Christmas Haul Thread

[Spiner202]

I know we're all a bit older now, so it's different, but did anyone get anything cool for Christmas?

Alternatively, did any of y'all give anything cool for Christmas?

 

[Crystal]

Didn't have any money to give anything this year, and, conversely, I didn't receive anything this year.

Hope you all got some wonderful things

 

[Fool's Requiem]

So far tea, honey, and a soldering gun.

 

[Jawneh]

Got a Lego Piranha Plant already a few days ago. Built it and it's chilling on top of my desk. Very good.

Assorted cheapish tools from the kids. I guess a set of pliers don't have to be super good to work? I got them I guess. \

A pair of gloves, sweat shirt, pair of joggers, a nice warm shirt, and plenty of assorted candy.

Also earlier today I found out that I won a Steamdeck from a crimbo giveaway. Pretty sweet.

 

[Benzine]

I got some cash (because my sister and dad say I’m too hard to buy for), the new Zelda game, a new Steph curry jersey, the board games coup and secret hitler.

I gave a lot of Lego, an all blacks jersey, perfume, creatine, and a NutriBullet to my assorted family members.

 

[Benzine]

Oh and I got bourbon

 

[Quagmire]

13 sentinels was only video game

Some books

A couple funny mugs

Masala Chai

Lindt choclate

Cash

Capybara neck tie

Decemberists t shirt

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Cash
Astro Bot
Pajama pants
Sponge Bob socks
Red wine
The best one was a coupon book from my daughter ranging from doing the dishes to giving me a backrub. It was cute. She even wrote out disclaimers on each one.

We don't gift to adults in my family so the giving was all to my kids and wife.

 

[VashTheStampede]

My mother got her grandkids a PSVR2.

So really I got a PSVR2.

 

[MC74]

I didn't care enough to bother opening gifts. My heart's just not in it.

 

[Quagmire]

 

[Spiner202]

I did pretty well. I got Astro Bot, Spider-Man 2, and a Playstation gift card. I used the card to take advantage of the current PSN sales and bought: Assassin's Creed Odyssey (which for some reason comes with ACIII), Turok, and Dead Island 2.

 

[TD]

I think my top two gifts were probably my first It's Jeff! comic book and a sweater where the back is homer disappearing into the green sweater (like the bush meme).

 

[Acceptable User Murder]

I got an electric car jumper and a doggie backpack to carry Somer in.

Also my wife got me a subscription to NYT Games for the year.

 

[shortkut]

I got many tantrums over stupid things from both my daughters… unfortunately Hanukkah is 8 nights, so I hope they got different presents for the other nights

 

[Ben]

Myself, I got

• A 32" curved monitor
• New PS5 controller.
• Sweater
• BG3 Scratch & Owlbear t-shirt.
• Mug my son painted.

I can't even fathom all the stuff I got other people. Tons of Spider-Man stuff for my youngest, my daughter got a realistic doll that I hate, my oldest got parts for his first PC. Got the wife Ticket To Ride, which we're about to play now. The vacation rental was a big part of our gift to the rest of the family though.

 

[Smacktard]

My wife and her sisters came over for Xmas, so there was more gift-exchanging than usual this year.

I got:
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Soldering Gun
Beard kit
Chocolates and sweets
Cash

I gifted:
Paints + brushes travel set
Headphones
Animal Crossing Switch
A collection of Christmas Carol DVDs (my dad loves these movies)
Earrings

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Alright, so I can't list everything we got for the kids/neices/nephews, but my credit card statement says I spent $1758.41 on all the gifts combined.

So I also got a large bill for Christmas as well. That's my least favorite gift, I can tell you that.

 

[Lunar Kreskents]

I'm too poor to Christmas, which is fine I don't care to receive a bunch of stuff anyway, or give people a bunch of stuff they don't want, but the one gift I received was my partner's daughter gave me a card that said I'm very kind and understanding, which is very kind and understanding of her.

 

[Benzine]

My wife and her sisters came over for Xmas, so there was more gift-exchanging than usual this year.

I got:
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Soldering Gun
Beard kit
Chocolates and sweets
Cash

I gifted:
Paints + brushes travel set
Headphones
Animal Crossing Switch
A collection of Christmas Carol DVDs (my dad loves these movies)
Earrings

@Fool's Requiem this man is just copying the gifts we got

I’ve never seen two people claim to get a soldering gun

 

[Smacktard]

@Fool's Requiem this man is just copying the gifts we got

I’ve never seen two people claim to get a soldering gun

Haha thats funny, I skimmed the posts but I missed the soldering gun.

Did you start Zelda yet? Enjoying it? I probably won't start to play mine for a week or two since I'm a bit busy.

@Fool's Requiem Any soldering experience? What projects do you have planned?

 

[Tommy Boy]

Wife and I got each other new toothbrushes from the future. They have an app to let me know how bad I am at this. Prepare to be ultra-clean, teeth!!!

Got one of these things made too, on canvas:

 

[Benzine]

Haha thats funny, I skimmed the posts but I missed the soldering gun.

Did you start Zelda yet? Enjoying it? I probably won't start to play mine for a week or two since I'm a bit busy.

@Fool's Requiem Any soldering experience? What projects do you have planned?

Yeah I started it off and will play over the next few games. So far so good. I like puzzles. I also partially got it cause I think my wife will love it and I’m trying to make her play more games instead of watching so much tv.

 

[Ben]

I got my son the literal Zelda game for his birthday back in September. He enjoyed it, but I haven't tried it myself yet.

From what I know there's at least some "Hyrule Engineers" reddit community for its copy mechanics and stuff, and building things was a big part of why I enjoyed Tears of the Kingdom, so it might be fun just for that!

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Wife and I got each other new toothbrushes from the future. They have an app to let me know how bad I am at this. Prepare to be ultra-clean, teeth!!!

That's what I'm looking to buy with my Xmas cash, I have an old Oral B, but its getting gross. I want a fancy new one!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Haha thats funny, I skimmed the posts but I missed the soldering gun.

Did you start Zelda yet? Enjoying it? I probably won't start to play mine for a week or two since I'm a bit busy.

@Fool's Requiem Any soldering experience? What projects do you have planned?

I have some experience. I need to make mods/repairs to some video game systems and controllers.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

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Wife and I got each other new toothbrushes from the future. They have an app to let me know how bad I am at this. Prepare to be ultra-clean, teeth!!!

I don't like the One. Third party brush heads don't seem to exist yet. The battery indicator is a liar, and the battery drains super quick compared to other versions. It also gives me a sarcastic smirk when I turn it off before I get to two minutes. I turned the Bluetooth feature off with the hope that it doesn't drain the battery as much.

 

[Benzine]

I have some experience. I need to make mods/repairs to some video game systems and controllers.

you're the man

in nz we call them soldering irons. i don't know if this is an nz thing or just another benzine went to a weird school thing, but we spent a fair bit of time using them on various projects. i'm not very good with them though - my dex/stability is lacking for that sorta thing.

 

[shortkut]

in nz we call them soldering irons. i don't know if this is an nz thing or just another benzine went to a weird school thing, but we spent a fair bit of time using them on various projects. i'm not very good with them though - my dex/stability is lacking for that sorta thing

That’s what I’m used to calling them in NYC too

 

[bittersweet]

My Christmas haul:
- Back scratch pack
- Body scrub brush
- The Giver graphic novel
- Rocketbook reusable notebook and pen
- Couple of books
- Baja truck Hot Wheel
- Outsmarted board game
- Cookies

 

[Fool's Requiem]

you're the man

in nz we call them soldering irons. i don't know if this is an nz thing or just another benzine went to a weird school thing, but we spent a fair bit of time using them on various projects. i'm not very good with them though - my dex/stability is lacking for that sorta thing.

I don't know why I called it a gun. They do have guns, but I need the iron. I bought a cheap one that had no stable stand nor temp control thinking "I'm not going to be doing any big work." The iron didn't heat up for shit. So, when my folks ask what I wanted, I said "soldering iron with temp control and a stable stand." They got me that, as well as a stand+magnifying glass for smaller jobs and wire-to-wire soldering.

 

[Nae'blis]

Got some neat stuff!

A Yoda book end
Star Wars Scrabble
Money
A 2025 Best Mullets Calendar (no cheezy though.)
Some other stuff and this, my favorite:


A Mjolnir toolbox!

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

A 2025 Best Mullets Calendar (no cheezy though.)

Return it immediately, this is non negotiable.

 

[Nae'blis]

Return it immediately, this is non negotiable.

That's what I said!

 

[Mark]

That’s what I’m used to calling them in NYC too

Same. I think the guys calling them guns are just mistaking the irons for these:



Slightly different applications.

 

[Smacktard]

Same. I think the guys calling them guns are just mistaking the irons for these:

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Slightly different applications.

Yeah that's probably right. I got a soldering iron, not a soldering gun. I'm sure FR did too

 

[Mark]

Yeah that's probably right. I got a soldering iron, not a soldering gun. I'm sure FR did too

I’d be lying if I said I know slightly more than jack shit about PC building, but I can’t imagine a gun would be easier or more effective than an iron. You get a finer level of precision with an iron, but it’s a bigger learning curve.

 

[The Flame]

I got a lego Piranha Plant too. Did it last night and it looks pretty cool. Might be my favorite one I've done. Didn't expect it to double as a bank which is kinda cool. Really running out of places to put all my decorative shit though. I have way too many plushies of Mario characters and stuff.
Some sort of Pikachu model kit.
Glow in the dark Pokemon jigsaw puzzle from the Sun & Moon era.
Vox Machina Origins I & II book. Heard the early ones weren't so great but I've always wanted to get into the comics. Critical Role is like my favorite show and they put out a ton of them.
Avatar the Last Airbender: The Search. Finally finished the show recently so now I'm going through the comics before I check out Korra.
Slippers

Probably the first year where I didn't get a single video game or gift card for a video game since I was a kid. Did pick up Hitman World of Assassination from the Steam sale though since it was like 3 bucks. I'm sure I'll get around to playing it in about 8 years.

 

[Ben]

I actually got the Lego Pirahna Plant last year, and for some reason I just put the box on a shelf and never built it...

I'll have to do that and join the club when I'm back home. Though I'm also running out of space for my lego stuff.

 

[Ben]

Now I'm back home, one of the things I got the wife was a set of dice, chain mail dice bag, a tower, and a miniature elf ranger.



Of course, wife didn't seem to gather why it came in bubble wrap, so just dropped it into a gift bag, where I found it snapped off at the feet. I'll glue it back, but still, grumble.




I got some D&D blind bag in my stocking stuff, which was a random monster encounter with a pin and die. I got a Xorn.

The pin doubles as a miniature.

I did get a sweet red and gold die, but traded it with my son, who got a Wererat.

 

[dimmerwit]

We don't do gifts but I was shoved around Uniqlo Manchester by my mother to...ahem...update my wardrobe.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Ben, that elf archer has a nice ass.

 

[Ben]

Ben, that elf archer has a nice ass.

You're not wrong.

 

[Tommy Boy]

We don't do gifts but I was shoved around Uniqlo Manchester by my mother to...ahem...update my wardrobe.

I get all my clothes there, love that place lol. Basic, no logo, lasts forever, and is comfortable.

 

[Benzine]

lasts forever

eyes

 

[Benzine]

i may be a bit robust tho

 

[shortkut]

miniature elf ranger

I read this as mini wood elf Ranger and it made me think of WER

 

[Tirith]

Late to the party, as usual, but I got a new shiny toy and some cash. The toy is an adult toy, Sig Sauer P365 9mm pistol, though.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Late to the party, as usual, but I got a new shiny toy and some cash. The toy is an adult toy, Sig Sauer P365 9mm pistol, though.

My interest in guns is limited to old WW2 weapons, like the M1 Garand. If I'm going to protect my household with a gun, I'm doing it in vintage style.

 

[Tirith]

My interest in guns is limited to old WW2 weapons, like the M1 Garand. If I'm going to protect my household with a gun, I'm doing it in vintage style.

I'm just wanting to protect my family, and have it at the ready before Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo kicks off.....