Got your gift? Be sure to say "Thank You!" to your Secret Santa!

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Santa came. Says that he will come again. This is like the 12 days of xmas. Thank you Santa for my sweatshirt and other gifts still coming.IMG_20231215_072119.jpg
Glad you like it! I tried to get Amazon to do both on the same day, but I guess with the holidays it is a little more difficult haha. Santa and his reindeer will be stopping by soon with the second part!
 

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Thank you to my secret santa (and his wife lol's). I did thank on Elfster but want to do so here as well. So happy to replace my rusty algae scraper with a new one and I love the colored pens. Will enjoy using both items
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Update! I just saw someone post...with the same username and the thank you note! So thank you @Susan Edwards specifically for my wonderful gifts. I hope you saw my post from last night. The glasses were everything! My daughter's face lit up. I saw your name on the thank you note, but didn't want to put your name out since so many of us choose to use username aliases. But, now that I know it's you, now the cat's out of the bag! Thank you Susan. Merry Christmas and Holiday Blessings!
 

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Thank you, Santa!

I must have done something pretty, pretty good, this year.
Reefer t-shirt, glass globe with sea turtle scape, a $50 gift cert to Battle Corals and a TJ Oshie photo plaque with melted ice from the Capitals Stanley Cup clinching game in 2018.

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Great gifts, thank you again!!!!

It is amazing to see the generosity of all Santa's. I enjoy seeing the thoughtfulness that goes into gifts to strangers. It's especially great to give and make people happy.
This truly is a special time of year and a great community of people!
 
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Update! I just saw someone post...with the same username and the thank you note! So thank you @Susan Edwards specifically for my wonderful gifts. I hope you saw my post from last night. The glasses were everything! My daughter's face lit up. I saw your name on the thank you note, but didn't want to put your name out since so many of us choose to use username aliases. But, now that I know it's you, now the cat's out of the bag! Thank you Susan. Merry Christmas and Holiday Blessings!
I loved your story about your daughter claiming those glasses! So cute!! Merry Christmas!
 

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My gift came in last night, but I work nights so I'm just now opening it! I am absolutely floored, my Santa sent me a bunch of nice frag plugs and some sweet target feeders/syringes!

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I also received a pair of Kraken coral viewing glasses which I can't wait to try out with the family!

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My Santa made me a BEAUTIFUL pen! That's right, not bought, made; boy is it awesome! Dazzling abelone and it just glides across the paper!...
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Speaking of paper I also got a sweet mermaid artwork made even cooler because it's printed onto a dictionary page!

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The most heartwarming part of the package was a big tin of cookies, homemade just like mom used to make with the recee's cups pushed into them. They taste just like I remembered!

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I can't thank you all enough, you've made my day, week, and month! Merry Christmas :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: @ScottJ
 

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My gift came in last night, but I work nights so I'm just now opening it! I am absolutely floored, my Santa sent me a bunch of nice frag plugs and some sweet target feeders/syringes!

billy mayes GIF


I also received a pair of Kraken coral viewing glasses which I can't wait to try out with the family!

Shark Tank GIF by ABC Network


My Santa made me a BEAUTIFUL pen! That's right, not bought, made; boy is it awesome! Dazzling abelone and it just glides across the paper!...
1000013617.jpg
Speaking of paper I also got a sweet mermaid artwork made even cooler because it's printed onto a dictionary page!

season 4 driven to tears GIF by SpongeBob SquarePants


The most heartwarming part of the package was a big tin of cookies, homemade just like mom used to make with the recee's cups pushed into them. They taste just like I remembered!

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I can't thank you all enough, you've made my day, week, and month! Merry Christmas :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: @ScottJ
They made that Pen?!? Wow, that’s so cool.
 

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I posted my thank you to elfster but spaced out coming to this thread!! Sorry, Mom brain.

Thank you to my secret Santa this year, I scored the filter and resin I needed to freshen up my RODI, plus more AB+, which was just in time I was about to run out and my corals love this stuff!
 

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@SlasherZ You made MY day, AND my wife's with your nice post!:grinning-face-with-big-eyes: Thank you for your kind words.

I'm glad we got the cookies right, they are pretty freekin good, aren't they!
Scott, those pens are awesome; and I wouldn’t mind noshing on one of those cookies with my coffee right now! My secret Santa sent me candy my grandmother used to have and I’ll go grab one now - hehe.
 

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@SlasherZ You made MY day, AND my wife's with your nice post!:grinning-face-with-big-eyes: Thank you for your kind words.

I'm glad we got the cookies right, they are pretty freekin good, aren't they!
They really are terrific, your wife recreated them perfectly! Even funnier is my kids reaction, she saw them and said "wooooow look dad, they made you ZOA cookies!!" I guess they kinda do look like a zoanthid haha so even better, they're coral themed!
 

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My secret santa was very generous, and I want to thank them so much!

Here's the adorable Mr Chili plush they sent on top of my existing tisbee and brand new tig pod mini culture - courtesy of the mixed batch of pods they sent as well!
Yes. Yes I did sit with a flashlight a pipette and a couple of small dishes to siphon out individual tig pods. No, I don't think I only got tigs, but that's how the dice roll
:rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: Conveniently labeled as tigs by a previous jar's lid!

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The mixed batch of pods for my evo as well as potentially reseeding another tank with a little help, and an entire bag of Hawaiian black carib sea sand!

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Thank you so much for your generosity, anticipating these packages was a really really fun way to spend the week.
 

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Thank you Secret Santa!! I love the art you chose. My wife also liked it so that means it’s a go to be mounted on the wall. Thank you again! Also very cool card, I liked that as much as the framed prints.
I don’t know who your secret Santa is but that is a very cool gift
 

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Scott, those pens are awesome; and I wouldn’t mind noshing on one of those cookies with my coffee right now! My secret Santa sent me candy my grandmother used to have and I’ll go grab one now - hehe.
Thank you, I like to woodworking-turning, and pens are pretty fun to do!
 

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Thank you Ladyhawk124 aka Nicole Martin! I love the gifts! They came early. The socks are my favorite along with the candy that is one of my favorite candies. I don’t know how you knew but thank you. I am out of syringes so they will come in handy along with the scraper. You’re the best!
 

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Got my gifts today and im stoked! I really love the process of building aquascapes so this stax bundle of dry rock shelves is amazing!
im also an avid cannabis grower and dabber and the fancy cue tips are gonna be awesome!

thanks so much to my secret santa!
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