - the gift is actually for the enjoyment of the giver.
                        Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.

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                        • #13
                          My mom gave me money to get a new bedspread, and also $100.

                          My dad gave me a before picture of the aforementioned dresser.

                          Also I bought myself a Samsung Nook 10.1" tablet last week.
                          I don't go in for ancient wisdom
                          I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
                          It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"

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                          • #14
                            £75 in amazon vouchers
                            DVD's, including one solely in Spanish... yeah that's going back
                            Chocolate
                            Stationery
                            Plenty of bath stuff
                            Lots of socks, happy, happy me.
                            Two bottles of champagne, even happier me
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                            • #15
                              Bestie gave me a snowman (white candy in a jar and jar was decorated) and a cute pair of socks. Another friend gave me 2 absolutely delicious cheeseballs, a serving platter, and another snowman candy holder. At work, got a gift card to the local big box store for $75 and boss gave me a beautiful ornament and B & B works set. Friend from work always gives us primitive Christmas decorations-large candy cane and wall hanging this year. Hubby and I didn't exchange gifts since we just get what we want if we want it. He did double my fruit cake in my stocking and added 3 dark chocolate Giradelli bars, too. I'm probably going to use my gift card and some cash I have stashed to get a new phone-mine sucks.

                              Oldest kiddo got a new desk chair, a new phone, shirts and a computer repair tool kit in a bag that he needed for his job. Youngest boy got a new sax, cologne, shirts and small tool set he needed for his horn.

                              Grandparents' gathering we played dirty santa with gag gifts. got a chocolate candy box filled with hickory nuts and a pair of reusable hand warmers. Also got an "eye-pad". I think that one embarrassed the 14 year old .

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