November 29, 2011
Secret Santa!
Second call in case people missed the first post over the holiday weekend.
If you’re interested in participating in some Clusterflock Secret Santa, email me at christopherflocken at gmail dot com by tomorrow with your snail mail address so I can pass it along to your Santa (or I’ll put them all in a shared Google Doc, whichever winds up being more practical).
You should get an email Wednesday night/Thursday morning with who your assigned giftee is. Try to get your gift in the mail by December 14th so it gets to them before any holiday traveling.
Merry Flockmas!
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Awesome! I’m in.
Sexy Secret Santa.
Gonna trick my assigned recipient with a Chicago postmark. They’ll think I’m Sarah. Ha!
We’ll confound them all, Sheila! (Where all = 2)
Sent.
Sarah — Postmark: Taco Bell.
Also.
Sarah — Your assignment: Convert 10 Taco Bells to __ Pollo Locos.
I can’t wait to see who I get so I can figure out what I’m going to get ‘em.
Whoever it is I’m assigned, I’m shopping at the Adult Warehouse in Dubuque.
How do I explain to my wife why Sheila sent me an official Demi Moore toupee?
Blame it on Sarah.
So, $15 buys minimally useful, borderline tchotchke items. I’m moving to $20. At least that way there can be two tchotchkes, in which a theme can emerge to explain the gifting of either one.
I might be trying too hard.
So just to be clear, the 14th is just the deadline to get stuff mailed?
We’re not going to open any of it until Dec 25, right?
No way, Joel. I’m waiting till the official and historical birthday of the Baby Jesus to unwrap my “Demi Moore” “toupee”.
Meaning: no way am I touching my fake bush till Christmas Day.
Isn’t that what I said?
Okay, I’m zeroing in on what I’m going to get for my victim. I guess I’d better make up my mind. And soon.
I’m a little put off by the way the post woman just toyed with me. 90% of me believes regular delivery would have my package at its destination on time, but she looked me in the eye and said she doesn’t know what happens on those trucks. “Priority shipping is the only way you can be sure this will arrive on time.” Shipping cost over half that of the package.
Folks, am I or am I not a chump?
I did the same thing. As long as it arrives, neither of us are chumps.
I almost always use UPS just because it’s walking distance from my house but I feel like I’m bamboozled into paying more than I should every time I walk in there. A few months ago: “Oh you’re trying to ship wine? No, I have to unpack your carefully packed box and repack it for you in a box I’m going to charge you for and then also charge you a packing fee.” Part of the reason I suggested a lower gift price than I might have is because I feel like I, and maybe everyone, gets fleeced on shipping. But I always go for whatever they say regardless of what my gut or common sense says. They’re the one behind the counter starting at the computer, I tell myself when I’m in there. That was stupid, regular cheap shipping would have been fine, I tell myself as soon as I walk out.
It’d be a real shame if something bad were to happen to your package…
On a slightly different note: does Secret Santa ever speak its name? Or is this a love that dare not?
Oh. Um. David and I wrote our names on our packages. I’ve said I would make a poor spy, and apparently I like proving it.
It’s harder to stay anonymous because we generally all live in different cities so the postmarks might give it away, but theoretically it’s supposed to stay anonymous.
I wrote Kelsey Parker on mine.
Kelsey, I’m going to give you spy lessons.
Deron, you’re clever. The receiver will remember that I was in Dallas recently, thus giving sense to the postmark.
If only you hadn’t revealed your priority shipping!
And I will gladly take you up on your offer of spy lessons.
OR DID I!
Sarah, I appreciate your expression of commiseration. We’re all chumps together.
I was looking forward to revealing my secret identity.
I’d like to remain a secret in case they hate their present.
Maybe you should have picked a better present.
I’m pretty sure my Secret Santa hasn’t met me, which is not an indictment on their choice of gift.
Has anyone gotten theirs besides Deron?
Joel, it’s awesome. I think I would enjoy it. Shelia said she would enjoy it. I was really hoping it was you, so I could send you a blowup poster of Demi Moore with fur attached.
If only.