puros_bran
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Gentlemen, Its time!!!!
Santa Claus is watching you!
Secret Santa. Yaaaaaaaaaay!
. For the 'New Guys' this is only Bobs second Secret Santa but it has a long lineage stemming from Knox Cigars old BB. Its always been a blast and sometimes been quite suprising,some of the worst 'Grinchs' have turned out to be some of the best Santa's. The same rules will apply this year but I will give a run down for all of you that doesn't know how it works.
As a gift, you may send any pipe-related item and/or cigar related item. With respect to pipe tobacco, the minimum is 150 grams of tinned tobacco or eight ounces of bulk tobacco or a pre-packed sampler that many B&M smoke shops and online vendors are offering for the holidays. If you give an estate pipe, be kind enough to clean it up and sanitize the bit. Any other items, such as, lighters, pouches, racks, tampers, new pipes, or even T-shirts & hats, are good ideas. With respect to cigars, the minimum will be 3/5 quality handmade cigars or any 5 or more cigar sampler that many B&M smoke shops and online vendors are offering. Cigar related accessories such as cigar carriers, humidors, lighters, ashtrays and so on are also acceptible. Bear in mind this isn't a maximum, most give more than this, but from past experiance I can honestly say its not what you get but what you give.
. With respect to tobaccos, please try to stay within the preferred category that will be provided in the e-mail you will be receiving from me. There's no sense sending a sweet aromatic to someone that usually smokes heavy latakia mixtures and vice versa. With respect to cigars, the qualifiers might be size and strength.
Please mail your package in time, so your recipient will receive it by Christmas. I suggest December 10th as a good target date. Factor in the heightened security that may be in place for parcels. It's best to put the real return address on the box, but you could use "Santa" as the sender's name.
Please do not ask me to assign someone in particular to be your recipient unless you have a suitable bribe.
Please use Priority mail with delivery confirmation, or UPS, fedex,etc. so the package can be traced if needed. It is okay to have your gift drop-shipped, to your recipient, from an online vendor, such as www.smokingpipes.com or your local smoke shop.
PLEASE, if you don't truly want to send a gift or you feel that it will be a burden on you, DO NOT SIGN UP AS A PARTICIPANT!
I will close registrations on November 7th. The cut-off date will allow for more time to secure your gift and to get it in the mail by December 10th.
Secret Santa Events have always worked because of the trust we have in our fellow Stokers (pipe smokers).
I reserve the right to refuse to allow certain people to participate. If someone had to cover your butt in the past or you are a well known arsehat its a good chance I'm telling you NO. Merry Christmas
The assignments will be totally random. To set the assignments, I will put the names and addresses on pieces of paper, put them in a hat, shake them up and have Bubba or da Bug draw them one by one. I know it's low-tech, but it works.
PM me when your ready to go on the list..
The List:
Puros_Bran
Doc Manhattan
Carlos
ZombieWienerDog (spooky frikkin name )
EjinVa
J
Clueless
Happypipester
Gadalfpc
Centurian
Ken
Jeremy
Mikem
Troutbum
Natch
Confidence Cohen
Pipey McPiperson
Benjamin Button
Mark
Doverpipes
Midnight Rider
DT
Santa Claus is watching you!
Secret Santa. Yaaaaaaaaaay!
. For the 'New Guys' this is only Bobs second Secret Santa but it has a long lineage stemming from Knox Cigars old BB. Its always been a blast and sometimes been quite suprising,some of the worst 'Grinchs' have turned out to be some of the best Santa's. The same rules will apply this year but I will give a run down for all of you that doesn't know how it works.
As a gift, you may send any pipe-related item and/or cigar related item. With respect to pipe tobacco, the minimum is 150 grams of tinned tobacco or eight ounces of bulk tobacco or a pre-packed sampler that many B&M smoke shops and online vendors are offering for the holidays. If you give an estate pipe, be kind enough to clean it up and sanitize the bit. Any other items, such as, lighters, pouches, racks, tampers, new pipes, or even T-shirts & hats, are good ideas. With respect to cigars, the minimum will be 3/5 quality handmade cigars or any 5 or more cigar sampler that many B&M smoke shops and online vendors are offering. Cigar related accessories such as cigar carriers, humidors, lighters, ashtrays and so on are also acceptible. Bear in mind this isn't a maximum, most give more than this, but from past experiance I can honestly say its not what you get but what you give.
. With respect to tobaccos, please try to stay within the preferred category that will be provided in the e-mail you will be receiving from me. There's no sense sending a sweet aromatic to someone that usually smokes heavy latakia mixtures and vice versa. With respect to cigars, the qualifiers might be size and strength.
Please mail your package in time, so your recipient will receive it by Christmas. I suggest December 10th as a good target date. Factor in the heightened security that may be in place for parcels. It's best to put the real return address on the box, but you could use "Santa" as the sender's name.
Please do not ask me to assign someone in particular to be your recipient unless you have a suitable bribe.
Please use Priority mail with delivery confirmation, or UPS, fedex,etc. so the package can be traced if needed. It is okay to have your gift drop-shipped, to your recipient, from an online vendor, such as www.smokingpipes.com or your local smoke shop.
PLEASE, if you don't truly want to send a gift or you feel that it will be a burden on you, DO NOT SIGN UP AS A PARTICIPANT!
I will close registrations on November 7th. The cut-off date will allow for more time to secure your gift and to get it in the mail by December 10th.
Secret Santa Events have always worked because of the trust we have in our fellow Stokers (pipe smokers).
I reserve the right to refuse to allow certain people to participate. If someone had to cover your butt in the past or you are a well known arsehat its a good chance I'm telling you NO. Merry Christmas
The assignments will be totally random. To set the assignments, I will put the names and addresses on pieces of paper, put them in a hat, shake them up and have Bubba or da Bug draw them one by one. I know it's low-tech, but it works.
PM me when your ready to go on the list..
The List:
Puros_Bran
Doc Manhattan
Carlos
ZombieWienerDog (spooky frikkin name )
EjinVa
J
Clueless
Happypipester
Gadalfpc
Centurian
Ken
Jeremy
Mikem
Troutbum
Natch
Confidence Cohen
Pipey McPiperson
Benjamin Button
Mark
Doverpipes
Midnight Rider
DT