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Title: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Gingerbread on December 25, 2016, 01:02:14 PM
Between my mother, father and my OH I was I was spoilt :D

The incense and holder was from my Dad, the Pinkie anf MH dolls, water bottle, MLP suprise bag, candles and scrying mirror were from my OH and the rest from my mother and 3-year-old. The PJs are SO soft.

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Missed out of the pic are my new slippers - I bought my Mum exactly the same pair for Xmas too :D

What did you get?
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: BlackCurtains on December 25, 2016, 04:51:12 PM
I did get a couple of pony items this year :) A Rainbow Dash ornament and a metal lunch box with Pinkie Pie on it filled with old fashioned candy - which is really cool.

Non pony stuff included a Fractals coloring book, a WWE DVD and a giant skeleton rat :P
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Chibiskittles on December 25, 2016, 05:12:01 PM
My mom is working on the BEST present ever  :frolic: a custom my little pony quilt.  She found patterns for all of the ponies, found buttons to match my top favorite ones, and picked fabric to match them all!  I am in LOVE!

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Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Bekuno on December 25, 2016, 05:20:11 PM
I already posted about my pony stuff in the brag forum, but I got other things!

DVDs: Rick & Morty Season 2, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Destory All Monsters, Pokemon Jhoto Journeys the complete series, Rebirth of Mothra Trilogy

Books: Sacred Heart, Firebringer, Godzilla Rulers of Earth volume 4, Project Nemesis, Moomins: The complete comic series volume 8

Art supplies: Toned Grey sketchbook and a 72 pack of prismacolors

Video games: Zero Time Delimma on 3DS and a $20 steam gift card I used to buy Roller coaster Tycoon 2 and Age of Empires II expansions

Other: A snorkmaiden plush, and 42 booster packs of Magic: The Gathering cards to split with my boyfriend!

Oh, and Candy!!
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: CloudyGlow on December 25, 2016, 05:31:24 PM
My mom is working on the BEST present ever  :frolic: a custom my little pony quilt.  She found patterns for all of the ponies, found buttons to match my top favorite ones, and picked fabric to match them all!  I am in LOVE!

That's the sweetest gift!

Okay, here is what I got:
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I think the biggest thing is that I got my very first nirvana pony: Italian Moonstone.
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: ladybastilla on December 25, 2016, 06:47:37 PM
Here's what I thought I was getting:

Spoiler
From my parents I got $150, a pair of winter boots, a thing of Brookside Blueberry Acai chocolates (matches the Pomegranate ones I got from Sumire.) a bag of skittles and Reese Peanut Butter Cups. So far I've purchased 3 pairs of Pajama pants from Penningtons. Also getting some beauty products from The Body Shop's Boxing Week sale and a travel mug, a second glass mug and tea David's Tea's sale. The rest is getting spent on ponies.

I got $50 from my grandma and grandpa. I'm spending that on a new 3DS charger, the g1 MLP DVD set and some pens and washi for my LifePlanner.

I got an Erin Condren LifePlanner, wet / dry markers, three sets of personalized stickers, a clip in shopping list / meal planner and a pen holder from Jay (my bf).

My brother Mikey got me Game of Thrones season 6.

My brother Shawn got me a Cusinart tea maker.

I also got beautiful gifts from several swaps here. I did a private swap with Ledbyrd, was shopped for by Sumire in Tea & Chocolate, Aintnobuffalo in $35 pony and Teacher316 in $15 Pony. I'll let you go check those out if you want to, rather than making this any longer than it is. :lol:

I also have $100 I'm "giving" myself and that's probably getting split between ponies and crafting supplies.

Here's what I actually got:

-- Season 6 of Game of Thrones -- Brother 1
-- Cusinart Tea Maker -- Brother 2
-- My Little Pony (original series) -- Grandma and Grandpa
-- Perfect Tea Mug -- Grandma & Grandpa
-- Pom Cider Tea -- Grandma & Grandpa
-- Papermate InkJoy Pens -- (Grandma & Grandpa
-- D/C Jeans (Penningtons) -- Mom & Dad
-- Dark Blue Cowl-neck sweater -- Mom & Dad
-- Ice Blue David's Tea travel mug -- Mom & Dad
-- Sleigh Ride and Nutty & Spice tea sachets -- Mom & Dad
-- $50 toward ponies -- Mom & Dad
-- New Winter Boots -- Mom & Dad
-- Dark chocolate blueberries, Skittles and Peanut Butter Cups (stocking).
-- Gifts from swaps (see spoiler / appropriate threads)

what I Bought:

-- Nintendo 3DS Adapter
-- 2x Gray Savvy Fit Pants (Penningtons)
-- Blue constellation PJ set
-- 3x Pajama pants
-- Peach Velvet Charmed Aroma Candle
-- 2x Color Crush Lipstick from The Body Shop
-- $50 pony budget (May be a little more or less based on shipping / money conversion).
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Hannah66665 on December 25, 2016, 07:07:05 PM
Our parents are sick, especially our mom so we had to put off the family get together for another day... so there are probably a couple more gifts coming in the future.

I got...

A Snuggie
A pair of shorts
Some candy
Some colored pencils and a coloring book (the coloring book is actually MIA and mom will find it when she's well)
A dozen fakies that came in a looong tube
A Vi and Va fashion doll outfit. I put it on one of my Blythe dolls.
30th Anniversary Ocarina of Time Link Amiibo
A series 3 pack of Animal Crossing Amiibo cards
A beaded bracelet
A couple Schleich Bayala figures from a friend

Annnd my sister and I had a private swap with BethMcBeth... brag post coming soon.  :)
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: zombienixon on December 25, 2016, 07:49:28 PM
Here's what I got from my family, as well an old family friend.

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Those speakers replace the ones on my desktop that are crapping out. I also got a newer wireless adapter, which I thought would allow me to project wirelessly to my Fire TV stick, but I guess I have to troubleshoot more. My sister got me the RD styling size, which I was almost going to order online. And the snacks with the basket (which will likely be full of cat when the snacks are gone) were from the family friend.

There's also one more thing from my Mom which I was genuinely surprised to find.  I saw it still under the tree after the presents had been passed out, and I probably would have overlooked it if I didn't see my name on the tag. This was what was inside.

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Keep in mind, there was only a brief period around late 2013-early 2014 that I even mentioned that I was into MLP to her, and since then I've never brought the subject up. I had thought she had forgotten I liked it or that I had lost interest. So my reaction was initially "OH DEAR GOD, HOW DID SHE KNOW" although it is very sweet and thoughtful of her. It was also nice of her not to hand it to me when everyone was around the tree.

Finally, here's what I got myself. I dropped some very unsubtle hints to my sister that I wanted certain items while they were heavily discounted on Amazon.  I ordered them anyway just in case they went with something else.  I'm glad I did.

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Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Harmonie on December 25, 2016, 08:17:40 PM
I got:

A nice dresser
A storage cabinet for my kitchen
A calendar and notepads (French bulldog themed, since I now own a dog of that breed, and love her to pieces)
$100

There are still a couple of gifts at my apartment. I should have grabbed them before coming home. All of this is from my parents, too. I'm spoiled. And I still have my birthday tomorrow, but I believe it's all cards so it'll be money/gift cards. Which are great, too.
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Miniature Sheep on December 26, 2016, 01:23:53 AM
I'm one of those people who is always like "I don't want anything for Christmas" but lo and behold, folk still found a way to get me into the spirit of things (and knocked it out of the park in the process!) So I got...

A moon ornament (gonna go in search of a nice blue glass ball to sit on top of it)

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A guitar tuner and a fabulous necklace to match an ear cuff I got a while back

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I also got a load of immensely delicious Highland shortbread biscuits - they'll keep me going for ages!

And seeing as the folks at work furnished me with copious extra hours in the run-up to the holidays, I decided to treat myself to this beauty while it was on sale. I've been drooling over it since the dawn of time, it was well worth the hard work! :D

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Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Beldarna on December 26, 2016, 03:36:40 AM
I wanted to show pictures, but everytime I click the uploadbutton on Photobucket I come back to the log in site.

Anyway: from my wonderful boyfriend I got these awesome, warm and comfy sheep skin slippers. I'm wearing them right now, love them so much. I also got a cordless headphone, but sadly it must be returned as it's defect. I hope they have the same colour still if I get a new one.

From my younger siblings I got a marble pestle which was the only thing I wished for this christmas.. Now I can ground all the spicies I want :).

Besides that I got a pair of wool socks, two giftcertificates on grocerystores and one that works on all the stores in a shoppingmall, including IKEA. I got some cash. My older brother and our grandparents donated a huge chunk of money to cancer research in our names in honour of our aunt who passed away which was so sweet.

Stupidest gift this year was from my work :haha:. I work at a movie theatre and as such I have an employeecard which is loaded with 999 (not kidding, 999!!!) free tickets a year. And for christmas I got giftcertificates for 4 movies at any price.. Thanks a lot, I'll just pass them on I guess... :nuts:
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Koudoawaia on December 26, 2016, 09:31:44 AM
I don't know everything I've gotten yet cuz my husband's family isn't opening gifts til later today but so far from him I got The Art of Disney's Dragons, both Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman TV movies on DVD, a digital copy of Disney's Small One and a Lion King shirt I found at work. From his youngest sister and her family, I got a Walmart gift card. I work there but there should be plenty of fun stuff to get with that card like ponies.
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Einhornbaby on December 26, 2016, 10:43:54 AM
Ooooh, you guys got some awesome presents :)

I got some nice things too! <3 I just love christmas, I can never decide whats best, giving gifts or recieving :D

Ill start with my family :
The first thing I want to tell about is, my husband and I finally got some fitting wedding rings! Well,... wedding has been 2008 *cough* and we actually had rings then but... we were so poor then and could only afford a pretty ugly set of steel rings. We wore them with pride of course but they were always uncomfortable to wear since they werent too well made. Then when I got my diagnosis in 2012 we both started to seriously diet, lost 20kg +/- each and our rings got too big for us, lol. We stopped wearing them years ago and now since we finally could afford to save some money we got a new set of rings!! Well nothing too fancy since were not made of gold lol, but I really like them! They are made of silver, decorated with a wave and my ring has three swarowski chrystals in the middle. Plus there is an engraving on the inside, each has the day we first met and the name of the partner written there. We picked them up on december 23rd so they were part of the christmas haul I guess <3 I looooove them and Im so happy to finally had a fitting ring again that looks so good.

My 13yo daughter got me such a silly but yet cute thing : bunny ears for my mobile, lol! Its made from rubber and you wrap it around your mobile so the ears are on top. Its too cute!! (Found a pic on the internet, not mine but this is what it looks like. Its the same color too : https://s05-de.vinted.net/images/item_photos/898/586/606/606685898.jpeg?1462992591) She also got me a tiny snowglobe since she knows that I adooooore snowglobes <3 Inside is a tiny golden fir on a snowy mountain. Very cute!

My husband got me an awesome haul of things : best thing is a dark green scarf decorated with owls! I looove owls, I love dark green and I love scarfs! Perfect item for me <3 Have been wearing it non stop since I unpacked it... well not while sleeping and showering of course XD. He also got me an amazing carry case for my 3DS, it has Pokémon Charizard on it!! So cool! I also got some books (Harry Potter : Quidditch, The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide, Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga 9) and I love them all!! Then he got me a Stephen King audio book (22.11.1963) which is amazing because he also got me a new pocket MP3 player two weeks ago to keep me happy and occupied while sitting in the waiting rooms (Im having so many appointments at specialists like neurologist and such where you have to wait for hours sometimes these days...) On top of it he got me two adorable Beanie Boos (a silvery owl with glittery golden feet and a baby lynx, sooooo cute <3). My in-laws got me a new adult coloring book with animals and some new colored pencils plus an adorable owl-mug and small canvas with an owl to color myself. (yeah,... im kinda owl-obsessed, I have to admit XD).
My aunt has been sick sadly, so we didnt visit her yet. But as far as I know she has gotten me a new pendant for my Pandora bracelet (had a wishlist so I guess it will be either a seahorse or a reindeer or a star or maybe the kitty? Ah... who knows, suspicion is always the best!!) Shes already feeling better, we now still worry for her partner since he is still sick as heck with the flu, the poor one :(

Then I got an awesome package from my friend! Awesome, really, we are still so happy (its the same friend who has randomly given me Mimic in summer btw, see brag thread o.o).
The package contained not only presents for myself but a looooad of stuff my my daughter and my husband too! There were two old Pokémon Gameboy games (Leaf Green and Mystery Dungeon) and an awesome shower gel for hubby , super great smelling shower gels and other beauty stuff plus a Monster High doll and an awesome gym bag for Larissa (the gym bag seems to be her favourite christmas present ever, lol, she carried it around all day and even to it to grandma´s home to show it off!) and even treats for the cats!! We loooved it!
For myself it contained the following : an awesome G4 Fizzy button for my handbag (self designed), a G1 Fizzy coaster made of glass (self designed too), a looooad of Manga books (Kamichama Karin, 7 books), Oh My Goddess DVD, Millennium Actress DVD, some amazing shower gel and other beauty products like a bath bomb and a face mask and some cookies <3

So, thats my load, I love every single piece of it and Im happy as can be :)
Lol and as last year, hubby and I gifted us with some things throughout the month of december ... mostly hubbys idea, he just cant wait so long to give the things he has found XD I count it to the other christmas presents lol.
So among these things were a 368 pages strong Pokémon Sun and Moon strategy book (amazing, I can totally reccommend it for all players, it has soo many things I would have never found it without it!!), the new Pokémon Charizard TGC card box (Charizard EX),  an adorable Beanie Boo Bat and I treated myself with two pearlized G4 brushables (Twilight and Rainbow Dash). Very nice :) I love it all!!

So thankful, I have recieved really nice gifts <3
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Gingerbread on December 26, 2016, 01:29:35 PM
Everyoe has got such lovely gifts!

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Holycrap that is so awesome! :inlove: Bet it sounds amazing too! I just have a crappy old Spanish that I restrung, I have had it forever and the neck is so bowed it never tunes right, it's covered in stickers and looks a right mess. Oh and it sounds like poo :D But I am more of a bass player so I don't use it out in public or anything.
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: lolaandbean on December 26, 2016, 01:45:13 PM
I got...
Michaels gc
Teeturtle.com gc
Black Cat Rescue calendar
ELF nailpolish cube
Scott Walker booble head (I collect hockey bobble heads.)
Exploding Kittens game

I haven't exchanged presents with my Dad yet. I ended up sick on Christmas day.
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Majesty on December 26, 2016, 06:29:34 PM
I got a MLP FIM CD which has traditional Christmas songs but ponies are singing their own version of it.  Most of the songs come from Christmas themed episodes like Hearts Warming Eve, it has the song they sing at the end and it also has Luna's future, AppleJacks's past I think and Pinkie Pie's Present.  I think my Mom found it at Walmart.  There are 15 songs on the CD.

I also got two Christmas sweaters, The Walking Dead PS4 games season one and season two.  I think from what I understand there are characters in it that aren't related to the TV series but it's related in the zombie apocalypse thing.  I also got The Last of Us for PS4. which my Dad said came with one of the Walking Dead games and it's basically the same thing (zombie apocalypse).  I also got Corpse Bride on blu-ray which was the only thing I asked for.

I also got $50 from my Nana, and a $50 mastercard gift card from my Aunt.  The $50 is going to be turned into an amazon gift card so I can get this PJ set from amazon:

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The mastercard gift card I used to get The Christmas Carol in hardcover.  I've never read it but seen different movie versions and based on reviews people say it's the full and complete version.  I guess most of the books are edited to the point where they take away the classic part of it.  I used the rest to get the Disney Animator Doll Merida.  I got the version with the teal dress and she comes with her horse Angus.

Forgot to add that I also got a MLP calendar for next year.  My Dad usually gets me one every year for Christmas for my room.
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Einhornbaby on December 27, 2016, 01:15:05 AM
The Walking Dead PS4 games season one and season two

Awesome game :D You will meet some characters from the TV series but most are unknown. You will definitely enjoy!!


And the PJs are awesome :D
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: buttonso on December 27, 2016, 06:55:20 AM
I love reading/seeing what folks got for Christmas!!

I've gotten really bad about uploading pics to Photobucket to post here, but I've posted in some FB groups and on Tumblr...

I got Paradise Estate and Oakley the Moose from my husband!! :0 PE I kind of suspected (the wrapped box was GINORMOUS) but Oakley was a total surprise!

My sister's boyfriend also made me a very cute Pinkie Pie ornament (he works at a place where he has access to a lot of lasers and such and he made all of us custom ornaments this year).

I got a lot of nice non-pony things too, such as a new coat from my folks and a DVD box set of one of my fave shows from my sister.  It was a nice haul this year.  :) :blush:

Post Merge: December 27, 2016, 06:56:48 AM

Also I got some extra money and splurged a little on eBay yesterday so I will have some ponies coming in the mail sooner or later  :blush:
Title: Re: Holiday Haul Thread!
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 27, 2016, 07:16:56 AM
Awesome stuff everyone.

I got:
A purple, comfy robe
A jacket
Two Transformers: Astrotrain and Blurr
Two Ponies: Portabella and Ribbon, just waiting for Ribbon
Two Breyers Stablemates
Cozyheart Penguin Plush
Socks and sweatshirt
Japanese Cherry Blossom Lotion and Body wash
Walmart and Barnes and Noble gift cards
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