hannahruth
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
Aug 29, 2014 18:57:20 GMT
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Post by hannahruth on Dec 26, 2020 5:56:33 GMT
No misses here - the grandsons (11 and 13) were gifted the new Mario Lego set which they were over the moon about plus other little bits and pieces. Granddaughter (6) received boxes and boxes of Friends Lego so she was thrilled along with other things as well.
SIL and DD gave me a list so I knew they would be happy with what ever turned up on the day.
DH and myself were surprised with our gifts and it showed me that I am listened to when I think I’m not 😊
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Post by kraft4fun on Dec 26, 2020 6:20:49 GMT
Nothing here to open so not hits or misses. Ended up getting a new tv for the living room Tuesday night as ours went out on Monday night, told hubby not to put the old tv out yet, did he listen... well crackhead neighbors now have a new to them 42" smart tv that works great. Then one of my debit cards was cloned and after reporting one charge of $4.98 as fraud on Monday, they didn't turn off my card and it was hit again on Wednesday for $200 at 4 different places all together and cleaned it out. SO... I'm waiting for the form to be sent to me so I can file written dispute and possibly get a provisional credit while they do the investigation. I have changed my direct deposit and once this is all over, will be completely cancelling that account since they don't care about us as customers for over 8 years. And never had to dispute a charge in all that time. I got more information from the company the charges were made at in 12 minutes than I did from my card company in 5 hours. yeah Merry Christmas. At least we aren't sick.
Well I guess a miss is, I heard from 2 of my 3 daughters via text only photos of my grandbaby from one, no grandbaby photos from the other, called the 3rd and voicemail again, she hasn't talked to me all year I still don't know why. And still not sure why I keep trying anymore.
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Post by FrozenPea on Dec 26, 2020 6:50:52 GMT
No misses here. Dh bought me a gold bracelet that I love. And a pillow for holding my tablet & kindle. He also got me my yorkie which I got in September.
He loved his gifts! Suggestions here of whiskey smokers and whiskey bullets were perfect! And an engraved decanter & glasses.
We spent an hour on a video call with my parents, our kids & spouses , all 4 of my siblings and their spouses & kids - all 27 of us in all!
Best Christmas in a very very long time.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 26, 2020 9:30:36 GMT
Everyone liked presents. Downsides: Rudy(oldest dog) is sick. I got hurt. (Fell outside,then Baby aka the Shepard rescue got wrapped around me with his new leash and got rope burned on back of leg). It would not be Christmas without me sick or hurt. 👎 I know others have it worse. Just would like to get a break. (((Hugs)))
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 26, 2020 10:06:08 GMT
Nothing here to open so not hits or misses. Ended up getting a new tv for the living room Tuesday night as ours went out on Monday night, told hubby not to put the old tv out yet, did he listen... well crackhead neighbors now have a new to them 42" smart tv that works great. Then one of my debit cards was cloned and after reporting one charge of $4.98 as fraud on Monday, they didn't turn off my card and it was hit again on Wednesday for $200 at 4 different places all together and cleaned it out. SO... I'm waiting for the form to be sent to me so I can file written dispute and possibly get a provisional credit while they do the investigation. I have changed my direct deposit and once this is all over, will be completely cancelling that account since they don't care about us as customers for over 8 years. And never had to dispute a charge in all that time. I got more information from the company the charges were made at in 12 minutes than I did from my card company in 5 hours. yeah Merry Christmas. At least we aren't sick. Well I guess a miss is, I heard from 2 of my 3 daughters via text only photos of my grandbaby from one, no grandbaby photos from the other, called the 3rd and voicemail again, she hasn't talked to me all year I still don't know why. And still not sure why I keep trying anymore. (((Hugs))) May the New Year bring better things.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 26, 2020 10:18:33 GMT
No misses here.
Hits included:
Gifting ALL the video games to each kid who asked for them. (Usually it would be picking one or two from their list).
Teen got a Switch. It was their first new game system since Xbox 360 and the excitement was palpable. Games to go with it, too.
Lots of Lego sets. Younger kids love the mini bagged sets that are typically $4 or $5, because they go together quickly and give them that sense of accomplishment. Each were given 7 sets.
Gift cards for older/adult kids were a hit.
Fidget toys were a hit.
Younger kids loved the multi-sided "roleplaying game" dice packs (from the Dollar Tree) in their stocking. They like to invent games to use them for.
Rubber duckies for bath time were also a hit.
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Post by myboysnme on Dec 26, 2020 11:05:17 GMT
Misses was a box of shirts for ds1 which he only liked when he found his most wanted gift in his stocking. All small gifts go in the stocking regardless of value. After he got that suddenly he liked the shirts.
My husband put Girardelli peppermint squares in my stocking, two bags of them and they are ok but not stocking worthy. I left them at my son's house for snacking. Edited: not stocking worthy FOR ME because I do not like chocolate since I had weight loss surgery. He bought them to fill the stocking not because I like them.
Hits was a home theatre for my son and Dil and Frye boots for Dil. Dh got a laptop and new cell phone so he was happy. Cell phone was a surprise. Did loved her little thrift shop acquired doll highchair.
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Post by bearmom on Dec 26, 2020 13:14:59 GMT
Mostly hits:
dh - bought himself a chair from a (ski) chair lift off eBay 20’ish years ago and it has sat (taken apart) in our garage since then. I had a neighbor help me by finishing it and turning it into something that can be used. He did an amazing job! Now we just have to get it into the basement.
older dd: a set of two skillets. She was way more excited about them than I thought she should be (she got plenty of non-practical gifts as well). Her housemate with most of the kitchen stuff graduated.
younger dd: dh and I took a chance and got her an Apple Watch, she has never worn a watch before. She had it set up and was wearing it within an hour.
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ddly
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Jul 10, 2014 19:36:28 GMT
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Post by ddly on Dec 26, 2020 14:14:20 GMT
Hits: My teenagers loved their black velvet overalls. I also gave them other clothing including a dress for each that I wasn’t super sure about but they both loved. The friends I gave holiday treat boxes to were very excited and pleased. I received several texts saying it was best baking ever. I follow you on Instagram and your treats looked divine!!
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Dec 26, 2020 14:34:48 GMT
Hits: My teenagers loved their black velvet overalls. I also gave them other clothing including a dress for each that I wasn’t super sure about but they both loved. The friends I gave holiday treat boxes to were very excited and pleased. I received several texts saying it was best baking ever. I follow you on Instagram and your treats looked divine!! Thank you!!!
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Bridget in MD
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Post by Bridget in MD on Dec 26, 2020 14:51:18 GMT
Hits: my son LOVED the Joe Burrows LSU jersey we got him, and some call of duty game he wanted. My daughter really liked the jewelry cabinet I ordered her - "I'm intrigued" was her reply, which high marks coming from her, LOL. SHe was excited about the new Disney Villianous expansion games we gave her (one expansion pack and the marvel edition). We expected more of a reaction from her with the gift of a macbook air. I think she was overwhelmed - which is a xmas/sbday/graduation gift all rolled into one because it was really pricey.
Miss: Wonder Woman 1984 was a dud.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 26, 2020 14:58:03 GMT
Many years ago DH hurt one of his hands pretty severely at work. At the time they did not suggest any sort of physical therapy and now he has issues with arthritis and lack of mobility. I ordered him two sets of hand therapy devices, one for squeezing and one for stretching. He was fascinated with them, looked up videos of exercises on YouTube, tried out all the different resistance levels. Hopefully he will keep up with using them and have some improvement.
I think what made them the biggest hit was that he was so surprised that I would think of such a thing and be able to track it down. He had never seen something like it. I wish I had thought of it years ago.
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Post by greendragonlady on Dec 26, 2020 15:04:06 GMT
Many years ago DH hurt one of his hands pretty severely at work. At the time they did not suggest any sort of physical therapy and now he has issues with arthritis and lack of mobility. I ordered him two sets of hand therapy devices, one for squeezing and one for stretching. He was fascinated with them, looked up videos of exercises on YouTube, tried out all the different resistance levels. Hopefully he will keep up with using them and have some improvement. I think what made them the biggest hit was that he was so surprised that I would think of such a thing and be able to track it down. He had never seen something like it. I wish I had thought of it years ago. I hope they help him!
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 26, 2020 15:04:16 GMT
Oh, and our misses were the Christmas scratch off lottery tickets. I only won a dollar!
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peabay
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Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
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Post by peabay on Dec 26, 2020 15:09:28 GMT
Biggest hits: PS5s. I busted my hump finding two of them. Refused to pay a dime over retail and spent sleepless nights waiting for stock to drop, listening for tweets that would tell me when. One went to my Dd#3 and one went to Dd#1’s boyfriend, who had to hold back tears when he saw it. His mom died when he was 10 and his dad kind of checked out of parenting. He was absolutely overwhelmed and happy and it made me so delighted to do that for him. Bought my dh a flag and a hat with both Northwestern and Penn State logos on them from House Divided. He loved them.
Flops? I accidentally bought 2 of the same book for dd#3. Told her to regift it. Also bought dd#3 a sweater she was kind of “meh” about.
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Post by annie on Dec 26, 2020 15:20:54 GMT
Hits: Doc Marten sandals for the youngest. Natasha Denona makeup for the middle. Cordless drill for the oldest. (Not a sexy gift but she needs it and was very excited.)
Misses: The joggers I bought from AEO did not fit ANY of the kids. Returning. Plus the Apple Pencil I bought doesn't work with our iPad. Need to buy the older version. That was a letdown as they wanted to start using Procreate right away.
Overall a great holiday!
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Post by Neisey on Dec 26, 2020 15:30:19 GMT
Almost everything was a hit here. Only real miss...bought DD what I thought was a case of water colour paints. Actually it was just a case to keep water colour paints covered once you squeezed some from a tube. It will still be used, just wasn’t what I (or she!) expected. I think the only thing going back is a pair of slippers just to get a different style.
Biggest hit...I purchased a very small plot of land in Ireland in SOs name (he is of Irish heritage) and gave him the framed certificate stating he is now a Lord of Kerry...and he has already been “Lording” it over his friends. It was really inexpensive and he’s been having tons of fun with it.
An unexpected hit for me - one of those battery operated self stirrers - you put it in the pot and it will rotate through your ingredients so they don’t burn. When I first saw one s few years ago I thought how lazy can someone be but I’ve recently been making things that the recipe requires constant stirring and SO noticed I was standing over the stove doing this. I now appreciate where it can have a place in my kitchen lol. Got lots of other great things including photography gear and editing software and SBing stuff including a photo printer
DD21 did up a great scavenger hunt for me with the end being a certificate for a virtual sleuthing experience. Was lots of fun!
Both DDs were happy with their own photo printers, craft supplies, gadgets, etc.
Got to FaceTime with DD19 and my mom for gift opening. Was great until my brother and his family arrived at my Moms and then it was too chaotic but it was great to connect for at least while - definitely appreciated the technology to allow us to be together.
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Post by summer on Dec 26, 2020 15:47:22 GMT
Everything was a hit. The short throw laser projector is amazing, D/H flipped. I got him a really stupid Big Foot tee shirt, wasn't sure if he would like it, huge hit. I got four Lego sets, The Child, Hagrid's Hut, The Burrow and Minions, several video games, really nice new video game headphones and a few other things. Overall nice day. Which laser projector did you buy? I’m looking to buy one.
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Post by malibou on Dec 26, 2020 16:11:52 GMT
Many years ago DH hurt one of his hands pretty severely at work. At the time they did not suggest any sort of physical therapy and now he has issues with arthritis and lack of mobility. I ordered him two sets of hand therapy devices, one for squeezing and one for stretching. He was fascinated with them, looked up videos of exercises on YouTube, tried out all the different resistance levels. Hopefully he will keep up with using them and have some improvement. I think what made them the biggest hit was that he was so surprised that I would think of such a thing and be able to track it down. He had never seen something like it. I wish I had thought of it years ago. My Dh hurt his hand a couple of years ago and got the squeezing putty. He put it next to his tv watching spot, and he works his hand while watching tv. He actually now uses it for both hands. He swears by the stuff.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 26, 2020 16:19:23 GMT
Many years ago DH hurt one of his hands pretty severely at work. At the time they did not suggest any sort of physical therapy and now he has issues with arthritis and lack of mobility. I ordered him two sets of hand therapy devices, one for squeezing and one for stretching. He was fascinated with them, looked up videos of exercises on YouTube, tried out all the different resistance levels. Hopefully he will keep up with using them and have some improvement. I think what made them the biggest hit was that he was so surprised that I would think of such a thing and be able to track it down. He had never seen something like it. I wish I had thought of it years ago. My Dh hurt his hand a couple of years ago and got the squeezing putty. He put it next to his tv watching spot, and he works his hand while watching tv. He actually now uses it for both hands. He swears by the stuff. The putty was my first thought, but then I thought about all the cat hair that is around and decided to go with a washable option.
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Post by malibou on Dec 26, 2020 16:41:05 GMT
Lol QueenoftheSloths no animals here, but wise of you to think that thru. The thought of looking at the weird gray putty covered in cat hair is kind of freaking me out. 😀
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Post by ToniW on Dec 26, 2020 17:23:50 GMT
DH bought me a cricut air 2, but I know he wants to play, too! It'll be great as it'll be something we can do together. I got him a Man Crate for beards after I saw it mentioned here. It was so funny as every few days he'd ask me if he could open it.
DH bought something for DS but I can't think of what it is at the moment. Need more coffee! DS paid one of my bills and will be helping DH finish our upstairs bathroom. DD will get cash. Both children will get copies of the Chinese American WWII veterans congressional gold (but it will be in bronze) medal that was recently awarded to my father and thousands of others who were never recognized for their service.
ETA: Forgot to add that we zoomed with DH's siblings and DS (except he was at work, kept getting calls and left his phone on and all we saw was the ceiling) on Christmas Eve and we zoomed with my siblings and DD (DS had to work) yesterday.
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 26, 2020 17:27:55 GMT
Hits: - DH got me an edn garden! We aren't supposed to exchange gifts, but I got him a Cameo from Danny Trejo and he got me this really nice indoor herb garden. We were both happy. - Got my dad a nice new Breville toaster that he is already using! He threw the other one in the garbage. Haha! - DH had 1000 piece puzzles made of all our family dogs (all seven) and gave them to my brother/SIL and my parents. He did well. - I got a Cuisinart electric kettle from my brother and SIL and it's awesome. I like pourover coffee and had been heating a teapot on the stove and it was a total pain in the ass. This is super fast, temp controlled and I love it!
Really no gift misses, except that I almost always get theatre tickets for my mom and I and couldn't do that this year for obvious reasons. And, we couldn't get together with my extended fam (including all the little cousins who make gifting so much fun). But we Zoomed and my first grade cousin was hilarious because he's been doing remote learning, so he was like "I can't hear when everyone talks!" because all the aunties and grandmas and grandpas were loud and unmuted. Haha! Finding small moments of laughter and joy is all we can do right now to make it through.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 26, 2020 17:45:44 GMT
Hits: My teenagers loved their black velvet overalls. I also gave them other clothing including a dress for each that I wasn’t super sure about but they both loved. The friends I gave holiday treat boxes to were very excited and pleased. I received several texts saying it was best baking ever. Yes, I've been following your baked goods on IG and I can say that they should be impressed! You do beautiful work!
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Post by malibou on Dec 26, 2020 17:50:06 GMT
Hits: - DH got me an edn garden! We aren't supposed to exchange gifts, but I got him a Cameo from Danny Trejo and he got me this really nice indoor herb garden. We were both happy. - Got my dad a nice new Breville toaster that he is already using! He threw the other one in the garbage. Haha! - DH had 1000 piece puzzles made of all our family dogs (all seven) and gave them to my brother/SIL and my parents. He did well. - I got a Cuisinart electric kettle from my brother and SIL and it's awesome. I like pourover coffee and had been heating a teapot on the stove and it was a total pain in the ass. This is super fast, temp controlled and I love it! Really no gift misses, except that I almost always get theatre tickets for my mom and I and couldn't do that this year for obvious reasons. And, we couldn't get together with my extended fam (including all the little cousins who make gifting so much fun). But we Zoomed and my first grade cousin was hilarious because he's been doing remote learning, so he was like "I can't hear when everyone talks!" because all the aunties and grandmas and grandpas were loud and unmuted. Haha! Finding small moments of laughter and joy is all we can do right now to make it through. I LOVE my Breville toaster! I threw my old one in the trash after the first piece of toast with my Breville. Dh started with pour over coffee over the summer. He quickly grew tired of the stovetop kettle and bought an electric one. He told me recently that most mornings he thinks he might marry his kettle.
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 26, 2020 17:52:19 GMT
Hits: - DH got me an edn garden! We aren't supposed to exchange gifts, but I got him a Cameo from Danny Trejo and he got me this really nice indoor herb garden. We were both happy. - Got my dad a nice new Breville toaster that he is already using! He threw the other one in the garbage. Haha! - DH had 1000 piece puzzles made of all our family dogs (all seven) and gave them to my brother/SIL and my parents. He did well. - I got a Cuisinart electric kettle from my brother and SIL and it's awesome. I like pourover coffee and had been heating a teapot on the stove and it was a total pain in the ass. This is super fast, temp controlled and I love it! Really no gift misses, except that I almost always get theatre tickets for my mom and I and couldn't do that this year for obvious reasons. And, we couldn't get together with my extended fam (including all the little cousins who make gifting so much fun). But we Zoomed and my first grade cousin was hilarious because he's been doing remote learning, so he was like "I can't hear when everyone talks!" because all the aunties and grandmas and grandpas were loud and unmuted. Haha! Finding small moments of laughter and joy is all we can do right now to make it through. I LOVE my Breville toaster! I threw my old one in the trash after the first piece of toast with my Breville. Dh started with pour over coffee over the summer. He quickly grew tired of the stovetop kettle and bought an electric one. He told me recently that most mornings he thinks he might marry his kettle. We have a Breville toaster, too! My dad admired it one day this fall and I knew I had to get him one!
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Post by whipea on Dec 26, 2020 18:01:14 GMT
Everything was a hit. The short throw laser projector is amazing, D/H flipped. I got him a really stupid Big Foot tee shirt, wasn't sure if he would like it, huge hit. I got four Lego sets, The Child, Hagrid's Hut, The Burrow and Minions, several video games, really nice new video game headphones and a few other things. Overall nice day. Which laser projector did you buy? I’m looking to buy one. VAVA 4k UST. Watched a few episodes of the Mandalorian projected on a wall, very impressive. Also has decent sound.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 26, 2020 20:46:40 GMT
For someone who always seems to the latest and greatest in tech, I had no idea that these UST projectors existed. Now I'm rethinking my tv wall...
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 26, 2020 21:47:45 GMT
Biggest hits: PS5s. I busted my hump finding two of them. Refused to pay a dime over retail and spent sleepless nights waiting for stock to drop, listening for tweets that would tell me when. Well, little missy, now I know why poor DS had to make do with an IOU print out of the console wrapped up under the tree. I did register with Sony hearing that was the best place to find one randomly drop and sold within seconds and checked a few sites/accounts a few times a day hoping to find the elusive unicorn. DS knew when I laughed hard at the Pete Davidson SNL skit that he likely wasn't getting the real thing but there is a family legend about me scoring an original Wii in Dec 2006 so he believed in me more than Santa. It was a happy Christmas here. I still haven't heard if the jeans fit DS but he loathes clothes shopping and is usually happy with what we get, he just can't be bothered to try them on unless he plans to wear them for the day. DD is thrilled with an Apple watch and ran out this morning to get a charger. I don't know why we thought one of the thousand chargers already in the house would work.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 26, 2020 21:51:12 GMT
DH got me an Apple Watch which I wasn’t expected at all! Total hit! I got DH a gift card to a local place to get a new stereo for his car and he was excited about that. DH got DD (11) a month long virtual class with Mark Rober and she is SO excited for it!! No real misses here. Other than “missing” my MIL. Dang Covid. Tell me more about this, my 11 yo loves Mark Rober too and that might make a great birthday gift for her.
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