Loot thread, what did ya get? What did ya give?

[mmmthmtskier]

I got: 179 Bros(bought 'em here myself). I'm the worst guy in the world to buy a present for. I'm into the art of the deal as well as getting the present, too. I would rather buy my own gift at a great price and get reimbursed.

Got her this:
http://tinyurl.com/yq4qnd

Daily Gem Deals is a great site and their customer service is tops. Watch this site with your lady for a bit and you'll get an idea of her tastes(keep the credit cards at bay!). As you can see, this one was a no-brainer and the price wasn't bad at all. A win-win all around, I think...

[happytimefunbox]

Gotten

The Best-Mineral Basin rope drop at the bird. Kinda cruddy at the top but after that first 50 yards Holy Sheet Mang!

The Rest-Heli Pro II, Voile TelePak shovel, "Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain" and a bunch of REI giftcards.

Given

Wife-Purse, wallet, Cuisinart, giftcards and and hour long backrub

The Chilleren-Toyz, toyz and more fuking toyz.

Parentals-Giftcards and a phone call

My bros-jackhair (if you have o ask you wouldn't understand)

Everyone else-Good tidings...

[Bullet]

received:

08' Gots with dukes-- (mom/pops) (183cm..might switch for 190)
Oakley Cohesion jkt -- (Aunt Gene)
Oakley Distraction Pant -- (uncle john)
2week H2O Heli package -- (grandma bettty/grampa Lenny) (way sick)
G5 quad tower -- (ma/pa..again)
Smith I.O in stocking

Gave:

Scented Candel --(grandma betty)
Grapefruit knife / raclette wheel -- (Mom)
Ebayed Northface 800fill puffy -- (Dad)
25$ target giftcard -- (aunt gene)
20$ target giftcard -- (uncle john)
2lbs metimucil -- (gramps)

rolled a few homeys from da' bird to join me to AK. could be a good cup weeks!

Holy Shit. Will your grandparents adopt me?

I got:
Nutty Bars.


I gave:
Keurig Coffee maker + 90 K-cups of coffee (wife)
Fuji F50fd (youngest daughter)
Chris Brown/Lil' Bow Wow tickets (oldest daughter)
A trip to the Methow with the kids to visit Grandma in the summer (my mother)

[Woolybeastman]

Got:
Sumo's (early and mounted so I could ride em on fresh xmas pow...)
Ski Porn
MacBook
Rack to hang ski clothes off my closet door instead of my stinky floor pile (hint from my wife)
Books
Deadwood 1st season box set DVD
Gave to wife:
Gotamas (yes, mounted and early)( thanks Tresckow for bro deal)
Softball mitt
Jewelry
Soft fuzzy robe
Reeses peanut butter trees
Itunes gift card
Music
MacBook (we gave it to each other)
New Hat
Lizard Skins clamp on grips for her MTB
Flexible tripod for her digi camera

[Munch]

Got:

Atomic RT86
BD O2 bindings
Patagonia Primo Flash jacket

Gave:

Gift certificates. No one ever returns a gift certificate.

[Meadow Skipper]

I fuckin' scored! I got Chris Davenport's Ski the 14ers book which has great pictures, including one or two by he-who-must-not-be-named.

And out of the blue, i got this super-dawg-bitchen poster:


Dave, that rocked! Thanks!

[viking kaj]

Gave:

K2 Public Enemies with Look p12 bindings

Got:

Sessions snow board pants with fleece lined seat on SAC for $ 50 (score)

Marmot Hierro Jacket

Loveland card


The K2's will be mounted with demo bindings so I can occasionally borrow them.

[ill-advised strategy]

I am in some degree (large degree perhaps...degree unknown?) of trouble because I gave a gift certificate to a local small business to a new GF and the business owner had to open her big fat dumbfuck mouth about doing a gift certificate for my ex-GF last year around this time.

I honestly never considered that it would come up or be an issue if it did.

I hate this season so so so much. From years of mayhem working at ski areas over the holidays to struggling to pay for the implied obligations of being a part of a family or involved in friendships every damned year, to a loved one's suicide this time of year...christmas is always just a shitshow and it seems like nothing good comes of it. It's just a rich man's holiday.

[/end rant]

[bigbuds]

received:

08' Gots with dukes-- (mom/pops) (183cm..might switch for 190)
Oakley Cohesion jkt -- (Aunt Gene)
Oakley Distraction Pant -- (uncle john)
2week H2O Heli package -- (grandma bettty/grampa Lenny) (way sick)
G5 quad tower -- (ma/pa..again)
Smith I.O in stocking

Gave:

Scented Candel --(grandma betty)
Grapefruit knife / raclette wheel -- (Mom)
Ebayed Northface 800fill puffy -- (Dad)
25$ target giftcard -- (aunt gene)
20$ target giftcard -- (uncle john)
2lbs metimucil -- (gramps)

rolled a few homeys from da' bird to join me to AK. could be a good cup weeks!

That's some sick stuff to get and you hook em up with 20$ target cards= Priceless

[twitch stienberg]

That's some sick stuff to get and you hook em up with 20$ target cards= Priceless

I didn't think all that loot was a comin, so i went budget on the giving. but shit got hot back befor there gift giving started. my aunt gene and unc john sidelined my business venture from a distribution connect that inevitably put the kibosh on the whole thing. worst of it is not even the comptroller knew what was up. after the distib bailed i tuck tailed and went to the loans to cover losses. I was pissed to say the least, i knew it was a vindictive thing, but still. so when it came santa time i said fuck it go buget and wait for a new year. they felt the oppsite (guilty) for dragging my gramps into it so it seems they felt compelled to make it up to me. the heli trip was a little over the top, but fuck ya it s a AK heli trip.

sorry for the long story, but had to vent it.

[Powow]

Got:

Boxers
Arc'teryx wool mid-layer. Super nice, already used it once, much better than the softshell I was using in its place before.
These shoe attachments for walking on ice. For gapers, I've never had a need for these.

Gave:

Icebreaker shirt. My gf is always stealing mine, so it was an obvious gift. I haven't actually given it yet because I'm a horrible procrastinator and the shipping was too slow. Thankfully she is understanding


I'm with others that dislike the holidays. I'm a real pain in the ass to buy gifts for, so I don't get much. Similarly, I'm horrible at thinking of gifts to give, so it usually works out, but its still a bit stressful. Thankfully a good gift idea for my girlfriend sort of fell into my lap this year.

[strode420]

Gave:

dad - underarmor base layer
mom - digital pic frame w/ sd card of me/dog/gf pics
aunt - broncos magnet & mini invesco field paperweight
uncle - 3 piece grill tool set
cousin & husband - sushi dish set
cousin's daughter - 1gig usb flashdrive (hope that was a good gift for a 13 yr old)
gf - travel scrabble, bell's scotch whiskey glass, bell's scotch playing cards, bell's scotch porcelain decanter, 1955 bell's scotch print ad w/ Poe poem, bell's scotch xmas tree ornaments (my gf loves scotch and her last name is bell).

Got:

dad - various used golf balls, my old cribbage board i won in a tournament in aspen in 1993, a print of my dad in 1991 getting first tracks on Walsh's.
mom - a new timing belt/water pump/tensioner etc etc for my civic, memory foam mattress pad, xmas dinner @ brown palace, boxers and shirts from old navy, and a gift certificate to old navy. i hinted home depot for her for next year but i suppose paying for my humongous car repair gets her off the hook.
gf - dunno yet, feels like clothing of some sort, but my one allowed guess was for underarmor and apparently that was incorrect (waiting for gf to return to town so we can do presents).
doctor - 800mg ibuprofen, muscle relaxers, and the news that i will miss my second consecutive season as i need an MRI and possible surgery for what is most likely a herniated disc in my back.

oh well.....the six days i got this season were six more than i got last season. at least the last one wasn't on WROD.