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« Reply #175 on: November 09, 2010, 12:44:22 PM »
Post it here!!! It is always nice when you see that your package is received.
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« Reply #176 on: November 09, 2010, 10:31:50 PM »
Quote from: MooseMom on November 08, 2010, 01:08:20 PM
Customs official SO do not like "vague".  I tried to be, uh, well, generic.

exactly.. they want to know what it is and what it's worth.. I send a lot of stuff to New Jersey.. *G*
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« Reply #177 on: November 10, 2010, 06:25:00 AM »
So now I have to go to Kinkos- a shipping place. I do not have a box big enough for everything.  Maybe two flat rate boxes? Anyone out there up to two packages coming your way?  I collect all year from sales and things so I have quite a bit to send out.  My secret pals will LOVE me, I hope.
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« Reply #178 on: November 10, 2010, 07:51:17 AM »
haaaaaaa...
Im smooth................... I love ebay, and i bid on something for my person..... Totally not paying attention, it was in China! And according to the eta thing, it wont be here for a month so I had to get something else... And wow.. shipping from china... is EXPENSIVE lol Me thinks ebay no likey me lol :banghead;


 :bandance;    Im totally excited about this! thank you IHD!!  :yahoo;    :yahoo;    :clap;   :2thumbsup;   :cheer:


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« Reply #179 on: November 10, 2010, 12:08:13 PM »
Quote from: YLGuy on November 09, 2010, 12:44:22 PM
Post it here!!! It is always nice when you see that your package is received.

Great idea!  And after Christmas, will there be a thread where we can come and tell everyone who our Secret Pal was and what we received from him/her?
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« Reply #180 on: November 10, 2010, 12:37:55 PM »
Quote from: gothiclovemonkey on November 10, 2010, 07:51:17 AM
haaaaaaa...
Im smooth................... I love ebay, and i bid on something for my person..... Totally not paying attention, it was in China! And according to the eta thing, it wont be here for a month so I had to get something else... And wow.. shipping from china... is EXPENSIVE lol Me thinks ebay no likey me lol :banghead;





I noticed that before too and wonder why it was taking so long. I won't buy if it's not in my currency and it tells me what the shipping cost is or has the ability to calculate shipping charges.. It is funny how some things from China come faster than others. I usually get stuff in a wek or two, but just got an iPhone cover I paid for in  October and shipped October 18.
 
 
Well my online shopping is done, now waiting to receive and then have to buy a box to ship.
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« Reply #181 on: November 10, 2010, 01:31:54 PM »
Quote from: MooseMom on November 10, 2010, 12:08:13 PM
Quote from: YLGuy on November 09, 2010, 12:44:22 PM
Post it here!!! It is always nice when you see that your package is received.

Great idea!  And after Christmas, will there be a thread where we can come and tell everyone who our Secret Pal was and what we received from him/her?

Yes, all the names and their Secret Santa will be in a list after Christmas. In past years we have listed what we got on the forum. Some people include a photo of them and their gift!
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« Reply #182 on: November 12, 2010, 10:44:45 AM »
The IHD package has touched down here at my place. I will touch it and fondle it and love it till Christmas.  Can I please sneak a peek?  Please  oh please?
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« Reply #183 on: November 12, 2010, 11:50:59 AM »
I am only waiting for one more package to come before I can ship mine. I should be able to ship mine next week.
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« Reply #184 on: November 12, 2010, 06:13:39 PM »
Okay folks the cat will be let out of the bag, I have sent two packages each to my secret pals so they will know who I am instantly.  Please excuse me, but everything would not fit in one package this year.
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« Reply #185 on: November 13, 2010, 07:35:11 PM »
Mine was purchased yesterday.. will be in the mail next week
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« Reply #186 on: November 15, 2010, 08:51:32 PM »
I received my packages in the mail today!!!   :clap;    Thank you Secret Santa!!!   :cuddle;

I'll be returning the favor hopefully by the end of the week.    :pray;
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« Reply #187 on: November 16, 2010, 04:29:42 AM »
I got home last night and my SS package's were here waiting for me.  They are big and heavey and i have NO IDEA what it could be.  Thx SS :-)

I will be sending mine out soon...........
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« Reply #188 on: November 16, 2010, 08:47:01 AM »
Blokey went to pick up what we thought was the Christmas present we'd ordered for Mumsy yesterday and came home with my SS pressie as well!  Yay!  I did insist that he scribble over the customs declaration before he let me near it though. I can't believe I have to wait six and a half more weeks before I can open it!

I posted mine this afternoon.  I will now be completely and utterly paranoid that it will fail to reach its destination.

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« Reply #189 on: November 16, 2010, 10:41:16 AM »
Quote from: kitkatz on November 12, 2010, 10:44:45 AM
The IHD package has touched down here at my place. I will touch it and fondle it and love it till Christmas.  Can I please sneak a peek?  Please  oh please?

No!  :Kit n Stik;
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« Reply #190 on: November 16, 2010, 09:06:32 PM »
Quote from: okarol on November 16, 2010, 10:41:16 AM
Quote from: kitkatz on November 12, 2010, 10:44:45 AM
The IHD package has touched down here at my place. I will touch it and fondle it and love it till Christmas.  Can I please sneak a peek?  Please  oh please?

No!  :Kit n Stik;


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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

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"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #191 on: November 16, 2010, 09:08:58 PM »
Packages received so far:

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Kudos to everyone who sends early!  Get those SS packages out soon!
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

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"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #192 on: November 17, 2010, 09:47:22 AM »
Mine left yesterday!!
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« Reply #193 on: November 17, 2010, 09:55:53 AM »
My gift went out on 10 Nov, but it has a LONG way to go!  My husband mailed it for me...I hope he didn't mess up somehow.

I like this idea of people posting when they've received their package.  I'll be looking for my recipient's post so that I won't worry anymore.
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« Reply #194 on: November 17, 2010, 04:26:50 PM »
Mine is going in the post tomorrow morning!!
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« Reply #195 on: November 17, 2010, 08:28:18 PM »
Made my last part of my gift over the weekend, so my package went out today.
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« Reply #196 on: November 18, 2010, 07:15:58 AM »
Our packages are on the way!!!  Hope they arrive soon!!!
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« Reply #197 on: November 18, 2010, 10:52:02 PM »
I got my last gift I ordered for my erson. I have to get some wrapping paper now and a box. Mine should be going out next week on a day I do not have doctor appointments.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
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Guide Dog by end of July 2012
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« Reply #198 on: November 19, 2010, 10:49:33 AM »
bad gramma!!!!! i'm always a day late and a dollar short. but i promise my person will get their gift in time for the big day.
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« Reply #199 on: November 19, 2010, 12:31:02 PM »
 :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

I RECEIVED MY SECRET PAL GIFT TODAY, AND IT WAS SHIPPED IN A NXSTAGE BOX!!!!  That's how I knew it was from my IHD Secret Pal without even having to look at the return address. :rofl;

Recycling at its best!!!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you, Secret Pal!!!  Thank you!! :cuddle;
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