Official CAG 2007 "Look what I got for Christmas!" thread

[quote name='kaptinmorgan']wawa? isn't that a philly thing or somethin?[/quote]
I have no idea what Wawa is in philly, but here (VA) it's a gas station/sandwich/coffee shop (like Sheetz, basically, more focused on food than a 7/11). The Wawa is always busy as far as gas (since it stays like 3 or 4 cents cheaper or something) so I'll be using it for sandwiches probably.
 
i also went and got myself this mofo, i needed it pretty bad.

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[quote name='SpazX']I have no idea what Wawa is in philly, but here (VA) it's a gas station/sandwich/coffee shop (like Sheetz, basically, more focused on food than a 7/11). The Wawa is always busy as far as gas (since it stays like 3 or 4 cents cheaper or something) so I'll be using it for sandwiches probably.[/quote]Yep thats what Wawa is in PA as well. To sum up Wawa think of a 7-11 with a Subway inside and a gas station with the cheapest gas around.
 
yeah we kinda got things like that in the pacific northwest siiide. we call 'em hi-co villages and they usually also have a laundromat and sometimes a built in car wash. i just know the term from the bloodhound gang and the CKY dudes.
 
Wii
1600 Live Points Card
Pair of Reeboks
America (The Daily Show book)
$40 GC to GameStop
$20 to the local movie theater
$90 cash

(Won't be wearin' the Reeboks. I hate getting clothes/apparel as gifts- my family never gets it right.)
 
[quote name='valor19']Little fucker bit me! He certainly doesn't seem very social (as some hamsters can be) and after letting him sleep the day away, I decided to take him out of his cage. Well, the little bastard bit me! I certainly don't want him so if any CAG'er wants a free hamster in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area, let me know!

Oh.. yeah.. he is a Teddy Bear Hamster (tan and white) and comes with a free cage, food, etc.[/quote]

Yea, you don't want to wake hamsters up, they get very defensive. Never put your hand near it when you want it up. Other than that....they should be friendly

Got for X-mas:
a Puma hoddie from parents
Super Mario Galaxy from parents
$25 from parents
red pocket money from grandma (chinese thing)
either a ipod classic or zune 80 from my sister (I get to choose it tomorrow)
 
- $150
- $50 to Amazon
- $25 to Shell Gas
- Assassin's Creed Altair Action Figure
- Box of Airheads [ candy ]
- The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks [ book ]
- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks [ book ]
 
Here's the list

Starting off I went up to the Sumner, WA area (kinda near seattlle, sorta) to spend time with my Fiancee's family. Had a white elephant gift exchange, spent the evening there and drove home back to Vancouver, WA (2 1/2hrs on I-5) traffic was shitty as was the weather to spend the rest of the day with my parents.

So from gf's family
One moleskin notebook and journal
$50 cash
$25 gc to Olive Garden (from white elephant)

Betwen the two of us, from my aunt and uncle we got a $50 bed, bath and beyond gc.

From my Fiancee
Tommy Hillfinger wallet
Money Clip
Ratchet and Clank

From my family
Simpsons movie with free doughnuts (my brother got me this)
$25 gc to Fred Meyer
$50 gc to Macy's
$15 gc to Hastings
New Samsung cell phone
Fannel pants
Vodka and Kaluha Shooters
Targus Laptop cooling pad (will be taking this back, cause it sucks)
Leather bound day Planner, very professional looking
And a leather briefcase to be bought when I start working, by that I mean I'm not taking that crummy sales job I was posting about.
 
I got an iPod Classic 160GB
2 DS games (Flash Focus and Cooking Mama 2)
GH3 T-shirt
and my 360 died on X-Mas day.
 
Since I have pretty much everything I need I would tell people who asked that "I guess I could use some Xbox Live Points." I figure they only cost $20 so if anyone wanted to get me something they would be cheap enough.

Last week two of my brothers sent me Xbox Live Point Cards.

The day before Christmas at the office party three of my four underlings gave me Xbox Live Point Cards. The other one gave me a huge popcorn tin full of really good home made fudge cookie things. She knew I liked them cookies and won't give me the recipe because it's a family secret.

On Christmas morning my girlfriend gives me something. Then we get out of bed, I make breakfast, and then she gives me that something again. Then we get out of the couch and give each other gifts. I give her some jewlery, a new ipod, a hair dryer, and a Nintendogs DS Lite bundle (she was using my hand me down DS Phat). She gives me Guitar Hero 3 and two Xbox Live Point Cards.

We go to her Dads house and he gives me an Xbox Live points card. We eat lunch and then drive the four hours to my parents house. They give me two Xbox Live Points cards and $100. We eat dinner and drive home.

Now I have 14,400 in Xbox Live Points and I only really want four games.
 
Some of my stash I got before x-mas from my friends, but here goes...

Early X-mas gifts:
GrimGrimoire
Bioshock
The Darkness

Actual X-mas:
The Fifth Element: Ultimate Edition DVD
In Flames: Used and Abused...In Live We Trust DVD
Alexisonfire: Watch out! CD
$70
Bookcase
New Super Mario Bros.
Drummer's Throne (for Rock Band)
Dress shirt
Socks
Boxers
Planet Terror t-shirt
Party Bar Action Light (I have no idea what the fuck it is. It looks like a poor man's lightsaber or better yet, one of those lights that guides planes except more shitty).
A cap
Gundam figures
Zombie Fluxx card game

Not a bad haul. Plus my friend paid for the movies yesterday and today and dinner. So got to see Dewy Cox (yay) and AVP: R (bleh. Goddamn generic side characters and ONE Predator vs. abuncha Aliens and the evil Jamican Alien/Predator hybrid).
 
360 (a falcon)
Earth Defense Force
Winning Eleven
Guitar Hero 2
COD4
All-Pro Football

Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2)
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (PS2)
King Of Fighters XI (PS2)

Araknoid (DS)
Phoenix Wright 2 (DS)

and a few gift certs

and then this
[quote name='fart_bubble']for the secret santa, I got:

1st edition of Lord Dunsany's The Travel Trails Of Mr. Joesph Jorkens (which was part of L. Sprague de Camp's personal library)
Cemetery Dance edition of Ed Lee's City Infernal
1st edition of J. Knight's Risen
1944 Winter issue of Startling Tales (with one sweet ass cover by the legend Earle Begley and that has a reprint of The Last Woman)
and a issue of Weird Tales that I don't have[/QUOTE]
 
Spending Christmas with the girlfriend's family in Dallas. Didn't expect anything, but still got gifts.

- $20 Macy's giftcard
- $50 Best Buy giftcard
- $70 cash (red envelopes FTW!)
- $50 Visa giftcard
- two Dallas Cowboys shirts (Texans are big on this)
- new wallet
- lots and lots of Vietnamese food. I've gained three pounds in two days.
 
[quote name='JJSP']- lots and lots of Vietnamese food. I've gained three pounds in two days.[/quote]

Ah, the holidays. :D
 
[quote name='Scorch']Ah, the holidays. :D[/QUOTE]
Apparently, there's no Vietnamese phrase for "No more, I'm full." If there is, my girlfriend purposely isn't teaching me it because her aunts and grandmother insist I keep eating.

Example - yesterday I was presented with a big bowl of pho. Immediately followed by meatloaf. :)
 
SCORE

Wii
Zelda TP (wii)
Wii Sports (wii)
Super Paper Mario (wii)
DS (Crimson)
Zelda: PH (DS)
Final Fantasy III (DS)
BrainAge2 (DS)
12+1 XBL Card (360)
2GB SD card (Wii)
$50 BB Gift card (from work)
Socks, Jeans, Shirts, 500 Poker Chips, 4 Flashlights, a few hand tools.

Things I gave
Wife : 2008 Ford Escape ( put the key in her stocking... she was pissed to see no presents under the tree all season)
Mom: Sony Camcorder
Sis: Many small things
Dad: Dell Inspiron 160GB, dual core, 2 gb ram 20" (very nice- picked this up back in Aug from Dell for a steal)
 
Best Christmas ever if you were to ask me. OK, gotta make sure I don't miss anything. Let me just say, this is the time of year when having a big family and lots of friends pays off. Here we go...

PS3 - 60 GB
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Folklore (PS3)
Guitar Hero 3 (PS3)
Rock Band (PS3)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Assassins Creed: Limited Edition + Strategy Guide (PS3)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
Warhawk Bundle with mic (PS3)
Skate (PS3)

Odin Sphere (PS2)
Dawn of Mana (PS2)
GrimGrimoire (PS2)
Okami (PS2)
God of War 2 (PS2)
Disgaea 2 (PS2)
Jak & Daxter (PS2)
Jak 2 (PS2)
Stacked with Daniel Negawhatshisname (sic) (PS2)

Desperate Housewives Seasons 1 & 2
Lost Seasons 1 & 2
Psych Season 1
Las Vegas Seasons 1, 2, & 3
Dexter Season 1
Heroes Season 1
The Office Season 3
Smallville Season 1
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Seasons 1 & 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender Seasons 1 & 2
Prison Break Season 2
How I Met Your Mother Season 2
My Name Is Earl Season 2
Chappelles Show: Series Collection
Flight of the Conchords Season 1
House Seasons 1 & 2
Weeds Seasons 1 & 2 (Blu-Ray)
Smokin Aces

500 GB External Hard Drive

And a partridge in a pear tree... but no, I got some other stuff like a shirt or two, a bracelet, a necklace. I was hoping to get Eye of Judgement for some reason, and I expected one person to get me the Mega Man X Collection because he desperately wants me to play Mega Man and says those are easier. Also expected someone would snatch up some Animaniacs volumes for me, because I love that show, but I can't complain. Honestly.

Lest you think it was all sunshine and roses though, I had to go to the hospital the day before, and haven't been feeling well since then. I'm also going to have to get my wrists operated on because I'm getting carpal tunnel in both. That and I have about no time to watch or play any of these things anyway.

Anyway, that's my haul.
 
[quote name='ReaperZER0']Best Christmas ever if you were to ask me. OK, gotta make sure I don't miss anything. Let me just say, this is the time of year when having a big family and lots of friends pays off. Here we go...

PS3 - 60 GB
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Folklore (PS3)
Guitar Hero 3 (PS3)
Rock Band (PS3)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Assassins Creed: Limited Edition + Strategy Guide (PS3)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
Warhawk Bundle with mic (PS3)
Skate (PS3)

Odin Sphere (PS2)
Dawn of Mana (PS2)
GrimGrimoire (PS2)
Okami (PS2)
God of War 2 (PS2)
Disgaea 2 (PS2)
Jak & Daxter (PS2)
Jak 2 (PS2)
Stacked with Daniel Negawhatshisname (sic) (PS2)

Desperate Housewives Seasons 1 & 2
Lost Seasons 1 & 2
Psych Season 1
Las Vegas Seasons 1, 2, & 3
Dexter Season 1
Heroes Season 1
The Office Season 3
Smallville Season 1
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Seasons 1 & 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender Seasons 1 & 2
Prison Break Season 2
How I Met Your Mother Season 2
My Name Is Earl Season 2
Chappelles Show: Series Collection
Flight of the Conchords Season 1
House Seasons 1 & 2
Weeds Seasons 1 & 2 (Blu-Ray)
Smokin Aces

500 GB External Hard Drive

And a partridge in a pear tree... but no, I got some other stuff like a shirt or two, a bracelet, a necklace. I was hoping to get Eye of Judgement for some reason, and I expected one person to get me the Mega Man X Collection because he desperately wants me to play Mega Man and says those are easier. Also expected someone would snatch up some Animaniacs volumes for me, because I love that show, but I can't complain. Honestly.

Lest you think it was all sunshine and roses though, I had to go to the hospital the day before, and haven't been feeling well since then. I'm also going to have to get my wrists operated on because I'm getting carpal tunnel in both. That and I have about no time to watch or play any of these things anyway.

Anyway, that's my haul.[/QUOTE]

Exhibit A: The Motherlode.
 
I got a light lode as usual for christmas since money always seems to be tight in my family but I always appreciate everything I get.

:wii: Mercury Meltdown Revolution
:wii: Metroid Prime 3 : Corruption
:wii: Mario Strikers Charged
:360: Saints Row
:360: DeadRising
:ds: New York Times Crosswords
Yugioh GX vol.1 graphic novel
Futurama Benders Big Score
2 $10 Subway Gift Cards
$10 McDonalds Arch Card
$25 Duffys gift card (from my boss :) )
and $50 dollars cash

Overall not to bad I'd say.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']Exhibit A: The Motherlode.[/quote]
More like the MotherFatherGirlfriend6Sisters5BrothersGrandmaGrandpaNoTellinHowManyAunts&UnclesAndUngodlyAmountsofFriendslode... but yeah. Also helps I had a wishlist set up for them to coordinate things.
 
Gaming-wise I got Playground Games and RE:UCx2 for Wii. I just turned one of the UC copies into AC (PS3) during my lunch break.
 
[quote name='wouldyoukindly']-WORDS-
Now I have 14,400 in Xbox Live Points and I only really want four games.[/quote]

:rofl:

Be careful what you ask for!
 
[quote name='ReaperZER0']Best Christmas ever if you were to ask me. OK, gotta make sure I don't miss anything. Let me just say, this is the time of year when having a big family and lots of friends pays off. Here we go...

PS3 - 60 GB
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Folklore (PS3)
Guitar Hero 3 (PS3)
Rock Band (PS3)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Assassins Creed: Limited Edition + Strategy Guide (PS3)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
Warhawk Bundle with mic (PS3)
Skate (PS3)

Odin Sphere (PS2)
Dawn of Mana (PS2)
GrimGrimoire (PS2)
Okami (PS2)
God of War 2 (PS2)
Disgaea 2 (PS2)
Jak & Daxter (PS2)
Jak 2 (PS2)
Stacked with Daniel Negawhatshisname (sic) (PS2)

Desperate Housewives Seasons 1 & 2
Lost Seasons 1 & 2
Psych Season 1
Las Vegas Seasons 1, 2, & 3
Dexter Season 1
Heroes Season 1
The Office Season 3
Smallville Season 1
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Seasons 1 & 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender Seasons 1 & 2
Prison Break Season 2
How I Met Your Mother Season 2
My Name Is Earl Season 2
Chappelles Show: Series Collection
Flight of the Conchords Season 1
House Seasons 1 & 2
Weeds Seasons 1 & 2 (Blu-Ray)
Smokin Aces

500 GB External Hard Drive

And a partridge in a pear tree... but no, I got some other stuff like a shirt or two, a bracelet, a necklace. I was hoping to get Eye of Judgement for some reason, and I expected one person to get me the Mega Man X Collection because he desperately wants me to play Mega Man and says those are easier. Also expected someone would snatch up some Animaniacs volumes for me, because I love that show, but I can't complain. Honestly.

Lest you think it was all sunshine and roses though, I had to go to the hospital the day before, and haven't been feeling well since then. I'm also going to have to get my wrists operated on because I'm getting carpal tunnel in both. That and I have about no time to watch or play any of these things anyway.

Anyway, that's my haul.[/quote]And it will take you until Christmas of 2009 to watch/play all those things.

Absolutely ridiculous. I'm actually not even jealous, since my apartment isn't even big enough to hold all that stuff.
 
I'm pretty happy of what I received for XMas:

For Xbox 360:
Rock Band (and an already fixed Guitar)
Xbox Arcade Unplugged (6 games)

For Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy
Trauma Center New Blood
2000 Wii Points

For Nintendo DS:
Big Brain Academy
Brain Age 2

New TV:
LG 42" 1080p LCD w 3 HDMI, 3 Component Inputs

All in all, a very good day indeed.
 
I didn't get too much, but I am enjoying everything I received so far. The only things that you'll would care about though, are:

The Office season 1&2
300 (2-disc special edition)
The Bourne Ultimatum
 
[quote name='MusicNoteLess']This is what I got from my GF.

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Take a closer look.
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How thoughtful . :)[/QUOTE]
Holy shit, where'd she get that? WANT. NOW. edit: Found it on hottopic.com, as suspected. But all they have left is 2x and 3x. Weak.

I got giftcards to:
Target
The Gap :wall:
Old Navy
That 6 Restaurants in 1 Gift Card (includes Over the Border, Macaroni Grill, Chili's)
fucking TRU!!! Mom, I'm 20, not 10!!!

A shitload of money, and some other small gifts. I really get all the games and manga I want during the year by myself, cause I need to have them on release day.
 
Nothing videogame related this year... mostly stuff for the baby. But the highlights for me were a couple Car Talk CDs, a small Craftsman tool chest, and "The Truth About Chuck Norris." Good times.
 
Kevin Harvick 1:24 2005 Quicksilver
Kevin Harvick 1:24 2004 Snap-On
Kevin Harvick 1:24 2004 Elite Metal
Kevin Harvick 1:24 2006 Holiday
Tickle Me Cookie Monster
Kevin Harvick 1:24 2003 Red ET
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Cars
Chris Jericho - A Lion's Tale
Sycho Sid Classic Superstars Figure
Black Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Kevin Harvick 1:64 2007 Holiday
Wii Zapper
Scene It Xbox 360
Juan Pablo Montoya 1:64 2007 Holiday
Scrubs Season 6
Rush Hour 3 2-Disc set
Resident Evil: the Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
Madden 2008 (Xbox 360)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat DS
Lumines II (PSP)
Loco Roco (PSP)
Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox 360)
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Shirts
2 Pairs of Khakis
 
Mass effect
Orange box
Viva pinata
$20 gift card walmart
check $25
PJ pants
Guitar Hero III (soon)
lot more money (soon I hope)
 
[quote name='mega_n00bzer']woah, I know long married people who wouldnt spend that much! happy christmas chikas boyfriend![/quote]

i have to agree. this is quite a doozy of a gift! congrats to both!
 
:360:
Assassin's Creed
The Simpson's Game
Orange Box (got two, selling one)

Girly stuff:
Boots from Aldo
New brown tweed jacket
brown leather gloves
new earrings, 2 necklaces
slippers
2 new shirts
new Mimi bag
tweed Converse
umbrella
wallet
$75 visa gift card
$200 from my parents

I'm happy. I'm saving the rest of my cash to buy an LCD tv soon.
 
[quote name='tivo']Im using my new iPod touch to type this up now. 16 gigs.[/quote]

But I also got:
:ps3:Uncharted
:360:Orange Box
:dvd:Arrested Development DVDs
:dvd:Home Movies DVDs
:dvd:The Office (US)
and some other non gaming/non electronic stuff:
couple books
towels
candy
authentic djibril cisse jersey
subscription to Popular Science
Deal or No Deal Board Game
$40 BB gift card
 
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I had a great Christmas this year. Also my first year of giving too.

Daxter Entertainment pack which includes -

PSP Slim, Ice Silver
1 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo
Daxter
Family guy freakin sweet collection

Three PSP games -

Tekken Dark Resurrection
Final Fantasy
Need for Speed Carbon, Own the City

Two DVDs -

The Simpsons Movie
Full Metal Alchemist Season One (not pictured)

And the rest -

Gamestop giftcard (50 dollars)
Magnet sculpture kit

More of my relatives are coming down today so I might get some more gifts.
 
From my mother:

Blargh


Sarge


Also: A Wii, Umbrella Chronicles, Phantom Hourglass, New SMB, Phoenix Wright: T&T, God of War 2, and the Covenant DVD.


From my girlfriend:


Emo kid not included.


From my father, $1200 (in credit card points) towards my gift to myself, which is:


2008 Silverado :D Not bad overall!
 
Also just got Unreal Tournament 3 for PS3, plus something I'm not supposed to tell anyone about ever, according to the girlfriend. I will say that there is a number above 2 in the word that describes it, and that now I can mark something off my life accomplishments. :D
 
Canon Powershot A570 IS
Clothes
COD4
Super Mario Galaxy
Trauma Center
A couple of books I've been wanting
Guitar Hero III
Tons of candy
Various other small gifts
Sonicare toothbrush
 
Hmm.... let's see:

Super Mario Galaxy
Blue Dragon
2000 Wii point card
A Lions Tale (book by chris jericho)
Wrestlemania 23 3-disc collectors edition
Gift cards to:
Wal-Mart
Best Buy
Subway
Wallet
and then some few small things in the stocking and what not. not bad considering that my birthday is like 11 days away as well.
 
I got:
New Nautica PJs
Kenneth Cole Wallet
$20 Gamestop Gift Card
Wii Sports Track Jacket
Xbox 360 Messenger bag
2x tix to a NJ Devils Game
Ghost Squad
Ar Tornelico
Super Mario T-Shirt
$100 buchos.

and i bought myself a PSP with Custom firmware as a gift to myself.

EDIT: My friend just dropped off Super Bad on DVD...F'N Great!
 
Converse Wade 3.0's Basketball Shoes
Udonis Haslem Jersey
$25 Borders GC
$25 Circuit City GC
$10 Target GC
Colonge
Some Shirts
$70
Simpsons Edition Clue(returning with gift reciept!)
Super Mario Galaxy
 
[quote name='ReaperZER0']Also just got Unreal Tournament 3 for PS3, plus something I'm not supposed to tell anyone about ever, according to the girlfriend. I will say that there is a number above 2 in the word that describes it, and that now I can mark something off my life accomplishments. :D[/quote]You let her take a dump on your chest? Sweet. I marked that off my list about 3 years ago. Best.family reunion.ever.
 
Bought myself Sliders S3 yesterday at Fry's for $20, and ordered S1/S2 from Buy.com for $13 shipped using Google Checkout. Not a bad Christmas so far, and we're going outlet shopping tomorrow. Awesome.
 
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