Author Topic: Happy Haul-idays! CHRISTMAS LOOT THREAD (Read 6493 times)

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #60 on:** December 26, 2009, 02:53:27 AM »

Oh, and apparently my friend's girlfriend is giving me an "amazing" gift tomorrow. I have nothing for her. Don't you hate when you get gifts from people you completely don't expect them from? I see her like 3 times a year.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #61 on:** December 26, 2009, 02:56:34 AM »

Quote from: The Business on December 26, 2009, 02:42:46 AM

Quote from: Edge™ of Kosma on December 25, 2009, 04:44:59 PM
You got a pair of Ray Bans and youre saying its a hard time?

Yeah what a stupid asshole. The holidays are about giving anyway. I got my Secret Santa dude some cool stuff (cannot be revealed yet) and I got two presents for some cancer kids. One was a Transformers Toy and the other was some sort of Super Spy Gear he wanted. I also got my ex-girlfriend a TV and a buddy of mine the complete Wire series on DVD. I feel pretty satisfied with this Christmas.

I was saying it's a hard time because none of my siblings, including me, could buy each other gifts this year, and I love getting my sisters and brother-in-law gifts. I felt really bad about it. Sorry if it came off as selfish.

edit: christ, it really did come off as selfish, fuck me. I'm quite happy with what I got, my coat and shades are rad. I just wish I could've been in a position to help out my parents by sharing the load and buying the rest of my family a few gifts and having an overall "fuller" Christmas, I guess.

Himu · « **Reply #62 on:** December 26, 2009, 03:03:47 AM »

Oh, and a hearing aid!

duckman2000 · « **Reply #63 on:** December 26, 2009, 03:04:51 AM »

Got some wireless headphones from the wife, much appreciated.

This Christmas has been tainted, though. Put together a neat package for the family back in Sweden, paid extra for express shipping so that it would for sure make it there before Christmas, and the trace stops at International Dispatch in Chicago where it got on the 11th. No trace of it in Swedish customs, so some god damn Grinch in Chicago took it. Probably the same lick of shit that stole an incoming Christmas present for my daughter three years ago. I guess they like toys and kid's clothes. FUCK. I don't normally wish unemployment on anyone, but I'm not letting this one slide with a simple reimbursement.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #64 on:** December 26, 2009, 03:07:58 AM »

$120 and the best picture of me ever. I asked for a digital copy so I could post it.

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #65 on:** December 26, 2009, 03:57:58 AM »

I got...

-every flavor of Kit Kat from Japan (haven't tried them yet - kind of want to make an event of it)

-arm warmers!!!!
-chocolate gift basket (oven mit set, homemade fudge, decorative platter, chocolate themed calendar, spatula, reed diffuser)
-gift basket (summer sausage, cheese, candy, crackers, mustard)
-moneyz
-pocket planner with gift receipt (the gift receipt is key here...)
-Inglorious Bastards BluRay and apparently THE best cookbook EVER (still en route from rodi)
-cheese grater, 4GB M2 card, Japanese lunch tote set, and thermally insulated picnic basket (my other sister can be random with her gift giving)
-tickets to King Tut exhibit at the de Young Museum and a day of fun with my best friend
-funky purple and black striped cashmere socks from Betsy Johnson (not a huge fan but I'm thinking this would be great for a Halloween costume!)

Reb · « **Reply #66 on:** December 26, 2009, 06:54:17 AM »

Jonathan Safran Foer - Eating Animals
Jostien Gaarder - Sophie's World
Youph van 't Hek - Omdat jij mijn vriend bent

Books

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #67 on:** December 26, 2009, 08:59:30 AM »

to add to my personal haul, getting V for Vendetta on BD. Tuesday will be an awesome christmas morning.

huckleberry · « **Reply #68 on:** December 26, 2009, 09:00:33 AM »

- Ratpadz mouse pad to replace the shitty fabric SteelSeries I have worn the top layers off of.
- New Balance shoes for comfortably standing 10 hours a day.
- Oblivion GOTY Edition for PC.
- a metric fuckton of gift cards. Going today to purchase a 32gb Ipod Touch. I have realized that a ipod touch will do anything that I want a laptop for.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #69 on:** December 26, 2009, 11:51:56 AM »

$100

I also received Inglourious Basterds and The Hangover on DVD from my parents, who bought it for themselves and hated both of them. So yay for me

Rman · « **Reply #70 on:** December 26, 2009, 12:32:11 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on December 26, 2009, 03:03:47 AM

Oh, and a hearing aid!

What happened with your hearing? Childhood accident?

demi · « **Reply #71 on:** December 26, 2009, 12:38:23 PM »

Got a 1600 point card with a gift card at TRU... lol.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #72 on:** December 26, 2009, 01:03:40 PM »

i got my wife the complete granada collection of the jeremy brett sherlock holmes tv series, and now i am the best husband of all time!

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #73 on:** December 26, 2009, 03:09:44 PM »

Gibraltar 9600 Drum Throne
Guitar strap locks
Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition for PS3

plus like chocolate, food, quarters for laundry, tabasco, ketchup and kitchen supplies.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #74 on:** December 26, 2009, 04:11:17 PM »

I'm getting a gig stick of RAM and 60 bucks at Gamestop from a friend in exchange for a ticket for AVATAR tonight and my old Radeon HD 4850

Bildi · « **Reply #75 on:** December 28, 2009, 02:48:28 AM »

Mum and I buy a lot of stuff at Christmas, but got even more than usual this year. On the left is what I bought her and on the right is what she gave me.

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drew · « **Reply #76 on:** December 28, 2009, 02:53:07 AM »

JESUS CHRIST(mas)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #77 on:** December 28, 2009, 02:57:36 AM »

you lucky bitch! That life collection looks sexy. I'm watching life in cold blood right now.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #78 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:03:18 AM »

Bildi + Bildimom

also, Steve Vai

Bildi · « **Reply #79 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:05:47 AM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on December 28, 2009, 02:57:36 AM

you lucky bitch! That life collection looks sexy. I'm watching life in cold blood right now.

While I like it, I'm not a gigantic fan of that stuff. But we watched an underwater episode while mum was still here and frankly I was blown away.

GilloD · « **Reply #80 on:** December 28, 2009, 08:48:57 AM »

A new camera bag, some filters, remote, tripod, odds 'n ends stuff. My wife also bought me a nice bottle of whiskey which is crazy expensive in Korea* (*UNLESS YOU GO TO COSTCO)

GilloD · « **Reply #81 on:** December 28, 2009, 09:16:09 AM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on December 28, 2009, 08:58:58 AM

Even at Costco, it's still more expensive than American prices IIRC. A 750 ml bottle of Jack is like 40k won, right? All the hard-A is like that. It's funny how the drinks in bars are generally cheaper than the drinks in American bars, but the prices of bottles is much higher.

I think it was 36. Jack is 25-ish. Costco's liquor prices are pretty reasonable

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #82 on:** December 28, 2009, 09:21:34 AM »

Quote from: Bildi on December 28, 2009, 02:48:28 AM

Mum and I buy a lot of stuff at Christmas, but got even more than usual this year. On the left is what I bought her and on the right is what she gave me.

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Are those large prints of your photographs, Bildi?

And what a haul!

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #83 on:** December 28, 2009, 11:35:13 AM »

The MAD Magazine Don Martin collection

The first 2 years of Bloom County

and lots of Blu-Rays. Oop ack!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #84 on:** December 28, 2009, 12:02:51 PM »

My wife's grandmother got me a 2010 Garfield desk calendar. $:-\$

demi · « **Reply #85 on:** December 28, 2009, 12:11:39 PM »

A bunch of crappy movies and like 6 games (2 of which are dupes). Doesnt sound like a good Christmas haul.

demi · « **Reply #86 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:10:56 PM »

Sounds like your friend has really good taste

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #87 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:12:12 PM »

A bunch of money
BB gift card
C.S. Lewis collection
guinea pants
mesh shorts

OnkelC · « **Reply #88 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:18:06 PM »

3 new blue Shirts

a sweatshirt

New company Golf Mk6 GTI (at least the lease contract got signed Dec.23)

New rug

Nixie Clock

Pair of socks (no pic)

demi · « **Reply #89 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:25:53 PM »

I'm gonna have to put those on my list when I get my triple

tehjaybo · « **Reply #90 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:05:53 PM »

Quote from: OnkelC on December 28, 2009, 01:18:06 PM

a sweatshirt
(Image removed from quote.)

You gots a purdy mouf.

drew · « **Reply #91 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:08:03 PM »

still using microsoft narrator i see

tehjaybo · « **Reply #92 on:** December 28, 2009, 03:09:04 PM »

Drewsy: Smack talking Kentucky, yet living in Ohio.

drew · « **Reply #93 on:** December 28, 2009, 04:19:41 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on December 28, 2009, 03:09:04 PM

Drewsy: Smack talking Kentucky, yet living in Ohio.

who?

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #94 on:** December 28, 2009, 04:39:59 PM »

Quote from: drew on December 28, 2009, 03:08:03 PM

still using microsoft narrator i see

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #95 on:** December 28, 2009, 05:25:50 PM »

Quote from: OnkelC on December 28, 2009, 01:18:06 PM

Pair of socks (no pic)

FUCK THAT. PICS NOW!

Bildi · « **Reply #96 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:15:29 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on December 28, 2009, 09:21:34 AM

Are those large prints of your photographs, Bildi? And what a haul!

Yes, I got them printed up for mum. I ordered a trial print a while back and framed it myself - I'd never done it before but it turned out to be a lot easier than I thought it would be. And it's lots cheaper than having a shop do it of course.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #97 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:40:28 AM »

-Got FIFA 2010 as a late Christmas gift, plus $25 iTunes

-Bought Funny People on Blu-ray as a gift to myself, and Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami and 2666 by Roberto Bolano with the $25 Barnes and Noble giftcard I got for Christmas.

Groogrux · « **Reply #98 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:48:56 AM »

- Blazing Saddles on DVD
- Smallville Season 8 on DVD
- Elf on DVD (But I don't know why...)
- Eli The Good by Silas House (Book)
- The Book of Totally Useless Information
- Wool Military Jacket
- Starbucks Stainless Steel Travel Thermos
- 1/2 lb Starbucks Christmas Blend
- 2 lbs Duncan Donuts Coffee
- Coffee cup
- $100 cash
- $25 gift card from my employer to Walmart
- And some candy and toiletry items in my stocking. (Yes, my family still does stockings.)

ManaByte · « **Reply #99 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:03:42 AM »

Got some Christmas money so I bought:

On sale at Best Buy:

On sale at Target:

Sony fantards who were claiming that the PS3 looked as good or better than a standalone player don't know what they are talking about.

OnkelC · « **Reply #100 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:13:02 AM »

Quote from: M3wThr33 on December 28, 2009, 05:25:50 PM

Quote from: OnkelC on December 28, 2009, 01:18:06 PM
Pair of socks (no pic)

FUCK THAT. PICS NOW!

Pair of socks

forgot the new shower:
New shower:

ManaByte · « **Reply #101 on:** December 29, 2009, 09:43:12 PM »

Turns out that Samsung is a piece of shit. Exchanged it for a Sony, and it's still a better player than a PS3 and half the cost.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #102 on:** December 29, 2009, 09:45:08 PM »

Quote from: OnkelC on December 28, 2009, 01:18:06 PM

New rug
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That's a sexy floor.

Powerslave · « **Reply #103 on:** December 29, 2009, 10:07:53 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on December 29, 2009, 02:03:42 AM

Sony fantards who were claiming that the PS3 looked as good or better than a standalone player don't know what they are talking about.

Quote from: ManaByte on December 29, 2009, 09:43:12 PM

Turns out that Samsung is a piece of shit.

epic fail

ManaByte · « **Reply #104 on:** December 30, 2009, 01:51:13 AM »

Quote from: Powerslave on December 29, 2009, 10:07:53 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on December 29, 2009, 02:03:42 AM
Sony fantards who were claiming that the PS3 looked as good or better than a standalone player don't know what they are talking about.

Quote from: ManaByte on December 29, 2009, 09:43:12 PM
Turns out that Samsung is a piece of shit.

epic fail

Doesn't change the fact that the PS3 picture quality over HDMI isn't as good as a standalone half the price. Samsungs just have shit build quality. You can buy a Sony for $125-$150 that completely destroys the PS3 as far as BRD playback goes.

Powerslave · « **Reply #105 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:11:22 AM »

Doesn't change the fact that you epic failed hehehe.

ManaByte · « **Reply #106 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:56:49 AM »

How? I still ended up with a player superior to the PS3 and spent half what someone buying a PS3 does.

Reb · « **Reply #107 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:11:18 AM »

You're still Manabyte.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #108 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:16:36 PM »

I took back my duplicate Blu-rays to Best Buy today. I didn't have a receipt for Fight Club, so I was forced to get something that day of an equal value. After wandering around for an hour looking for anything that even remotely interested me, I ended up getting District 9 on Blu-ray. Everything I wanted was sold out, and I never saw the movie, so what the heck.

Powerslave · « **Reply #109 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:10:28 PM »

He probably just pasted a post from someone on another forum.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #110 on:** December 30, 2009, 09:52:10 PM »

Got some warhammer 40k stuff and with the cash I got I'll be ordering this:

Eric P · « **Reply #111 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:42:19 PM »

Quote from: a slime appears on December 30, 2009, 10:33:02 PM

Update from my haul:

I got a full set of "YO! MTV RAPS" in the original case. They're rapper collectible trading cards from 1991.

(Image removed from quote.)

I hope I get 20 Eazy-E cards!

fuck that is AWESOME

ManaByte · « **Reply #112 on:** December 31, 2009, 02:09:16 AM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on December 30, 2009, 04:41:39 PM

Manabyte is just trolling. None of that really happened.

Nope the Samsung was a BDP1600. Took it back and exchanged it for a Sony BDP-s360. Same price and lacks netflix streaming, but build quality is better as is the firmware support.

Avoid the Samsung 1600. Best Buy had two other returns of it sitting in the Customer Service shelf when I took mine in. The Sony s360 is the same price and worth getting over it.

Eric P · « **Reply #113 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:12:19 AM »

i have the samsung and have no issues with mine

Tauntaun · « **Reply #114 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:01:15 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on December 31, 2009, 08:12:19 AM

i have the samsung and have no issues with mine

That's cause you sexy.

OnkelC · « **Reply #115 on:** December 31, 2009, 02:12:52 PM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on December 29, 2009, 09:45:08 PM

Quote from: OnkelC on December 28, 2009, 01:18:06 PM

New rug
(Image removed from quote.)

That's a sexy floor.

yup, comes along nicely!

Eric P · « **Reply #116 on:** December 31, 2009, 07:04:56 PM »

Quote from: Tauntaun on December 31, 2009, 11:01:15 AM

Quote from: Eric P on December 31, 2009, 08:12:19 AM
i have the samsung and have no issues with mine

That's cause you sexy.

that's probably it

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Author Topic: Happy Haul-idays! CHRISTMAS LOOT THREAD (Read 6493 times)