+bent_pin Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, SoulBlazer said: Glad it got there! I mailed that 3 weeks ago and was worried it wouldn't make it before Christmas. Amazon tells me that you should have received another package today. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5370420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, CyranoJ said: Should probably get a moderator to remove those names/addresses. Good point! I deleted my original photo. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5370439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Yeah, as much as we'd like to Believe we're a pretty tight group of friends (which we actually are) ...this is the wide open Internet we're posting on! 😆 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5370441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, davidcalgary29 said: Good point! I deleted my original photo. I deleted the copy in my reply. Now we just need @SoulBlazer to do his and it will be gone. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5370443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Once we clear this all up, I'll post Christmas in Hollis. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5370444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 20 hours ago, bent_pin said: Amazon tells me that you should have received another package today. I did indeed! I take it that your my Secret Santa so double thanks! I got today a tin of mixed British candies. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5370997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 minute ago, SoulBlazer said: I got today a tin of mixed British candles. I was about to comment that seems like a very unique gift, until I realized I misread. 2 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 As promised... 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, SoulBlazer said: I did indeed! I take it that your my Secret Santa so double thanks! I got today a tin of mixed British candies. Indeed. Did Amazon add the notes for each item? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 4 hours ago, bent_pin said: Indeed. Did Amazon add the notes for each item? They did, and thanks again! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 Christmas is coming. And he is not as forgiving as I am. https://youtu.be/66M8NwkRmew?si=xZCD2XWaEngFyYK8 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/18/2023 at 3:49 PM, CyranoJ said: and the centerpiece... I'm getting some great mileage out of those vintage pac-man pattern leaflets 🤣 I'm glad everything made it ok! The ornament was bought last summer when I had the chance to visit the last Blockbuster. My fiance's reaction to the Touch Me was funny... he's looking at it, asking me about if it's actually vintage, until he hears a plastic sound & looks up to see me pulling a battery out of something- "you already have one." "Yeah, that's how I knew to look for one!" Then he sighed & left. I think I watched a birthday present plan get formed & ruined at the same time 😆 1 8 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, HoshiChiri said: II'm glad everything made it ok! The ornament was bought last summer when I had the chance to visit the last Blockbuster. It's quite fitting, because at PRGE this year Blockbuster used two of my games! https://www.reboot-games.com/rebootnews/2023/10/18/blockbuster-wvgc-iv/ 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) One more day of post delivery before Christmas. So far I know nothing about my Secret Santa, so it will be a pleasant surprise if a package (or a slip) awaits for me tomorrow. Otherwise it is fine if it arrives in the middle of next week too, as long as I get it before Valentine's Day. Edited December 21, 2023 by carlsson 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 So I haven't said anything yet & have no pictures (for not-showing-address reasons), but now that things are fully sorted: I have double presents! I got caught very off-guard by a second Secret Santa present, from last year's Santa! Cue emotions of confusion, excitement, then panic that somehow something had gone wrong in net-space & someone would be giftless because the wrong matches got through! But I have communicated back & forth with Chicgamer, all is well, & a thank-you gift is headed to my Double Santa becuase such generosity deserves a reward, dangit! So look forward to a lil' extra to show off come Christmas Day! 😁 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, carlsson said: One more day of post delivery before Christmas. So far I know nothing about my Secret Santa, so it will be a pleasant surprise if a package (or a slip) awaits for me tomorrow. Otherwise it is fine if it arrives in the middle of next week too, as long as I get it before Valentine's Day. Did you get a notification of shipment from @chicgamer or @CaptainBreakout? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Not yet, but I suppose not everyone participating in the gift exchange actually forward tracking numbers, and sometimes those tend to be rather untraceable once they go overseas anyway, despite what the services claim the numbers can do. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) Seems it is hard for parcels to leave US... Maybe yours is next to mine in "JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER " Edited December 22, 2023 by Fadest 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5371837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Too much snow? PostNord the other week had a disclaimer that roads were so slippery that severe delays in delivery would happen. As if they don't have trucks and cars prepared for winter roads. But boy, they know how to toss packets out of the car window once they have something to deliver. Multiple people have witnessed that as well as caught on camera in the last weeks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5372048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chicgamer Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, carlsson said: Not yet, but I suppose not everyone participating in the gift exchange actually forward tracking numbers, and sometimes those tend to be rather untraceable once they go overseas anyway, despite what the services claim the numbers can do. Looks like there was a little bit of a mix-up with getting the tracking number to you. Just forwarded some info! Edited December 22, 2023 by chicgamer 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5372053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chicgamer Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) Since my niece is arriving tomorrow to spend a week with me, I used that as an excuse to open my Secret Santa gift early. Normally, I like to do an unboxing video, but I ended up a little more pressed for time this year, so I just took a picture of all the very cool stuff I received. My Secret Santa this year was none other than the Immortal John Hancock! How cool is that? Not only did he send me five physical games, including three of his homebrew releases, but he also sent a USB drive with digital copies of his games on the Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo! I moved in the last year (from Indiana to Virginia), and I don't yet have my Atari systems set up (except for my Jaguar). I'm now really motivated to hook them up so I can try out these games! I do have my Genesis and SNES set up, so maybe I'll find some time before my niece gets here to add those to my flash carts and give them a go. Thank you so much, Santa! I always love getting new homebrew games, and I really can't wait to play these! Edited December 22, 2023 by chicgamer 10 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5372069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 43 minutes ago, chicgamer said: Since my niece is arriving tomorrow to spend a week with me, I used that as an excuse to open my Secret Santa gift early. Normally, I like to do an unboxing video, but I ended up a little more pressed for time this year, so I just took a picture of all the very cool stuff I received. My Secret Santa this year was none other than the Immortal John Hancock! How cool is that? Not only did he send me five physical games, including three of his homebrew releases, but he also sent a USB drive with digital copies of his games on the Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo! I moved in the last year (from Indiana to Virginia), and I don't yet have my Atari systems set up (except for my Jaguar). I'm now really motivated to hook them up so I can try out these games! I do have my Genesis and SNES set up, so maybe I'll find some time before my niece gets here to add those to my flash carts and give them a go. Thank you so much, Santa! I always love getting new homebrew games, and I really can't wait to play these! Glad you got info to @carlsson, that's awesome 😎 Hope you enjoy those games, I have several of his games myself. Thanks again for organizing this. Have fun with your Niece and Merry Christmas! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5372097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 23 hours ago, carlsson said: One more day of post delivery before Christmas. So far I know nothing about my Secret Santa, so it will be a pleasant surprise if a package (or a slip) awaits for me tomorrow. Otherwise it is fine if it arrives in the middle of next week too, as long as I get it before Valentine's Day. Ooh, what's happening on Valentine's Day? Is there a secret Cupid Gift exchange that I don't know about? Details! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5372130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 22 minutes ago, davidcalgary29 said: Ooh, what's happening on Valentine's Day? Is there a secret Cupid Gift exchange that I don't know about? Details! We could call it stupid cupid and swap candy and treats. Might be cheaper if we use Amazon or other online retailers to drop ship. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355349-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2023-thread/page/11/#findComment-5372142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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