Secret Santa UK

Discussion in 'United Kingdom & Ireland' started by hdtrice, Nov 26, 2015.

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Would you be interested in a UK secret santa?

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  1. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Post office is giving 15% discount on parcel postage charges today :slight_smile:
     
    #41 EmperorBevis, Dec 8, 2015
  2. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    **PANIC!!**
     
    #42 hdtrice, Dec 8, 2015
  3. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Are we gonna all poker face this till nearly Christmas or speak up about if we've sent or received our secret Santa packages?
     
    #43 EmperorBevis, Dec 10, 2015
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  4. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    I'd vote for poker facing. Certainly about any sending, anyway. That could be a give-away.

    Mentioning you've received something wouldn't though, would it?
     
    #44 hdtrice, Dec 10, 2015
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  5. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Not sure what's best really. If you say if you've sent yours and someone has already received theirs, then you'll have a good idea who the sender was, same applies if you've not sent yours and the recipient is still waiting for theirs...poker face probably?

    I'll be saving mine 'til Xmas day regardless and genuinely looking forward to it.
     
    #45 Kozel, Dec 10, 2015
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  6. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Thank you Secret Santa

    I think I might be a contender for best beers received :slight_smile:


    [​IMG]
     
    #46 EmperorBevis, Dec 25, 2015
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  7. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    I'd just like to say a massive thanks to my Secret Santa. Excellent choice of beers (never had any of them) and really looking forward to trying them.

    :slight_smile:
     
    #47 Kozel, Dec 25, 2015
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  8. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Cheers , cheers and one more cheers to my secret Santa! Never had any of these, and cannot wait to try them. Really impressed. Made up.

    Also thanks to everyone who's got involved. Really enjoyed it. Roll on next year!

    [​IMG]
     
    #48 hdtrice, Dec 25, 2015
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  9. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Yes, I'm chuffed that I not only got 3 great beers, all of which I've not tried
    but also the opportunity to sample a brewery's ware's that I've never had
     
    #49 EmperorBevis, Dec 25, 2015
  10. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Having the Cheshire - Govinda Barrel Aged IPA from my secret santa and loving it. Getting a lovely pear aftertaste which Mrs. K is also enjoying. :grinning:
     
    #50 Kozel, Dec 25, 2015
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  11. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Just had the Cloudwater - Grisette. Fantastic light lambic flavours.
     
    #51 Kozel, Dec 25, 2015
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  12. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Cracking on with this... Some flavours!

    [​IMG]
     
    #52 hdtrice, Dec 27, 2015
  13. Pulley9

    Pulley9 Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2015 Scotland

    Many thanks to my Secret Santa!
    Had them all between Christmas Eve and Day, and I enjoyed them all. A few styles I'd not had before either, so I was very impressed.

    Cheers!

    [​IMG]
     
    #53 Pulley9, Dec 30, 2015
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  14. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    After being laid low by fever post Christmas (all my own doing, I imagine), I rose from the dead at the weekend, and was able to have my final Secret Santa beer.

    [​IMG]

    A tasty scotch ale... from Costa Rica of all places! Awesome.
     
    #54 hdtrice, Jan 6, 2016
  15. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Now the dust has settled, I wondered how everyone found the process of Secret Santa? Particularly postage?

    My first time posting beer, and I learnt a couple of things: there's a 1 litre and 2 kg limit when sending alcohol, which I didn't know. I'd already packaged up my beer (which exceeded the 1L limit). In the end, I just told the assistant that I'd made a mistake, and in fact there was only 2 bottles in the package (< 1L) ...and then just hoped for the best!

    Did anyone else come across similar problems? Does anyone have any tips / solutions / best practice for posting beer?
     
    #55 hdtrice, Jan 6, 2016
  16. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    "What are you sending?"
    "Collectible glassware"
     
    #56 CwrwAmByth, Jan 6, 2016
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  17. Padraig

    Padraig Zealot (526) Jan 14, 2013 New York
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    Pre-book online, print off the label and drop it off at the post office. Usually it's cheaper and you rarely get any questions.
     
    #57 Padraig, Jan 6, 2016
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  18. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Yes & NO

    The 1 litre limit is per item(ie bottle or can) so 5 times 500ml bottles no problem
    & the 2kg limit is for royal mail, my was over & had to go Parcel Farce & was considerably more
    but hey, it's Christmas & I hope I added to someone's magic
     
    #58 EmperorBevis, Jan 6, 2016
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  19. Pulley9

    Pulley9 Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2015 Scotland

    I post beer fairly regularly through work, and thankfully the staff at the local post office know me now and don't ask any questions.

    Pack it as well as possible and hope for the best.

    Found the whole Secret Santa process to be a thoroughly enjoyable one though, and I would definitely be interested in taking part in future additions if it happens again!
     
    #59 Pulley9, Jan 13, 2016
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  20. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Hear, hear!
     
    #60 hdtrice, Jan 13, 2016
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