Annual Shrine to Materialism Thread (Or, Post Your Gifts)

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I got a gift certificate for a "Royal Shave" from here Link.

Little bit excited.
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I love my wife
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I love my mum too (this one has been built and painted)
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Chocolate too...

Oh, and hey stark, I got both Bad company 2 and Far Cry 2. Unfortunately I'm halfway through yet another play through of Mass effect 2, so I have yet to get around to playing them.
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barnest2 wrote:I love my wife
HMS Victory
I love my mum too (this one has been built and painted)
HMS Hood
Chocolate too...

Oh, and hey stark, I got both Bad company 2 and Far Cry 2. Unfortunately I'm halfway through yet another play through of Mass effect 2, so I have yet to get around to playing them.
That link disapointed me, I though it was a copy of the HMS Hood, made out of CHOCOLATE :shock: but it turned out to only be plastic :( .
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Bedlam wrote: That link disapointed me, I though it was a copy of the HMS Hood, made out of CHOCOLATE :shock: but it turned out to only be plastic :( .
That would have been awesome... however, I don't think I could have brought myself to eat it. The model is still good (if there are some moulding issues)
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Ryan Thunder wrote:Also, hat.
I got a hat too, black polyester faux fur, perfect for frigid NNY winters. :lol:

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some new DVD+RW blanks too, since none of the local stores carry them anymore.

& some minor snack stuff, chocolates/ cheeses.

on the giving side I sent out some cordial cherries & Danish Cookie tins.

holiday treats are always a well-received & affordable gift choice & typically cost less than gift cards. Bonus points if you make your own wrapping paper & bows.
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Rayman Origins (which is a surprisingly fun platformer)
$50 (which I already spent)
Clothes (one polo and a zip up sweater thing, I'm not sure what those are called)
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Keyboard Kindle from the parents, some smelly stuff. some random clothes and assorted other fillers.

The Kindle will make a huge difference for me - my room is full to the gunwales with books so it was time to go digital.
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My family is not creative with Christmas gifts. It's always cash. Which is, of course, a fantastic gift.
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Darth Wong wrote:My family is not creative with Christmas gifts. It's always cash. Which is, of course, a fantastic gift.
Assuming it is from your parents, siblings etc. Otherwise it is just your money given back to you.
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I didn't get anything for Christmas, which is normal. It's my parent's anniversary, 25th this past Christmas.

My mom got me a $50 gift card for Best Buy for New Year's. It's pretty useless, though; I spent an hour walking around a Best Buy and couldn't find anything worth buying under $150. Even the Sony headphones I was considering are cheaper at the Sony Store! What a garbage store.

I might just spend it on a remote control helicopter.
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Halo anniversary from my girlfriend and a total of $260 to various book stores from my family. Plus a $40 bonus on my choir scholar salary.
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