Secret Santa 2010

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  • rafie
    rafie Posts: 2,160
    I am going to the mall in a few minutes to pick up some final treats and will be mailing later today. A package filled with Israeli goodies and some other mysteries...

    EDIT: Just got back from the post office. Package sent. Delivery cost me around $45, but it should arrive within a week or two. I was also happily surprised that the package I had waiting for me was my SS present!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow is my B-Day, so I will wait until then to open it. The senders name sounds familiar to me, but I can't place his screen name: Jim Thompson from Atlanta.
    Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!

    2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
    2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
    2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    rafie wrote:
    I am going to the mall in a few minutes to pick up some final treats and will be mailing later today. A package filled with Israeli goodies and some other mysteries...

    EDIT: Just got back from the post office. Package sent. Delivery cost me around $45, but it should arrive within a week or two. I was also happily surprised that the package I had waiting for me was my SS present!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow is my B-Day, so I will wait until then to open it. The senders name sounds familiar to me, but I can't place his screen name: Jim Thompson from Atlanta.
    now you mention the price..seems that greek post office change the prices,,and now is more expensive..
    i pay 22 euros for wishlist secret santa and 19 for this one,,seems expensive,but wasnt sure cos of the waeight,but after i sent binaural to the winner of the 20th anniversary i was sure..i sent 2 times binaural lp in the past and pay 12 euros..now was 17.50 euros..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • rafie
    rafie Posts: 2,160
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    now you mention the price..seems that greek post office change the prices,,and now is more expensive..
    i pay 22 euros for wishlist secret santa and 19 for this one,,seems expensive,but wasnt sure cos of the waeight,but after i sent binaural to the winner of the 20th anniversary i was sure..i sent 2 times binaural lp in the past and pay 12 euros..now was 17.50 euros..

    It weighed just over 2 Kilos and I sent it using air mail to make sure it would arrive in time. If I would have sent it by boat, it would have cost half the price to send, but would have taken 4 - 6 weeks to arrive.
    The package I sent you a couple of months ago Dimi cost me only around $10 to send, but it weighed less than 500 Grams and was shipped using regular mail, not as a package.
    Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!

    2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
    2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
    2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    rafie wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    now you mention the price..seems that greek post office change the prices,,and now is more expensive..
    i pay 22 euros for wishlist secret santa and 19 for this one,,seems expensive,but wasnt sure cos of the waeight,but after i sent binaural to the winner of the 20th anniversary i was sure..i sent 2 times binaural lp in the past and pay 12 euros..now was 17.50 euros..

    It weighed just over 2 Kilos and I sent it using air mail to make sure it would arrive in time. If I would have sent it by boat, it would have cost half the price to send, but would have taken 4 - 6 weeks to arrive.
    The package I sent you a couple of months ago Dimi cost me only around $10 to send, but it weighed less than 500 Grams and was shipped using regular mail, not as a package.
    ok..less than 2 kilos here u sent as package..more than 2 kilos u must put a form and describe package and blach blach and u pay alot.,.,all are airmail
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,210
    I think my SS will be going in three packages, one direct from the person who made it, one from me this week (weather dependant and snow allowing me to the post office!) and one next week which I know is past the deadline but it will be before the posting deadline in the UK to the destination country...
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Sorted :mrgreen:
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    coachchris wrote:
    I really hope customs doesn't look too hard at it either or only half of it may show up :evil:
    Those customs forms drive me nuts. I had to unpack and repack to make sure I listed everything right. :crazy:
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • rafie
    rafie Posts: 2,160
    whoprincess wrote:
    coachchris wrote:
    I really hope customs doesn't look too hard at it either or only half of it may show up :evil:
    Those customs forms drive me nuts. I had to unpack and repack to make sure I listed everything right. :crazy:
    Strangely enough, the post office did not ask me to fill out any kind of customs form. Address only.
    Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!

    2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
    2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
    2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    still no word from my recipient....hmmm.....
    hope the stuff made it there ok!! :?
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    mfc2006 wrote:
    still no word from my recipient....hmmm.....
    hope the stuff made it there ok!! :?
    mine too..i hope arrive safe :( ..suppose to arrive today..i hope tomorrow
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Mailed my package today, woo hoo! Hope my SS likes what I sent.
    To the people who didn't wrap their presents, I wouldn't worry. Doesn't take away from the fun! I wrapped mine but but not very artfully. Martha Stewart I ain't. :lol:
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    The pupae were an utter failure so I'm starting over with home-grown penicillin, crafted with love. I have the Dunkin Donuts napkin and the can of baked beans, all I need now is the parking ticket. Dammit, I'm gonna have to drive to work a day this week.

    Or maybe I can send a box filled with the salty breezes from Boston Harbor. I'll collect from upwind of the sewage treatment plant.

    I'm such a giver... I bring tears to my eyes...
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  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    unlost dogs wrote:
    Or maybe I can send a box filled with the salty breezes from Boston Harbor.

    That sounds lovely!! Well it does as long as it doesn't smell like the kind of air that my hubby caught in a jar not long after we first met. Remind me why I fell in love with him :?
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  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,210
    So sorry, ice and snow meant no getting to the Post Office today. I will endevour to post by the weekend - I know it's late :(
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    edited November 2010
    dottles wrote:
    So sorry, ice and snow meant no getting to the Post Office today. I will endevour to post by the weekend - I know it's late :(

    Hey as I can't make it to the post office other than on Saturday mornings :( ... I often do my postage online and then just drop it with the post room at work for them to hand over to royal mail. If you can make it to work ... and can weigh it at home could be an option.

    https://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/olp ... gear=olpui
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  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,210
    chime wrote:
    dottles wrote:
    So sorry, ice and snow meant no getting to the Post Office today. I will endevour to post by the weekend - I know it's late :(

    Hey as I can't make it to the post office other than on Saturday mornings :( ... I often do my postage online and then just drop it with the post room at work for them to hand over to royal mail. If you can make it to work ... and can weight it at home could be an option.

    https://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/olp ... gear=olpui

    Never done that before, I'll have a looky when I am at home later.
    Thank you :D
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • rafie
    rafie Posts: 2,160
    I opened up my SS (birthday) gift today. I am on my wife's laptop, so I'll upload pics on the weekend. My SS was Pandora.
    The contents were: some gifts for my baby boy (3 rubber duckies and a theething doll thingie that says "I love my daddy"), Some orange flavoured sunkist candies, a birthday card of course, candles for my B-Day (3, 0), I little bottle of canadian whisky, a star map thingie (which my wife has already said she is taking) and a Pearl Jam mug with a pic of the band and some pics from shows.

    All in all, a very cool B-Day gift!

    Thanks Pandora!!!
    Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!

    2010: 9/7/10 - Bilbao
    2012: 26-27/6/12 - Amsterdam ~~ 29/6/12 - Werchter ~~ 4-5/7/12 - Berlin
    2014: 25/6/14 - Vienna ~~ 26/6/14 - Berlin
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    rafie wrote:
    I opened up my SS (birthday) gift today. I am on my wife's laptop, so I'll upload pics on the weekend. My SS was Pandora.
    The contents were: some gifts for my baby boy (3 rubber duckies and a theething doll thingie that says "I love my daddy"), Some orange flavoured sunkist candies, a birthday card of course, candles for my B-Day (3, 0), I little bottle of canadian whisky, a star map thingie (which my wife has already said she is taking) and a Pearl Jam mug with a pic of the band and some pics from shows.

    All in all, a very cool B-Day gift!

    Thanks Pandora!!!
    oh!!!so lucky you got Pandora!!!awesome..waiting for fotos!! :D
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Ordered and should be out this week... I had nothing to go on so I hope they like it :? :mrgreen:
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    rafie wrote:
    I opened up my SS (birthday) gift today. I am on my wife's laptop, so I'll upload pics on the weekend. My SS was Pandora.
    The contents were: some gifts for my baby boy (3 rubber duckies and a theething doll thingie that says "I love my daddy"), Some orange flavoured sunkist candies, a birthday card of course, candles for my B-Day (3, 0), I little bottle of canadian whisky, a star map thingie (which my wife has already said she is taking) and a Pearl Jam mug with a pic of the band and some pics from shows.

    All in all, a very cool B-Day gift!

    Thanks Pandora!!!

    You're very welcome Rafie! I'm glad you and the family liked the gifts. I hope your birthday is wonderful!
    Make it special.... # 30 comes but once! :D Enjoy!!

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