🎄The Official Unofficial PipesMagazine Secret Santa 2023 🎅
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I’m totally blown away. Thank you, David @huckleberry! You are truly a gentleman and a scholar. I almost got emotional seeing all the wonderful gifts. All blends new to me, having never had anything from dunhill. And the pipes, wow! I know I’m breaking that meer in tomorrow, and I love cobs. The accessories are icing on the cake! Thank you, my friend!
Also, I’ll up my game next year. Sorry, my guy. Did not think of things other than tobacco and way over-thought getting the package across the border.
Also, I’ll up my game next year. Sorry, my guy. Did not think of things other than tobacco and way over-thought getting the package across the border.
So after donning appropriate bomb suit I engaged the culprit.
Turns out I was packaged by someone who has quite a unique sense of humor and has no idea how bad I really have been.
He managed to far outdo me in the giving department, so once again, next year will require even greater effort on my part.
Zoom in and read the letter for a complete list of blends, as well as important life lesson/skills/education...
And those samples of Pipe Force - at first I thought it was just the ones which have been officially released. But no - there are samples of all 6! Hence that 2nd picture.
I will be digging in to these ASAP.
Thanks to a very generous Secret Santa.
And of the 23 blends, I've only tried 5, so this was a SCORE!
Turns out I was packaged by someone who has quite a unique sense of humor and has no idea how bad I really have been.
He managed to far outdo me in the giving department, so once again, next year will require even greater effort on my part.
Zoom in and read the letter for a complete list of blends, as well as important life lesson/skills/education...
And those samples of Pipe Force - at first I thought it was just the ones which have been officially released. But no - there are samples of all 6! Hence that 2nd picture.
I will be digging in to these ASAP.
Thanks to a very generous Secret Santa.
And of the 23 blends, I've only tried 5, so this was a SCORE!
Just got word from USPS that all further shipments are going to be delayed due to the sheer volume of PMSS 2023 packages that are going out.
Great, now I need a shrink….
Mule deployed contraband heading north. Delivery date TBD.
Wow! That was definitely worth going through 78 posts by Elric to see!Six individually wrapped gifts, each with a personalized artistic note from Jeff, TheIronMonkey:
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Wow...not sure what else to say about this. Talk about creative and thoughtful! Not to mention a sweet hookup on some Capt Black Grape! Now I can see what all the fuss or disgust is all about. And I make 1 or 2 posts about the Fisher Price Shuttle and I get hooked up with the missing astronauts!? So I guess this is where I say, damn it, I misplaced my Daniel Defense DELTA 5 PRO .308 with a Leupold Mark 5...man I REALLY miss that thing!
All kidding aside, Jeff, thanks a ton for the personalized notes on each gift, the samples (I haven't tried any of them and I can't wait to smoke them all this weekend when I know I can sit back, relax and enjoy them), the personalized Briar Fox (haven't had that yet either), Father Dempsey (solid English in my rotation), the pipe (which is an El Morjane), the astronauts and the Mariah Carey the nail polish (that'll go to 1 of my girls).
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Samples included (in case zooming in on the pic is problematic):
Captain Black Grape (no joke, it was double bagged and I could still smell faint grape)
Folklore (2022)
GLP Westminster (2009)
Stonehaven (2021)
Penzance (2021)
Frog Morton OTT (2017)
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Phenomenal gift!
Woohoo!!!!! It came!!!! I can stop pestering I mean asking the misses if she got mail. Thanks to Santa James for the Xmas presents. Blends that cross the board for my tastes and new blends to fire up (Plus some age on them). Extra nice touch to include the lid sticker for the KBV. Well done Santa and thank you!!
Another happy PMSS customer
USPS tracking says the package was picked up at the post office—- he says on pins and needles— ???? Oh the excitement! Oh the anxiety!!!!
Just doing my part to pump up the page count!
Ahh the magic of Secret Santa
Yes I visited this summer actually! My office is out of New Holland still (although I'm in WI now). We'll have to connect one of these times.
So your Secret Santa was Marlin Perkins?So after donning appropriate bomb suit I engaged the culprit.
Turns out I was packaged by someone who has quite a unique sense of humor and has no idea how bad I really have been.
He managed to far outdo me in the giving department, so once again, next year will require even greater effort on my part.
Zoom in and read the letter for a complete list of blends, as well as important life lesson/skills/education...
And those samples of Pipe Force - at first I thought it was just the ones which have been officially released. But no - there are samples of all 6! Hence that 2nd picture.
I will be digging in to these ASAP.
Thanks to a very generous Secret Santa.
And of the 23 blends, I've only tried 5, so this was a SCORE!
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You are very welcome!...and I hope you enjoy every bowl
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