PIF Giveaway Game (Round 6) - I miss Christmas!

[CyberJCM]

Jeff, if you sent it Priority, there is an option that doesn't look much different that is Priority - Hold for Pickup. That could be what happened, or Devin's mail carrier is a lazy sod who didn't feel like walking it to the door, or it didn't fit in the box etc.
Don't sweat it!

I do want to share this link with you guys though, since I find it loads easier than dealing with the USPS site. You can use PayPal to print off all your shipping labels even if you haven't done a transaction. You still get the discount, can apply all the options, and you can use any account linked to your PayPal or PayPal funds. It's kind of a secret link, so I'll let you all in on it:

Paypal Ship Now

Just sign into your Paypal account and you'll go straight to the page. Most of us who've ever BST'd know what to do from there

 

[DevinLT1966]

Don't worry about it Jeff. It's not that big of a deal. If fact, I see two advantages, first the excitement gets prolonged for another day and B, I get a long lunch!

 

[cpacamper]

John, you are genius! Until your post above, I had no clue about PayPal ship now. I had looked and looked on the PayPal site to no avail. I finally gave up the ghost and registered at usps.com but usps.com is a bit cumbersome.

Thanks man!

 

[CaptainK]

Whoa, Devin! I was about to ask how your long lunch was. But while I was typing, I remembered you're on the West coast - 3 hours earlier than me. It's only 10:30 your time!

 

[DevinLT1966]

I have retreaved the box from my friendly neighborhood post office. Now to wait until after work to open it. It may not go out until Thursday beacuse of a long meeting at work tomorrow.

 

[lowjax]

Whoo-hoo! Can't wait to see what you pick!

 

[DevinLT1966]

Ok, the box is open. First let me say thank you to Jeff for the very thoughtful extra gift. Now I guess I don't have any excuse for not learning Spencarian. As for the others I have it narrowed down to 3. My daughter has been helping me decide. But to honest, she isn't that much help. Stay tuned, and yes, pictures will be up soon.

 

[TheVez2]

Updated Box Status (With picture links)

1. jzuzphreek (LA) - Take#1: Razors, Take#2: Lavender
2. SyntheticEvil13 (MS) - Take#1: Limited Boar Flowers, Take#2: Sandalwood, Bonus: Beignet Mix
3. jbradley (MS) - Take: Nib Goodies, Bonus: Masonic Book
4. AndroiDad75 (MI) - Take#1: Hair, Take#2: Which is Stronger?, Bonus: Cheese Straws
5. CaptainK (MI) - Take#1: SOTD, Take#2: Mission Mythos, Bonus: Sanders Milk Chocolate Hot Fudge Topping
6. lowjax (WI)- Take#1: Chez Plumage, Take#2: Can you handle it?, Bonus: Michigan Cherry Preserves
7. DevinLT1966 (WA)
8. Boro62 (CA)
9. Hinano_Paul (CA)
10. MattDeNicola (CA)
11. cyberJCM (CA)
12. sullybob (TX)
13. cpacamper (FL)
14. TheVez2 (FL)

To Be Continued...

 

[CyberJCM]

Glad to help with the link, David! It's made my shipping life so much easier!

Devin-ator! (Sorry, one of my HS best friends was named Devin, so i couldnt help it, hehe) Can't wait to see what you end up with! Though I had no idea what you were talking about with the Spencer thing... Thank you Google! You Nib guys, I swear!

 

[AndroiDad75]

KJ,

I really like how you've set up the updates, with the links to pics.

 

[jzuzphreek]

Thank you Google! You Nib guys, I swear!

We're a special sort.

 

[TheVez2]

Any of you CA guys going to do a handoff? I know some of you live closer to each other than the post office, LOL.

 

[mattdenicola]

Any of you CA guys going to do a handoff? I know some of you live closer to each other than the post office, LOL.

Yeah if it works out to do so it would be fun.

 

[CyberJCM]

I think Paul and Matt are pretty close. I'm a ways south east of them though, maybe an hour+. Plus, I don't drive so that makes it even tougher. But no worries!

 

[TheVez2]

According to google maps:

Boro62 to Hinano_Paul = 43 min
Hinano_Paul to MattDeNicola = 10 min
MattDeNicola to cyberJCM = 64 min

 

[DevinLT1966]

John-ster, (sorry couldn't help myself) (I keep thinking of that old SNL skit with Jon Lovett)thanks for the Pay-Pal postage link. It worked like a charm.
The box will go out tomorrow and Boris should have it by the weekend.
The tracking number is: 9405 5096 9993 7516 0703 29
I'm not going to be able to get pictures up tonight, so everyone has to wait for tomorrow.

 

[Boro62]

thanks devin! can't wait to get it!

 

[jzuzphreek]

I can't handle all this suspense!

 

[lowjax]

I think he is just making me wait since he had to wait an extra day because of needing the signature for the box.

 

[DevinLT1966]

OK, you all have waited long enough. I have to say it was hard to decide. But here it goes.
First I went with Pokey or Pointy.

It wasn't too far off of what I thought. A .50 caliber bottle opener, a small pocket knife, and a Ka-Bar hunting knife. SWIMBO even commented on how nice the knife was...

The second was Stinger. This had both my daughter and I stumped until I had a peek inside.

Inside was a selection of Bert's Bees manly stuff, soap, body wash, and shaving cream. Also a Shick injector with new blades, and a bottle of Witch Hazel (which happens to be one of my favorite Looney Tunes characters). Believe it or not I have never tried Witch Hazel until this morning. It was really nice and less sting than Captains Bay Rum. I also tried the shaving cream this morning. It really didn't lather, but it was very slick and gave a nice close shave. I think it will be really good on my summer camping trip.

Jeff was very generous in the extra gift. A little birdie must have told him that I had my eye on a set of Spencerian Penmanship lesson books. I can't wait to get started and will be sure to post my progress over in the Nib. He also included a book of different types of fonts. I figure between those two and the copperplate that I have already started I should have everything mastered by the time I'm 85.


I wanted to say thank you to everyone. The more I hang out here and see the generosity, camaraderie, and good natured ribbing the more I realize how unique B&B really is.