Secret Santa 2012

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Mine won't go out until the 29th...gotta wait for one last little piece

dimitrispearljam

PJStatTracker wrote:

Mine won't go out until the 29th...gotta wait for one last little piece

mahndog

So i talked to my Secret Santa's and they gave me the ok to open my package early :-)

so here are some pix. . . I am super stoked as I don't have either of these and cant wait to enjoy them this weekend as we got our first snow fall. .. What better way to spend a day then rocking out to some Live RUSH and PJ Single Video Theory . . .

Thanks again Mark n Gail (Guitar59) and Dimi for putting all this together :-)

Jeremy



and here is the nice card from them :-)

morello

^^^^ Very cool!!

dimitrispearljam

mahndog wrote:

So i talked to my Secret Santa's and they gave me the ok to open my package early :-)

so here are some pix. . . I am super stoked as I don't have either of these and cant wait to enjoy them this weekend as we got our first snow fall. .. What better way to spend a day then rocking out to some Live RUSH and PJ Single Video Theory . . .

Thanks again Mark n Gail (Guitar59) and Dimi for putting all this together :-)

Jeremy



and here is the nice card from them :-)

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

rafie

Finishing up my package now. All that is left is to wrap it and send it. Probably won't get a chance to do that until Tuesday :-(

dimitrispearljam

moretonbayfig

mahndog wrote:

So i talked to my Secret Santa's and they gave me the ok to open my package early :-)

I love that you just couldn't wait to open it I believe in 10c Secret Santa! Thanks for bringing the magic back Dimitris (lil helper)

kellanazzie

Done & ready for shipping on Monday
Better wrap it up today because I keep adding stuff to it :fp:

Who Princess

It's been a very busy week, lots of company here for Thanksgiving. Thought I might have mine in the mail today but looks like it will be Monday.

It's such a hodge podge, I hope my SS will enjoy it!

dimitrispearljam

rafie wrote:

Finishing up my package now. All that is left is to wrap it and send it. Probably won't get a chance to do that until Tuesday :-(

still time!!

Owl

I've just read about the first Secret Santa received: congrats!

Mine has been shipped already and it's on its way by now, let's hope it'll get to destination soon!

:wave:

Leezestarr313

Wohooo, christmas came early :thumbup:

We sent our packages last Monday, I hope they will arrive safely at their destinations ...

eeriepadave

Still waiting for mine to arrive. i had to order the person's online. hopefully it arrives Monday so i can mail it out early next week.

Princess Bulldozer

Sent mine today. I hope they like it.

81

Princess Bulldozer wrote:

Sent mine today. I hope they like it.

Loulou

Have just got back from overseas and going to send some goodies tomorrow!

dottles

I finally got to buy and make some of my secret santa pressie this weekend.
I hope to post early this coming week, unfortunately we have had some pretty severe weather here in the last few days (http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/picture ... tures.html) so I might be delayed but it will be posted asap.

Who Princess

Got mine packed and ready to go, then saw that I'd left out the note explaining everything.
:fp:
Now it's really ready to go.

hgpjam11

I'm almost ready to send, just waiting on a bootleg to arrive.

thefixer9

Sent mine out on Friday, hope the person likes it! Some-what random and silly things....but I have a feeling they'll like it....

boyo79

Nearly all ready to send mine out. Should be this week!

Who Princess

Mailed my package this morning!

RKCNDY

What is the $$$ limit on packages being sent to the UK? $25?

I don't want to have my person pay taxes/tariffs/fees to get their pressie. I also don't like declaring what's in the package on the customs form...then my person knows what they got. :roll:

(I tried mailing it on Saturday, but they closed 5 minutes before I got there. :x )

dimitrispearljam

RKCNDY wrote:

What is the $$$ limit on packages being sent to the UK? $25?

I don't want to have my person pay taxes/tariffs/fees to get their pressie. I also don't like declaring what's in the package on the customs form...then my person knows what they got. :roll:

(I tried mailing it on Saturday, but they closed 5 minutes before I got there. :x )

write gift and 2$ value on the package
how much is the shipping cost?

Who Princess

RKCNDY wrote:

What is the $$$ limit on packages being sent to the UK? $25?

I don't want to have my person pay taxes/tariffs/fees to get their pressie. I also don't like declaring what's in the package on the customs form...then my person knows what they got. :roll:

(I tried mailing it on Saturday, but they closed 5 minutes before I got there. :x )

Customs are kind of weird.

I think if you say that the package is a gift the giftee doesn't have to pay any fees. No real getting around declaring what's in the package. You can try to be euphemistic, I guess. :think:

I just assume the person is so excited to open the package that they don't stop to read the paperwork.

Also, if you pay for the postage on line, you can fill out and print the customs forms in advance. You need an accurate scale but it really does make things easier. Then you don't have to do much more than take it to the PO, get one of those clear envelopes for the paperwork, and hand it over.

dottles

RKCNDY wrote:

What is the $$$ limit on packages being sent to the UK? $25?

I don't want to have my person pay taxes/tariffs/fees to get their pressie. I also don't like declaring what's in the package on the customs form...then my person knows what they got. :roll:

(I tried mailing it on Saturday, but they closed 5 minutes before I got there. :x )

for a gift it is £40 but I know they often query over £30 ($45 usd)

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPort ... 4#P56_5044

dimitrispearljam

dottles wrote:

RKCNDY wrote:

What is the $$$ limit on packages being sent to the UK? $25?

I don't want to have my person pay taxes/tariffs/fees to get their pressie. I also don't like declaring what's in the package on the customs form...then my person knows what they got. :roll:

(I tried mailing it on Saturday, but they closed 5 minutes before I got there. :x )

for a gift it is £40 but I know they often query over £30 ($45 usd)

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPort ... 4#P56_5044

i was thinking this...it depence the sender too..if the package is from a company..lets say 10c LLC...i think they dont believe if it says gift on it...the will think it as a sale..so must check if its 15 pounds the limit??
and Leanne..do they charge the shipping too?
cos here in Greece the limit is more but they count the shipping in the total..

dottles

dimitrispearljam wrote:

dottles wrote:

RKCNDY wrote:

What is the $$$ limit on packages being sent to the UK? $25?

I don't want to have my person pay taxes/tariffs/fees to get their pressie. I also don't like declaring what's in the package on the customs form...then my person knows what they got. :roll:

(I tried mailing it on Saturday, but they closed 5 minutes before I got there. :x )

for a gift it is £40 but I know they often query over £30 ($45 usd)

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPort ... 4#P56_5044

i was thinking this...it depence the sender too..if the package is from a company..lets say 10c LLC...i think they dont believe if it says gift on it...the will think it as a sale..so must check if its 15 pounds the limit??
and Leanne..do they charge the shipping too?
cos here in Greece the limit is more but they count the shipping in the total..

Yeah if it is from a company it is definitely eyed more suspiciously than from a person, and if it is coming from a company they may use the £15 import threshold.

If the package is from a personal sender and marked as a gift they do not include the shipping in the calculation.
If it's a company or a gift valued higher than the treshold then they can use the following -
the price paid for the goods, plus;
any local sales taxes, plus;
postage, packing and insurance.

mfc2006